Fort Carson soldiers coming home for Thanksgiving
Coming home to loved ones is a popular holiday theme, and it’s happening for hundreds of soldiers and their families at Fort Carson. 5,000…
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Coming home to loved ones is a popular holiday theme, and it’s happening for hundreds of soldiers and their families at Fort Carson. 5,000…
Continue ReadingColorado unemployment rate dips below 8 percent
Colorado’s unemployment rate decreased to 7.9 percent in October, down one-tenths of a percentage point from September’s unemployment…
Continue ReadingUN official calls for marijuana ballot rollback
The head of the U.N. drug watchdog agency is urging U.S. federal officials to challenge ballot measures in Colorado and Washington that…
Continue ReadingUS, Mexico sign rules on sharing Colorado River
The United States and Mexico agreed Tuesday to rewrite rules on sharing water from the Colorado River, capping a five-year effort to create a united…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty in hit-and-run death of teen
The man accused in a deadly hit-and-run accident that took the life of a 14-year-old boy accepted a plea deal on Tuesday. 38-year-old David Allan…
Continue ReadingBody found near Kim, believed to be man missing since April
The Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office tells KRDO NewsChannel 13 that a body was found near Kim on Tuesday. Last week, ranchers in the area…
Continue ReadingSame sex benefits remain in Pueblo
Pueblo’s same-sex benefits ordinance will remain. A petition to overturn the ordinance failed to get the required number of signatures.…
Continue Reading2 killed in construction zone on C-470
Colorado State Patrol says two contract employees were killed after being hit by a Subaru in a construction area on C-470 at Broadway on Tuesday…
Continue ReadingWoman dies after running self over with truck
An 80-year-old woman died after being run over by her own truck on Tuesday morning in Colorado Springs. The accident happened around 9:30 a.m. in a…
Continue ReadingCommunity saves disabled woman’s house
The Colorado Springs community has pulled together to save a disabled woman’s home. Dorothea Briers owed $4,306 in back taxes on a house she…
Continue ReadingExperts say to check heaters for Waldo Canyon Fire smoke, ash this season
As winter nears, many residents have turned on their heaters for the first time of the season, only to be unpleasantly surprised by smoke and ash…
Continue ReadingCSU-Pueblo recognized for helping the military
CSU-Pueblo has been honored for helping the military. According to a news release from Colorado State University in Pueblo, the university is the…
Continue ReadingShadowbox for student not allowed inside school
The Woodland Park School Board voted no on Wednesday to having a shadowbox hang inside the high school of former student Paul Kekich. Kekich was…
Continue ReadingLocal contractor helps disabled woman
A local contractor has stepped forward to help a disabled woman fix her home. Steve Caldwell, owner of Stonegate Homes in Colorado Springs, saw…
Continue ReadingTwo more flights of soldiers to return home
Fort Carson will welcome home about 200 more soldiers Tuesday and Wednesday, just in time for Thanksgiving. The soldiers are coming home in two…
Continue ReadingHelicopters from Fort Riley to train at Fort Carson
An Army post in Kansas is sending 29 helicopters and nearly 300 soldiers to Fort Carson for high-altitude aviation training. Soldiers and aircraft…
Continue ReadingCopper thieves come to Otero County
A crime usually associated with bigger cities — copper theft — has come to rural Otero County. The sheriff’s office said in the…
Continue ReadingUnofficial vouching policy questions
The unofficial policy of someone in uniform vouching for a military defendant in a civilian court is being questioned. The springboard case that got…
Continue ReadingConvicted child predator released Tues., no probation
A man convicted of sexually assaulting children will be released from prison Tuesday, prompting new fears for people close to the case. Thomas…
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