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North Korea fires long-range rocket in defiant move
December 11, 2012 8:25 PM
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says North Korea has fired a long-range rocket in a defiant move just days ahead of South Korea's presidential election. It was the second rocket launch under leader Kim Jong Un. Kim took power following his father Kim Jong Il's death one year... more » -
Veterans in Pueblo talk about what this day means to them Play Video
November 11, 2012 6:40 PM
On this day, many veterans say the world stops just to remember the sacrifices they made. Many of them laid their brothers to rest decades ago during wars overseas, and to this day they do not forget why they served their country. We went out in search of veterans... more » -
Local WWII, Korea, Vietnam veteran remembered
March 13, 2012 6:29 PM
Family and friends are remembering a Colorado Springs veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Harvey Visnaw died at home on March 7th, services were held Tuesday. Visnaw served 38 years in the military altogether. He finished boot camp at the age of 17, becoming a Petty... more » -
Coffman proposes $100 billion in defense cuts
September 23, 2011 1:43 PM
Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman has submitted a plan to trim $103 billion dollars in defense spending over the next decade to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. The plan achieves most of the cost savings, around $90 billion, by reducing 100,000 active duty positions and increasing the number of... more » -
Local veteran recalls Pacific fight on V-J Day
September 3, 2011 1:01 AM
On September 2nd, 1945, the Japanese were preparing to formally surrender to Allied Forces -- what's now known as Victory over Japan Day... or V-J Day. However, it was a long fight leading to that point. "Boy, I was really young there," Harvey Visnaw says as he looks through... more » -
U.N. Security Council meets on Korea tensions
December 19, 2010 1:28 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council is holding an emergency meeting on rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Russia called for the meeting and diplomats say Moscow wants the U.N.'s most powerful body to adopt a statement Sunday calling on both North and South Korea to exercise... more » -
Death rate soars for binge drinkers with high blood pressure
August 20, 2010 2:02 PM
New research indicates that the death rate soars for binge drinkers when the also have high blood pressure. Scientists at Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea found the risk of cardiovascular death in men with a blood pressure of at least 168 over 100 was three... more » -
The Air Force has 1,001 new lieutenants
May 26, 2010 2:39 PM
The 1001 graduates of the United States Air Force Academy Class of 2010 have taken the oath and are now fully commissioned 2nd Lieutenants. In his commencement address this morning, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff encouraged the graduates to use their imaginations as they... more » -
Heigl and husband adopt baby girl from Korea
September 19, 2009 9:00 AM
Katherine Heigl and husband Josh Kelley have completed their adoption of a baby girl from Korea. Heigl spokeswoman Melissa Kates says the couple named the 10-month-old Nancy Leigh, after the actress's mother Nancy and her sister Margaret Leigh. The girl will go by the nickname Naleigh. Kates says... more »
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