Posted 6:55 AM 5/22/2013 by Stephen Bowers
With all the talk about tornadoes following the massive and very powerful tornado that hit Oklahoma earlier this week, I wanted to give you an idea of how common tornadoes are in Colorado.
We have accurate tornado records in the United States back to 1950, and from then to 2012 the (More)
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Posted 2:05 AM 5/22/2013 by Lacey Steele
Pet parents are going to the dogs.
Nearly half of dog owners spend $50 a month on their animals, compared to fewer than 40% of cat owners.
That's according to a survey from CouponCabin.com.
Nearly a quarter of pet owners fess up to holding or attending a birthday celebration for an animal.
That number is also higher for dog owners than cat owners.
Posted 2:03 AM 5/22/2013 by Lacey Steele
Sweet dreams can end with a rude awakening.
Nearly 60,000 Lea panel, loft and bunk beds in various sizes are being recalled.
It turns out the side mattress support rails can break, posing a fall hazard.
The rails are on 34 different Lea beds.
They (More)
Posted 10:13 PM 5/21/2013 by Jordan Mason
Two Southern Colorado high school teams played for state championships Tuesday.
Cheyenne Mountain won the 4A girls golf team championship at Broken Tee Golf Course in Englewood.
At the 3A girls soccer championship game at Dick's Sporting Good Park in Commerce City, The Classical Academy lost 1-0 in double overtime to Peak to Peak.
Posted 10:05 PM 5/21/2013 by Jordan Mason
DENVER (AP) - Wilin Rosario drove in Carlos Gonzalez with a one-out single in the 10th inning to lift Colorado past the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Tuesday night after the Rockies squandered a late four-run lead.
Gonzalez hit a double and reliever Matt Reynolds (0-2) intentionally (More)
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Posted 9:49 PM 5/21/2013 by Connie Murphy
PHOENIX (AP) - Jodi Arias begged jurors Tuesday to give her life in prison, saying she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview that she preferred execution to spending the rest of her days in jail.
Standing confidently but at times her voice breaking, Arias told (More)
Posted 9:22 PM 5/21/2013 by Connie Murphy
WASHINGTON (AP) - A key figure in the Internal Revenue Service controversy plans to invoke her constitutional right not to testify at a congressional hearing on Wednesday.
Lois Lerner is the director of the IRS division that handles applications for tax exempt status. That division (More)
Posted 8:58 PM 5/21/2013 by Connie Murphy
DENVER (AP) - A stoned-driving bill awaiting the governor's signature has attracted a lawsuit from a northern Colorado man who wants to block the measure.
Brandon Baker of Nunn says he uses marijuana for religious reasons and that the blood limit at which drivers would be considered (More)
Posted 8:54 PM 5/21/2013 by Connie Murphy
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - An emergency official says Oklahoma has reinforced tornado shelters in more than 100 schools across the state, but the two that were hit by this week's storms in suburban Oklahoma City did not have them.
Seven children sheltering in above-ground classrooms at the (More)
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Posted 8:40 PM 5/21/2013 by Connie Murphy
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children.
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Posted 8:17 PM 5/21/2013 by Jordan Mason
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Free agent defensive back Charles Woodson has signed a one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders to return to his original team.
Woodson signed the deal Tuesday night at the team's facility. Woodson was greeted Tuesday afternoon by about 100 adoring fans urging (More)
Posted 6:16 PM 5/21/2013 by Jordan Mason
Colorado Springs, May 21----------Fans of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb will have a special opportunity to meet the drivers and racers with their autos and bikes on a very close, personal basis as Race Week opens on Monday, June 24.
It's the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (More)
Posted 6:16 PM 5/21/2013 by Joe Bevans
Four different kinds of animals are welcoming new babies at the Colorado Springs Mounatin Zoo. Over the past month, a new Red River Hog baby, a Porcupine, Lynx kittens, and two Joeys have been born. The zoo say's that this is an indication that they have healthy, happy animals. When animals reproduce in zoos, it means they feel comfortable with their surroundings.
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