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• Mother pleas for help in finding missing daughter Play Video

  January 11, 2013 12:42 AM

  The search continues for Kara Nichols, 19, who disappeared from Colorado Springs more than 3 months ago. The case has gone cold and few leads have been coming into the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. Kara's mother, Julia constantly worries about what may have happened to her. ... more »

• More than 700 cases of whooping cough in Colorado

  August 20, 2012 8:08 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Colorado health department says at least 715 cases of whooping cough have been reported in the state so far this year. The department says the 715 cases reported through Aug. 11 is far above the five-year average of 158 cases typically reported by that time of... more »

• Cases of whooping cough confirmed in Colorado

  May 10, 2012 7:24 AM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - Health officials have confirmed several cases of whooping cough at a charter school in Greeley, prompting school officials to tell 40 students who aren't immunized to stay home. The Greeley Tribune reports there are at least seven confirmed cases of pertussis, or whooping cough, at University... more »

• Casey Anthony's juror's names to be released

  October 25, 2011 6:54 AM

  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - The names of the jurors in the Casey Anthony trial are being made public for the first time since they acquitted the Florida mother on charges of murdering her 2-year-old daughter. The "cooling off" period a Florida judge cited in delaying the release for... more »

• 2 cases of West Nile reported in SW Colo

  September 10, 2011 2:41 PM

  DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - Health officials in southwestern Colorado report two new cases of West Nile virus. The San Juan Basin Health Department says a 72-year-old La Plata County man has tested positive for the mosquito-borne virus, as well as a 33-year-old woman in Archuleta County. The Durango Herald... more »

• Reaction to dropped immigration cases

  August 19, 2011 8:41 AM

  Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo says he is looking for a way to challenge an announcement by the Obama administration that deportation cases will be dismissed for undocumented students and other low-priority immigration offenders. Tancredo says he believes it's illegal, but it may be up to a judge to... more »

• Anthony's attorney says she'll be in danger if forced to come back to surface in Florida

  August 3, 2011 8:20 AM

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Casey Anthony's lawyer says she would be in danger and need security if she has to return to Florida under a judge's order in a check fraud case. Jose Baez told NBC's "Today" show Wednesday that bringing Anthony back to Florida from an undisclosed location... more »

• Casey Anthony's mom won't face perjury charges

  July 12, 2011 6:23 PM

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A spokeswoman for a prosecutor's office says Casey Anthony's mother will not face perjury charges for testimony during her daughter's murder trial. A spokeswoman for the state attorney's office says prosecutors have decided against charging Cindy Anthony. She initially told police she did not search for... more »

• Casey Anthony trial resumes today

  May 31, 2011 5:49 AM

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Jurors will hear more testimony when Casey Anthony's murder trial resumes Tuesday in central Florida. Anthony is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Prosecutors say Anthony suffocated the girl with duct tape in the summer of 2008. If convicted, she could be sentenced to... more »

• Whooping Cough confirmed in Pueblo

  August 5, 2010 10:35 AM

  Two Whooping Cough cases have been confirmed in Pueblo, prompting the health department to issue a warning to parents to make sure their children are vaccinated. The medical name for Whooping Cough is Pertussis. Your children should be up-to-date on their TDaP vaccine and booster shots. If you have... more »

• Army anxiety over "Don't ask, don't tell"

  March 4, 2010 7:17 PM

  Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey says he sees "anxiety" in the armed forces over how any change in the don't ask, don't tell policy would be implemented. During a visit to Fort Carson, Colo., on Thursday, Casey said the military must look hard at how a... more »

• Swine flu remains sporadic in Colorado

  February 5, 2010 3:07 PM

  Swine flu activity in Colorado remains sporadic, according to the most recent data gathered by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. For the week ending Jan. 30, the CDC reports that H1N1 swine flu has dwindled dramatically across the country--with Idaho, Montana and Nebraska reporting... more »

• No bond for SD attempted murder suspect

  January 26, 2010 10:23 AM

  A Rapid City woman accused of stabbing her father and shooting her mother last month has been ordered held without bond on attempted murder charges. Twenty-two-year-old Casey Eleeson on Monday made her first court appearance in Rapid City, after being arrested at a remote cabin in Colorado last Wednesday.... more »

• CDC: Swine flu less widespread, down to 32 states

  November 30, 2009 4:53 PM

  A new government report says swine flu infections seem to be dropping, but the number of children who died with the illness rose by about 30. Widespread infections were reported in 32 states as of Nov. 21, down from 43 states the week before. The Centers for Disease Control and... more »

• Obesity driving up diabetes cases and costs

  November 30, 2009 12:03 PM

  The number of diabetes cases in this country is expected to nearly double in the next 25 years -- from 23-million to 44-million in the year 2034, according to researchers at the University of Chicago. A surge in obesity in this country has prompted doctors to test more people... more »

• Colorado flu cases decline for 4th straight week

  November 19, 2009 1:22 PM

  The number of new influenza cases in Colorado has dropped for the fourth consecutive week. State health officials say about 30 people were hospitalized for the flu last week, although that number is expected to rise as late reports trickle in. The number of new cases has declined since the... more »

• U.S. says too many swine flu cases to count

  October 9, 2009 10:21 AM

  U.S. health officials have lost track of how many illnesses and deaths have been caused by the first global flu epidemic in 40 years. And they did it on purpose. Government doctors stopped counting swine flu cases in July, when they estimated more than 1 million were infected... more »

• Swine flu cases soar 20% on college campuses

  September 17, 2009 12:48 PM

  The percentage of college students who say they've been sick with flu-like symptoms was up 20% last week, compared with the week before. Washington State University alone reports more than 2,500 students have fallen ill with the flu. The new report -- from the American College Health Association... more »