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• Remembering their lost loved ones on Memorial Day Play Video

  May 28, 2012 7:51 PM

  "Dear Lord, please help me get through this; it's tough being by myself and it's tough being alone," says Erica Thompson, sitting at a grave in Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs. Thompson lost her husband, Air Force Staff Sergeant Preston Thompson, about two years ago. On Memorial Day she... more »

• Many attend Memorial Day ceremony on Pueblo courthouse steps

  May 28, 2012 3:04 PM

  All eyes were on the courthouse steps in Pueblo Monday morning for a beautiful Memorial Day ceremony. Centennial High School's ROTC joined in to present the colors, and many veterans groups brought wreaths and spoke, sharing memories and reading poems about never forgetting those who lost their lives. Many veterans... more »

• City Park Pool opens in Pueblo

  May 26, 2012 7:42 PM

  This Memorial Day Weekend, the summer fun can officially get underway. The City Park Pool in Pueblo is officially open for the season. Open swim hours are in the afternoon from one to five. Kids and lifeguards say they have been more than ready for the pool to open.... more »

• Campgrounds fill up at Lake Pueblo

  May 26, 2012 7:39 PM

  A popular way to celebrate Memorial Day is with a trip to the lake, and Lake Pueblo brings in a lot of out-of-towners. "Get away from the city and get out with friends," said Mike Curieo, a Bennet, Colorado resident. "Barbecue and have a good time." The campground at... more »

• Gas is 24 cents/gallon cheaper since Memorial Day

  July 1, 2011 11:56 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Call it an Independence Day discount. Gasoline prices usually peak in the summer. This year, however, the peak occurred so early - on May 5 - that the subsequent slide in pump prices has made gasoline an average 24 cents per gallon cheaper than what it... more »

• Remembering the ones who didn't make it home

  May 30, 2011 8:14 PM

  Memorial Day is a day for Americans to honor and remember all of the men and women in uniform who have sacrificed, and are still making sacrifices around the world. "When you look at the fact that somebody has not made it back it doesn't make any difference what... more »

• Sen. Bennet shares thoughts on Memorial Day

  May 30, 2011 11:59 AM

  Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released a statement in observance of Memorial Day: "There is a phrase in the military that all service members come to know: All gave some, some gave all. It is a reminder that the men and women who wear the uniform do so at... more »

• Veterans coming together in Colorado Springs

  May 30, 2011 11:53 AM

  The Pikes Peak Veterans Council and its' 40 member organizations are holding their annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Retired Enlisted Association in Colorado Springs. Mayor Lionel Rivera is the guest speaker for Monday's service. The service begins at 11 a.m. The Retired Enlisted Association is located at... more »

• Memorial Day Events

  May 30, 2011 6:04 AM

  There are plenty of ways to commemorate this Memorial Day. If you would like to join in celebrating, here are a few events going on. Pueblo Pioneer Cemetery Association Memorial Day Service 8:00a Mountain Communities Volunteer Fire Department's Memorial Day Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser 7:30a to 11:30a Westcreek Fire... more »

• Aspen reopening to skiing Memorial Day weekend

  May 28, 2011 1:00 PM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Aspen Mountain is reopening for skiing with a bigger base of snow than it had on New Year's Day. The Aspen Skiing Co. is reopening the mountain Saturday through Monday, Memorial Day. The Aspen Times reports the base snow depth is around 70 inches at... more »

• Snow skiing this weekend?

  May 26, 2011 9:14 AM

  One resort remains open in Ski Country; Arapahoe Basin has been slammed this spring with huge amounts of snow. For the season A-Basin has received 461" of snow, the resort averages 350". Usually this late in the season many rocks and areas of bare ground don most of the ski... more »

• Independence Pass to open for Memorial Day weekend

  May 25, 2011 11:34 PM

  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - The Colorado Department of Transportation says Independence Pass near Aspen will be cleared of snow and open in time for the Memorial Day weekend. State officials say the 12,095-foot pass will be open by Thursday. They had been uncertain that highway crews could clear the highway... more »

• Remembering loved ones on Memorial Day

  May 31, 2010 7:01 PM

  Losing a loved one is painful and Pikes Peak Hospice hopes to relieve some of that pain for the families of patients they serve. Their annual Memorial Day Commemorative Celebration gives families and caregivers the chance to grieve together. "People have to reframe after they lose someone very... more »

• Memorial Day honored in Colorado Springs

  May 31, 2010 5:50 PM

  The price of freedom is costly. "We have freedom because of today," says Paul Johnson, a Marine Corps veteran, referencing the lives lost in service of the United States. Monday morning at Memorial Park groups met honoring the fallen, including a group with a new memorial. The Special... more »

• Services scheduled to honor Memorial Day

  May 31, 2010 11:26 AM

  The Pikes Peak Veterans Council are holding their annual Memorial Day ceremony Monday in Colorado Springs. The 42 member organizations are meeting at the Retired Enlisted Association at 834 Emory Circle for the service at 11 a.m. The guest speaker scheduled is Col. James M. Stewart (USAF Ret.). ... more »

• Colorado DUI enforcement heats up

  May 28, 2010 9:30 AM

  Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer - and a summerlong crackdown on drunken drivers. The Colorado State Patrol and law enforcement agencies across the state are launching a DUI crackdown starting this weekend. They're calling the campaign the "100 Days of Heat" and they say the... more »

• Mountain highways opening up for the season

  May 27, 2010 10:15 AM

  Two of Colorado's mountain highways should be open in time for the Memorial Day weekend. The Colorado Department of Transportation plans to open Independence Pass between Leadville and Aspen Today. The highway is set to open for the season today at 2 p.m. despite this spring's late snow storms. The... more »

• MeadowGrass campsites filling up quick

  May 26, 2010 7:42 PM

  Campsites are filling up quickly for the second annual MeadowGrass Music Festival on Memorial Day weekend. The two day festival takes place at the La Foret resort in Black Forest and features roots, Americana, bluegrass, indie and blues music. Only holders of the all-festival pass are eligible to attend... more »

• East Coast storm damage tops $100 million

  November 19, 2009 1:13 PM

  It was a desperate, ultimately futile battle - machine against nature - and Ocean City kept it up long after the outcome had been decided. As wave after wave pummeled the beachfront during last week's powerful nor'easter, more and more of the sand disappeared until the ocean came roaring... more »