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Boy, 12, faces murder charge in sister's death	15.5.2013	azcentral.com \| news
Boy, 12, faces murder charge in sister's death
Boy accused in killing of his sister due in court	15.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A 12-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his 8-year-old sister in their Central California home is due in juvenile court Wednesday after his attorney said the boy had been charged with murder.
Ruling expected in 1979 NYC child-killing case	15.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
NEW YORK—A man charged with murder decades after one of the nation's most infamous child disappearances is due to learn whether a judge believes there's enough evidence to bring the case to trial.
Colorado child welfare bills signed by Gov. Hickenlooper	15.5.2013	Denver Post: News: Local
Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday signed five bills to improve Colorado's child welfare system into law.
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Caldwell: Colorado's child welfare watchdog must have independence	14.5.2013	Denver Post: Opinion
As it so happens, a key element in having an independent government watchdog is the independence part. That's one of the messages that Colorado's outgoing child protection ombudsman — the first the state has ever had — wants to leave for policy makers to chew on.
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Child dies in Tooele County ATV accident	13.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Jim Dalrymple Ii The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 12, 2013 07:40PM MDT An all-terrain vehicle accident killed a child on Sunday in Tooele County. Tooele County dispatchers confirmed Sunday evening that a 7-year-old had died in the accident. Dispatchers did not have additional information. The Salt Lake Tribune will update this story when more information becomes available. jdalrymple@sltrib.com Twitter: @jimmycdii ...
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Editor Column: Suspect in referee’s death is still considered a child, so we aren’t naming him	12.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Tim Fitzpatrick The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 11, 2013 07:08PM MDT A soccer player allegedly kills a referee with a single punch, but The Tribune won’t tell you who the player is? We at The Tribune believe the public needs and deserves access to public information, which means we are not in the habit of holding back. But we were following our usual procedure this week when we decided to withhold the name of the 17-year-old accused of delivering a fatal blow to referee Ricardo Portillo’s head two weeks ago. Our thinking is based on the belief that children make... ...
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Utah woman’s violent death reunites her estranged children	11.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Marissa Lang The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 10, 2013 05:46PM MDT The day they lowered Touch Choun’s casket into the earth, her son and oldest daughter stood side by side. They are two of four children — three girls and a boy — but they were the only ones to scatter dirt across their mother’s final resting place. The middle sister stayed home. No one knows where the youngest is. The funeral was the first time the siblings had seen each other in more than a decade. But as brother and sister bowed heads in unison to the slow prayer of Buddhist monks, the distanc... ...
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Divorce docs: Changes worried metal singer's wife	10.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
SAN DIEGO—The lead singer of heavy metal band As I Lay Dying, who is charged with plotting to kill his estranged wife, had recently become obsessed with bodybuilding and had started acting dangerously distracted around his children, his wife said in divorce papers.
2013 Colorado legislative session scorecard	9.5.2013	Denver Post: All Political News
As the historic passage of laws regulating recreational marijuana sales dominated the news in the final days and minutes leading up to Wednesday's sine die to the 2013 legislative session, several bills also either passed or died on the calendar.
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Bazelon: Being Amanda Berry	9.5.2013	Denver Post: Opinion
The Internet is having a love affair with Charles Ramsey, the man who helped Amanda Berry break down the door of the Cleveland house where she said she was being held captive, along with two other women.
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Cleveland man charged with kidnap, rape; 2 victims arrive home	9.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Meghan Barr And Thomas J. Sheeran The Associated Press Published May 8, 2013 03:17PM MDT Cleveland • Kidnapping and rape charges were filed Wednesday against a man arrested after three women missing for about a decade were found alive at his home. Homeowner Ariel Castro was charged while his brothers, Pedro and Onil Castro, were held but faced no immediate charges. The men were in custody and couldn’t be reached for comment. Their brother-in-law has said the family is “shocked” after hearing about the women at the home. The three women were subjected to prolonged sexual and psycholo... ...
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Homicide by assault charge for teen in ref death	9.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
SALT LAKE CITY—A Utah teen accused of punching a soccer referee who later died was charged Wednesday with homicide by assault, a count issued when an attack unintentionally causes death.
Teen charged with homicide in death of Utah soccer referee	8.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Janelle Stecklein The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 8, 2013 12:16PM MDT A 17-year-old boy accused of fatally punching a soccer referee was charged Wednesday in juvenile court with committing a homicide. But Salt Lake County prosecutors are already seeking to move the teen’s case to adult court. The teen — who is not being named by The Salt Lake Tribune because he is a juvenile — allegedly caused the death of Ricardo Portillo with a single punch to the head during an April 27 soccer match at Eisenhower Junior High in Taylorsville. Portillo, 46, of Salt Lake City, die... ...
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Teen charged with homicide by assault in death of soccer referee	8.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Janelle Stecklein The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 8, 2013 12:16PM MDT A 17-year-old boy accused of fatally punching a soccer referee during a match was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Juvenile Court with third-degree felony homicide by assault. Salt Lake County prosecutors said they are seeking to certify the teen — who is not being named by The Salt Lake Tribune because he is a juvenile — as an adult. If a juvenile court judge decided to certify the 17-year-old, he would be prosecuted for the death of Ricardo Portillo in adult court. The teen allegedly struck... ...
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Two Southern Utah children and a woman are recovering from Rottweiler attack	8.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Michael Mcfall The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 7, 2013 03:01PM MDT A 10-year-old boy, a 10-year-old girl and a woman are all recovering after being attacked by two Rottweilers at a St. George home. The boy was playing a game on Monday afternoon when he hopped a fence into his neighbor’s yard near 360 N. 1300 West, where two Rottweilers lunged at him, said Sgt. Sam Despain. The dogs were biting him when the homeowner came running and tried to protect the boy, only to be attacked herself. The homeowner’s 10-year-old daughter then came to their rescue and attacke... ...
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Trib Talk: Would legislation protect referees from harm?	8.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Martin Renzhofer The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 7, 2013 03:26PM MDT The death of volunteer youth soccer referee Ricardo Portillo, who died Saturday from injuries allegedly sustained from a punch to the head from a 17-year-old player during a recreational game in Taylorsville, sparked a national conversation. The Salt Lake Tribune continued that conversation Tuesday afternoon during the newspaper’s live online chat, Trib Talk. “Somewhere along the line...[officials] are viewed as an evil force that can only harm a team’s ability to win,” said Tribune columnist K... ...
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Colorado lawmakers OK Child fatality review, abuse hotline bills	7.5.2013	Denver Post: All Political News
Two key pieces of legislation to improve Colorado's child welfare system are headed to the governor's desk.
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Soccer referee dead after punch (Cached)	6.5.2013	Durango Herald
MURRAY, Utah Ricardo Portillos daughters had begged him to stop refereeing in a soccer league because of the growing risk of violence from angry players.Now theyre faced with planning his funeral after he succumbed to injuries late Saturday that had put him in a coma for a week since a 17-year-old goalie punched him in the head.
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Baltimore case depicts corrupt jail culture ruled by drugs, money, sex	6.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
Inside a gray brick fortress, past a barbed-wire fence, two women in prison guard uniforms traded words about their pregnancies.
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