Posted 8:24 PM 10/30/2012 by Matt Stafford
Is your Halloween costume ready to go?
Halloween has turned into a huge moneymaker. The National Retail Federation says people will spend $8 billion on it this year. It's not the $500 billion spent during the December holidays, but shoppers are spending more to trick or treat every (More)
Posted 6:13 PM 10/29/2012 by Joe Bevans
Local dentists are offering a dollar for every pound of candy returned to their offices. The candy will then be paired with other items to make Halloween packages for soldiers. One such office is Rocky Mountain Pediatric Dentistry at Powers and Woodmen. Dentists say that most kids don't need all the sweets they get during trick or treat, and this helps the troops as well.
Posted 9:08 AM 3/6/2013 by Kate Richards
Weekend on the go
Pre-School Nature Program - "bats"Friday 10 a.m.Garden of the Gods Visitor CenterColorado SpringsFree
Fall Book SaleFriday - SundayEast Library Colorado SpringsPrices Vary
Pajamas in the Park: Camping (More)
Posted 1:34 PM 10/25/2012 by Alyse Rzemek
There's some encouraging news from a highway safety group, about keeping your child safe while riding in a car.
Test results being released Thursday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety are providing a boost for booster seats.
Ann McCartt with the Insurance Institute for (More)
Posted 8:30 PM 10/22/2012 by Matt Stafford
Parents are understandably tense following the murder of ten-year-old Jessica Ridgeway in Westminster. In the days since, we've had reports of strangers trying to lure children in southern Colorado.
Colorado Springs police are looking for a burgundy truck after Friday, at the Classical (More)
Posted 8:34 AM 10/19/2012 by Kate Richards
WEEKEND ON THE GO
Start Up Basics for VeteransFriday 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.Small Business Development CenterColorado Springs Free (registration required)
Pumpkin Patch/Corn Maze Friday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.Two Springs Ranch PuebloPrices Vary
(More)...Posted 6:20 PM 10/18/2012 by Joe Bevans
DENVER (AP) - Some Colorado pastors are urging people to vote against making marijuana legal without a doctor's recommendation. About 10 pastors spoke out Wednesday against the Colorado ballot proposal. If approved, it would allow adults over 21 to possess small amounts of marijuana for (More)
Posted 4:43 PM 10/16/2012 by Alyse Rzemek
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (AP) -- Have you spent your life hunting for the perfect wife? Maybe you have met the one but are feeling gun shy?
An Iowa jeweler is offering free rifles for husbands-to-be who spend at least $1,999 on an engagement ring at his store near Iowa City.
Jeweler (More)
Posted 6:46 PM 10/15/2012 by Greg Boyce
The American Cancer Society will hold a walk and fundraiser on Saturday in Pueblo at City Park.
The event runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Those interested in learning more are encouraged to click here or to (More)
Posted 3:40 PM 10/13/2012 by Matt Stafford
The Colorado Springs Cool Science Festival is off with a bang. The festival runs through the 21st, but Saturday was the carnival at UCCS.
At the carnival there were several exhibits setup for kids to get hands on with science around them. More than 120 local organizations helped out this (More)