Marti went to the emergency room after having continuous sharp, stabbing pains, but doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong. A few days later, Marti’s husband found her collapsed in the living room and took her back to the emergency room,... Full Story »
The Associated Press has long distributed stories on a theory that says humans cause global warming. The wire service reports on a “scientific consensus,” while mostly ignoring leading scientists who believe the theory is flawed. Any wise news... Full Story »
Passenger traffic at the Colorado Springs Airport rose in November for the second time in the past three months and by the largest percentage in 1½ years. But the trend isn’t likely to continue past this month with the Jan. 4 departure of US... Full Story »
DENVER • Colorado Republicans vow to fight plans by Gov. Bill Ritter to eliminate tax breaks and release parolees to balance the state budget. The Democratic governor could save money by firing many of the 2,000 new state employees he hired and... Full Story »
An El Paso County sheriff's deputy is recovering at a Colorado Springs hospital after a driver slammed into the driver's side of his patrol cruiser while he was finishing a traffic stop on another driver. Deputy David Yarbrough had just completed a... Full Story »
Former "American Idol" contestant Jason Castro has donated his time to give a benefit concert to a nine-year-old Colorado Springs girl who has been battling leukemia since she was three years old. It all started as a "Christmas Wishes" letter sent to 98.9 Magic FM from the secretary for Children's Hospital for Cancer and Blood Disorders in Colorado Springs. The letter talked about Megan's ... Full Story »
A young Pueblo woman was seriously injured in a one car accident in Pueblo Tuesday morning at Joplin and Portland. Candace Bowers, 22, was travelling east on Joplin when she lost control and slid off the road into a piece of construction equipment. just after 8 a.m. According to Pueblo Police she was transported to Parkview Hospital where she is being treated for multiple life threatening ... Full Story »
Jingle all the way to the Pikes Peak Center this Friday to enjoy Christmas carols and other Christmas favorites. The Colorado Springs Philharmonic, under the direction of Thomas Wilson, will present its annual Christmas Classics concert. The concert begins at 8 pm. Click here to purchase tickets. Permalink | Comments Full Story »
Local grocery workers could be heading for the picket line, after union workers at Safeway and Albertson's voted to reject their company's contract offer. King Soopers and City Market workers, owned by Kroger, voted to approve the contract. In a news release, the union said that it hopes Safeway will return to the bargaining table. In the past, Safeway and King Soopers have said that one ... Full Story »
Local opponents of President Barack Obama's Health Care bill, already passed by the House and currently being debated in the Senate, held rallies around Colorado today. In Colorado Springs, the rally was in front of Sen. Michael Bennett's office, 409 N. Tejon St. In Pueblo, the rally was outside the Union Depot, 132 West B St. The largest rally was expected in Denver, in front of Sen. Mark Udall ... Full Story »
A spokesman for Oral Roberts says the evangelist who rose from tent revivals to found a multimillion-dollar organization and an Oklahoma university bearing his name has died. He was 91. Full Story »
It's been months of negotiations for grocery workers and Tuesday, the union says they've rejected the final contract offer for Safeway workers. However, the union says workers have not done on strike, yet. Full Story »
Officials tell 11 News the woman was passing a car in the left lane and tried to move back over into the right lane when she over-corrected, slid, rolled 1 ½ times before stopping on its roof. The woman was ejected from the car. Full Story »
Health officials are recalling hundreds of thousands of doses of swine flu vaccine after tests indicated they may not be potent enough to protect against the virus. Full Story »
Major Johannes (Jon) Castro is currently serving in the 4th BCT, 4th Infantry Division in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. His wife, Marla G. Castro, says he's her hero and KKTV agrees, he's a Colorado Hero! Full Story »
After battling Leukemia with years of chemo a nine year old Colorado Springs girl now needs a bone marrow transplant. To help make that possible and give Megan a gift she will never forget American Idol’s Jason Castro will perform a benefit concert for Megan. Full Story »
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the settlement Tuesday. The agency says black and Hispanic workers were repeatedly subjected to racial slurs and graffiti in the bathroom that depicted lynchings and swastikas. Full Story »
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 said Tuesday the Safeway workers voted overwhelmingly against the offer. The union says the workers hope Safeway will continue to negotiate. Full Story »
The court ruled 6-1 on Monday that the statewide smoking ban can legally apply to theaters. Theater production companies challenged the ban, arguing that smoking is necessary to accurately produce plays. Full Story »
Candace Bowers was driving eastbound on Joplin Avenue approaching the curve just west of Portland Avenue when when apparently over-corrected, causing the vehicle to slide sideways and off the south side of the road. Her vehicle struck a piece of construction equpment parked there. Full Story »
The Holiday Shootout champion game between Las Animas and Rocky Ford came down to the final seconds and it was the Lady Trojans who were on top as time expired, 35-33. Full Story »
Find out about today's clue for the Lucky Horseshoe. Full Story »
Divine signs show up in calf and cutting board, someone donates a pontoon boat to Goodwill, people assault each other with a bagel and doughnut, and more in this week’s issue. Full Story »
Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture, John Stulp, has named Jim Miller, of Parker, as the Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Deputy Commissioner. Full Story »
The Rev. Morris Joseph "Skip" Ehrlich III, formerly pastor of First Presbyterian Church, is accused of molesting an 80 year-old woman twice while he was pastor at First Presbyterian in Texas City, according to The Southeast Texas Record. Full Story »
With three games to play, the Denver Broncos are 8-5 and control their own fate. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? It was just a year ago that the Broncos were 8-5 with a three-game lead in the AFC West. They had to win just one of their final three to get into the playoffs. Full Story »
Several people gathered in the chilly sanctuary of the Abbey monastery Saturday to hear Paula Sheagley perform Christmas music in the Abbey’s bell tower. Full Story »
Between 250 and 300 people worked their way through the holiday craft fair at Florence High School this weekend. The second annual fair benefited the FHS band students, who are going to Washington D.C. in the spring to participate in a clinical at George Mason University. Full Story »
U.S. Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff met with nearly 40 people Saturday at the Cañon Coffee Café to discuss his campaign and the issues important to Fremont County. Full Story »
The Cañon City boys basketball team was unable to come back after a devastating first half Friday night on the road at Cheyenne Mountain High School. The Tigers (3-3) lost 74-58. Full Story »
DENVER - They might not agree on how to solve it, but Republican and Democratic leaders of the state Legislature shared the opinion Monday that budgetary concerns and economic woes will be paramount during the upcoming legislative session when it kicks off next month. Full Story »
ROCKY FORD - Aurora will develop more engineering on the High Line Canal with an eye toward future water deals. Full Story »
DENVER - Longtime Pueblo Democratic figure Bill Thiebaut is getting a second chance to become President Barack Obama's choice to fill the post of U.S. attorney for Colorado. Full Story »
City Council will conduct a public hearing Dec. 28, on whether to extend its current moratorium on licensing medical marijuana dispensaries until June 1 in the hope that the General Assembly will have approved some statewide regulations on how to license such businesses. Full Story »
Investigators on Monday were still collecting evidence and interviewing individuals related to the murder last week of Robert Piserchio in his Stonemoor Hills home. Full Story »
Health care, higher education and water are on the minds of Coloradans two state senators found during a statewide listening tour that started in August and continued sporadically before ending last week in Colorado Springs. by Pam Zubeck Health care, higher education and water are on the minds of Coloradans, and in very specific ways, two state senators found during a statewide listening tour ... Full Story »
Two years later, the Warrior Transition Unit appears less a shining success than a public-relations smokescreen, behind which the Army continues breaking its promise to care for wounded soldiers. by Anthony Lane The day before 13 people died in a Nov. 5 shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, a familiar routine was playing out at Army posts across the country: Get home from war, prepare to go back ... Full Story »
The Army created Warrior Transition Units two years ago, after it was throttled by media reports of horrific conditions facing wounded soldiers. by Anthony Lane The Army created Warrior Transition Units two years ago, after it was throttled by media reports of horrific conditions facing wounded soldiers. When created, WTUs were cast as kind of sanctuaries. They'd free up space in combat units ... Full Story »
"It's going to be a big pissing match." by Anthony Lane It took a single legislative amendment in 1985 to double the prison sentences for Colorado felons. Other laws created "mandatory minimums" for certain crimes or stiffened penalties for the ones thought to show "extraordinary risk." Going the opposite direction hasn't been as easy, even with prison costs helping to crush the state budget ... Full Story »
There's nothing like a good old-fashioned payoff to get the ball rolling. But when it comes to paying companies to move in or simply stick around in Colorado Springs, the stakes are enormous and competition fierce. by Pam Zubeck There's nothing like a good old-fashioned payoff to get the ball rolling. But when it comes to paying companies to move in or simply stick around in Colorado Springs ... Full Story »
Health officials across the nation are scrambling to recall 800,000 doses of swine flu vaccination. El Paso County received 200 doses of the recalled vaccination, and health officials emphasize the recall is not because of safety violations. Providers in the community who might have received those doses will be notified by the health department and asked not [...] Full Story »
The Brookings Institute has concluded that no multistate region was hit harder by last year’s economic crisis than the six-state Intermountain zone, which includes Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Idaho, Colorado and Nevada. The declaration comes from Brookings inaugural quarterly report about the economic health of the intermountain west and is based on data from the 3rd quarter of [...] Full Story »
During September 2009, private industry costs for employee compensation in the Western states, including Colorado, was $29.44 per hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employer costs in the Midwest were $26.32, $24.40 in the South and $32.14 in the Northeast. Among private industry employers, overall costs averaged $27.49 per hour in the United States, said [...] Full Story »
The state’s budget woes dominated a look ahead to the legislative session on Monday. Lawmakers are expected to cut 1 billion dollars from next year’s budget in order to balance it. Leaders from both parties and the Governor discussed their plans for the months ahead at the Colorado Press Association. Bente Birkeland reports from the [...] Full Story »
The Colorado Department of Revenue says sales tax collections for November were down compared to the same month last year…lawmakers discuss the state budget…and, Pueblo city council to consider extending a medical marijuana dispensary moratorium, according to the Pueblo Chieftain. Download audio file (121409_053230_AC_roundup.mp3) Full Story »
An internal investigation reveals faulty blood-alcohol tests in Colorado Springs DUI cases…Most Coloradans have access to broadband internet, with large gaps in rural areas…and, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pueblo gets a new bishop. Download audio file (121109_053230_AC_roundup.mp3) Full Story »
Senator Michael Bennet is co-sponsoring a bill intended up todate an 1872 hard-rock mining law…A train derails west of Denver…and Saguache residents hold a meeting to discuss a proposal from Tessera Solar seeking to build a solar power plant. Download audio file (121009_053230_AC_roundup.mp3) Full Story »
The economic downturn means Colorado’s government continues to cut the budgets of nearly every state agency. But one has grown substantially – health programs for the poor. That’s thanks in large part to 900-million dollars in assistance from the federal stimulus package. But health care providers say serving the growing number of poor remains a [...] Full Story »
A lynx is released in Villafranca de Cordoba, southern Spain. AFP/Cristina Quicler
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