Maternal pot use under microscope in Colorado
Marijuana use by pregnant or nursing women might seem like a no-brainer of a bad idea. But a proposal in Colorado to step up such warnings was…
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Director of troubled Denver VA hospital to retire
The director of the troubled veterans health care system for Denver and eastern Colorado is retiring. A spokesman for the Veterans Affairs Department…
Continue ReadingFort Carson could lose 16,000 soldiers
Many in Colorado Springs are wearing green on Tuesday, not just to support soldiers at Fort Carson, but tokeep them there. Wearing green was all part…
Continue ReadingPolice: Lance Armstrong hit parked cars, blamed girlfriend
Authorities say disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong hit two parked cars after a night of partying in Aspen but agreed to let his girlfriend take the…
Continue ReadingNTSB links selfies to deadly plane crash near Denver
Federal investigators say selfies were a likely factor in a small plane crash near Denver last year that killed two. The National Transportation…
Continue ReadingSenate advances Colorado marijuana welfare measure
A bill to clarify that public benefit cards can’t be used at marijuana dispensary ATMs cleared its first hurdle in the Colorado Senate. A…
Continue ReadingColorado Springs man pleads guilty to heroin charge in New Mexico
A Colorado man has pleaded guilty to a heroin trafficking charge in New Mexico. Federal prosecutors say 39-year-old Martin Pelayo, of Colorado…
Continue ReadingTemporary TV Traffic Assistant
Date: January 29, 2015Location: Colorado Springs, CO.Position: Temporary TV Traffic Assistant The temporary TV Traffic Assistant coordinates all…
Continue ReadingCPW: La Junta man’s big catch crushes Colorado flathead catfish record
Colorado Parks and Wildlife says a La Junta man’s record breaking catch weighed nearly double that of the previous record setter. Tony Chavez…
Continue ReadingSprings police announce arrest in string of January robberies
Colorado Springs Police say they have arrested a man who they suspect in at least five robberies in January. An arrest warrant was issued for Darrell…
Continue ReadingPueblo City Council approves $1.4 million loan in exchange for more jobs, plant expansion
A manufacturing plant will be expanding and adding more jobs to Pueblo as part of an agreement made between UTC Aerospace Systems and the city.…
Continue ReadingVeterans Affairs Department plans town meeting in Pueblo
The Denver regional office of the Veterans Affairs Department is holding a town hall meeting in Pueblo to hear from veterans, their family members…
Continue ReadingMaternal pot use under microscope in Colorado
Marijuana users in Colorado and Washington already get warnings that the drug shouldn’t be used by pregnant and nursing women. But Colorado is…
Continue ReadingGroundhog Day for guns at the state Capitol
Republicans are giving it another shot. State lawmakers aiming to repeal gun control legislation passed soon after the Aurora theater massacre.…
Continue ReadingMeasles outbreak re-sparks vaccine debate
More than 100 measles cases were reported in January 2015, following a record-breaking year of the disease. According to the Centers for Disease…
Continue ReadingCheyenne Mountain Zoo has weather predictors too
If you are a fan of springtime in Southern Colorado, this isn’t news that you wanted to hear. The nation’s most famous groundhog –…
Continue ReadingSheriff’s Office warns of scammer posing as deputy
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says someone impersonating a deputy is calling people and telling them they have to pay money to avoid…
Continue ReadingJury selection in theater shooting going faster than planned
A judge overseeing the Colorado theater shooting case says jury selection is going so well that the first phase will be cut short by several days.…
Continue ReadingCyclist found dead after getting hit by car
A cyclist was found dead early Monday morning after he was hit by a car in Colorado Springs. He died on impact after trying to cross Powers Boulevard…
Continue ReadingPueblo man accused of trying to kill his roommate
The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office says a man was stabbed in the neck by his roommate after they pulled off of I-25 to smoke marijuana. The…
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