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• Moms receive a pay cut

  May 8, 2013 3:07 AM

  Moms are hit with a pay cut. The annual Mother's Day Index from Insure.com reports the 2013 market value of mom is $59,862. That's down from just over $60,000 last year. Researchers at Insure.com look at a mom's typical top tasks, like child care and cooking, and figure... more »

• Mom drops 100 pounds, wins state bodybuilding competition Play Video

  May 7, 2013 10:01 AM

  A Colorado Springs woman makes an inspiring journey to becoming a body building champion. The 46-year-old mom just won the state's natural body building competition after overcoming a huge obstacle. Pam Brown hits the gym every morning at 4:00 am, before she gets her kids off to school and... more »

• California mom scares robber with a shotgun, saves her daughter

  August 29, 2012 6:51 PM

  You don't want to mess with one brave mom in California. Tuesday morning, Brianne Rodriguez was greeted by a robber. That man threw her to the ground and kicked her, but when he went for her daughter, Rodriguez sprang to action. "I said, 'I've got to save my kid,... more »

• Video of the Day: Semi Prank

  July 30, 2012 7:27 AM

  Waking up to a semi-truck coming straight at you? Nope, just one mean prank. Click here to see it in our Video of the Day. more »

• Mom arrested for leaving baby in car seat on roof of vehicle

  June 3, 2012 5:54 AM

  PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix police have arrested a woman who allegedly drove off after forgetting that her 5-week-old baby was in a car seat on the roof of her vehicle. Officer James Holmes said officers were called out early Saturday after witnesses found a child strapped in a safety seat... more »

• Missing mother remembered 1 year after disappearance Play Video

  April 1, 2012 12:19 AM

  Debbie Heriford has been missing for a year, and still her family and friends have no answers. Tonight they gathered at Dublin Park in Colorado Springs to keep her memory and her case alive. Police investigated Heriford's disappearance as a homicide, but no suspects were ever named. The 51... more »

• Strands of hope Play Video

  February 6, 2012 6:28 PM

  Childhood cancer patients and babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Memorial Hospital for Children now have a tangible and visual reminder of the strides they have made during their recovery. Beads of Courage are symbols of hope and strength for children with serious medical problems. NICU Nurse... more »

• Country music star thanks Mom for Success

  May 5, 2011 6:46 PM

  NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - His dad may have been a famous baseball relief pitcher. But Tim McGraw says it's his mom who should be credited with the "save" when it comes to raising him. He says his mom Betty Trimble "is fantastic" because she has"always been a dreamer." He says... more »

• Woman found dead in river IDed as missing mom

  November 27, 2010 8:33 AM

  SILVERTHORNE, Colo. (AP) - Authorities have confirmed that a woman found dead in a river near Silverthorne is a missing 41-year-old mother of three. The Summit County coroner has identified the woman as Stephanie Roller Bruner. The Silverthorne woman's husband reported her missing Tuesday after she left home Monday night... more »

• Case proceeds against Mom accused in autism killing

  September 9, 2010 10:45 AM

  A Colorado woman accused of smothering her infant son she says she believes was autistic is facing a trial. A judge said Wednesday that there's enough evidence for the case against 34-year-old Stephanie Rochester of Superior to go forward. Rochester is charged with first-degree murder in the June... more »

• Single moms get free oil change

  June 4, 2010 1:15 PM

  A Pueblo church in conjunction with an auto repair shop will sponsor a free oil change for single moms on June 19 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Impact Ministry from Fellowship of the Rockies has agreed to handle logistics for the event, as Mueller Auto donates their time... more »

• California woman guilty in death of daughter's playmate

  May 10, 2010 1:19 PM

  A former California Sunday school teacher accused of killing an 8-year-old playmate of her daughter, then hiding the body in a suitcase, has pleaded guilty to murder. San Joaquin County Superior Court officials say Melissa Huckaby of Tracy entered the first-degree murder plea Monday morning. Authorities say Huckaby killed... more »

• Mom dies saving 3 sons from tornado

  April 26, 2010 5:20 PM

  Nicki Carpenter's priority was always her three young boys. As a massive tornado with 170 mile an hour winds bore down on her mobile home, Nicki apparently reacted the only way she knew how. "She had gotten a mattress off the bed and put it over those 3... more »

• Mom in Balloon Boy saga to begin serving sentence

  April 7, 2010 5:04 PM

  The mother of a boy purported to have flown away in a runaway balloon will begin her community service sentence this weekend for her role in the hoax. Mayumi Heene will spend 10 weekends working at nonprofits. Her husband, Richard Heene, completed his 90-day sentence Sunday. It included jail... more »

• Young children help mother deliver baby in California

  March 18, 2010 10:10 AM

  The father of 9 and 11-year-old siblings who helped deliver their baby brother at their Fremont home is calling his kids "super heroes." Faith and Jabari Sanders sprang into action when they heard their mother, Alana, scream as she went into labor on March 9. Alana instructed 11-year-old Faith... more »

• Lunch lady denies 8th grader for being a nickel short

  March 15, 2010 3:10 PM

  The mother of an 8th grader at Skyview Middle School in Falcon District 49 says her son was denied his hot lunch because he was a nickel short. The family qualifies for the reduced lunch rate of $0.40 a meal. The boy apparently had gone through the lunch line... more »

• No bond for SD attempted murder suspect

  January 26, 2010 10:23 AM

  A Rapid City woman accused of stabbing her father and shooting her mother last month has been ordered held without bond on attempted murder charges. Twenty-two-year-old Casey Eleeson on Monday made her first court appearance in Rapid City, after being arrested at a remote cabin in Colorado last Wednesday.... more »

• Kayla comes home

  January 7, 2010 8:06 PM

  These days, Kayla Kammrad looks happy and healthy, her oxygen tubing the only hint of the medical battle she's fought and won. The Cañon City mom had been hospitalized since mid October with a severe case of H1N1 flu. Her pulmonologist, Dr. Russell Lee, said Kayla's was the... more »

• Miracle Birth: baby & mom brought back to life

  December 28, 2009 9:53 PM

  A mom and her newborn son are back home, after they both touched death on Christmas Eve morning at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. Tracy Hermanstorfer went into labor nearly two weeks earlier than her due date. She was discussing baby names with her husband, Mike, while she was... more »

• Police find body of missing 5-year-old NC girl

  November 16, 2009 12:44 PM

  Authorities in North Carolina say they have found the body of a 5-year-old girl who disappeared a week ago. Fayetteville Police spokeswoman Theresa Chance said that searchers found the body of Shaniya Davis off a road southeast of Sanford in the central part of the state. Two people have been... more »

• Teen held in double murder in San Luis Valley

  October 28, 2009 7:11 PM

  The Rio Grande County sheriff says he expects a 14-year-old boy to be charged in the deaths of his mother and stepfather after their bodies were discovered at their home. Sheriff Brian Norton says he expects the district attorney to file charges by Friday. A relative found the bodies of... more »

• TLC to lose Jon, go with ‘Kate Plus Eight’

  September 29, 2009 6:51 PM

  "Jon & Kate Plus 8" will soon be simply "Kate Plus Eight." That's the word from the TLC network, which announced Tuesday that its hit reality show is adapting to changes in the Gosselin household, which has been disrupted by the split up of Kate and Jon. The... more »

• Police: Teen frequently tied up, kept in closet

  September 29, 2009 12:07 PM

  Police say an Oklahoma woman accused of beating her 14-year-old son frequently kept him tied up and had a lock installed on a bedroom closet where he often was kept. Oklahoma City police Sgt. Gary Knight says investigators continue to conduct interviews and examine evidence as they prepare a criminal... more »