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• 911 operator fired after caller shot

  May 16, 2012 6:05 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A Denver 911 operator who told victims of a road rage incident to wait for officers back at the scene, where one was then fatally shot, has been fired. Police say the operator received a call in April from passengers in a vehicle reporting that people in... more »

• UPDATE: Men identified in Springs police chase Play Video

  April 8, 2012 12:31 AM

  Police have identified the three men arrested in this morning's shoot-out and high-speed chase as Travis Broadway, 21, Michael Peyton, 20, and Parice Daily, 23. All three face charges of attempted murder of a police officr, attempted robbery, and felony vehicular eluding. CSPD chased the men for more than... more »

• Unemployment applications jump following holiday layoffs

  January 12, 2012 8:41 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people applying for weekly unemployment benefits spiked last week, largely because companies let go of thousands of workers after the holiday season. The Labor Department says applications jumped by 24,000 to a seasonally adjusted 399,000, the most in six weeks. That followed three... more »

• Arc meeting seeks removal of non-profit board

  November 14, 2011 6:38 PM

  Members of the Arc of the Pikes Peak Region are meeting again tonight to decide whether to remove their board of directors. The special meeting was called by some of the Arc's members who were upset over the termination of former executive director Teddi Roberts. The meeting starts at... more »

• Possible shots fired at White House

  November 12, 2011 7:31 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Authorities are investigating a report that gunshots were fired in the vicinity of The White House. Sgt. David Schlosser of the U.S. Park Police said Friday evening that the agency received a report of shots fired near 16th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, between The White... more »

• ARC members stage coup to reinstate fired director Play Video

  October 27, 2011 7:50 PM

  The ARC of the Pikes Peak Region is holding its annual membership meeting this evening where members are expected to vote to remove the non-profit's board of directors. The move comes after the board fired Executive Director Teddi Roberts this summer. A letter sent by the board to its... more »

• Federal Government suing Taco Bell after being fired

  July 29, 2011 6:03 AM

  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - The federal government is suing a North Carolina Taco Bell franchisee, claiming the company fired an employee whose religious beliefs prohibit him from cutting his hair. In the lawsuit filed Thursday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claims Family Foods Inc. illegally fired Christopher Abbey from... more »

• Denver Police Officer Fired

  June 2, 2011 5:42 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Another Denver police officer has been fired after he was accused of mishandling an investigation involving a pregnant woman hit by a hit-and-run driver. The Denver Post reported Wednesday that Detective Jay Estrada was fired for allegedly failing to actively investigate the traffic accident. Laura Gorham... more »

• Church revokes speaking invite for Churchill

  May 22, 2011 6:17 PM

  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - A Grand Junction church that invited fired University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill to speak on Memorial Day has withdrawn its invitation. The (Grand Junction) Sentinel reports that the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Grand Valley did not want to offend military families by having... more »

• Reports of shots fired lead to attempted break in

  April 30, 2011 1:06 PM

  Officers from the Colorado Springs Police Department responded to reports of possible shots fired in the 1300 block of N. Academy at around 3:20 am Saturday morning. The initial report described three or four shots being fired. When witnesses looked out of their windows, they reported two males running north... more »

• Benefits upheld for dismissed Mesa County jailer

  April 17, 2011 3:50 PM

  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - The Colorado Court of Appeals upheld unemployment benefits for a Mesa County jailer dismissed for alleged incompetence. In its ruling last week involving a former booking technician, the court rejected county arguments that the former employee was "at fault" for separation from the county.... more »

• UN, French fire on Ivory Coast Gbagbo's residence

  April 10, 2011 3:07 PM

  ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) - Residents say that United Nations and French helicopters have fired rockets on the residence of Ivorian strongman Laurent Gbagbo, who is holed up in a bunker. Two residents from nearby neighborhoods reported seeing two Mi-24 attack helicopters and one French helicopter open fire on... more »

• Fired Denver cops to appeal

  April 5, 2011 8:20 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Two Denver police officers fired for their aggressive, videotaped arrest of a suspect are challenging their termination. The Denver Post reports that Devin Sparks and Randy Murr filed an appeal Monday with the city's Civil service Commission. The two say the termination wasn't "supported by the... more »

• Yemeni president fires Cabinet

  March 20, 2011 4:40 PM

  SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Yemen's president has fired his entire Cabinet amid escalating protests demanding his ouster. President Ali Abdullah Saleh is facing a monthlong popular uprising against him that has turned increasingly bloody in the past few days as security troops opened fire on demonstrators in the capital... more »

• New Orleans police: 5 teens shot in bar, 1 dead

  March 13, 2011 12:02 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Police say a gunman apparently opened fire on teenagers attending a party in a New Orleans bar and fled, leaving one 18-year-old man dead and four other teens wounded. Police said early Sunday a 16-year-old girl was in critical condition and two other girls ages... more »

• Gunman fires on police during stand-off in Lakewood

  January 8, 2011 12:52 PM

  LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Police say they're have arrested a gunman after he fired on officers and holed up in a Lakewood home for more than five hours with a woman and three young children. The Lakewood police dispatch office says the man opened fire shortly after police arrived... more »

• Juan Williams fired by NPR over comments made on O'Reilly

  October 21, 2010 2:35 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The conversation was about Bill O'Reilly's dust up with the women of "The View" -- but it's now cost news analyst Juan Williams his job at NPR. Appearing Monday on O'Reilly's show on the Fox News Channel, Williams suggested that "The View" incident, in which Joy Behar... more »

• NPR fires news analyst after Muslim remarks

  October 21, 2010 9:21 AM

  National Public Radio says it has terminated the contract of longtime news analyst Juan Williams after comments he made about Muslims on the Fox News Channel. NPR reported its move on its website. It said Williams appeared on the "The O'Reilly Factor" on Monday and told host Bill O'Reilly... more »

• Maes releases Kansas termination letter

  September 28, 2010 2:40 PM

  GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes has released personnel files showing his boss knew that he was investigating a gambling ring and meeting with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Maes provided his termination letter from 1985 to The Associated Press. In it, Liberal, Kansas Police Chief Richard Kistner told Maes... more »

• Pueblo West looking for another manager again

  April 28, 2010 11:56 AM

  After only 9 months in the position, Larry Howe-Kerr has resigned as District Manager of Pueblo West. Howe-Kerr submitted his resignation at Tuesday night's metro district board meeting. Board members voted 5-0 to accept his resignation. Howe-Kerr's last day is Friday. A newspaper report states he will receive $49,100 in... more »

• Judge fired over teen's arrest for overdue DVD

  April 7, 2010 11:48 AM

  A municipal judge has been fired for issuing an arrest warrant for a teenager who had an overdue library DVD. Police handcuffed 19-year-old Aaron Henson and held him for nearly eight hours after a traffic stop Jan. 25. Judge James Kimmel had issued an arrest warrant after Henson failed... more »

• Alabama professor accused of 3 killings is fired

  March 11, 2010 8:32 AM

  The University of Alabama in Huntsville has fired the professor accused of shooting six co-workers, killing three. UAH spokesman Ray Garner confirmed Wednesday that biology professor Amy Bishop received a termination letter Feb. 26 from Jack Fix, dean of the College of Sciences. Garner said the letter stated the... more »

• Ohio gunman recently learned he was being fired

  March 9, 2010 4:48 PM

  Records show that an Ohio State University janitor who fatally shot a supervisor and injured another was told last week he was being fired. Documents released by the university from Nathaniel Brown's personnel file show that supervisors complained he was tardy, slept on the job and had problems following... more »

• Fired teachers could get jobs back

  March 3, 2010 5:59 PM

  A superintendent who fired all the teachers in one of Rhode Island's worst-performing high schools says she's willing to negotiate after their union promised to support reforms. Central Falls Superintendent Frances Gallo said Wednesday an offer from the teachers gives her hopes differences can be resolved without mass firings.... more »

• All educators fired at underperforming school

  February 24, 2010 10:48 AM

  A Rhode Island school district has voted to fire all the teachers at an underperforming school. The Central Falls School Committee voted Tuesday evening to fire every educator at Central Falls High School, including teachers, guidance counselors and the principal. It's the only school in the tiny, impoverished city north... more »

• Fired, drunk pilot reaches settlement

  February 18, 2010 8:43 AM

  A pilots union and Frontier Airlines have reached a settlement in a lawsuit for a pilot who was fired after an alcohol test came back positive. The Frontier Airlines Pilots Association and Frontier Airlines, Inc. filed court documents in Denver federal court this week that said they had reached... more »

• Governor's aide withdraws consideration for US attorney

  December 15, 2009 9:39 AM

  Gov. Bill Ritter's deputy chief of staff has withdrawn from consideration to be the next U.S. attorney in Colorado amid questions raised during Ritter's gubernatorial campaign. Stephanie Villafuerte said Monday that a "needless and extraneous political fight" has overshadowed an independent assessment of her qualifications. During Ritter's 2006 campaign, the... more »

• School computers hijacked to search for UFOs

  December 2, 2009 6:35 PM

  A computer administrator with the Higley Unified School District in Gilbert, Arizona has resigned during an investigation into suspicious activity. He's accused of wasting district resources, totaling more than a million dollars to search for UFOs. The IT administrator is accused of installing a program on every one of the... more »

• AFA loss was final straw for UNLV coach

  November 16, 2009 12:34 PM

  UNLV has fired football coach Mike Sanford after five losing seasons, a 15-43 record and no bowl appearances. In a statement released Monday, university president Neal Smatresk and interim athletic director Jerry Koloskie said Sanford will coach the final game of the season at home against San Diego State on... more »

• Pilot fired after alcohol test seeks reinstatement

  October 20, 2009 1:24 PM

  A Frontier Airlines pilot who was fired after he took an alcohol test whose results came back positive is trying to get his job back. A complaint filed by the pilots union in U.S. District Court in Denver on Monday says Capt. Gilbert Ponder was fired Oct. 1, 2008, after... more »

• Charter Network confirms two fired from school

  September 22, 2009 2:36 PM

  Two administrators have been fired from the GOAL Academy in Pueblo. Cesar Chavez Network says Chris Enright and Ken Crowell were fired because of insubordinate behavior. "They basically locked us out of our own school and access to our students," said Dennis Feuerstein, CCN's Board President. Feuerstein says the... more »

• Fiery test of moon rocket hailed as success

  September 11, 2009 9:53 AM

  A million pounds of propellant was ignited in the Utah desert Thursday, as NASA tested a new moon rocket. A massive cloud of smoke and dust rose as the rocket blasted flames for more than two minutes. The rocket itself was fastened horizontally to the ground on a... more »