Lamborn focused on spending cuts, avoiding fiscal cliff
Congressman Doug Lamborn returns to Washington D.C. Sunday. He said he’s been back and forth on how he sees the fiscal cliff debate playing…
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CBI wants $500K to handle gun background checks
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is planning to ask lawmakers for $500,000 to help it more quickly process the huge backlog of background checks…
Continue ReadingSentencing set in ex-CEO’s prostitution case
The former CEO of Boulder-based Sunflower Farmers Market is scheduled to be sentenced next month on charges stemming from his arrest for soliciting…
Continue ReadingTreeCycle it!
El Paso County is doing its yearly recycling services to dispose of natural/grown Christmas trees. There are seven different Treecycle drop off…
Continue ReadingObama: Economy can’t afford ‘self-inflicted wound’
President Barack Obama is urging Congress to reach a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, saying the nation “can’t afford a politically…
Continue ReadingBudget struggle raising anxiety for health care
Confused about the federal budget struggle? So are doctors, hospital administrators and other professionals who serve the 100 million Americans…
Continue ReadingWoman OK after car breaks through frozen pond
A woman whose car overturned and slid into the water of an icy pond in Windsor is crediting a passer-by with helping get her to safety. A car driven…
Continue ReadingFight at Crowne Plaza in Colorado Springs
Police are investigating a brawl at the Crowne Plaza in the Springs. Officers say a birthday party turned violent. About 10 people were involved in…
Continue ReadingBig money from the Red Kettle campaign
A big finish for the Red Kettle campaign that helps the Salvation Army of the Pikes Peak Region. Major John Bennett with the charity tells me, nearly…
Continue ReadingE-470 raising tolls
E-470 is once again raising rates on Jan. 1, 2013. Before 2011, tolls were only raised every three years, however, the Board of Directors voted in…
Continue ReadingColorado Springs home to Hollywood film production
When you film a movie in Colorado Springs, you get a lot of questions. “What kind of movie is it? Is anyone in it? Can I be in it?”…
Continue ReadingWoman with muscular dystrophy fends off attacker
A Colorado Springs woman with muscular dystrophy turned a knife on her attacker on Friday morning after that man pressed a knife to her back and…
Continue ReadingShooting investigation continues in Colorado Springs
A man who police say committed a carjacking and then crashed that car, is now under arrest. Several witnesses told KRDO NewsChannel 13 that they…
Continue ReadingPolice, homeless at odds over live-in vehicle parking
Some homeless people who live in their vehicles complain that an abandoned-vehicle ordinance in Colorado Springs is unfair. Scott Anderson and Steven…
Continue ReadingMartha Reed’s volunteer spirit
Martha Reed is a behind the scenes volunteer at Fort Carson whose smile is contagious. She has been a volunteer on post for more than a decade at the…
Continue ReadingWinter Weather Travel Apps
Apps that can help make your travels less of a hassle: Gate Guru Travel Nerd Hotel Tonight Just…
Continue ReadingPolice: Suspicious package was just a gift bag
A suspicious package found near the intersection of Austin Bluffs Parkway and North Academy Boulevard turned out to be an empty gift bag with a bow…
Continue ReadingContractors expect new lanes of I-25 to be open by end of 2013
Two contractors that won the bid to widen I-25 north of Colorado Springs said they plan to have new lanes open by the end of 2013, according to the…
Continue ReadingPolice ask for help identifying robbery suspect
The Colorado Springs Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance identifying a robbery suspect. The man is accused of robbing a…
Continue ReadingNORAD Tracks Santa Program breaks records
The North American Aerospace Defense Command’s NORAD Tracks Santa Program exceeded its own records in the number of calls, emails and social…
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