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• Halfway house director answers questions about overdose death Play Video

  May 14, 2013 10:02 PM

  PUEBLO - The state agency that oversees halfway houses believes managers at Pueblo's Minnequa Community Corrections followed all the proper procedures after an offender in their custody died 18 months ago of a drug overdose. Adam Beauchamp, 27, took a lethal amount of Fentanyl back on November 20, 2011... more »

• Overdose death at halfway house suggests easy access to drugs Play Video

  May 13, 2013 8:44 PM

  PUEBLO - A Colorado Springs mother is frustrated with the lack of answers provided to her 18 months after her son died of a drug overdose while serving his sentence at a Pueblo halfway house. The body of Adam Beauchamp, 27, was found in his bed at Minnequa Community... more »

• Gurule says state embellished audit Play Video

  May 8, 2013 8:52 PM

  PUEBLO - When parole officers relocated some 60 offenders from the Community Corrections Services Inc. (CCSI) facility in Pueblo last Friday, owner Al Gurule told News 5 at the time that he had simply decided not to renew his contract. Then on Monday, we discovered a report by state... more »

• Questions about sudden closure of Pueblo halfway house

  May 3, 2013 8:28 PM

  PUEBLO - Using trash bags and cardboard boxes, around 60 men living at Pueblo's Community Corrections Services Incorporated packed up their belongings Friday morning and moved to another facility to serve out their time. "All they did was gave them a bags and said pack up, yous are leaving,"... more »

• Digital Media Marketing Director Career Opportunity at KOAA Television, Colorado Springs

  March 21, 2013 11:25 AM

  KOAA and KOAA.com, the Cordillera owned #1 NBC affiliate in Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO, is seeking a Digital Media Marketing Director . KOAA/#1 NBC has immediate opening for progressive, multi-platform savvy marketing director. Responsible for planning, development and implementation of all of the organization's marketing strategies, marketing communications, and public relations... more »

• Dog strangulation case appears difficult to prove Play Video

  June 1, 2012 12:31 AM

  The Humane Society believed a local soldier when he told their investigator that he strangling his dog to death along with a stray in the neighborhood. However, SPC Brian Jones, 28, now says he is falsely accused. According to the arrest warrant , Jones admitted to strangling a three... more »

• Group home director formally charged Play Video

  May 30, 2012 7:43 PM

  A group home director accused of sexually assaulting a 13 year old girl in his care formally heard the charges against him in court Wednesday. Michael Broadnax, 29, was arrested on Friday by investigators with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office on a charge of sexual assault on a... more »

• Director of Sales

  April 12, 2011 7:46 PM

  Cordillera owned, KOAA/NBC, has an immediate opening for Director of Sales. Lead the #1 sales team, #1 television station and #1 web/digital properties in the Colorado Springs DMA. We are looking for a contemporary broadcast leader who has aspirations to lead teams and stations. Must be able to... more »

• CU student resigns diversity post over writings

  March 19, 2011 4:06 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado Student Government diversity director has resigned after officials saw copies of his blog posts, including one in which he wrote "women are not as smart as men." Philosophy graduate student Matthew Cucchiaro says the post titled "Today's Stupid Human Beings: Women"... more »

• County director resigns, interim director appointed

  February 8, 2011 4:57 PM

  The Pueblo County attorney's office says Greg Severance has resigned from the county. Severance was the former Director of Pueblo County's Public Works Department. Last month, commissioners announced they wanted a civil engineer to run the department, which meant Severance was no longer eligible to hold his position. Severance... more »

• Pueblo County appoints interim director

  February 8, 2011 12:21 PM

  Pueblo County Commissioners have appointed an Interim Director of the newly created Department of Engineering and Public Works. The county's current senior engineer Alfred Randall is now in charge of that department. Last month, commissioners changed the department from "Public Works" to "Engineering and Public Works". Commissioners said they... more »

• Pueblo County leader written out of job

  January 18, 2011 4:32 PM

  Pueblo County's Public Works Director may be out of a job. Greg Severance reportedly held the position for 12 years, but today commissioners voted to rewrite his job description. Commissioners now want a civil engineer to run the department, which they believe will be more efficient for the county.... more »

• Arts center bids farewell to influential leader

  December 8, 2010 6:47 PM

  Maggie Divelbiss is retiring as Executive Director of the Sangre De Cristo Arts Center in Pueblo after 38 years. Next week there will be a farewell reception to honor her contributions to the arts. Divelbiss has worked for the arts center almost from the beginning. It opened in the early... more »

• Johnston named Pueblo West District Manager

  October 13, 2010 12:05 PM

  Pueblo West has a new district manager, for the third time in the past year and a half. Jack Johnston was unanimously approved by metro district board members at Tuesday night's meeting. "I'm excited about it," said Johnston, who's been a resident of Pueblo West since 2006. Johnston is the... more »

• Director Stone says Michael Douglas' health precarious

  October 12, 2010 10:20 AM

  Director Oliver Stone says he is worried about the health of actor Michael Douglas who is battling throat cancer in an advanced stage. Stone said Tuesday in Berlin that Douglas is in a "precarious" state of health. He said Douglas, who reprised his role as stock trader Gordon... more »

• Woody Allen defends his latest find, Bruni-Sarkozy

  September 13, 2010 8:22 AM

  Woody Allen loves shooting in Paris. He doesn't care for the gossip about one of his co-stars, France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. Allen says he was shocked at gossip column reports that Bruni-Sarkozy was a handful on the set of his romantic comedy "Midnight in Paris" or that he... more »

• Prison official refuses to discuss inmate escape

  September 8, 2010 2:51 PM

  The head of Colorado's prison system has declined to tell Sterling residents exactly how an inmate escaped from a nearby maximum security prison. Ari Zavaras, director of prisons for the Colorado Department of Corrections, told a town meeting Tuesday that Douglas Alward gathered materials inside the prison that helped... more »

• Hard times for Illinois, but not for governor's staff

  July 6, 2010 2:04 PM

  Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has handed out raises topping 20 percent to his staff even as he calls for $1.4 billion in spending cuts because of the state's budget crisis. An Associated Press analysis of documents shows Quinn has given his staff 43 raises averaging 11.4 percent since he... more »

• Pikes Peak YMCA names new CEO

  May 21, 2010 10:26 AM

  The Pikes Peak YMCA named Dan Dummermuth as its next CEO. He'll replace Merv Bennett. Over the next eight months Dummermuth will serve as CEO Designate. Bennett and the Board of Directors will oversee the transition. Dummermuth has served as Senior Vice- President of Operations at the YMCA... more »

• Pueblo arts center director announces retirement

  May 7, 2010 8:42 PM

  A well-known woman in the local art industry has announced her retirement. Maggie Divelbiss will retire as Executive Director of the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center in Pueblo, at the end of the year. Divelbiss has served as the director for 21 years and was involved with its development from... more »

• Obama's nominee to lead TSA withdraws

  January 20, 2010 1:31 PM

  President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Transportation Security Administration withdrew his name Wednesday, a blow to an administration trying to explain how a man could attempt to blow up a commercial airliner on Christmas Day. Erroll Southers said he was pulling out because his nomination had become a... more »

• Conservation easement signed on Colorado ranch

  December 31, 2009 8:28 AM

  A Pagosa Springs group has secured a conservation easement on a ranch where owners once floated plans to build a private club called Piano Creek Ranch, with ski runs and a golf course. The Southwest Land Alliance signed a conservation easement Dec. 23 with the McCarthy family, which owns the... more »

• Dieting according to your blood type may help shed pounds

  December 4, 2009 9:59 AM

  Barbara Sakota's been practicing homeopathy for more than 20 years. "It's a way of life, we don't use the four letter D word," she said. She doesn't call it a diet. But for her, part of staying healthy is eating based on her blood type. "I'm... more »

• Kids watching hours of TV at home daycare

  November 23, 2009 11:21 AM

  Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday.... more »

• USOC hires search firm, names group to pick CEO

  October 29, 2009 3:08 PM

  The U.S. Olympic Committee has selected a search firm to identify candidates to replace acting CEO Stephanie Streeter. The USOC hired executive search firm Spencer Stuart on Thursday, hoping the firm will team with the USOC's search committee to hire Streeter's replacement by the end of the year. Earlier this... more »

• New Colorado elections director named

  September 1, 2009 7:10 AM

  Denver attorney Judd Choate will take over as Colorado's new elections director the first week of October. Secretary of State Bernie Buescher announced Monday that Choate will join his staff. Choate is an attorney at the law firm of Kelly Garnsey Hubbell and Lass, where he specializes in election law... more »