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• Sheriffs criticize Colorado gun laws

  April 3, 2013 8:37 PM

  DENVER - Sheriffs from more than a dozen Colorado counties held a news conference Wednesday to highlight what they see as flaws with the state's new gun control laws. The event was held a short distance away from the Denver Police Academy where President Obama held up the gun laws... more »

• Teen girl missing, rescued in Fremont County Play Video

  August 6, 2012 1:42 AM

  Runaway cases are filed every day, some more serious than others. Sunday, deputies in Fremont County felt one runaway case required pulling out multiple resources to search for a missing teen girl. It was a worrisome situation early Sunday morning in Fremont County. Cynthia, a 14-year-old girl staying with... more »

• Winds cause major damage across Southern Colorado Play Video

  November 13, 2011 10:20 PM

  The small town of Stonewall in Las Animas County looks like it was hit by a tornado. Video of this damage was sent to us by Trinidad and Las Animas County News. At the Legends RV Park, two campers were tossed in reported 112 mile per hour winds. There... more »

• Number of bears killed, up already this year

  August 30, 2011 8:29 PM

  The number of bear sightings is up this year in Southern Colorado, with that the number that has been killed is also up. Colorado Parks and Wildlife says in El Paso and Teller counties about 18 have been killed and in Fremont County that number is 12. Farther south... more »

• Man injured in plane crash that may have sparked Wetmore fire is Springs-area doctor

  July 4, 2011 7:15 PM

  A passenger injured in a plane crash that killed the pilot and may have sparked a more-than 100-acre wildfire near Wetmore is a doctor who owns several EmergiCare clinics in Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Robert Hamilton suffered non-life-threatening injuries when the small plane he was in crashed near his... more »

• Deadly plane crash sparks fire near Wetmore

  July 3, 2011 8:16 PM

  The Custer County Sheriff's Office says a small plane crashed this afternoon, sparking a large fire near Wetmore. The FAA tells News First 5 that two people were on that plane. Custer County Sheriff's deputies say one person died on impact. The other person has been taken to a... more »

• Duckett Fire now 30% contained

  June 18, 2011 11:50 PM

  Fire crews seem to be gaining the upper hand on the Duckett Fire, which is burning in Fremont & Custer counties near Westcliffe. The fire remains at 4,348 acres and is now 30% contained. Evacuations remain in effect for the Eagle Peak Subdivision, Rainbo Trail Lutheran Camp, Brush Creek Subdivision,... more »

• Custer County issues air quality advisory

  June 3, 2011 1:34 PM

  The Custer County Public Health Agency has issued an air quality advisory. Residents with chronic lung or respiratory problems are asked to stay indoors and keep windows and doors closed. The smoke is blowing from southwest to northeast and is coming from a fire near Alpine, Arizona. ... more »

• Sand Gulch Fire evacuation orders being lifted

  April 30, 2011 9:11 PM

  WETMORE, Colo. (AP) - Evacuation orders for about 40 homes and cabins are being lifted as cooler temperatures help firefighters get the upper hand on a blaze near Wetmore. Fire information officer Allyn Herrington says the blaze is 20 percent contained after burning about 550 acres of ponderosa pine, fir... more »

• Fire grows near Wetmore

  April 29, 2011 12:01 PM

  A fire burning southwest of Wetmore in Custer county has grown to 25 acres. It started earlier this week after a lightning strike on National Forest Service land. The fire is burning about five miles southwest of Wetmore to the north side of Highway 96. There is no estimate... more »

• 9 year old boy shoots himself in the head

  March 15, 2011 3:01 PM

  The Custer County Sheriff says a 9 year old boy, who died from a gunshot wound to the head yesterday, shot himself intentionally. An autopsy was performed on the child's body this morning. The originally thought the death was accidental but the Sheriff says the boy, Cory Schlabach, shot himself... more »

• 9 year old found dead

  March 14, 2011 8:55 PM

  The Custer County Sheriff confirms a 9 year old boy died Monday afternoon from a gunshot wound to the head. It happened in east Silver Cliff about a 1/2 mile out of town. The boy was flown to St. Mary Corwin after family members found him in their basement.... more »

• Search teams looking for missing aircraft in Sangre de Cristo Mountains

  January 9, 2011 6:54 PM

  The Custer County Sheriff's Office and the Civil Air Patrol are gathering a search team to look for a small aircraft that was lost on radar in the Blueberry Peak Area of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The Civil Air Patrol tells News First 5 the aircraft was coming... more »

• Couple dies in fall on Crestone Needle in Colorado

  August 2, 2010 8:15 AM

  A husband and wife from Texas have been found dead after they went missing on a camping trip in Custer County. The unidentified couple was found dead Sunday afternoon, apparent victims of a climbing fall. Bob Pruiksma, captain of Custer County Search & Rescue, says the couple appeared to... more »

• Information sought in murder of Florence woman

  April 21, 2010 6:51 PM

  Police are looking for clues surrounding the mysterious death of a Florence woman, who was found dismembered at a campground in the next county. Canon City Police still have more questions than answers, partly because the 44-year old woman didn't have many friends. An autopsy showed Rebecca Magallanes' body was... more »

• Deputy-involved shooting in Custer County

  April 18, 2010 6:11 PM

  Custer County Sheriff Fred Jobe tells News First 5 a deputy was involved in a deadly shooting Saturday night in Westcliffe. Jobe says the call came in around 8:30 p.m. from a restaurant on Main Street saying Sixto Rodriguez had threatened people with a knife inside the restaurant and... more »

• Several lightning fires burning

  September 5, 2009 5:55 PM

  Several small lightning caused fires are still burning in Custer and Fremont counties. Fire crews are monitoring all of the fires and letting them run its natural course. The biggest fire is the Johnson Gulch fire located about 9 miles southwest of Wetmore in Custer County. That fire is... more »