Expansion, fire repairs keep Colorado Springs Airport busy
It’s not just increased airline passenger traffic that’s keeping the Colorado Springs Airport busy this summer. Airport officials also…
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Victim hangs onto back of stolen jeep, dragged several hundred yards
A Colorado Springs man wouldn’t let thieves get away with his father’s SUV easily when he jumped on the moving vehicle and confronted the…
Continue ReadingColorado wildfire expected to reach homes after evacuations
A wildfire in southwestern Colorado that has forced hundreds of evacuations is expected to reach homes by Friday, according to fire managers. The…
Continue ReadingPoll: Stapleton, Polis lead Gov. race; many still undecided
With less than a month to the Colorado primary elections, Walker Stapleton and Jared Polis lead the Republican and Democratic candidate fields for…
Continue ReadingLearn about the link between periodontal disease and heart health
Treating periodontitis lowers inflammation in the mouth, which lowers the risk of an infection getting into the bloodstream through the gums. A…
Continue ReadingFort Carson announces winners of Best Warrior Competition
Fort Carson announced the winners of the 2018 Best Warrior Competition, which brought U.S. servicemembers from around the world to the Springs to…
Continue ReadingPueblo named 5th worst city in US for property crimes
It’s not a designation the Steel City would prefer to have, but according to FBI statistics, Pueblo has the fifth most property crime per…
Continue ReadingVictim in Denver distillery shooting ‘doesn’t want to ruin’ FBI agent’s life
For the first time, we are hearing from the young man who was inadvertently shot by an off-duty FBI agent at Mile High Spirits in Denver this past…
Continue ReadingHometown Hero: U.S. Air ForceReserve Airman 1st Class Jakasja E. Gates-Smith
U.S. Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Jakasja E. Gates-Smith graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San…
Continue ReadingHometown Hero: USAF Airman Dominic R. Edens
U.S. Air Force Airman Dominic R. Edens graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman…
Continue ReadingGardner, Warren push bill to protect states with legal marijuana
Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado is reaching across the aisle with a bipartisan bill introduced Thursday that would let states regulate legal marijuana…
Continue ReadingCSFD Reminder: Fireworks illegal in Colorado Springs
As Fourth of July approaches, the Colorado Springs Fire Department is reminding the public that fireworks are illegal to use or possess in Colorado…
Continue ReadingUber driver charged with murder in Denver shooting
A Colorado Uber driver has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a passenger. Denver District Attorney Beth McCann announced the charge…
Continue ReadingBodyless rattlesnake bites Texas man after it was decapitated
(ABC News) – A Texas man is recovering after he was bitten in the hand by a rattlesnake he had just decapitated, ABC Corpus Christi affiliate…
Continue ReadingMore homes evacuated by southwestern Colorado wildfire
More homes are being evacuated because of the wildfire burning in southwest Colorado. Residents were warned in advance to leave Thursday morning…
Continue ReadingXcel Energy to retire coal plants in Pueblo, add renewable energy resources
Colorado’s largest electricity provider wants to retire two coal-fired units a decade early and expand its renewable energy supply. Xcel Energy…
Continue ReadingSpecial lemonade stand coming to Colorado Springs
A sweet gesture for some young men from Stapleton who lost their lemonade stand. William, Ben, and Jonathan, opened a stand to raise money for…
Continue ReadingAnother hot one – 06/07/18
Today: It will be another hot afternoon across southern Colorado! Temperatures will be sizzling with highs in the 90s and 100s for the lower…
Continue ReadingFirefighters participate in a special type of wildfire training in Colorado Springs
It’s the most realistic training firefighters can get besides actually fighting a wildfire. On Wednesday, crews from across the country…
Continue ReadingCDOT explains protocol for express lanes in I-25 Gap project
The Colorado Department of Transportation confirmed Wednesday that, despite strong public opposition, it will include express lanes as part of the…
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