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• Missing local girls all had online modeling profiles Play Video

  February 28, 2013 9:39 PM

  There's a common denominator in the disappearances of three young women; all were aspiring models with online profiles on sites like 'Model Mayhem' and 'Explore Talent'. 19-year-old Kara Nichols of Colorado Springs, 22-year-old Kelsie Schelling of Denver, and 17-year-old Raven Cassidy Furlong of Aurora are all still missing. Officials can't... more »

• Hero Chihuahua saves 2 girls

  August 2, 2012 8:07 AM

  NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) - A Chihuahua is being hailed as a hero after authorities say it sniffed out two girls who were lost in a Georgia forest. The girls, ages 5 and 8, disappeared Monday for a couple of hours when they were walking on trails near their neighborhood about... more »

• Tim Tebow sends video to Alamosa High Graduation for girls killed in crash

  May 27, 2012 8:03 AM

  The three young girls, killed by a suspected drunk driver in Pueblo were honored by Tim Tebow at Alamosa High School's graduation yesterday. 14 year-old Serina Sena, 14 year-old Selena Mascarenas and 18 year-old Anisa Montoya were killed after being hit head-on by another driver while heading home from... more »

• Zumbathon to help Alamosa girls killed in crash

  May 4, 2012 7:34 AM

  There will be a fundraiser for the three girls, killed in a car crash last weekend. You can help Serina Sena, Selena Mascarenas, and Anisa Montoya by attending a Zumbathon. It will be Sunday from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on 401 S. Prairie Avenue in Pueblo. ... more »

• Does Everyone Really Pierce Their Baby Girl's Ears?

  March 20, 2012 12:20 AM

  I have three boys so I have not yet been faced with the choice of whether to pierce my daughter's ears as a baby or not. I can only speculate on how I'll feel when/if that time comes. I can tell you that right now, I absolutely would not... more »

• Jumping jack record may have fallen

  March 23, 2011 3:33 PM

  The Pueblo Boys and Girls club believes a world record may have fallen this week during a national jumping jack event. As part of National Boys & Girls Club Week, Boys & Girls Clubs of America sponsored a jumping jack competition involving more than a thousand local clubs. ... more »

• Inventor pledges $100,000 donation to Pueblo club

  September 29, 2010 1:40 PM

  A generous gift for the Boys & Girls club of Pueblo County. On Wednesday morning, a man who invented a cell phone cover announced he would donate $100,000 to the center. Jeff Valdez owns the company based out of Cripple Creek, which produces a cell phone cover called mySnark. The... more »

• Girls bully too

  June 7, 2010 3:28 PM

  Thousands of girls are affected each year by what's called "Mean Girl" behavior. Basically girls picking on girls At a conference at CSU-Pueblo Friday, University of Denver Professor Lisa Pasko says popularity wars and power struggles have been going on for decades, but now technology is making it worse.... more »

• Woman: One-time JonBenet suspect recruiting kids

  June 2, 2010 10:22 AM

  A woman who has a restraining order against the man who falsely claimed to have murdered JonBenet Ramsey says the former suspect is living as a woman and trying to form a cult of little girls to have sex with him. The woman, 19-year-old Samantha Spiegel, spoke Wednesday on... more »

• Pueblo club marches on street to fight tobacco

  May 7, 2010 6:54 PM

  Members of the Boys and Girls Club of Pueblo County took to the streets Friday afternoon, to take a stand against tobacco. About 100 club members held a march from downtown Pueblo to Mineral Palace Park. They carried anti-tobacco signs and banners. more »

• Former CU quarterback to speak in Pueblo

  April 16, 2010 4:42 PM

  Former CU Quarterback Charles Johnson will be the featured speaker at the Pueblo Boys & Girls Clubs Steak ‘n Burger fundraiser at the Pueblo Convention Center on June 11. Johnson is best known for leading the Buffaloes to their first national football title in 1991. He's now Assistant Athletic... more »

• Teen's organs donated after fatal Colorado ski crash

  March 18, 2010 8:27 AM

  The family of a 13-year-old Texas girl who died after hitting a tree while skiing at a Colorado resort have donated her organs. The family of Taylor Storch said Wednesday that her heart saved a 39-year-old Arizona woman and that her liver was given to a 1-year-old child. Storch's... more »

• Prom called off because girl wanted to bring her girlfriend

  March 10, 2010 7:31 PM

  The prom's off at a northern Mississippi school after a lesbian student demanded she be allowed to bring her girlfriend. The American Civil Liberties Union had demanded that the Itawamba County school district allow 18-year-old Constance McMillen to attend with her date. A school board statement Wednesday announced the... more »

• Dogs pick up scent in kidnap suspects' yard

  September 18, 2009 12:15 PM

  Authorities investigating two missing girl cases said Thursday that cadaver dogs picked up a scent that could indicate buried remains in the backyard of a Northern California couple already charged in a kidnapping. Alameda County Sheriff's Department spokesman Sgt. J.D. Nelson said two dogs "indicated" on a site in... more »