Break in rain allows progress in sediment basin cleaning
For the first time this wet year, Colorado Springs, El Paso County and the Colorado Department of Transportation have removed sediment from nearly…
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Two proposed taxes could affect the marijuana grows in Pueblo County
The marijuana grows in Pueblo County could be facing two tax hikes next year. If both are approved, the money would go toward education and community…
Continue ReadingPolice: Juvenile assaults security guard at Colorado Springs middle school
Colorado Springs Police say there was an incident in the principal’s office of a southeast side middle school Thursday afternoon. It happened…
Continue ReadingDenver bar killer Dexter Lewis will be sentenced to life
Jurors have spared Denver bar killer Dexter Lewis the death penalty, and he will instead be sentenced to life in prison. The jury made its decision…
Continue ReadingMore ‘rabbit fever’ confirmed in Pueblo County
The Pueblo City-County Health Department says two additional rabbits tested positive for Tularemia today in Pueblo West confirming tularemia is…
Continue ReadingGOP presidential hopeful to appear at Colorado Springs rally
The El Paso County Republican Party says Dr. Ben Carson will make an appearance at a rally downtown on Thursday (8/27/15). Carson is running for…
Continue ReadingGrass fire impacts traffic on northbound I-25 at Baptist Rd.
The northbound ramp from I-25 to Baptist Rd. closed for a time Thursday afternoon because of a grass fire. It has since reopened. The fire burned…
Continue ReadingDarryl Dawkins dies of heart attack at 58
Darryl Dawkins, the NBA star known as “Chocolate Thunder” because of his powerful dunks, died of a heart attack Thursday. WFMZ-TV in…
Continue ReadingSprings police searching for man who robbed downtown bank
The People’s National Bank at 19 N. Tejon Street was robbed at around 1:10 p.m. Thursday (8/27/15). Police say the robber mentioned a weapon,…
Continue ReadingAir Force Academy graduate one of two Special Tactics Airmen killed in Afghanistan
Two Special Tactics Airmen, who were deployed in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, were killed near Camp Antonik, Afghanistan, Aug. 26,…
Continue ReadingNo stop-sign symbol headed to edible pot in Colorado
Colorado has backed off a plan to require edible marijuana products to come with a stop-sign stamp. State marijuana regulators released an updated…
Continue ReadingEPA workers had no way to get word out after toxic spill
Documents show it took more than 90 minutes for members of a federal cleanup crew to issue a warning about a toxic spill because they were initially…
Continue ReadingWoman gives birth to conjoined twins in Colorado
A woman who gave birth to conjoined twins in Colorado has told a TV station that one of her daughters has survived. KARE-TV in Minneapolis reports…
Continue ReadingLockout lifted after bear tranquilized at high school
Lockouts at an Arvada high school and elementary school have been lifted after a bear was tranquilized at the high school and removed by wildlife…
Continue ReadingTanker explodes on Interstate 25, sparks grass fire
A tanker truck carrying jet fuel caught fire after breaking down Wednesday, then ignited a 250-acre grass fire near the El Paso-Douglas county line.…
Continue ReadingFormer Colorado Springs news director hired and fired Virginia gunman
A former Colorado Springs news director hired Vester Flanagan, the man who opened fire on a news crew and killed a Virginia reporter and…
Continue ReadingWarning signs were present
and thanks for?? joing us. i’m james jarman. and i’m heather skold. first tonight, a nation stunned by a horrific act on live television.…
Continue ReadingFirefighter returns after deployment to Oregon fire
A Colorado Springs firefighter returned home after a two-week deployment to help fight a fire burning in Oregon. Justin Meador recounted the…
Continue ReadingState fair GM: Fairgrounds one of safest places in Pueblo
The state fair’s general manager isn’t concerned that recent gang shootings will hurt attendance at the 11-day event. “We have more…
Continue ReadingHurricane Katrina refugee shares his story of life after disaster
Ten year ago this week, New Orleans and the Gulf Coast were struck by one of the most devastating and costly disasters in U.S. history. Shortly after…
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