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• McCain tweet on Iran draws criticism

  February 4, 2013 1:25 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. John McCain's tweet comparing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to a monkey is drawing criticism from a fellow GOP lawmaker as racist. On Monday, McCain wrote, "So Ahmadinejad wants to be first Iranian in space - wasn't he just there last week?" He then linked to... more »

• Jury to deliberate for 4th day in John Edwards trial

  May 23, 2012 6:41 AM

  GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - The jury at the trial of former presidential candidate John Edwards is set to deliberate his fate for a fourth day. Edwards faces 30 years in prison after pleading not guilty to six campaign finance corruption charges. The jury began considering its decision Friday, after nearly... more »

• Shocking phone call: "Your house is on fire" Play Video

  March 23, 2012 8:35 PM

  Vicki and John Bonato had taken the day off from work to relax and get a massage when they received the phone call saying their home was engulfed in flames. "It feels surreal, it hasn't hit me yet. I'm sure it will hit me, I'm sure our lives are going... more »

• Pet Dental Care Month Play Video

  February 7, 2012 6:07 PM

  February is pet dental care month, and vets say your dog's teeth are just as important as yours. A local vet suggests a cleaning once or twice a year to eliminate plaque and make sure there are no growing diseases. If their teeth are neglected, infections can spread to other... more »

• Rosemount Museum sparkles during the holidays

  December 21, 2010 5:57 PM

  During the holidays a popular attraction is the Rosemount Museum. The historic landmark on Pueblo's northside is filled with hundreds of lights and decorations. "It's a really fun time of year for us, it's our busiest time, we see a lot of people for the holidays," said Deb Darrow, Director... more »

• Emmy Award Winning Director George Hickenlooper Dead at 47

  October 30, 2010 6:08 PM

  Emmy Award Winning Director George Hickenlooper Dead at the age of 47. Director and filmmaker George Hickenlooper known as the cousin of Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, was preparing for the impending premier of his latest film, "Casino Jack," at the Starz Denver Film Festival. In a brief announcement from family,... more »

• I-25 police car escapee dies, father arrested

  October 14, 2010 1:10 PM

  The handcuffed prisoner who managed to unbuckle his seat belt, open the door of a CSPD car and roll into traffic on I-25 Tuesday afternoon, has died of the injuries he suffered when he was hit by a car. John Winkler, 20, died Thursday morning, according to Sgt. Steve... more »

• Hickenlooper: tap PERA for business loans

  October 13, 2010 8:46 AM

  Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper says the state could tap part of the $33 billion state retirement fund for loans to small businesses. Hickenlooper told workers at a prescription data center on Tuesday the state should use its assets for loans. He says the state could raise $100... more »

• Buck, Hickenlooper lead top Colorado races

  October 4, 2010 8:45 AM

  Republican Senate challenger Ken Buck holds an edge over Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet, while Democrat John Hickenlooper leads the gubernatorial race according to a Denver Post/9News poll. The poll published Sunday showed Buck leading Bennet 48 percent to 43 percent. In the governor's race, Hickenlooper led with 46... more »

• Rock slide kills Colorado hiker

  September 29, 2010 8:29 AM

  A 30-year-old man has died from injuries after he was caught in a rock slide while hiking in southwestern Colorado. San Miguel County Coroner Robert Dempsey said John Arthur Merrill of Cortez was climbing El Diente Peak in the San Juan Mountains when he was injured. Another hiker saw... more »

• Democrat Hickenlooper returned tax break to IRS

  September 15, 2010 8:31 AM

  A Denver TV station is reporting that Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper paid over $52,000 to the Internal Revenue Service in 2008 to settle issues surrounding tax credits he received on conservation easements. KMGH-TV reported Tuesday that the easements were on land that Hickenlooper and a partner acquired in... more »

• Newsman John Quiones in Pueblo this Wednesday

  September 13, 2010 11:08 AM

  Award-winning newsman John Quiñones will kick-off Colorado State University-Pueblo's annual Distinguished Speaker Series Wednesday. Quiñones has won seven national Emmy Awards for his work on ABC's Primetime Live, Burning Questions and 20/20. Quiñones will speak at 7 p.m. in Hoag Recital Hall. The 2010-2011 Distinguished Speakers Series... more »

• Democrat Hickenlooper to spend $1.3 million on TV ads

  September 8, 2010 8:26 AM

  Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's campaign for governor says he raised $403,597 in August and is budgeting $1.3 million for television advertising before November's election. The Democratic candidate says in his latest finance report filed Tuesday that his campaign spent nearly $358,000 in August, when Hickenlooper began airing commercials. ... more »

• Economic bright spot: Colorado ag exports increase

  August 26, 2010 8:40 AM

  Colorado officials say the state's agricultural exports through the first half of the year are up 27 percent from the same period last year, to $508.9 million. Colorado exports of meat, hides and skins, animal products such as milk, eggs and honey, miscellaneous food and miscellaneous grains, seeds and... more »

• GOP House leader: Obama economic team should resign

  August 24, 2010 10:48 AM

  In a speech on jobs and the economy, House Republican leader John Boehner is urging President Barack Obama to support an extension of tax cuts and to fire key economic advisers. The text was released in advance before the lawmaker from southern Ohio spoke to the City Club of... more »

• Update: "Law enforcement legend" was God's servant

  August 20, 2010 1:19 PM

  At today's memorial service John Ramsey talked about Lou Smit's integrity and faith in God and said Smit never stopped working on JonBenet's murder case. "I had the opportunity to visit Lou a few hours, shortly after he went into hospice and a week before he died," Ramsey told the... more »

• Maes to pick Colorado lieutenant governor running mate

  August 16, 2010 8:22 AM

  GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes spent the weekend choosing a running mate. Spokesman Nate Strauch says Maes was interviewing four or five candidates, and he will have an announcement early in the week. The deadline for choosing a running mate under state law is Tuesday. Democratic candidate John... more »

• After 378 years, N.H. family farm goes up for sale

  August 2, 2010 8:53 AM

  In 1632, John Tuttle arrived from England to a settlement near the Maine-New Hampshire border, using a small land grant from King Charles I to start a farm. Eleven generations and 378 years later, his field-weary descendants - arthritic from picking fruits and vegetables and battered by competition from... more »

• Pueblo man arrested in alleged plot to "cripple" boy

  May 10, 2010 8:59 AM

  Pueblo police have arrested a man accused of trying to hire someone to cut his ex-girlfriend's face and hurt her nephew. John Richard Lucero, 22, of Pueblo was arrested Friday on a warrant for attempted first-degree assault. Police Sgt. Eric Bravo says Lucero is accused of offering an undercover... more »

• Obama to choose Kagan for Supreme Court

  May 10, 2010 8:15 AM

  The woman President Barack Obama is set to nominate to the Supreme Court is known as sharp, politically savvy and someone who has led a blazing legal career. Solicitor General Elena Kagan was the first female dean of Harvard Law School and the first woman to serve as the top... more »

• CSU student dies from alcohol, drug overdose

  May 6, 2010 9:02 AM

  Authorities say the son of Boulder's first prosecutor to work on the JonBenet Ramsey case has died of an alcohol and drug overdose at a Fort Collins college party. The Larimer County Coroner's office says 20-year-old John Hunter Hauck's roommates found his body at their off-campus home Monday afternoon.... more »

• Suspected murderer had many encounters with cops

  March 19, 2010 1:21 PM

  The sex offender charged with murdering a San Diego County teen was repeatedly fined for drug and driving offenses after his prison release - once while driving a car that later may have been used in an attempted kidnapping. Law enforcement records show John Gardner III was cited at... more »

• Man who called for Elton John's death on YouTube arrested

  March 11, 2010 5:29 PM

  A Georgia man who posted a video on YouTube of himself calling for Elton John's death has been arrested for making terroristic threats. Atlanta Police Sgt. Curtis Davenport says Neal Horsley was arrested for making terroristic threats early Wednesday in Carrollton, about 50 miles west of Atlanta. Davenport would... more »

• John Edwards admits fathering love child

  January 21, 2010 8:54 AM

  For the first time, John Edwards is publicly admitting that he is indeed the father of a 2-year-old daughter conceived with Rielle Hunter, a campaign videographer with whom he had an affair. In a written statement provided exclusively to NBC News, the former North Carolina senator and Democratic presidential... more »

• Pueblo Marijuana Debate

  December 15, 2009 5:25 AM

  It's a battle seemingly being fought all over the state. What to do with businesses that want to sell medical marijuana to card carrying patents? In the Pueblo City Council's case that answer seems to be to wait it out for now. "If the state is going to change the... more »

• Army secretary to attend Fort Carson services for fallen soldiers

  November 17, 2009 1:38 PM

  Army Secretary John McHugh will attend memorial services at Fort Carson for 15 soldiers killed in Afghanistan last month. Two services are scheduled Wednesday at the mountain post. One will honor eight soldiers from Fort Carson's 4th Infantry Division who were killed Oct. 3 when insurgents attacked two U.S. outposts... more »

• 2 County Commissioners give up take-home cars

  October 28, 2009 4:55 PM

  Two Pueblo County commissioners are giving up their taxpayer owned vehicles and will instead drive their own personal vehicles. In our 100 hour undercover News First Investigation, we found 2 commissioners driving their government cars more often on personal business than public business. Also among our findings - questionable accounting... more »

• California residents call for probe into fire response

  September 29, 2009 12:01 PM

  People affected by the massive wildfire that burned about 250 square miles northeast of Los Angeles are calling for a federal investigation into what they say was a poor initial response to the blaze. Angry residents of the Big Tujunga Canyon area packed a meeting hall Monday night to confront... more »

• McHugh sworn in as Army secretary

  September 21, 2009 12:59 PM

  Former Republican congressman John McHugh has been sworn in as the new secretary of the Army. President Barack Obama named McHugh to the Army's top civilian spot in June. But his nomination was blocked by the two Kansas senators over the prospect of Guantanamo detainees being sent to their home... more »