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• Southeast tornadoes spark fears of destruction at home

  April 28, 2011 6:09 PM

  Tornadoes ripping through the Southeastern United States have people around the country wondering if the same could happen where they live. Colorado has seen its fair share of tornadoes. "We're right on the edge of Tornado Alley," says News First 5 Meteorologist Mike Madson. He says it's a... more »

• Destruction from catastrophic earthquake and tsunami stretches hundreds of miles

  March 12, 2011 6:53 PM

  IWAKI, Japan (AP) - The destruction from Japan's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami Friday stretches hundreds of miles along the coast. One report says four trains have not been located. Another says 9,500 people in one town are unaccounted for. The official death toll is 686, but is expected to... 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 »

• Funding for Colorado VA hospital clears committee

  July 20, 2010 3:36 PM

  A bill that includes more than $451 million toward a new Veterans Affairs hospital in Denver has been approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee. Colorado Democratic Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet said Tuesday the bill has a total of $800 million for VA and military construction in the... more »

• Vandalism, theft at Colorado's Canyons of the Ancients

  July 13, 2010 9:13 AM

  A conservation group says it's concerned about vandalism, looting and destruction at the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in southwest Colorado and other protected lands. The nonprofit Conservation Lands Foundation, based in Durango, said Monday it's leading a volunteer restoration project at the Canyons of the Ancients. ... more »

• Strong quake in western China's Qinghai kills 400

  April 14, 2010 8:41 AM

  At least 400 people are dead, thousands injured and others buried under rubble after a series of strong earthquakes in western China. Mud and wood homes collapsed and people poured into the streets for safety and to look for relatives. The U.S. Geological Survey says the main quake was a... more »

• Court hearing set in Pueblo chemical arms lawsuit

  March 22, 2010 12:00 PM

  Lawyers for the Army and the Colorado health department will return to court next month to talk about monitoring chemical weapons after bad weather forced a postponement in a conference scheduled last week. A new settlement conference is scheduled in Denver federal court for April 27. The state sued... more »

• Strong earthquake rocks central Japan

  March 14, 2010 8:45 AM

  A strong earthquake has hit central Japan, rattling buildings in the crowded Tokyo capital. The Japan Meteorological Agency estimates the quake had a magnitude of 6.6. It hit at this morning off the eastern coast of Fukushima Prefecture in central Japan, at a depth of about 25 miles. The agency... more »

• Chile faces huge recovery cost, but can go it solo

  March 13, 2010 10:49 AM

  Chile's president says it will cost twice as much to recover from its devastating earthquake and tsunami as it will cost Haiti. But Sebastian Pinera says his country will be able to finance much of its own reconstruction. Thanks to surplus stashed away in better times, Pinera says Chile will... more »

• 2 months after Haiti quake, housing still elusive

  March 13, 2010 9:46 AM

  Aid groups say they're ready to build but trash and sewage are piling up at the squalid tent camps of Haitian earthquake victims while the government has failed to relocate anyone. With torrential rains expected any day, authorities are not even close to providing the shelters they promised. Heavy rains... more »

• Chile to accept international aid; military told to quell looting

  March 1, 2010 9:30 AM

  Chile's president says the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake created "a catastrophe of such unthinkable magnitude that it will require a giant effort" to recover. President Michelle Bachelet, who leaves office on March 11, says the country will accept some of the offers of aid that have poured in from around... more »

• UPDATE: Death toll tops 700 in Chile earthquake

  February 28, 2010 12:06 PM

  Chilean President Michelle Bachelet says the death toll has now reached 708 dead. Rescuers edged their way toward residents trapped in a toppled apartment block early Sunday and survivors huddled around bonfires in the rubble of their homes as the death toll in Chile continued to rise after one... more »

• 5 CU students accounted for in Chile

  February 28, 2010 8:54 AM

  Five University of Colorado students studying in Chile have been accounted for following Saturday's magnitude 8.8 earthquake. University officials say three students are in Santiago and two are in Valparaiso. A sixth student who planned to travel to Chile on Sunday will wait until officials review the study program in... more »

• US offers help to Chile

  February 27, 2010 1:05 PM

  The U.S. pledged to help Chile after a powerful earthquake struck Saturday and kept watch on a tsunami heading for Hawaii. All 118 employees of the U.S. Embassy in Chile were accounted for, State Department spokeswoman Megan Mattson said. She had no immediate information on the status of other... more »

• Update: Death toll over 200

  February 27, 2010 12:20 PM

  A devastating earthquake has struck Chile, killing at least 214 people. The magnitude-8.8 quake has collapsed buildings and bridges and sent a tsunami racing across the Pacific Ocean. Roads have been destroyed, and electricity, water and phone lines have been cut to many areas. In the town of Talca,... more »

• Huge Chile quake downs buildings

  February 27, 2010 6:42 AM

  A massive magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, killing at least 64 people, triggering a tsunami and rattling buildings more than 200 miles away. President Michelle Bachelet declared a "state of catastrophe" in central Chile. Telephone and power lines were down, making a quick damage assessment difficult in... more »

• Strong earthquake hits off southern Japan coast

  February 7, 2010 9:08 AM

  There are no immediate reports of damage or casualties following a strong earthquake that shook several small islands off Japan's southern coast today. The quake caused officials to temporarily issue a tsunami warning. Japan's Meteorological Agency says the earthquake hit shortly after 3 p.m. local time and registered magnitude 6.6.... more »

• Haiti workers hand out 'women-only' aid coupons

  January 31, 2010 9:38 AM

  Officials say they are still far short of reaching all Haiti earthquake victims who need food, but relief workers are changing the distribution method in hopes it'll be less cutthroat. Relief workers are handing out women-only food coupons to ensure that families and the weak get supplies following Haiti's devastating... more »

• Haitians tire of waiting, start own rebuilding

  January 30, 2010 9:29 AM

  Haitians are taking matters into their own hands as officials say it could take another month to get the 200,000 tents needed to shelter those left homeless by the Jan. 12 earthquake. With fewer than 5,000 donated tents currently in Haiti, families are now trying to build new homes on... more »

• U.S. scrambling to help Haiti after quake

  January 13, 2010 7:20 AM

  The U.S. is gearing up to help Haiti in the aftermath of its 7.0 earthquake. The U.S. Agency for International Development says it's sending a disaster assistance response team, and is activating its search and rescue partners in Virginia and Los Angeles. The State Department and the U.S. Southern Command... more »

• Another strong quake hits Indonesia, too deep for tsunami

  October 24, 2009 1:06 PM

  A powerful earthquake has struck deep under the sea in eastern Indonesia, causing panic and sending residents running out of their homes. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.0. The shaking was strong and people ran to higher ground fearing... more »

• Obama vows not to forget lessons of Katrina

  August 30, 2009 7:52 AM

  President Barack Obama is promising that his administration will not forget what he called a tragic response to Hurricane Katrina. And in his weekly radio and Internet address he says he will visit the still-recovering New Orleans before the end of the year. Obama says "None of us can... more »