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Capotes not guilty of 3rd-degree assault
Jury deadlocked on 2nd-degree assault charge for Eduardo Capote, who will be retried
A jury found Eduardo and David Capote not guilty of third-degree assault Wednesday after a day and a half of deliberations, but jurors could not reach a decision about the more serious charge of second-degree assault against Eduardo Capote. Jurors said the group deadlocked on the final charge, with five jurors saying Eduardo Capote was guilty and seven saying he was not guilty.
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Steamboat Springs High School senior diving for a title
Bradley days away from final shot at state championship
Four years ago, it would have been hard for Genna Bradley to believe it would come to this. Bradley, a senior at Steamboat Springs High School who dives for the Moffat County High School team, is just days away from her final competition as a high school diver.
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Jury continues deliberations in Capote trial
A decision had not been reached after about 4 hours Tuesday
Jurors stopped deliberations at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and are set to continue this morning in the assault cases against David and Eduardo Capote. The case went to the jurors just before 1 p.m. Tuesday after attorneys made closing arguments.
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Capotes not guilty of 3rd-degree assault
Jury deadlocked on 2nd-degree assault charge for Eduardo Capote, who will be retried
A jury found Eduardo and David Capote not guilty of third-degree assault Wednesday after a day and a half of deliberations, but jurors could not reach a decision about the more serious charge of second-degree assault against Eduardo Capote. Jurors said the group deadlocked on the final charge, with five jurors saying Eduardo Capote was guilty and seven saying he was not guilty.
Intrawest sells another resort
Intrawest, the parent company of Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp., has sold another one of its resorts. On Tuesday, Intrawest announced a definitive purchase agreement to sell its interests in Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Florida.
County commissioners deny valuation reductions for luxury condos
Routt County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday against reducing the valuation for property tax purposes of 21 luxury condominiums at Steamboat Villas in the east wing of the Sheraton Steamboat Resort. The vote denied Starwood Vacation owners relief from a portion of 2009 taxes.
Library urges its users to take the ‘ePlunge’
A new platform that offers twice the amount of electronic material to patrons of Bud Werner Memorial Library has inspired an upcoming series of “ePlunge” classes. The series of free community classes starting Feb. 15 offers library users instructions about how to download electronic audio books, books, music and movies using the two software platforms offered for free in the library collection.
Fact check: Steamboat 700 traffic op-eds contained errors
Let’s Vote, Good For Steamboat groups each wrote misleading statements
Two op-ed pieces published in Sunday’s Steamboat Pilot & Today included errors and misleading statements while also presenting valid opposing views about transportation issues related to the proposed Steamboat 700 annexation.
Forest Service provides $30M to pay for tree removal in state
Allocation for Steamboat area not determined
The $30 million committed Monday to Colorado by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to address the mountain pine beetle epidemic will continue existing efforts to remove hazard trees, said Steve Segin, a Forest Service spokesman.
Local sports results for Feb. 10, 2010
Results from local sports
Steamboat Springs High School senior diving for a title
Bradley days away from final shot at state championship
Four years ago, it would have been hard for Genna Bradley to believe it would come to this. Bradley, a senior at Steamboat Springs High School who dives for the Moffat County High School team, is just days away from her final competition as a high school diver.
Hayden hoops wins set up big matches with Soroco
Tigers teams defeat North Park Wildcats
Now the real fun begins for the Hayden High School basketball teams. On a night when North Park simply couldn’t keep up athletically or on the scoreboard, the Hayden basketball teams set up huge showdowns Friday with cross-county rival Soroco.
The Easy Peaces add history to music in concert today
The Easy Peaces frontman Kip Strean plans to offer a short story or history lesson before most songs in The Easy Peaces’ set at 7 p.m. today at the Depot Art Center. The concert is part of the Steamboat Springs Arts Council Singer-Songwriter Series. Tickets are $5 at the door for Arts Council members and $10 for nonmembers.
The Record for Feb. 8
12:28 a.m. Steamboat Springs Police Department officers and Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue emergency responders were called to a report of a disturbance in the 700 block of Walton Pond Circle. A man reported there were four or five people outside his door trying to get in, and one man outside possibly had a golf club. Police arrested a 19-year-old Steamboat Springs man on suspicion of felony menacing, on suspicion of false reporting, on suspicion of minor in possession and on a warrant for failure to appear. Officers also arrested a 21-year-old Poncha Springs man on suspicion of third-degree assault.
Steamboat briefs: Hagberg still in hospital after being hit by car
William “Rick” Hagberg, the man who was struck by a car Friday in Steamboat Springs, remains in critical condition at Denver Health Medical Center, a hospital spokesman said Tuesday.
Jury continues deliberations in Capote trial
A decision had not been reached after about 4 hours Tuesday
Jurors stopped deliberations at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and are set to continue this morning in the assault cases against David and Eduardo Capote. The case went to the jurors just before 1 p.m. Tuesday after attorneys made closing arguments.
Our View: Safety a concern at US 40, Walton Creek
On Friday night, a pedestrian was hit by a car and seriously injured. No matter how the case turns out, we think the way traffic flows into that confusing intersection is inherently dangerous and deserves scrutiny.
Joanne Palmer: Aspen? Fahgettaboudit
For the first time in ski area history, Aspen is trying to be like Steamboat. Wow! Aspen finally has decided that it might be a good idea to be friendly to its visitors. Last week, Aspen announced an “Adopt a Tourist” promotion. Here are some hypothetical chats between Aspen hosts and potential visitors.
