Coloradans split on Prop AA
Coloradans are going to have make an important decision when it comes to recreational marijuana. If Proposition AA is passed a 15 percent excise tax…
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Baldness breakthrough
Researchers say they may have found a breakthrough for baldness. Professors at Columbia University Medical Center have come up with a new technique…
Continue ReadingBoston Marathon suspect tied to 2011 killings
Prosecutors in the case against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev say a man shot to death during questioning by an agent in Florida…
Continue ReadingPueblo County wants less talk, more action on stormwater issues
A Pueblo County commissioner said county leaders are deciding whether stronger action is needed in the ongoing debate on problems caused by…
Continue ReadingPueblo County takes last step toward recreational marijuana
When Colorado begins allowing its communities to sell recreational marijuana on Jan. 1, 2014, Pueblo County will be among the first to take the…
Continue ReadingIngenious scam discovered
It’s moving day for Matteo and Lorraine Moreno and their four children. However, it’s moving day because a scammer targeted them. A month…
Continue ReadingChild killed while riding ATV near Walsenburg
A 5-year old boy was killed Monday (10/22/13) in an ATV accident near Walsenburg. According to the Colorado State Patrol, the accident happened on…
Continue ReadingIraq vet’s family considering gravestone options
The family of a slain Iraqi war veteran says they want her towering SpongeBob SquarePants headstone returned to her final resting place but…
Continue ReadingPipe truck spills load, creates chaos on I-25
A crash on I-25 was causing major delays through Colorado Springs Tuesday morning. Police say a semitrailer tipped over, spilling pipes. The driver…
Continue ReadingDad faces child abuse charge after daughter disappears
The father of a little girl who apparently wandered away from home while her dad was sleeping is now facing charges. Olivia, age 4, was found near a…
Continue ReadingFBI found 4 explosives in Holmes’ apartment
Three FBI experts say they found four types of explosives and other chemicals when they tested items found in Colorado theater shooting defendant…
Continue ReadingAccused Ebel gun buyer pleads guilty
The woman who bought the gun used to kill Colorado’s prisons chief has pleaded guilty. Stevie Marie Vigil appeared in court Tuesday afternoon…
Continue ReadingHealth department rejects needle exchange program plan
The El Paso County Board of Health has rejected a needle exchange program proposed by the Southern Colorado AIDS Project. Opponents argued the…
Continue ReadingFarmers tied to listeria outbreak plead guilty
Two Colorado cantaloupe farmers have pleaded guilty under a deal with federal prosecutors in a 2011 listeria outbreak that killed 33 people. Eric and…
Continue ReadingNew poll reveals approval of Congress at new low
Approval of Congress is at a new low in 40 years of polling, Americans’ approval of their own representative in Washington is underwater for…
Continue ReadingLarge fire breaks out in Lakewood
Firefighters are battling a large fire that has destroyed cars and structures near Colorado Christian University in Lakewood. Video from KMGH-TV…
Continue ReadingLakewood police find bones and occult items
Lakewood police are investigating the discovery of possible human bones and items which they say may have been used in occult religious ceremonies.…
Continue ReadingManitou Springs police investigate stabbing assault
Manitou Springs police are investigating after a man was stabbed early Monday morning. The aggravated assault happened in the 500 block of Caon Ave.…
Continue ReadingSen. Bennet takes a hands on tour
On what he calls “Coloradoans don’t shut down tour,” Democratic Senator Michael Bennet stepped away from legislating and into…
Continue ReadingReturn and reintegration at Fort Carson
It’s been a busy month at the Mountain Post. Hundreds of soldiers have returned from overseas deployments. Reintegrating into family life…
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