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1st man to walk on moon recovering from heart surgery
August 8, 2012 7:44 PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, is recovering from heart surgery days after his 82nd birthday. A NASA spokesman talked to Armstrong's wife, Carol, and said the former astronaut was recovering Wednesday. It wasn't clear where the surgery occurred or where Armstrong... more » -
Fort Carson soldier remembered Play Video
April 16, 2012 7:05 PM
Family and friends are honoring the life of a Fort Carson soldier. A memorial was held Monday on the Mountain Post for 26-year-old Staff Sergeant Christopher Brown, who was on his 4th tour of duty when he was killed April 3rd in Afghanistan. SSgt Brown was part of the... more » -
Denver woman gets 6 months in prison for protesting on GA Army post
January 14, 2012 12:04 PM
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - A federal judge in Georgia has sentenced a woman to six months in prison for trespassing on Fort Benning during fall protests calling on the Army to close a controversial training school. The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports the judge imposed the maximum possible sentence on 43-year-old... more » -
States: Death-penalty drug scramble, higher cost
July 9, 2011 3:56 PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - States are having an increasingly difficult time getting the injectable drugs to carry out death sentences. And they're also paying as much as 10 times more for the chemicals as in years past. Ohio only has enough pentobarbital for seven executions scheduled through February,... more » -
Columbus Day rally in Pueblo attracts supporters, protesters
October 11, 2010 2:06 PM
Supporters outnumbered protesters at an annual Christopher Columbus Day rally in Pueblo this morning. The federal holiday honors Columbus' trek to America more than 500 years ago. However, some Native Americans say Columbus brought slavery to their people, and they want the holiday abolished. Monday's annual event was held at... more » -
Man rides 17 miles on the back of a semi
June 18, 2010 7:44 PM
Police say a man called 911 from the back of a tractor-trailer after he jumped onto the truck as a bet with a drinking buddy, then traveled nearly 17 miles on an Ohio highway. WCMH-TV reports that 24-year-old Brandon Farmer told a Fayette County dispatcher early Friday that it... more »
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