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• Parents, Bars Would Have Final Say on Alcohol if Bill Passes Play Video

  January 8, 2013 8:09 PM

  Colorado could be the next state to allow alcohol sales to certain minors, with parental approval. Right now there are 11 states that have exceptions to the 21-and-up rule, which allows bars and restaurants to sell alcohol to minors between the ages of 18 and 21, as long as a... more »

• Bill would let CO parents buy alcohol for children

  January 7, 2013 4:14 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Parents could be able buy alcohol for their children at Colorado bars and restaurants if they were 18 and older but not 21 yet, under a proposal by a Republican lawmaker. Sen. Greg Brophy is introducing the bill for the legislative session that begins Wednesday. He says... more »

• DEA hosts drug takeback, getting meds out of teens hands Play Video

  April 26, 2012 8:53 PM

  There's a push to crack down on deaths from drug overdoses, and the hidden killers could be in your medicine cabinet. A majority of new abusers of pain killers got the drugs from friends or family. The survey from the Office of National Drug Control Policy shows 68% of... more »

• Parents' rights bill passes with a twist

  April 5, 2012 10:01 PM

  A new bill requiring schools to get parental consent before giving surveys to kids is now on the governor's desk waiting to be signed into law, but the end product is far from the original proposal. Bill supporters wanted written consent before asking kids about things like tobacco and... more »

• Pizza delivery attack raises questions over late-night work hazards Play Video

  February 19, 2012 12:22 AM

  Police are looking for a man who attacked and robbed a pizza delivery person last night in the 2900 block of East Fountain Blvd. The driver was walking back to his vehicle when he was knocked to the ground and robbed. The attack is raising questions about the unknown... more »

• Super Bowl Super Costs

  February 5, 2012 9:47 PM

  Were the bowls at your Super Bowl party just not that super this year? You're not alone--apparently, the rising cost of food was a foul to many Super Bowl party hosts. "This bag used to be two fifty," Charlene Maneafaiga said, holding up a bag of chips. "And now... more »

• Man hospitalized after auto/pedestrian accident

  January 31, 2012 9:59 AM

  A man is hospitalized after an overnight auto/pedestrian accident in the 1100 block of Hwy 50 Frontage Rd in Pueblo. Police say the victim suffered serious injuries and was transported to Parkview hospital. The accident is under investigation. Alcohol and drugs are considered factors in the investigation. ... more »

• CO legislator loses committee chair position over traffic stop

  January 28, 2012 10:44 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Police say a law designed to protect Colorado lawmakers' ability to travel to and from the statehouse to cast their vote prevented police from determining whether one lawmaker was driving drunk. Police ticketed Rep. Laura Bradford, a Republican from Grand Junction, with illegal lane change and improper... more »

• Air Force Academy investigating illegal drug use by cadets

  January 12, 2012 3:02 PM

  The Air Force Academy is investigating approximately 15 cadets for violating a General Order prohibiting the use of intoxicating substances-other than alcohol, caffeine, tobacco or lawfully-used prescribed medications. "The abuse of these products by military members, cadets or cadet candidates contradicts the nature of the profession of arms, threatens... more »

• Police "saturation patrols" still in place Play Video

  January 1, 2012 11:17 PM

  In just the past three months. Colorado Springs Police have busted more than 400 drunk drivers. Those numbers we obtained from CSPD don't include dui arrests from this past weekend either. "For the last couple of nights we did concentrate on the downtown area and the I-25 corridor there." explains... more »

• Free rides home for local NYE parties

  December 31, 2011 10:39 AM

  As you get ready to ring in the New Year, don't forget about the free rides home being offered. Miller-Coors is working with the State Department of Transportation; offering $10 cab vouchers to be given out at many bars and restaurants. In Colorado Springs McDivitt Law Firm is... more »

• Teen drug abuse study has ups and downs

  December 15, 2011 12:18 AM

  Teen habits towards alcohol, tobacco, and drugs are taking dramatic changes. "We are seeing significant decrease in alcohol drinking behaviors since 1996 when it was very high," says Dr. Nora Volkow of the National Institute of Health. The annual study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows... more »

• Georgia joins Colorado and other states to allow alcohol sales on Sundays

  November 9, 2011 8:08 AM

  ATLANTA (AP) - Voters in dozens of cities and towns across Georgia have struck down long-standing rules against Sunday alcohol sales, leaving just two other states in the nation with similar bans intact. In Atlanta, Fulton County Board of Elections spokesman Mark Henderson said unofficial results from Tuesday's vote... more »

• Utah inmates sick after drinking in prison

  October 5, 2011 5:50 PM

  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah health officials are investigating a suspected botulism outbreak in 12 inmates who may have contracted the disease after drinking alcohol homebrewed inside a prison cell. Salt Lake Valley Health Department spokesman Nicholas Rupp says eight men were hospitalized, three of which are in critical... more »

• Alcohol and Speed are factors in deadly accident in Pueblo

  September 10, 2011 3:03 PM

  Pueblo Police have determined that alcohol and high speed are factors that contributed to a fatal traffic accident on the north bound exit from I-25 to the Highway 50 Bypass shortly before 2:00 am Saturday. The Pueblo Police Traffic investigation unit reports that a 23 year old unidentified male was... more »

• Weight tops the list of tough topics to talk about with your kids

  August 20, 2011 12:28 AM

  A news study says "weight" is the more difficult conversation for parents to have with their kids; tougher than sex, drugs, and alcohol. The information comes from the "Raising Fit Kids" national study, where more than 2,200 parents and children were surveyed on their opinions and perspectives on weight... more »

• Air traffic controller could have been drunk on job

  July 19, 2011 8:36 AM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating allegations that a Colorado air traffic controller was drunk while controlling live air traffic. According to KMGH-TV, officials tested a veteran air traffic controller for alcohol earlier this month while he was on duty and his blood alcohol content... more »

• Children served alcoholic drinks at restaurant

  July 8, 2011 6:49 AM

  A Colorado woman says she's angry that a restaurant served her three children strawberry daiquiris instead of the strawberry smoothies she ordered. Pam Bruenning of Longmont says her children, ages 8, 6 and 1, were served the full-tilt drinks during a July 4 outing at a local Chili's restaurant.... more »

• Marijuana limit legalization

  July 6, 2011 6:35 AM

  A state title board is deciding to put another question about marijuana on the ballot this Wednesday. They will make a decision about making marijuana comparable to alcohol for the 2012 ballots. A marijuana activist challenging proposed language for the ballot measure says it's a flawed description because there's... more »

• State Parks enforcing alcohol bans on lakes

  June 21, 2011 7:02 AM

  DENVER (AP) - State parks officials are aiming for a dry summer on Colorado lakes. To keep it dry - as in no drunken boating - law enforcement officers will be out in force this weekend. Colorado State Parks is participating in "Operation Dry Water," a national campaign that... more »

• Marijuana taxes could help Pueblo alcohol treatment program

  April 1, 2011 1:45 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Marijuana taxes could save the day for an endangered drug and alcohol treatment program threatened by state budget cuts. A bill cleared for a House debate Friday sends $1 million worth of sales taxes collected from medical marijuana sales to the Circle Program at the Colorado... more »

• Trouble brewing over state beer laws

  March 23, 2011 11:31 PM

  Battle lines are being drawn in Colorado over House Bill 1284 which gives the right to sell full strength beers in convenience and grocery stores. As it stands, those stores can only sell beer that's 3.2% alcohol or lower. Sean Duffy who represents both King Soopers and Safeway super... more »

• Latest numbers on DUI related arrests and deaths released

  January 7, 2011 7:38 PM

  Between November 23rd and Jan 3rd, law enforcement agencies all across Colorado conducted arrests of 1,556 people for driving impaired. During the same period 41 people were killed on Colorado roadways with 14 0f those fatal accidents being linked to alcohol. The report states that alcohol related fatalities are... more »

• Sorority investigates alleged hazing at CU

  October 26, 2010 8:37 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A sorority at the University of Colorado in Boulder is investigating an alleged hazing in which a new member was pressured to drink alcohol. Alpha Phi International said in a statement Monday that it appears it was an isolated incident of one person being forced... more »

• Starbucks' plan for alcohol getting mixed reviews

  October 21, 2010 8:07 PM

  For coffee shops most business is in the mornings, but mega-chain Starbucks is looking to reach more people later in the day -- by adding beer and wine. "I think it could help them build their traffic in the afternoon," says Jordan Vaughan, a Colorado Springs customer. Another... more »

• Lindsay Lohan ordered to jail over failed drug test

  September 24, 2010 12:23 PM

  Actress Lindsay Lohan is headed back to jail after a failed drug test. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elden S. Fox ordered the actress jailed during a court hearing Friday. Her next court appearance was set for Oct. 22. Fox did not set bail and Lohan will be... more »

• Arrest warrant issued for Lindsay Lohan

  September 20, 2010 3:47 PM

  A Beverly Hills judge has issued an arrest warrant for Lindsay Lohan after the actress failed a drug test. She has been ordered to appear in court Friday and is now facing possible jail time for violating her probation. Officials at Los Angeles County Superior Court say a bench... more »

• DUI patrols, checkpoints to continue through the weekend

  September 2, 2010 6:59 PM

  The unofficial end of summer is approaching, and the Colorado State Patrol and law enforcement agencies across the state are ramping up DUI enforcement with a goal of zero drug or alcohol-related fatalities this holiday weekend. The crackdown will wrap up Colorado's "100 Days of Heat" summer DUI campaign... more »

• Fort Carson beefing-up alcohol abuse programs

  August 30, 2010 10:33 AM

  A new Army program will allow Fort Carson soldiers to seek help for alcohol abuse anonymously so they don't worry about their supervisors finding out. The program is already in place at other Army posts including Alaska and Hawaii and it will begin Monday at Fort Carson. The... more »

• Sobriety checkpoint in El Paso County Friday night

  August 26, 2010 10:22 AM

  The El Paso County Sheriff's Office will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in northern El Paso County Friday night. Deputies will begin screening drivers at 7:30 p.m. Anyone suspected of driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages or drugs will be put through sobriety maneuvers. The checkpoint will remain... more »

• Former homeless man uses detox to turn over new leaf

  August 25, 2010 8:05 PM

  Kevin Loveall's problems started at an early age. "For 34 years I drank. I just never was serious about staying sober and getting help." he explains, dressed in his green inmate uniform, "I wound up homeless and I wound up here." He's talking about the El Paso County Detox Center.... more »

• RFK Jr.'s wife faces new impaired-driving charge

  August 24, 2010 8:42 AM

  Police say the wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs in New York's Hudson Valley. The arrest comes one month after Mary Kennedy's license was suspended following her guilty plea to driving while impaired by alcohol. State police say... more »

• Death rate soars for binge drinkers with high blood pressure

  August 20, 2010 2:02 PM

  New research indicates that the death rate soars for binge drinkers when the also have high blood pressure. Scientists at Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea found the risk of cardiovascular death in men with a blood pressure of at least 168 over 100 was three... more »

• Crash kills one in Huerfano County

  August 16, 2010 1:41 PM

  The Colorado State Patrol is investigating alcohol as a possible contributing factor in an accident that killed one man on Friday night. It happened about four miles west of Walsenburg on Highway 160. According to the accident report a mid 90s model Toyota Camry was traveling west when it... more »

• Victim, driver in deadly pedestrian crash identified

  July 28, 2010 2:47 PM

  A Pueblo pedestrian who was killed Tuesday night was hit by two vehicles, a police investigation has revealed. One driver stopped, the other continued on. Pueblo County Coroner Dr. Jim Kramer has identified the victim as Rita Pretiger, 50. She was pronounced dead at Parkview Medical Center. She died... more »

• New info: Pedestrian killed in Pueblo was woman

  July 28, 2010 10:05 AM

  Pueblo Police say the pedestrian killed by a car last night was a woman. She was around 50-years-old. Her name has not been released because family members have not been notified. Police told Georgiann Lymberopoulos that the driver of the car that hit the woman stopped immediately. Alcohol and... more »

• Lindsay Lohan sentenced to jail

  July 7, 2010 8:42 AM

  Troubled actress Lindsey Lohan is headed for jail. The 24-year-old actress was sentenced Tuesday in a Beverly Hills courtroom for violating probation in connection with her DUI cases. After a shocking day in court Tuesday, Lindsay Lohan wakes up this morning facing jail time. A California judge had enough.... more »

• Lohan judge says she won't consider alcohol report

  July 6, 2010 1:54 PM

  A judge at Lindsay Lohan's probation revocation hearing says she will not consider whether the actress consumed alcohol last month after attending the MTV Movie Awards. Prosecutors had hoped to introduce reports from an ankle, alcohol monitor to show the "Mean Girls" actress had violated a court order against... more »

• 2 dead after early morning I-25 crash in Fountain

  June 19, 2010 9:34 AM

  Two people are dead after a roll-over accident, closing traffic, early Saturday morning. It happened around 2 a.m. Colorado State Patrol says a sedan, heading northbound on I-25 in Fountain, lost control. The vehicle hit the median and rolled twice, blocking both northbound lanes. A passenger, 20 year-old... more »

• Despite increased patrols, many already dead in traffic accidents

  June 11, 2010 5:28 PM

  Twenty three people have already died in traffic accidents this summer season in Colorado, despite increased patrols by law enforcement agencies. More than one-quarter of the fatalities since May 24, were a result of alcohol-related crashes. And 56 percent of the drivers and passengers killed were not wearing seat... more »

• Lohan alcohol monitor goes off

  June 8, 2010 4:25 PM

  A person familiar with Lindsay Lohan's probation says the actress is facing a possible violation after her alcohol ankle-monitor went off this week. The source, who was not authorized to speak publicly, tells The Associated Press that the monitor apparently went off after Lohan appeared at the MTV Movie... more »

• Ted Koppel's son found dead in NYC apartment

  June 1, 2010 8:28 AM

  Police say the 40-year-old son of former ABC anchor Ted Koppel has been found dead in a New York City apartment. Detective John Sweeney said Andrew Koppel was declared dead at around 1:30 a.m. Monday in a Washington Heights apartment in Manhattan. The cause of death has not yet... more »

• Lindsay Lohan to wear Colorado alcohol bracelet

  May 25, 2010 10:32 AM

  If an alcohol-monitoring bracelet can keep celebrities like Lindsay Lohan from drinking, some parents might wonder: "Can I get one for my teen?" The answer is no. For the time being, Denver-based Alcohol Monitoring Systems Inc. only sells the bracelets to the courts, probation officers and others who want... more »

• Dead CSU student's blood alcohol level was .212

  May 19, 2010 10:18 AM

  Coroner's officials say a Colorado State University student who died from a drug and alcohol overdose had a blood alcohol level of .212, more than double the legal limit to drive. Twenty-year-old John Hunter Hauck is the son of former Boulder District Attorney Alex Hunter, who was the first... more »

• Pueblo man arrested in alleged plot to "cripple" boy

  May 10, 2010 8:59 AM

  Pueblo police have arrested a man accused of trying to hire someone to cut his ex-girlfriend's face and hurt her nephew. John Richard Lucero, 22, of Pueblo was arrested Friday on a warrant for attempted first-degree assault. Police Sgt. Eric Bravo says Lucero is accused of offering an undercover... more »

• Colorado grocery stores want liquor sale rights

  May 5, 2010 8:30 AM

  Colorado lawmakers will try again to win approval for a measure that would allow grocery stores to sell liquor and other spirits. The proposal has been opposed by the growing craft beer industry. The measure has already won from the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee and on Wednesday, it... more »

• Deputy: School shooting suspect smelled of alcohol

  April 29, 2010 8:26 AM

  A man accused of shooting and wounding two Colorado students on school grounds has been ordered by a judge to stand trial for attempted first-degree murder and other charges. The suspect, 32-year-old Bruco Strong Eagle Eastwood, was in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing. He's accused of wounding two... more »

• Colorado Springs resident dies from injuries

  April 26, 2010 2:18 PM

  A Colorado Springs resident has from injuries she suffered in a traffic crash on the western slope. Colleen Tolleson, 30, died Sunday. The single vehicle rollover crash happened Saturday night on Highway 24 in Lake County. The Toyota Landcruiser was driven by Richard Tolleson, 40. He was treated... more »

• Fight involving +20 people leaves man with life-threatening injuries

  April 19, 2010 10:48 AM

  Eagle County sheriff's officials say a Gypsum man has life-threatening head injuries after a fight involving more than 20 people. Authorities say male and female juveniles and adults were involved in the fight around 2:20 a.m. Saturday in Gypsum. It's not clear what started it. Sheriff's officials say a 23-year-old... more »

• Study: Young women drinking risks condition preceding breast cancer

  April 13, 2010 12:38 PM

  A study at Harvard University says that young women who regularly drink alcohol are increasing the chance they'll develop a condition that often precedes breast cancer. The researchers from Harvard University studied 9,000 girls ages 16 to 23. They looked at their alcohol habits, then followed up two years... more »

• Study found young women drinking increases condition preceding breast cancer

  April 13, 2010 12:19 PM

  A study at Harvard University says that young women who regularly drink alcohol are increasing the chance they'll develop a condition that often precedes breast cancer . The researchers from Harvard University studied 9,000 girls ages 16 to 23. They looked at their alcohol habits, then followed up two... more »