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• Your Healthy Family: A Cure for Blindness?

  August 8, 2012 12:26 PM

  Researchers are closer to finding a way to restore sight for patients blinded by certain types of macular degeneration. Here's more in today's Your Healthy Family. Research shows injection therapy may hold more promise than previously thought. In a typical eye exam doctors look for changes in the eyes,... more »

• Emergency exercise planned for Wednesday

  April 30, 2012 11:16 AM

  Every year emergency workers in Pueblo County run a large emergency drill to test readiness in case of a disaster. The scope is large because of the proximity of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, where thousands of obsolete chemical weapons are stored. This year the drill is scheduled for Wednesday.... more »

• Chemical Depot Development Authority asks for community input Play Video

  March 22, 2012 6:36 PM

  Twenty-three thousand acres, about half the size of the city of Pueblo, that's the size of the Pueblo Chemical Depot east of town. As we've been reporting for several years now, they are in the process of destroying hundreds of thousands of World War II era chemical weapons, but... more »

• Cancer causing household items

  June 11, 2011 8:25 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The government says the industrial chemical formaldehyde causes cancer and that styrene, which is used worldwide in the manufacture of fiberglass and food containers, may cause cancer. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) says people with higher measures of exposure to formaldehyde are at increased risk for... more »

• Large emergency drill planned tomorrow

  May 3, 2011 12:48 PM

  An emergency preparedness drill is scheduled for Wednesday morning at the Colorado State Fairgrounds to test emergency responders. Pueblo has a large drill every year as part of the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program. That's because of the thousands of obsolete chemical weapons stored at the Pueblo Chemical Depot... more »

• Pueblo Sheriff says new emergency center is "critical"

  April 28, 2011 6:45 PM

  As the army prepares to destroy dangerous stockpiles of weapons at the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo County hopes to tap into more funding from the federal government. Over the past twenty years the county has received $42 million from the federal government in emergency preparedness funding. More than 8%... more »

• All evacuees allowed to go home in Monument

  April 21, 2011 12:49 AM

  All of the evacuees from a chemical leak in Monument have been allowed to return home. The evacuation order was lifted for the last 12 homes as of 10:00 p.m. People in 243 other homes were allowed to return earlier in the evening. The evacuations were ordered early Wednesday... more »

• 12 Homes still under evacuation

  April 20, 2011 10:55 PM

  There are 12 homes still under evacuation in Monument due to the earlier chemical leak. 10 of the homes are on Park Trail Drive. One is on Shoshone Valley Rd. and another on Elk Valley Rd. These homes are all closest to the railroad tracks. News First 5... more »

• Chromium VI not found in Pueblo's water

  February 2, 2011 8:49 AM

  Testing of Pueblo's water supply shows no presence of chromium VI or hexavalent chromium. Water samples were sent to MWH Labs, a laboratory that is equipped to test for this specific chemical and all samples showed a result of "Non-Detected" for dissolved hexavalent chromium. The Board of Water... more »

• Army cuts back plan to blow up Pueblo chemical arms

  September 14, 2010 4:14 PM

  The Army is cutting back on the number of mustard agent shells it wants to explode in closed chambers at the Pueblo Chemical Depot. The Army proposes to use explosions to destroy up to 40,000 shells, down from 125,000 in an earlier plan. The Army says data and... more »

• Dental sealants linked to BPA exposure

  September 7, 2010 4:44 PM

  A new study finds dental sealants commonly used to prevent cavities may expose children to BPA, a controversial chemical thought to be linked with health problems. Researchers found that materials used in sealants can break down into BPA when they come in contact with saliva. BPA levels can spike... more »

• X-ray operations at Chemical Depot completed

  July 2, 2010 2:13 PM

  Work crews completed X-ray operations on 540 mustard filled munitions at the Pueblo Chemical Depot last Friday, June 25. The X-ray operations began on June 7. It was a joint effort between Pueblo Chemical Depot, the U.S. Army 20th Support Command Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Yield Explosive... more »

• Leaking shells sealed at Chemical Depot

  June 14, 2010 7:00 PM

  Army officials say they have resealed three shells that were leaking mustard agent vapor at the Pueblo Chemical Depot. Depot spokesman Chuck Sprague says the leaks were very small and that none of the vapor got out of the bunker where the shells are stored. He says no one... more »

• Leaking oil may be attacked by chemicals underwater

  April 29, 2010 5:00 PM

  BP officials say they are hoping to try an unusual technique to stop the flow of oil from a blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico. BP PLC chief operating officer Doug Suttles says the company is studying whether to use chemicals to break up the oil under water.... more »

• Army and State at impasse over chemical weapons

  March 16, 2010 6:31 PM

  State and Army officials say they've reached an impasse in negotiations on monitoring chemical weapons stored outside Pueblo. The state health department sued the Army in August, seeking stepped-up monitoring of the 2,600 tons of mustard agent at the Pueblo Chemical Depot. A settlement was announced in January, and... more »

• A study suggests BPA linked to asthma

  March 6, 2010 1:00 PM

  A new study in mice suggests exposure to the chemical Bisphenol-A may be linked to asthma. Bisphenol-A, or BPA is found in some plastics and the aluminum lining of food and drink cans. In experiments with mice, researchers found that expectant mothers exposed to BPA had pups with more... more »

• A new study suggests BPA linked to asthma

  March 6, 2010 12:46 PM

  A new study in mice suggests exposure to the chemical Bisphenol-A may be linked to asthma . Bisphenol-A, or BPA is found in some plastics and the aluminum lining of food and drink cans. In experiments with mice, researchers found that expectant mothers exposed to BPA had pups with... more »

• International team inspects chemical igloos

  March 5, 2010 6:56 PM

  An International team visited Pueblo this week to inspect the chemicals being housed in igloos outside town. The team arrived Sunday and took four days to inspect the inventory of each igloo and write a report. The inspectors came from Korea, Spain, Romania, Russia and the U.S. The... more »

• Federal budget includes money for Pueblo Chemical Depot

  February 2, 2010 5:22 PM

  President Obama's proposed 2011 federal budget includes funding to keep construction of a chemical weapons destruction facility on track. Congress has mandated destruction of thousands of mortars containing mustard agent at Pueblo Chemical Depot east of Pueblo by 2017. The facility is already under construction. The President's budget proposal... more »

• Colorado 'popcorn lung' man settles lawsuit

  December 15, 2009 9:28 AM

  A Colorado man who developed "popcorn lung" from regularly eating microwave popcorn and its artificial butter flavoring has settled his claims against a flavor developer. Documents filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Denver say Wayne Watson has settled claims against FONA International Inc., formerly Flavors of North America Inc.... more »

• Feds probing chemical levels in Zhu Zhu Pets

  December 7, 2009 9:07 AM

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission has opened an investigation into the popular Zhu Zhu toy because it may contain a higher than allowed level of antimony, a heavy metal which if ingested can make children sick, NBC News reported on Sunday. "CPSC is looking into the Zhu Zhu pet... more »

• Chemical in plastic bottles linked to impotence

  November 11, 2009 5:23 PM

  Male factory workers in China who got very high doses of a chemical that's been widely used in hard plastic bottles had high rates of sexual problems, researchers reported Wednesday. Heavy exposure to BPA, or bisphenol A, on the job was linked to impotence and lower sexual desire and... more »

• New access road opens to Pueblo industrial park

  October 28, 2009 6:18 PM

  Some drivers in Pueblo now have a shorter commute to work. On Wednesday afternoon, Pueblo County leaders held a dedication ceremony for the new Pete Jimenez Parkway. The new four lane highway connects Highway 47 to William White Boulevard in the Pueblo Industrial Park. The parkway was built to accommodate... more »

• Chemical Depot tests emergency response

  September 9, 2009 2:54 PM

  Workers at the Pueblo Chemical Depot took part in a drill on Wednesday to test their response to an emergency situation. The scenario involved a multi-vehicle crash at the depot, that caused two chemical munitions to leak and dozens other to catch on fire. News First 5 got a rare... more »

• Dopamine seen as root of ADHD

  September 8, 2009 5:28 PM

  Researchers using brain scans believe they've found the root of ADHD. Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder is one of the most prevalent mental disorders in children and teens - but it can also persist long past adolescence. It can impair a person's ability to pay attention, complete tasks and be productive.... more »

• State wants increased monitoring of mustard agent at Pueblo

  September 2, 2009 5:20 PM

  Colorado health officials say officials at the Pueblo Chemical Weapons Depot aren't doing enough to ensure the safety of its workers, the environment or people living near where thousands of tons of deadly mustard agent are stored. Documents filed Tuesday in a lawsuit pending in U.S. District Court ask a... more »