Springs woman arrested for arson after setting fire to mobile home porch
A 54-year-old woman was arrested on Friday morning for arson after she set the porch of her mobile home on fire, according to Colorado Springs…
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20 soldiers returning to Fort Carson Saturday
Fort Carson will be hosting a homecoming ceremony for 20 soldiers with the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade Saturday evening. The ceremony begins at 8:30…
Continue ReadingColorado Springs celebrates Olympic games
Thousands flocked to downtown Colorado Springs on Friday evening to celebrate the beginning of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, and organizers did…
Continue ReadingPueblo City Council to hear new option on November ballot issue
Pueblo City Council will look at another option on the public-safety tax question it placed on the ballot in July with a 4-3 vote. “I think we…
Continue ReadingAmtrak joins 6th annual Pueblo Rail Fair
Fans of all things train related will have plenty to do in Pueblo this weekend. The 6th Annual Rail Fair, sponsored by the Pueblo Model Railroad…
Continue ReadingAssessing value of Olympic City USA designation
As opening ceremonies for the 2016 Summer Olympics begin, KRDO NewsChannel 13 is asking how Colorado Springs benefits from its agreement with the…
Continue ReadingThree presidential campaign visits in one week showcase Colorado’s swing state status
For more than a decade, Colorado politics has taken on a distinctive purple hue. “Neither party has a lock on the electorate in…
Continue ReadingExplosives found in Colorado Springs home
The Colorado Springs Police Department is investigating after explosives were found in a home. A detective with the Regional Explosives Unit…
Continue ReadingWoman cashing stolen checks in Pueblo
The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman who recently cashed a stolen check at a local…
Continue ReadingPueblo County could lose millions in tax dollars
Millions of dollars go into the county’s budget every year because of retail marijuana sales. But if a ballot initiative to ban retail sales…
Continue ReadingPreparations for Carnival on Tejon
Thousands are expected to pack downtown Colorado Springs on Friday for the Carnival on Tejon. It’s a celebration for the opening ceremony for…
Continue ReadingDouglas County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing teens
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding two missing teens. 17-year-old Alysha Tibbetts and 15-year-old Noell Corbiere…
Continue ReadingFord recalls 830K vehicles to fix faulty door latches
Ford is recalling about 830,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Mexico because the side door latches can break and the doors can open while the vehicles are…
Continue ReadingZero citations for Pedestrian Access Act violations
A hotly debated city ordinance approved earlier this year appears to be having little impact. Other than a handful of citations issued to protestors…
Continue ReadingPueblo neighbors tired of living surrounded by crime
A Pueblo neighborhood is facing its very own crime wave. On Wednesday neighbors were awakened by a drive-by shooting. Neighbors now say,…
Continue ReadingDA’s office declines to pursue charges in deadly road rage shooting
The 4th Judicial District Attorney’s office says it does not plan to file charges in a deadly road rage-related shooting that happened in…
Continue Reading$2 million flood repair project to start in El Paso County
Work is expected to begin soon on a project to repair a drainage channel, bridge and trail heavily damaged by record rainfall in the spring of 2015.…
Continue ReadingSelf medicating vets worry about pot ban
Scott Carsten is a war veteran who uses cannabis oil for pain in his joints. “All the gear we had to wear, the constant pain in your knees,…
Continue ReadingPrisons chief murder investigation to remain open
The investigation into the murder of Colorado prisons chief Tom Clements will remain open. El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder will keep the case open…
Continue ReadingFour injured in rollover crash on Highway 50
A serious crash shut down a stretch of Highway 50 near the Pueblo/Fremont County line Thursday. Colorado State Patrol says the rollover crash…
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