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• 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 »

• 1 dead after storm blows down St. Louis beer tent

  April 29, 2012 12:41 AM

  ST. LOUIS (AP) - A man was killed and five other people seriously injured when high winds swept through a beer tent where 200 people were gathered after a Cardinals game in St. Louis. Seventeen were hospitalized and up to 100 people were treated at the scene after straight-line winds... more »

• George Zimmerman's bail set at 150K

  April 20, 2012 11:29 AM

  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - A judge says George Zimmerman can be released on $150,000 bail as he awaits trial for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester set several conditions Friday for Zimmerman's release. He cannot have any firearms, drink alcohol or use drugs and must observe... more »

• Black Hawk copter crashes in bad weather

  April 20, 2012 7:49 AM

  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - An Afghan official says a U.S. Army helicopter that crashed went down in bad weather as it was racing to the site of a suicide bombing against a police checkpoint. The American military has confirmed the Black Hawk crashed on a nighttime mission Thursday, and initial... more »

• Jogger killed by out-of-control SUV

  April 8, 2012 10:54 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Authorities say an out-of-control SUV struck and killed a jogger before ripping across a church lawn and smashing into a Denver home, pinning the resident against a refrigerator in the kitchen. Police say witnesses told them the driver was speeding when the vehicle hit the male jogger... more »

• Update: Woman stabbed to death overnight

  April 8, 2012 6:19 PM

  Police have arrested a man suspected of stabbing his wife to death in Colorado Springs. Authorities responded to an apartment complex in the northeastern part of the city at about 4 a.m. Sunday after someone call 911 and hung up the phone. When police respnded to the scene, the victim... more »

• Officer shot in Austin, TX

  April 6, 2012 7:51 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Police say an officer has been fatally shot at a Walmart store in Austin, Texas, and that a suspect is in custody. Austin police Chief Art Acevedo says the killing took place around 2:30 a.m. Friday and that the officer died at the scene. The officer's... more »

• Motorcyclist killed in crash in Poudre Canyon

  April 2, 2012 7:14 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - The Colorado State Patrol says a Wyoming motorcyclist was killed when an SUV crossed the center line in Poudre Canyon. Trooper Nate Reid identified the victim as 47-year-old Scott Brelsford. The Coloradoan reported Sunday that Brelsford was wearing a helmet when he was struck Saturday... more »

• Denver man killed in backcountry skiing accident

  March 31, 2012 12:10 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Authorities say a 27-year-old backcountry skier was killed when he slid about 1,500 feet down a couloir west of Silverthorne. The Summit County Rescue Group said in a news release Saturday that Jeff Ipsen of Denver was skiing with his brother and two friends Friday afternoon when... more »

• Skier killed at Wolf Creek

  March 26, 2012 6:38 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Authorities have identified a man killed while skiing in Colorado as a 19-year-old Kansas State student. Kansas broadcaster KMAN reported that the Mineral County Sheriff's Department said the victim is Garrett Spencer of Hesston, Kan. He was skiing with friends when he hit a tree at the... more »

• American teacher killed in Yemen for alleged proselytizing

  March 19, 2012 12:32 AM

  TAIZ, Yemen (AP) - A group linked to al-Qaeda claims it killed an American teacher in Yemen for Christian proselytizing. Joel Shrum, a 29-year-old English language teacher from Harrisburg, Pa., had worked for two years in the central city of Taiz. Yemeni officials say Shrum was killed in his car... more »

• American teacher killed in Yemen for alleged proselytizing

  March 19, 2012 12:32 AM

  TAIZ, Yemen (AP) - A group linked to al-Qaeda claims it killed an American teacher in Yemen for Christian proselytizing. Joel Shrum, a 29-year-old English language teacher from Harrisburg, Pa., had worked for two years in the central city of Taiz. Yemeni officials say Shrum was killed in his car... more »

• Soldier accused of killing 16 Afghans could arrive in U.S. today

  March 16, 2012 7:55 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior defense official says the U.S. soldier accused in the killings of 16 Afghan civilians is expected to be flown to the U.S. military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., as early as Friday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of security surrounding the... more »

• Belgian bus crash kills 28, among them, 22 children

  March 14, 2012 8:25 AM

  GENEVA (AP) - Police say 28 people died when a bus carrying Belgian students back from a ski holiday crashed in a tunnel in Switzerland. Valais cantonal (state) police spokesman Jean-Marie Bornet told The Associated Press on Wednesday that a total of 52 people were on board the bus. Police... more »

• Colorado Springs Airman will be laid to rest Monday

  March 7, 2012 12:18 PM

  A funeral service for a Colorado Springs native killed in Africa will be held March 12 at 10 a.m. in the Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel, followed by a graveside service at the Academy cemetery. Capt. Ryan Hall, 30, was one of four Airmen killed Feb. 18 when their... more »

• Teen who killed uncle won't be charged

  March 6, 2012 1:33 PM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - Prosecutors have decided against filing charges against a teen who fatally stabbed his uncle, mistakenly thinking the uncle was an intruder. Prosecutors say 18-year-old Dylan Jones was staying at his grandmother's trailer home in Littleton on Jan. 14 when his uncle, John Jones, unexpectedly stopped by... more »

• Police identify man killed after motorcycle club fight

  March 4, 2012 8:17 PM

  Colorado Springs police have identified a shooting victim killed after attending a party at the Sin City Disciples motorcycle club. Police have ruled the death of Virgil Means, 31, homicide. According to police, Means was attending a party at the clubhouse on 628 W. Vermijo when he was involved... more »

• Vermijo still closed while police investigate shooting

  March 3, 2012 8:05 PM

  Vermijo at Chestnut is still closed off as investigators continue to collect evidence from this morning's deadly shooting. Colorado Springs police tell News 5 the shooting happened just after 5:30 Saturday morning near the Sin City Disciples motorcycle club. Police say the victim, a man in his 20's, was... more »

• Fort Carson soldier killed loved his family and military service

  February 26, 2012 3:45 PM

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Funeral arrangements are pending for an Oklahoma soldier who died in Afghanistan. Department of Defense officials say Sgt. Allen R. McKenna Jr. of Noble died Tuesday in Kandahar province, but how he died wasn't specified. The 28-year-old was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, part... more »

• Colorado Springs man killed in I-25 crash

  February 25, 2012 6:02 PM

  A man from Colorado Springs is dead and another is in the hospital after an early morning crash along I-25. The two-vehicle crash happened at about 2 a.m. in the southbound lanes just south of the Founders/Meadows Parkway exit. The man, 23, of Colorado Springs, had been driving... more »

• Local airman killed in aircraft crash in Africa

  February 20, 2012 10:32 AM

  A 30-year-old airman from Colorado Springs had died while in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Capt. Ryan P. Hall was killed Saturday near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa after their aircraft was involved in a crash. Hall was assigned to the 319th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. ... more »

• Woman killed in McDonald's parking lot

  December 28, 2011 5:19 AM

  PARKER, Colo. (AP) - Parker police say a woman was killed in the parking lot of a McDonald's and her estranged husband who authorities were looking for in connection with the shooting was found dead. The Denver Post reports that a witness says the woman's three children were inside the... more »

• At least one person killed in Oklahoma small plane crash

  December 10, 2011 9:36 AM

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A small plane has crashed southwest of Oklahoma City, killing at least one person. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Roland Herwig says citizens reported hearing a crash about 9:30 p.m. Friday, and deputies later confirmed the crash about five miles south of Chickasha. Chickasha is... more »

• Pueblo man killed in crash

  December 10, 2011 7:45 AM

  State Patrol is investigating a crash that killed one man last night. A 32 year-old Pueblo man is dead after State Patrol says he was ejected from his Silverado shortly before 9 last night. Troopers say it happened on the Highway 50 business loop, about a mile west... more »

• At least 2 killed in Colorado plane crash

  December 6, 2011 7:54 AM

  SILVERTON, Colo. (AP) - Authorities are still trying to find two of four people killed when a small plane crashed in the southwest Colorado mountains. According to the president of Alpine Bank, three of the victims were Alpine Bank employees on their way to a company Christmas party. ... more »

• 2 died in Kearns crash, driver booked on charges

  December 4, 2011 2:03 PM

  KEARNS, Colo. (AP) - Police say a married couple has died after the car they were passengers in slammed into a wall and then a house in Kearns. Lt. Justin Hoyal says the driver, 29-year-old Christopher Youngblood, has been booked on automobile homicide charges because investigators believe speed and... more »

• Tow truck driver killed

  November 26, 2011 9:46 AM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Commerce City police say a tow truck operator was killed after being pinned underneath a semitrailer he had towed. Police say the operator for Joe's Towing and Recovery Service was unloading the semitrailer from his wrecker Friday when it rolled off of support blocks... more »

• Police find gunman dead in Illinois shooting

  November 17, 2011 12:13 PM

  Police in Bedford Park, Illinois say a gunman who opened fire inside a suburban Chicago FedEx sort facility has killed himself. At around 8 a.m. 911 calls poured in to police reporting shots being fired following a domestic disturbance at the Bedford Park FedEx facility. After Bedford Park... more »

• American NATO troops killed

  October 29, 2011 9:26 AM

  Thirteen NATO troops have been killed when a suicide bomber attacked a NATO convoy. We now know they were all American. It happened early today when a suicide bomber rammed a van packed with explosives into a NATO convoy. Afghan officials had said earlier that four Afghans, including... more »

• Al-Qaida's No. 2 killed in Pakistan according to official sources

  August 27, 2011 2:17 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior Obama administration official says al-Qaida No. 2 leader, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan. Al-Rahman was a Libyan national who was considered al-Qaida's operational leader before rising to the No. 2 spot following Osama bin Laden's death in May. Al-Rahman's death... more »

• Remembering a brother

  August 10, 2011 6:14 PM

  A moment of silence was observed at Fort Carson today when family, friends and fellow servicemen came to honor and remember the life of Staff Sergeant Lex Lewis who was killed in a fire fight at the start of his third tour in Afghanistan. He was in the 2nd... more »

• Remembering Sgt. Lex Lewis

  August 10, 2011 11:40 AM

  A memorial service for Staff Sgt. Lex Lewis will be held at 11 a.m. today at Fort Carson's Soldiers' Memorial Chapel. Sgt. Lewis was killed in action while serving in Afghanistan. He served with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. more »

• Obama discusses helicopter crash with commanders

  August 7, 2011 5:39 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has spent part of the day talking to top American commanders about the U.S. troops lost when a helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan. The White House says Obama placed calls to the commanders on Sunday to express his condolences for those who... more »

• San Diego officer dies; suspect left suicide note

  August 7, 2011 5:36 PM

  SAN DIEGO (AP) - San Diego's police chief says an officer shot in the face in an apparently unprovoked attack has died, and investigators have found a suicide note left by the suspect who fired the gun. Chief William Lansdowne says 36-year-old Jeremy Henwood, a four-year veteran of the... more »

• SEALs were on mission to aid Rangers

  August 7, 2011 3:39 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials say the Navy SEALs and other troops lost in Saturday's helicopter crash in Afghanistan had rushed to the area to help fellow U.S. troops under fire. The officials say the SEALs had responded to a request by U.S. Army Rangers who were taking heavy... more »

• Denver police kill suspected home invader

  August 7, 2011 8:15 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Denver police officers killed a suspect early Saturday after a car chase from a home where a man was tied up. Denver Police Lt. Matt Murray told KMGH-TV that shots were fired at the home sometime after 8 a.m. but no one was hit. Neighbors said a... more »

• SEAL Team members killed, not from Bin Laden raid

  August 6, 2011 2:06 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials tell The Associated Press that they believe that none of the Navy SEALs who died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan had participated in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, although they were from the same unit that carried out the bin Laden mission.... more »

• Dead Woman Kept in House for 2 Months

  July 27, 2011 5:46 AM

  Police in suburban Phoenix say they have arrested a man suspected of killing his girlfriend and living with her body for more than two months. Thirty-five-year-old Erik Grumpelt was charged Tuesday with one count of second-degree murder. After receiving a tip from Grumpelt's father, Mesa officers went to... more »

• Muhammad sentenced to life in Ark. soldier killing

  July 25, 2011 2:59 PM

  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A man who confessed to shooting two soldiers outside a military recruiting station in Arkansas has pleaded guilty and received a sentence of life in prison without parole. Abdulhakim Muhammad pleaded guilty to capital murder in the middle of his trial Monday. Prosecutors took... more »

• Remembering Fort Carson soldier killed

  July 17, 2011 4:48 PM

  FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - The Defense Department says a Fort Carson soldier was killed in combat in Afghanistan. The military said Sunday that 40-year-old Sgt. Lex L. Lewis of Rapid City, S.D., was killed Friday when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire in Farah Province. Lewis... more »

• Fort Carson suffers loss of another soldier in Afghanistan

  July 17, 2011 3:42 PM

  News First 5 was notified by the Department of Defense via a release announcing the death of a soldier from Fort Carson. The DOD report states that Sgt. Lex L. Lewis age 40 from Rapid City S.D., died July 15th from combat related injuries he sustained when his unit... more »

• Plane crash in Silverton kills two

  July 15, 2011 6:07 AM

  SILVERTON, Colo. (AP) - A small plane has crashed in the southwest Colorado mountains, killing the man and woman onboard. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Mike Fergus said a person driving in a four-wheel drive vehicle in the San Juan Mountains reported finding the Cessna 150 about 50 feet off... more »

• Springs driver arrested in hit and run

  June 27, 2011 3:16 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A driver has been arrested in a Colorado Springs hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist. Police arrested 50-year-old Mark L. Doutt Saturday after tips led them to Doutt's 1988 Buick. The car had damage consistent with the crash early that morning. Authorities say... more »

• Patrol investigates accident that killed cyclist

  June 17, 2011 6:19 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a collision between a dump truck and bicycle rider that killed the cyclist. State Trooper Heather Cobler tells the Boulder Daily Camera that the accident occurred Friday at an intersection in the north Boulder area. The cyclist's name hasn't... more »

• Fort Carson holds a memorial for a fallen comrade

  June 8, 2011 3:26 PM

  The Mountain Post held a solemn memorial service today to honor the life and service of one of its fallen. Sgt Ken Hermogino was honored today as his fellow soldiers held a memorial service at The Soldier's Memorial Chapel at Fort Carson Wednesday. Sgt. Hermogino was a recent conversion... more »

• Colo. man bicycling across country killed in Ark.

  May 19, 2011 2:59 PM

  ALBION, Ark. (AP) - A Colorado man bicycling across the country with three friends has been killed in an accident in Arkansas. The Arkansas State Police say 23-year-old William Cranshaw of Ft. Collins died Monday afternoon when he was hit by a car on Arkansas 16 near Albion. The... more »

• Pronghorn illegally killed, reward offered

  April 29, 2011 4:37 PM

  The Colorado Division of Wildlife is trying to find the person responsible for illegally shooting a pronghorn buck in eastern El Paso County. The animal was probably killed over the weekend of April15. It was found along Sweet Road just east of the Peyton Highway. "The buck was... more »

• OSHA investigates worker death in Pueblo

  April 21, 2011 5:41 PM

  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating an industrial explosion in Pueblo that killed a man. The incident happened Wednesday afternoon at Western Metals Recycling, which leases land at the steel mill. Ignacio Rendon-Cornelio, 30, was killed. The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office says it appears he was cutting... more »

• Pueblo victims both died from gunshot wounds Play Video

  April 12, 2011 3:33 PM

  Two victims who were killed in Pueblo in separate attacks died from gunshot wounds. The Pueblo County Coroner has completed the autopsies on Desirea French, 8, and Roseanna Vigil, 42. French died from a single gunshot wound to the head according to the coroner James Kramer. The 8-year-old was... more »

• Seven killed in Dutch mall shooting, including shooter

  April 9, 2011 2:21 PM

  ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN, Netherlands (AP) - One of the people shot today at a shopping mall in the Netherlands has died, bringing the number of dead to seven, including the gunman. Fifteen others were wounded. Officials and witnesses say the gunman opened fire with a machine gun at a... more »

• Libyan rebels say airstrike kills 13 of their own but blame selves

  April 2, 2011 6:05 PM

  BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - Libyan rebels say 13 of their troops were killed when they tried to advance during a NATO airstrike against Moammar Gadhafi's forces near the oil city of Brega. Calling it an "unfortunate accident," an opposition spokesman says the incident does not diminish rebel support for... more »

• Cat killing suspect to face felony charges

  March 23, 2011 7:23 PM

  Felony animal cruelty charges will be filed against a man accused of trapping and killing cats at a Colorado Springs mobile home park. Dave Leisge admitted to News First 5 that he killed up to a half dozen cats at La Cresta Mobile Estates near Platte and Murray, where... more »

• New York police officer accidently killed by friendly fire

  March 13, 2011 6:36 PM

  MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities in New York say a police officer was fatally shot by another officer after a confrontation with a knife-wielding man inside a home in a New York City suburb. The suspect also was killed in the incident yesterday in Massapequa Park, nearly 40... 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 »

• Shed fire near Peyton kills 3 goats, chickens

  February 13, 2011 6:01 PM

  PEYTON, Colo. (AP) - A fire near Peyton has left three goats and several chickens dead. Peyton Fire Protection District Chief Jack Rauer says a shed filled with animals and hay caught fire around 8:30 a.m. Saturday, killing the goats and several chicks. The Gazette reports another goat was... more »

• Aurora Police: Officer kills armed man during probe

  February 11, 2011 8:07 AM

  AURORA (AP)-Authorities say an Aurora police officer shot and killed an armed man during a drug investigation. Aurora police said in a statement that the shooting occurred Thursday night on Macon Street as the narcotics unit was conducting surveillance on the subject of the probe. At one point,... more »

• Family of suspect in deputy's death plans to sue

  February 10, 2011 8:15 AM

  GREELEY (AP)-The family of a suspected car thief authorities say shot and killed a Weld County sheriff's deputy plans to sue officers for shooting the suspect, who died from his wounds. Denver's KMGH-TV reports that the family of 20-year-old Rueben Reyes has filed a notice of intent to sue,... more »

• Snowboarder dies after hitting tree in Colorado

  February 7, 2011 8:27 AM

  DENVER (AP)-A 35-year-old Boulder man is dead after riding his snowboard into a tree at Eldora Mountain Resort near Nederland. The Boulder County Sheriff's Department says the man was snowboarding with four friends when he hit the tree at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday. It says the group was in... more »

• Man killed outside of a Denver bar on busy street

  January 24, 2011 7:24 AM

  DENVER (AP)-A man working as a parking valet outside a night club died in a hit and run accident. KDVR-TV reports witnesses saying the impact threw the man 50 feet as he got out of a car outside of the Rockstar Lounge south of downtown last Saturday. Police... more »

• Pedestrian killed in Pueblo County

  January 13, 2011 12:44 PM

  The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office says a 24 year old man was killed Wednesday night when he was struck by a driver. It happened on the 3900 block of Bergemann Rd. south of Highway 78 between Pueblo and Beulah. A spokesperson for the sheriff's office says it appears the... more »

• 9 year killed in Tucson granddaughter of former Phillies manager

  January 9, 2011 11:17 AM

  PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Phillies say the 9-year-old girl killed by a gunman who opened fire at an Arizona congresswoman's event is the granddaughter of former manager Dallas Green. Christina-Taylor Green was shot outside a Tucson grocery story when she went to see Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was... more »

• UPDATE: New facts coming in from Tucson shooting

  January 8, 2011 5:00 PM

  One 9 year old girl and that U.S. District Court Judge John M. Roll was among those who was shot and had died. He was the chief judge in Arizona, appointed in 1991 by the first President Bush. He became chief judge in 2006. A hospital spokesperson stated that... more »

• UPDATE: Arizona congresswoman shot, aide killed

  January 8, 2011 3:17 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional officials say an aide to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has died after an attack in Tucson, Arizona. A hospital official there says the congresswoman herself is alive in surgery, but in critical condition after being shot in the head. Congressional officials say as many as... more »

• Police still searching for suspect in triple shooting Play Video

  January 7, 2011 10:29 AM

  Pueblo police continue looking for a man who shot three teens on Pueblo's northside Thursday night. Marco Morales, 18, was killed. The two other teens are recovering in the hospital. The shooting happened shortly after 9 p.m Thursday in a field near Outlook Blvd. and Buchanan Dr. According... more »

• Victims of deadly shooting in Pueblo identified

  January 7, 2011 3:57 AM

  Pueblo police have identified the three men shot on Pueblo's northside Thursday night. According to Sgt. Eric Bravo, 18 year-old Marco Morales died after suffering gun shot wounds to the head. 18 year-old David Lucero is stable right now, and a 17 year-old is in critical but stable condition after... more »

• Man killed in triple shooting in Pueblo

  January 7, 2011 3:25 AM

  A man is dead after a triple shooting in Pueblo and police have a possible suspect in custody. The shooting happened shortly after 9 p.m Thursday in a field near Outlook Blvd. and Buchanan Dr. on Pueblo's northside. Officers say three men were shot inside a car--one of the... more »

• Armed man killed in shootout at Mormon temple

  December 25, 2010 6:34 PM

  SOUTH JORDAN, Utah (AP) -- A man armed with a shotgun was shot and killed by police Christmas Day outside a Mormon temple. Fox13 says police the man had been in an altercation with another man outside the Oquirrh Mountain Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day... more »

• Man arrested for killing girlfriend's puppy

  December 24, 2010 2:08 PM

  Colorado Springs Police Officers from the Sand Creek Division responded to a call regarding a possible domestic disturbance. When officers arrived and made contact with the unidentified female victim, she reported that her live-in boyfriend had just killed her puppy. The victim indicated to police that she and her... more »

• Police dog killed by suspect

  December 1, 2010 10:35 AM

  Officials say a New Jersey police dog was killed when the suspect he was apprehending threw the dog into traffic. Gloucester Township Police Chief Harry Earle said that the 3-year-old German Shepherd named Schultz, was released by an officer when the suspect in a restaurant robbery was spotted. ... more »

• Weld County Deputy was killed with his own gun

  November 24, 2010 6:52 PM

  EVANS, Colo. (AP) - The Weld County sheriff says a deputy shot after chasing a suspected car thief was killed his own gun. Sheriff John Cooke told the Greeley Tribune that Deputy Sam Brownlee was shot during a struggle with suspected car thief Reuben Reyes. He said that after... more »

• Storm hampers recovery of body of Denver climber

  November 21, 2010 4:34 PM

  ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) - A winter storm is hampering efforts by crews trying to recover the body of an ice climber killed in a fall in Rocky Mountain National Park. Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson says the Denver man died in a fall Saturday on the All Mixed... more »

• UPDATE: D.A. releases letter from now dead defendant

  November 18, 2010 4:27 PM

  Thursday, the El Paso County District Attorney's office announced they had received a letter earlier this month from a Colorado Springs fugitive who was later shot and killed, earlier this week, by a Sheriff's deputy in Idaho. On Wednesday, 47-year-old Curtis Scrivner was shot and killed by an Idaho... more »

• Mississippi man killed in accident at Vestas Plant

  October 27, 2010 3:53 PM

  A Mississippi man has been killed in what police call a "terrible accident" at the Vestas wind tower factory in Pueblo. The Pueblo County Coroner has identified the man as John Keel, 21. Sgt. Eric Bravo with the Pueblo Police Department says Keel was helping crews load towers on a... more »

• Captured Afghan may have killed 2 US sailors

  October 26, 2010 8:34 AM

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO says a captured insurgent leader may be among those responsible for the killing of two U.S. sailors in July The leader and two associates were captured in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border. Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove and Petty Officer 2nd Class... more »

• 4 deaths prompt Graco stroller recall

  October 20, 2010 8:33 AM

  Baby gear maker Graco is recalling about 2 million strollers after receiving reports of four infant strangulations in the strollers. The Consumer Product Safety Commission, which announced the recall Wednesday, said the infant strangulations occurred between 2003 and 2005. The strollers being recalled are older versions of the... more »

• Mountain goat gores, kills hiker

  October 18, 2010 4:35 PM

  Olympic National Park officials say a mountain goat that fatally gored a 63-year-old hiker over the weekend has shown aggressive behavior in the past. Park spokesman Barb Maynes says rangers have been tracking the ram and several others for the past several years. She says the attack was highly... more »

• Police look for killer of man shot in the head

  October 14, 2010 6:51 PM

  Colorado Springs Police are looking for help in solving a homicide that happened early Tuesday. A man was found dead at the Rustic Hills Park Apartments in the 1200 block of Potter Drive. A security officer found Martique Webster, 37, of Colorado Springs inside a parked car. He had... more »

• Fort Carson memorial today for fallen soldiers

  October 13, 2010 9:47 AM

  Fort Carson will hold a memorial service today to honor nine fallen soldiers, all killed in combat operations overseas. The soldiers to be honored: Chaplain (Capt.) Dale A. Goetz - 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division 1st Lt. Mark A.... more »