COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Army veteran William Thomas made a compelling case Wednesday, based on his own research, that city native Daniel Griffin was the first victim killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 80 years ago. Courtesy: William Thomas “It may seem hard to prove, as many things are in history,” he
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Tuesday marked 80 years since the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and the National Museum of World War II Aviation commemorated that fateful day by opening up to visitors and WWII veterans. Usually closed on Tuesdays, the museum opened its doors to showcase the role aviation played on the day that Pearl
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Several special events Tuesday at the National Museum of World War II Aviation marked the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the raid that launched America into its second worldwide conflict in a quarter century. KRDO The museum welcomed three WWII veterans from Colorado Springs who toured
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Air Force will try and secure its second 10-win season in the last three years when they face Louisville in the First Responders Bowl in Dallas on December 28th. The Falcons finished the season 9-3, and led the nation in rushing. Louisville, a Power-5 team from the ACC, finished the season 6-6. The Cardinals are
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USAF ACADEMY, Colo. – Air Force men’s basketball rolled to a 76-58 win over Army West Point Saturday afternoon at Clune Arena. The Falcons won their seventh in a row and improved to 7-1, both the longest win streaks and best start since 2007. Air Force jumped out to a 45-13 halftime lead by shooting 60 percent from
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — For the second time in a year, the Colorado Department of Transportation is performing temporary paving work on Interstate 25 between South Academy Boulevard and the main Fountain Exit. KRDO CDOT describes the work as emergency repairs to fill potholes and make other improvements along the eight-mile corridor before
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A Colorado Springs icon was laid to rest Friday, complete with a military caisson, riderless horse, and mounted cavalry unit that carried his ashes into Fairview Cemetery. Col. David Hughes Jr. died October 14 at the age of 93. He was a war hero, an internet pioneer, and is credited
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USAF ACADEMY, Colo. – For the second straight game, Air Force men’s basketball (2-1) rallied back from a double-digit deficit, this time taking down Texas Southern (0-4) 61-57 in the home opener Wednesday night at Clune Arena. The Falcons rallied back from a 15-point deficit. The Falcons had four players in doubles figures, led by sophomore guard Joseph
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Through the week, soldiers at Fort Carson have been donating blood to potentially save the lives of their fellow military members. Fort Carson is a donor site for the Armed Services Blood Program. Based out of Fort Bliss in Texas, they travel to Army, Air Force, and Navy bases collecting donations.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Veterans Day is big in Southern Colorado. It has the largest active duty and veteran population. In El Paso County, there are nearly 100,000 veterans. Those veterans and their families make out almost two-thirds of the population. Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center provides help for veterans, their families, and active-duty military
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — On November 6th, WWII Veteran Bill Barrett celebrated his 102nd birthday. For Veterans Day, Barrett reflected on his time in the Army and how the Department of Veterans Affairs sent him a plaque recognizing his service to the United States. Barrett enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942 at the beginning
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — When Spc. Jonathan Flores got word he was moving to Fort Carson, he and his wife applied to rent a home in a south Colorado Springs neighborhood. They were living in Georgia at the time and when they finally made the more than 24-hour drive to move here to
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TRINIDAD, Colo. (KRDO) — This Las Animas County town near the Colorado/New Mexico state line may be small, but is big when it comes to honoring its military veterans. KRDO After being canceled last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Veterans Day luncheon resumed Thursday at the Sebastiani Gym in downtown Trinidad. KRDO
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Veterans Day is November 11, and there will be plenty of special events across the area, but few have done more this year to honor both veterans and first responders than an El Paso County woman in the process of turning part of her home into a mural. At her property about 10 miles southeast
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two victims of a head-on crash that killed four people on a highway south of the Wyoming-Colorado line were U.S. Air Force senior airmen. The Weld County coroner says the crash early Saturday on U.S. 85 11 miles south of Cheyenne killed 22-year-old Yasmin Takiah Evans and 24-year-old Taylor Alize Lipscomb
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — If you have leftover Halloween candy it can be donated to the men and women in the armed forces. The organization Soldiers’ Angels is collecting candy for their Halloween Candy collection program called ‘Treats for Troops.’ In Colorado Springs, the EZ Ship & Uhaul off North Academy is accepting candy.
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AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Matt Araiza kicked two field goals, Kaegun Williams and Chance Bell and ran for touchdowns and No. 22 San Diego State withstood Air Force’s comeback bid to win 20-14 on Saturday night. San Diego State (7-0, 3-0 Mountain West) beat Air Force for a ninth straight time. Air Force
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TRINIDAD, Colo. (KRDO) — This southern Colorado town near the New Mexico line was home to Cathay Williams, a black former slave who later moved to Pueblo before settling here, and posed as a man for two years to join the all-black Buffalo Soldiers regiment. KRDO A plaque honoring her memory is on display at
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AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KRDO) — This weekend, the U.S. Air Force Academy’s newest falcon mascot will take flight for the first time. According to the USAFA, Nova, a female gyrfalcon, will take her first live flight at the Air Force Falcons football game. USAFA Nova first became part of the USAFA family in June
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Two Colorado families, one in Colorado Springs and one in Castlerock, have their homes paid off in full thanks to generous donations this year. The non-profit organization Tunnel to Towers aims to help families of fallen first responders and severely injured service members as well as Gold Star families by
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