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Fireworks of any kind are illegal in the city limits of Colorado Springs. If you ignore that law, you could be fined up to $500 and spend 90 days in jail. Other cities and counties are included in the story.
The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing announced Wednesday that it has awarded funding to ten health care providers for a total $2.2 million, including three grants in Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
His name is Trakr. At 15 he no longer gets around as well as he used to as a search dog. But now the German Shepherd stands to make history by being cloned.
An Ohio mechanic has developed an engine that he says gets 110 miles per gallon of gas, while also reaching speeds over 100 miles per hour. The mechanic is waiting on patents.
A 17-year-old boy is in custody in Colorado Springs in connection with a shooting that left one man dead. Police arrested the teenager Tuesday, one day after the city's 14th homicide of the year.
The Colorado State Patrol says two men died after the truck they were riding in collided with a train. It happened Tuesday afternoon just east of Rocky Ford.
School Board members told parents they are very confident the new Monument Academy building is on schedule and will open to students on time. There is still some question if the charter school will be loaned an additional million dollars necessary to complete the project.
More Colorado drivers are running out of gas and having to call for help according to Allstate Motor Club.
You may have heard a radio ad that's been playing on local stations for the past few weeks. It attacks Bob Schaffer, a Republican running for the U.S. Senate against Democrat Mark Udall. We took a look at it to see whether the statements made in it are true or not.
Animal shelters say they collect more strays during the Fourth of July holiday than at any other time of the year. The problem -- fireworks.
Pentagon officials say that the secretary of defense is expected to sign an order to send around 1,000 Fort Carson troops to California to help with firefighting efforts. If the order is signed, the troops will join California National Guard troops and firefighters battling the hundreds of wildfires that have blackened areas of the state in recent weeks.
The Colorado Avalanche signed a pair of free agents on Tuesday but also lost four players who were on the roster last year.
EUGENE, Ore. – Air Force Academy record-holder Dana Pounds, a current member of the Air Force World Class Athlete Program, placed second in the javelin throw in the finals of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., on Monday.
The National Interagency Fire Center's highest planning level was activated Tuesday as the forecast called for continued hot, dry, windy conditions in areas of the West.
Detectives say a 47-year old man was killed at his home overnight in Pueblo. Officers say three suspects broke into the victim's home and demanded money, before one of the suspects stabbed him.
Dozens of new laws went into effect here in Colorado today. One of the biggest changes allows the sale of liquor on Sundays. Another requires massage therapists to be licensed by the state and prohibit anyone who doesn't hold a degree from an approved massage school from calling themselves a massage therapist.
A former cashier with Colorado Springs Utilities is being ordered to serve 90 days in jail and pay more than $370,000 restitution for stealing money over a nearly four-year period. She was also sentenced to 14 years of supervised probation.
An insurance study found that Fort Collins has the second safest drivers in the nation.
A government contractor has been ordered to inspect all facilities it maintains for electrical safety.
Two men were arrested in Fountain for allegedly robbing a cab driver at gunpoint.
The latest homicide victim in Colorado Springs died from a gunshot wound. He's been identified as Matthew Webb, 22. Police have not made any arrests.
DENVER (AP) - Edgar Gonzalez's second homer of the game capped San Diego's seven-run ninth inning as the Padres ended their eight-game losing streak with a 15-8 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.
Pueblo law enforcement are planning a major DUI crackdown for the 4th of July weekend. They're conducting sobriety checkpoints in honor of a 24-year-old Pueblo man killed five years ago in a drunk driving accident.
Monday, at the U.S. Senior Open sectional qualifier at the Colorado Golf club in Parker, Colorado College hockey’s second all-time leading scorer, Dave Delich, shot 74. That score was good for second place and one of the three automatic bids to the U.S. Senior Open later this summer at the Broadmoor.
DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Avalanche have re-signed Adam Foote to a two-year contract and John-Michael Liles to a four-year deal.
Thousands of homes and ranches throughout El Paso county are protected by volunteer fire departments. The summer fire season started early this year, and continues to be exremely busy.
The Colorado Mountain Club will investigate the accident that killed one of it's members.
A Colorado Springs woman videtapes two bear cubs as they play in her yard. It's a sight the Division of Wildlife says is more common this year.
Your home may not be as safe from wildfires as you think. The Department of Emergency Management in Pueblo County says in two-thirds of mostly outlying Pueblo County firefighters won't respond to house fires.
A wildfire that started burning in Weld County Monday afternoon is now contained, but not before burning around 2,500 acres.
Monday is the last day on the job for almost two dozen county employees. As we reported last week, 22 people are being laid off.
The statistics are stunning: 570 square miles of Northern California burned; health advisories due to smoke issued from Redding to Bakersfield - 450 miles apart; 1,400 separate fires burning. There's no end in sight.
"When you get out of high school, what are you educated to do?"
The old fashioned CFC inhalers contain chemicals that harm earth's protective ozone layer, but some patients complain the new inhalers have less pressure, clog more often and cost more.
There’s a 50-50 chance that the North Pole will be ice-free this summer, which would be a first in recorded history. The weather and ocean conditions in the next couple of weeks will determine how much of the sea ice will melt, and early signs are not good.
To cope, most are driving less, easing off the air conditioning and heating at home and cutting corners elsewhere. Half are scaling back vacation plans; nearly as many are considering buying cars that burn less gas.
State Patrol says a 32-year-old man died Sunday night after losing control of his car.
The FAA is investigating a deadly mid-air collision between two medical helicopters less than a mile from a hospital in Arizona. One of those helicopters is operated by a company based in Colorado.
Another close call as another fire breaks out east of Colorado Springs. For the third time in the past few weeks, a fire puts many homes in danger near Peyton.
DETROIT (AP) - Dane Sardinha hit a two-run triple for his first major league hit to rally the Tigers to a 4-3 win over the woeful Colorado Rockies on Sunday, giving Detroit a three-game sweep.
A Ft. Carson soldier died early Sunday morning after crashing in a high speed chase in Colorado Springs.
Firefighters have now contained the Nash Ranch Fire, but only after it burns more than 1-thousand acres.
DETROIT (AP) - Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth and the Detroit Tigers overcame Todd Jones' blown save to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-6 on Saturday night.
It's a great way to ring in the summer at the state fairgrounds in Pueblo. More than 18-hundred hot rods showed up for the 24th annual Rocky Mountain Street Rod Nationals. It's the region's largest street rod event of the year.
A Mexican drug ring operating in Colorado Springs has been busted. A year-long investigation, called "Operation White Horse" resulted in 27 arrests, and took almost 80 pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine off the streets.
DETROIT (AP) - Eddie Bonine limited Colorado to five hits over eight innings to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 7-1 win over the Rockies on Friday night.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will be in Colorado Springs on Wednesday for an invitation-only appearance.
Cherokee Metropolitan District will begin work next week on a novel new treatment failicity. The 15.2 million dollar project will treat sewage, send it to a recharge facility, mix it with groundwater and pump it back to the district to be turned into drinking water.
Colorado health officials have reported the first two human cases of West Nile virus in the state this summer, in Boulder and Logan counties. Colorado had 576 cases of West Nile last year, including seven deaths.
As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak - or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes.
A Mexican-based drug trafficking organization operating in Colorado Springs was busted up by authorities, who made four arrests on Wednesday.
Who can resist those puppy dog eyes? But if your pooch with the chocolate brown eyes is begging for your chocolate ice cream, don't give in. Chocolate's on the list of human foods that can harm him. Check our list.
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter will be a guest on NBC's Meet the Press this Sunday. The topic of the program will be "The West: Battleground 2008," with Ritter discussing issues in the November election.
While they're in Iraq and Afghanistan fighting for this country, the families of many service members are in this country fighting another battle -- to save their homes from foreclosure.
A Fort Carson soldier died in a bomb blast in Iraq on Tuesday.
El Paso County is laying off 22 employees and eliminating 37 vacant positions in an effort to balance its budget. Employees who are laid off will receive compensation packages.
A woman told police her three kids were in the house with her husband - who was armed with a gun. Officers were able to get the kids out safely. He has now been arrested.
River rafting has proven deadly this year with five lives already lost on the Arkansas River. And now, one local group called the "Committee For Water Safety and Awareness" wants to make sure people are safe on local waterways that might not always appear dangerous. The Pueblo-based group formed after a 14-year-old boy drowned in the Arkansas, back in 2005. Its focus is keeping kids safe in the water because no one wants to see another tragedy.
Imagine starting to build a school and coming up a million dollars short - two months before the start of the school year. Monument Academy Charter School is in that predicament.
The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo wants to encourage the community to stay conservation-minded through out the year. They are holding their annual Earthfest on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Lodge at MooseLake in the new Rocky Mountain Wild exhibit.
Law enforcement from across the state joined family, and friends for a final farewell for Pueblo Officer Nick Heine.
The day started with promise. Joined by their parents, hundreds of high school graduates came to Colorado Springs Thursday to take their first step toward a military career.
If you're looking to sharpen your computer skills, refine your musical talent or finally figure out anthropology, CSU-Pueblo is making its courses available to more people. The cost for guest students is being slashed to about $100 per credit hour in the fall.
The stock market took a beating Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has plunged more than 350 points to its the lowest point in nearly two years.
The suspect got power of attorney to help the widow with her affairs after her husband died in 2001. Investigators say she opened credit card accounts and refinanced the house to pay them off. Police say the expenses included trips to Costa Rica and Puerto Rico.
A new poll shows Barack Obama leading John McCain among Colorado voters by five percentage points. The poll has a margin of error of 2.7 percent.
With the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, lots of local people are heading to the Olympics in China in August. It's time to get your shots. Doctors say those heading to Beijing should also be vaccinated for hepatitis A, and possibly hepatitis B and typhoid.
Firefighters in El Paso and Pueblo counties had their hands full Wednesday night after a lightning storm passed through. They say it sparked at least half a dozen separate wildfires.
Tim Egan was screaming downhill on his bicycle earlier this week when a bear darted in front of him. "Just as I was hitting it, I saw this gigantic bear head with huge teeth. He was surprised to see me and I was surprised to see him. It was almost like a cartoon when we collided."
The Army is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to prevent plans to triple a Fort Carson training site.
By September, flight capacity will be down 17 percent, eleven planes will be gone, and an untold number of jobs will be cut.
It's been a deadly week on the Arkansas River. Four people have died since last Tuesday while either kayaking or rafting and another person died earlier this year.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Former Fowler high school star Luke Hochevar pitched a career-high eight innings, Ross Gload drove in two runs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.
Some ranchers in Colorado are struggling to keep their cattle alive. They're facing such drastic conditions, the governor has now asked the federal government to offer help right away.
Commanders at FortCarson stepped up to answer questions of why they continue with live fire training when there are red flag warnings. The warnings signal very high fire danger.
The Colorado Springs Sports Corp's 2008 football luncheon brought Colorado coaches to the springs Wednesday.
Crews have evacuated a17-year-old boy and taken him to the hospital after his vehicle plunged 1,000 feet of Pikes Peak Highway near the summit. He landed in the area called the bottomless pit and was ejected from his vehicle, but he managed to survive the crash.
Hewlett-Packard has reportedly told 800 employees in Colorado Springs that they have to relocate to New Mexico or they'll be laid off. The Colorado Springs Gazette says employees in a customer service center have received the ultimatum.
Rodeo season is underway in Colorado Springs. On Wednesday morning, the Pikes Peak Range Riders left for their five day journey on horseback to the towns and cities of the region inviting people to the 2008 Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo. But before those cowboys left, they filled up at a hearty street breakfast courtesy of FortCarson’s 43rd Area Support Group.
A Fremont County woman who shot and killed her husband will not be charged in his death. Robin Gall, 38, was released from Fremont County Jail Wednesday morning.
Bridge construction will close part of I-25 in Fountain this week, with detours set up by C-DOT.
Two playgrounds will be built in El Paso County using grant money from Great Outdoors Colorado, which distributes proceeds from the Colorado Lottery.
A Castle Rock man on a commercial rafting trip on the Arkansas River died Monday when he was thrown into the water.
Gov. Ritter has asked the federal government for drought relief in four southeast Colorado counties, saying precipitation has been only about 20 percent of normal.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Zack Greinke matched a career high with 10 strikeouts and Alex Gordon hit a two-run homer as the surging Kansas City Royals beat the Colorado Rockies 7-3 Tuesday night.
It’s a painful story, one that ended with two innocent children being killed and their father named as the only suspect. Tony Kisling says, “There were many in our community that told him, you know we’re there for you, whatever you need, we’re there for you.” Kisling was Scott Montgomery’s best friend in Colorado Springs.
El Paso and Teller County District Attorney John Newsome is facing more questions -- this time dealing with a trip he initially charged to the taxpayers.
Members of the 302nd Airlift Wing based at Peterson Air Force Base are preparing C-130 aircraft for deployment to California to help battle the wildfires there.
Two Colorado Springs Police Officers were struck indirectly by lightning at the Sky View Sports Complex Tuesday. One remains in the hospital Wednesday afternoon.
Springs Utilities CEO Jerry Forte won’t get a raise to his base salary, but several city managers could.
The first of Colorado Springs’ pair of major summer sports events kicks off in just a month.