Soap Box racers coast through downtown Springs
Eager racers aged 7 to 17 lined the top of the hill on Costilla Street in downtown Colorado Springs early Sunday with soap box cars of every color.At the 9th annual Pike Peak Soap Box Derby, 46 racers...
View ArticleUPDATE: Fort Collins fire prompts ozone alert in Springs
A large fire near Fort Collins that has burned more than 20 square miles prompted an "ozone action day alert" for El Paso County and much of the Front Range. People with sensitive lungs may experience...
View ArticleCRIME STOPPERS: Recent arrest warrants issued (6/11/12)
Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help finding these people for whom felony arrest warrants have been issued.
View ArticleUPDATE: Commerce Sec. Bryson suffered 'seizure' in connection with crashes
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE - 7:35 A.M. U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson suffered a 'seizure' in connection with Los Angeles -area car crashes. More to details to come. --- SAN GABRIEL, Calif. — U.S....
View ArticleMovers & Shakers: New hires, promotions, honors, new businesses
• Community Partnership for Child Development announced its hiring of Laraine Saldivar Gillespie as development officer for the agency. Saldivar Gillespie has more than 20 years of experience in...
View ArticleNadal tops Djokovic for 7th French Open title
PARIS — Rain or shine, clay or mud, Sunday or Monday, Rafael Nadal rules Roland Garros. The man they call "Rafa" won his record seventh French Open title Monday, returning a day after getting rained...
View ArticleSUNRISE: Wife allegedly stabs husband near downtown
An argument between a husband and wife escalated fast when she allegedly stabbed him in the hand. Colorado Springs police say it happened about 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the 300 block of East Brookside...
View ArticleLarimer County wildfire doubles in size
BELLVUE — Authorities on Monday were ramping up the fight against large wildfires burning out of control in northern Colorado and southern New Mexico. Ten air tankers and 400 firefighters were at a...
View Article10 injured when car crashes into restaurant
AURORA — Aurora police say 10 people were injured when a car crashed into a restaurant. The accident occurred Sunday evening when the driver apparently hit the gas instead of the brakes. Eight of the...
View ArticleABC's Roberts has blood, bone marrow disorder
NEW YORK — Robin Roberts is facing a new medical challenge that will require her to start chemotherapy and get a bone marrow transplant. The "Good Morning America" anchor announced on the ABC show...
View ArticleState replaces 49 obsolete bridges
DENVER — Colorado has replaced 49 bridges as part of a program to fix structures rated poor by inspectors. That's less than a third of the estimated 160 bridges that are considered risky. According to...
View ArticleLocal gas prices remain above national average
Local gas prices continue to trickle down, but still remain above both the national average and prices a year ago. The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded Monday in Colorado Springs was...
View ArticleCourt refuses to hear 'birther' argument again
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal challenging President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship and his eligibility to serve as commander in chief. Without comment, the high court on...
View ArticleMcEvoy still hasn’t received full $1.15M exit bonus
Don’t call Larry McEvoy the Million Dollar Man just yet. McEvoy, the former CEO of Memorial Health System, still hasn’t been paid the entire 18 months severance pay — or $1 million — under a...
View ArticleFBI: Violent crime down for fifth straight year
WASHINGTON — The number of violent crimes reported to police across the country fell 4 percent last year when compared to 2010, the fifth straight year of declines. The FBI also said Monday that the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Park County wildfire grows to 69 acres
A wildfire in Park County has grown to 69 acres overnight. The wildfire, that officials say was 20 percent contained at 11 a.m. Monday, is burning in grass, shrubs and timber near Badger Mountain. The...
View ArticleSuspect in Auburn killings has court record
AUBURN, Ala. — The man suspected in a weekend party shooting that killed three people and wounded three others was previously arrested on charges involving guns and twice sued for child support,...
View ArticleBach will ask council to end FREX
Mayor Steve Bach will ask the City Council on Tuesday to discontinue FREX. The commuter bus service between Colorado Springs and Denver, officially called the FrontRange Express, has been on the...
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