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• Update: Plane missing with 2 on board

  August 31, 2012 6:22 PM

  Law enforcement has not heard back from a plane that went missing earlier today in Pueblo. Charlene Graham from the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office says the plane is overdue, but did not give a time that the plane should have arrived at the Pueblo Airport. Graham says there... more »

• Trinidad superintendent controversy continues Play Video

  March 28, 2012 12:25 AM

  A battle is heating up in Trinidad over District 1's first year superintendent. We went to the board meeting Tuesday night to find out more from both sides. It comes down to numbers and public image. We spoke to the chairman of Concerned Parents and Community, also... more »

• Health Department Director to retire

  February 29, 2012 6:12 PM

  The head of the El Paso County Health Department will retire next week. Kandi Buckland has been the director for 11 years. "Ms. Buckland has done an outstanding job of leading this agency through some of the most challenging times of inevitable budget reductions and disease outbreaks such as... more »

• School board elections could see new contribution limits

  January 19, 2012 5:49 AM

  DENVER (AP) - High-dollar school board elections in Colorado have gotten the attention of state lawmakers, who are looking at campaign contribution limits. A bill up for debate in a House committee Thursday sets a new $500 contribution limit for candidates running as school board directors or for directors of... more »

• Arc meeting seeks removal of non-profit board

  November 14, 2011 6:38 PM

  Members of the Arc of the Pikes Peak Region are meeting again tonight to decide whether to remove their board of directors. The special meeting was called by some of the Arc's members who were upset over the termination of former executive director Teddi Roberts. The meeting starts at... more »

• Volunteers needed in government

  January 5, 2011 4:14 PM

  The City of Colorado Springs and El Paso County are asking for volunteers to serve on various boards and commissions. Colorado Springs: Liquor and Beer Licensing Board The City is looking for one volunteer to serve on the Liquor and Beer Licensing Board. The Board conducts public... more »

• Shooting at school board meeting caught on video

  December 15, 2010 11:01 AM

  PANAMA CITY, Fla. - In a stunning incident caught on video, a school board chairman calmly told a gunman Tuesday that he was probably responsible for firing the man's wife and another board member tried to disarm the man with her handbag before he opened fire. The gunman, ex-convict... more »

• Pueblo water rates to increase by 5 percent

  November 16, 2010 7:14 PM

  Pueblo water rates will increase next year by about $18 for the average home. That's about five percent a year, according to the Pueblo Water Board. The board passed a budget today of $30.6 million, down slightly from this year's budget. That means water rates will increase by... more »

• Octomom fertility doc's license hearing to begin

  October 18, 2010 9:26 AM

  The Medical Board of California is opening a licensing hearing against the doctor who helped Nadya Suleman conceive her octuplets and six other children through in vitro fertilization. Beverly Hills Dr. Michael Kamrava is accused of implanting too many embryos in Suleman, whose moniker "Octomom" is a reference to... more »

• Johnston named Pueblo West District Manager

  October 13, 2010 12:05 PM

  Pueblo West has a new district manager, for the third time in the past year and a half. Jack Johnston was unanimously approved by metro district board members at Tuesday night's meeting. "I'm excited about it," said Johnston, who's been a resident of Pueblo West since 2006. Johnston is the... more »

• State parks board considers higher fees

  September 16, 2010 10:28 AM

  The Colorado State Parks Board is considering raising fees for entrance passes, some campgrounds and other facilities to make up for declining state funding. The board is meeting Thursday in Basalt. Members are looking at raising the daily entrance fee by $1 and camping fees at a dozen... more »

• Controller faulted in Hudson midair collision

  September 14, 2010 3:43 PM

  A federal safety panel says an air traffic controller who was engaged in a personal phone call was partly responsible for a midair collision last year over the Hudson River between a tour helicopter and a small plane. The crash on Aug. 8, 2009, killed nine people. The... more »

• Pueblo West chooses new district manager

  September 8, 2010 2:20 PM

  The Pueblo West Metro Board has chosen Jack Johnston, currently HARP Authority Executive Director, as its new District Manager. Johnston must still officially accept the position and agree to a contract. If he accepts the job, Johnston will be the third District Manager is just a year and a... more »

• Montana plane crash revives 'lap child' debate

  September 7, 2010 9:31 AM

  Federal transportation safety officials are using the crash of an overloaded plane in Montana to revive a debate about whether infants and toddlers should be allowed to travel on the laps of adults. The National Transportation Safety Board is asking the Federal Aviation Administration to require children under 2... more »

• Aspen schools seek tax increase

  August 25, 2010 4:12 PM

  The Aspen School District is asking voters to approve a property tax increase of $1.2 million a year to help close a budget shortfall. The school board voted unanimously on Tuesday to put the issue on the ballot this fall. School officials say the increase would amount to a... more »

• Well known Pueblo lawyer dead

  August 24, 2010 1:30 PM

  Pueblo lawyer and community leader Tom Farley died Monday afternoon after a six year battle with pancreatic cancer. Farley was 75. He was a politician, having served in the state legislature for several terms beginning in the 60s, and a community leader. He was a current member of the... more »

• Recall effort underway in Harrison D-2

  August 19, 2010 12:53 PM

  Colorado Springs residents who are unhappy with the leadership in Harrison School District 2 have launched a recall effort to remove Deborah Hendrix, Linda Pugh, and Richard Rice from the school board. The group is now collecting signatures to get the recall on the ballot. more »

• NTSB probes rollovers by hazmat tanker trucks

  August 3, 2010 9:42 AM

  Federal safety investigators are probing rollover accidents by tanker trucks carrying propane, gasoline and other hazardous materials. The National Transportation Safety Board wants to know whether equipment similar to the stability systems required for cars would help prevent tanker rollovers. The board is holding a hearing Tuesday on an... more »

• Pikes Peak YMCA names new CEO

  May 21, 2010 10:26 AM

  The Pikes Peak YMCA named Dan Dummermuth as its next CEO. He'll replace Merv Bennett. Over the next eight months Dummermuth will serve as CEO Designate. Bennett and the Board of Directors will oversee the transition. Dummermuth has served as Senior Vice- President of Operations at the YMCA... more »

• Pueblo charter schools facing probation

  May 12, 2010 8:28 PM

  Wednesday afternoon, the Pueblo City Schools board voted to put Cesar Chavez Academy and Dolores Huerta High on probation. The reason goes back to a state audit which criticized the school's former leaders, Lawrence and Annette Hernandez for wasting taxpayer dollars. Once the schools are served with the probation notice,... more »

• Pueblo City Schools concerned about Chavez bonds

  May 12, 2010 2:32 PM

  Here's what I'm working on today. Colorado State Treasurer Cary Kennedy will meet the Pueblo City Schools Board at 1 p.m. today, May 12. They plan to talk about $15 million in bonds that were sold to pay for the Dolores Huerta Preparatory High building, which opened in Fall 2007.... more »

• Pueblo West election today; polls open until 7 pm

  May 4, 2010 12:18 PM

  There's a special election in Pueblo West today--May 4, 2010. Four candidates are running for seats on the Metro District Board of Directors. Voters will elect three of them to serve on the board for a four year term. The candidates are Mike French, John Lisi, James Maggard and Christine... more »

• Pueblo West looking for another manager again

  April 28, 2010 11:56 AM

  After only 9 months in the position, Larry Howe-Kerr has resigned as District Manager of Pueblo West. Howe-Kerr submitted his resignation at Tuesday night's metro district board meeting. Board members voted 5-0 to accept his resignation. Howe-Kerr's last day is Friday. A newspaper report states he will receive $49,100 in... more »

• D-70 outsources bus service, despite protests

  April 21, 2010 12:22 AM

  School District 70 has decided to stop operating its school buses. The decision was made at a school board meeting Tuesday night at Pueblo West High School. By a vote of 4-0, the board unanimously passed a measure to contract bus transportation out to a private company. School board member... more »

• No school closings in Pueblo County D-70

  March 17, 2010 4:22 PM

  Pueblo County School District 70 board memebrs voted Wednesday night to keep Vineland Middle School open, while making several cost-cutting moves. The salaries of all non-union employees were frozen. Those same employees must take four unpaid furlough days. In addition, the district plans to open talks with its unions... more »

• Water board approves Black Hills Energy deal

  March 16, 2010 5:31 PM

  I just got back from the Board of Water Works meeting in Pueblo. Here's what happened: The board unanimously approved a contract to supply water to land near the airport, where Black Hills Energy wants to build two power plants. The contract runs for 20 years, with two 10 year... more »

• Parents fight to keep schools in D-70 open

  January 4, 2010 7:42 PM

  Parents in Pueblo County are fighting to save their childrens' schools. Faced with a smaller budget next year School District 70 is considering closing Vineland Elementary and Middle Schools. Other money-saving options being talked about include going to a 4-day school week, cut some funding for athletics or cut some... more »

• Allegations of doctored transcript at So. Colorado school

  November 12, 2009 11:51 PM

  There was a large show of support Thursday evening, for a school administrator in Rush who says she was suspended for bringing wrongdoing to light. Marsha Brewer is a student services secretary. She says the transcript for the school board president's son was tampered. Brewer claims it showed that the... more »

• NTSB: Wayward pilots were working on laptops

  October 26, 2009 3:58 PM

  Two Northwest Airlines pilots reportedly told federal investigators that they were going over scheduling using their laptop computers in violation of company policy while their plane overflew their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles. National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement Monday that the pilots said in interviews that... more »