Colorado

2/11/2013

Former Ft. Carson soldier receives Medal of Honor

Posted 5:06 PM 2/11/2013 by Matt Stafford

A former Fort Carson soldier has been given the nation's highest military honor.

Retired Staff Sergeant Clint Romesha was presented with the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama Monday at the White House.

"These men were outnumbered, outgunned, and almost overrun," President Obama (More)

Colorado Springs man has his AK-47 destroyed

Colorado regulators approve 500-foot drilling setback

2/10/2013

Bus carrying church members rolls near Fraser

Posted 10:04 AM 2/10/2013 by Matt Stafford

FRASER, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a charter bus filled with more than three dozen members of a Littleton church rolled off a snowpacked roadway west of Fraser, but the few reported injuries were minor. The Colorado State Patrol says the bus went off the side of Grand County Road 50 (More)

W. Colo. school board votes to arm administrators

2/9/2013

Springs caregivers get "Chicken Soup" for their souls

Posted 5:48 PM 2/9/2013 by Siera Santos, ssantos@koaa.com

Studies have shown caregivers have shorter lifespans because of their stressful occupation. But on Saturday, it was their turn to be taken care of.

The renowned, best-selling author of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books, LeAnn Thieman, spoke to an audience of around 140 caregivers at (More)

Denver officers won't be charged in beating case

2/8/2013

Man with gun tackled outside Westminster Walmart

Posted 4:13 PM 2/8/2013 by AP posted by Siera Santos

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) - Westminster police say a man accused of reaching for a gun outside a Walmart store was tackled by a customer. Now the man faces criminal charges. Police say Cassidy Ray Rhoads faces possible charges of improper possession of a weapon by a previous (More)

Civil unions gets initial nod in state Senate

Palisade boys buried after being left alone in SUV

2/7/2013

Colorado snowpack falls well below normal

Posted 8:37 AM 2/7/2013 by JD Downing

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Colorado's snowpack has dropped to 72 percent of normal and time is running out to make up the difference.The Natural Resources Conservation Service, a federal agency that tracks the levels, says the below-average snowpack is producing a bleak water-supply outlook (More)

Aurora shooting victims face harassment

2/6/2013

Aerial survey shows beetle infestation spreading in Colorado

Posted 5:47 PM 2/6/2013 by Alyse Rzemek

DENVER (AP) - An annual aerial survey of forest health in Colorado shows the mountain pine beetle epidemic is slowing dramatically, but the spruce beetle outbreak is expanding. The U.S. Forest Service and Colorado State Forest Service said Wednesday the mountain pine beetle epidemic (More)

Colo. bill makes it harder to plead insanity

2/5/2013

Colo. bill promoting debates on evolution fails

Posted 2:40 PM 2/5/2013 by AP posted by Juice Godfrey

IVAN MORENOAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - A Republican proposal urging Colorado public schools and colleges to support debates on evolution and global warming failed to advance in the Legislature. The proposal sought to create a friendly environment for debates on (More)

Colorado Dems propose gun limits, no assault ban

Labor bill for firefighters prevails in Senate

2/3/2013

Searchers comb Rocky Mountain Nat. Park for missing man

Posted 11:41 AM 2/3/2013 by Matt Stafford

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) - Crews are dealing with wintry conditions in their search for a Texas man who is believed to have gone missing in Rocky Mountain National Park. Park officials say no new snow fell in the search area overnight Saturday, but 9 new inches (More)

2/2/2013

Denver recruiting teachers from corporate world

Posted 9:47 AM 2/2/2013 by Matt Stafford

DENVER (AP) - A Denver Public Schools program is recruiting people from the corporate world to become licensed teachers. The Denver Teacher Residency is modeled on medical residencies. Prospective teachers observe and work with mentor teachers for a full year while also enrolling in (More)