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Locally based chain celebrates two years and more growth Play Video
April 10, 2013 9:19 PM
Yo Yogurt -- a frozen yogurt chain based in Colorado Springs -- is celebrating their second year in business. "It is kind of hard to believe," says co-owner Nic Grzecka. "It feels like yesterday when we opened," says Nic's sister; co-owner Elizabeth Johnson. "We're still in the... more » -
Community policing program grows Play Video
March 11, 2013 6:51 PM
COLORADO SPRINGS - In the mid-morning hours Monday, Vanessa Jones is driving her patrol car through the Garden of the Gods taking a careful look at all of the vehicles in the parking lot. "This in an area that we patrol quite frequently," Jones said. She is one... more » -
New VA clinics, expansions left in limbo
February 26, 2013 3:59 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - A veterans' health clinic in Brick, N.J. is in such disrepair that when the snow gets heavy, patients have to go elsewhere for fear the roof might collapse. Another in San Antonio has extensive mildew and mold problems that could prove a health hazard for employees and... more » -
Residents upset over rough road around North Elizabeth in Pueblo
December 5, 2012 5:54 PM
Many who live near North Elizabeth in Pueblo say they're tired of the road condition! The road completely turns to gravel at one point and they say it washes out and is harder to drive on. We spoke with Earl Wilkinson who's the Director of Public Works with the city.... more » -
Wolf Creek Ski area could see expansion
February 29, 2012 4:51 AM
PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Wolf Creek Ski Area wants to hear from the public about its future as it develops long-term plans for the next 10 to 20 years. The ski area in southwest Colorado is looking at possible expansions into the San Juan National Forest; adding some... more » -
Army: No plans for Pinon Canyon expansion
January 27, 2011 6:46 PM
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - The acting commander at Fort Carson says the Army has no current plans to expand a 370-square-mile training site in southeastern Colorado. Brig. Gen. James Doty told the Pueblo Chieftain in Thursday's editions that a change in training doctrine and looming budget cuts mean the... more » -
WAC reportedly reacy to add new teams
November 11, 2010 4:14 AM
A person familiar with the decision says the Western Athletic Conference is expected to announce on Thursday the addition of the University of Texas-San Antonio and Texas State University, along with the University of Denver as a non-football member. The person tells The Associated Press that the three schools will... more » -
Mountain West will stand pat with 9 teams
June 17, 2010 8:10 PM
The Mountain West Conference added one school, lost another. Now, it's done with expansion. After gaining Boise State and losing Utah to the Pac-10, the Mountain West has decided to stand pat as a nine-team league for the foreseeable future. Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson said Thursday that despite inquiries... more » -
Hickenlooper against Army's Pinon Canyon expansion
June 14, 2010 11:13 AM
Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper has come out against plans by the Army to expand training in Pinon Canyon. Hickenlooper made the comments Sunday evening during a campaign stop in Hoehne in southeastern Colorado. The Denver mayor told property owners he is pro-military, but he opposes the expansion... more » -
Fort Carson eyes railroad expansion
June 3, 2010 6:54 PM
The Army uses trains to its haul heavy equipment to port when heading off to war. They would like to move the equipment at Fort Carson to port faster during deployments but that means building more railways. Brigade Commander Col. Robert McLaughlin says the current rail configuration at the... more » -
Crested Butte expansion proposal rebuffed again
May 11, 2010 10:36 AM
A U.S. Forest Service official has affirmed a decision blocking Crested Butte Mountain Resort's plans to expand onto Snodgrass Mountain. Deputy Regional Forester Jim Pena last week rejected the ski resort's appeal of a decision by Gunnison National Forest Supervisor Charlie Richmond in November to block the proposal. Richmond... more » -
Parkview expansion offers more patient privacy
May 10, 2010 7:17 PM
In Pueblo, a $31 million expansion project at Parkview Medical Center is nearly complete. This is the hospital's 7th major addition since it first opened in the 1920s, and like previous projects the focus is to improve patient care. "Every few years it's been a major overtaking," said Vince Velasquez,... more » -
Parkview hospital expansion nearly complete
May 10, 2010 11:26 AM
Here's what I'm working on today. Parkview Medical Center is finishing construction on a large expansion project at its main campus. The project, which started in Fall 2008, will feature a new main entrance and lobby, 54 new patient rooms, a gift shop and café. Today I'm getting a first... more » -
Bernanke: too early to declare lasting recovery
December 7, 2009 12:44 PM
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says it is still too early to declare that the budding recovery will last. In remarks before the Economic Club of Washington, the Fed chief says: "We still have some way to go before we can be assured that the recovery will be self sustaining."... more » -
Forest Service blocks Crested Butte ski expansion
November 10, 2009 1:38 PM
The U.S. Forest Service has blocked a western Colorado ski area's plans to expand onto national forest land. Federal officials have rejected Crested Butte Mountain Resort's application for an environmental review, a required first step. The resort wanted to increase its terrain by 276 acres. Charlie Richmond, supervisor of the... more » -
CDOT buys vacant land for Powers expansion
October 5, 2009 8:55 PM
Shirley Starcevich's home backs up to Powers Blvd. She's lived there for 18 years. "Powers used to be - when I moved in here, it was little more than a dirt road," she said. Now it's a 6-lane north-south corridor that's scheduled to get even wider. Depending on money,... more »
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