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• Remembering WWII - local pilot Frank Royal remembers watching air power grow Play Video

  September 24, 2012 3:19 PM

  Colorado Springs will soon be home to a brand new national World War II aviation museum. The grand opening is October 13th; it's located at 765 Aviation Way, backing right up to the runways at the Colorado Springs Airport. The museum focuses on not only the planes that helped... 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 »

• Airlines back in profit in second quarter

  August 30, 2010 9:59 AM

  The International Air Transport Association says 47 major carriers it monitors to assess the industry's financial health reported a net profit of $3.9 billion in the second quarter. The results contrast with the $881 million net loss posted by carriers a year earlier. IATA says airlines in North... more »

• Hurricane Danielle now a major storm

  August 27, 2010 8:31 AM

  Forecasts say Hurricane Danielle has reached major hurricane status and keeps getting more dangerous. National Hurricane Center forecasters say Danielle is now a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 135 mph. Forecasters say swells churned up by Danielle could reach parts of the U.S. East Coast by... more »

• Hurricane Danielle gets a little stronger

  August 25, 2010 8:18 AM

  Hurricane Danielle has strengthened a little as it swirls far out over the Atlantic. After unexpectedly losing strength Tuesday, Danielle's maximum sustained winds increased Wednesday to near 85 mph. Additional strengthening is expected over the next two days. The hurricane is located about 795 miles east of the... more »

• Tropical storm gathers strength, heads for land

  August 23, 2010 9:17 AM

  Tropical storm watches and warnings have been extended westward along Mexico's coast as Tropical Storm Frank churns in the Pacific. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Danielle is getting stronger far out over the Atlantic. On Monday, Mexico extended a tropical storm warning from west of Tecpan de Galeana to Zihuatanejo.... more »

• `The Pacific,' `Glee,' top Emmy Awards nominees

  July 8, 2010 9:03 AM

  "Glee," the spunky TV musical comedy about high school misfits and the teachers who shepherd them, was a top Emmy nominee Thursday with 19 bids, including for best comedy series and stars Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele. The leading nominee was the gritty, unsparing World War II drama, "The... more »

• Hurricane Rick weakens in Pacific, still dangerous

  October 19, 2009 7:58 AM

  Forecasters say Hurricane Rick has weakened in the eastern North Pacific but is still a dangerous storm and could veer into resorts at the tip of the Baja California Peninsula by midweek. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla., says as of Sunday night, winds were down to 145... more »

• Tropical Storm Rick intensifying in the Pacific

  October 16, 2009 8:45 AM

  Tropical Storm Rick is quickly intensifying in the Pacific off Mexico's coast. Rick's maximum sustained winds had increased to 65 mph (100 kph) early Friday and is expected to reach hurricane strength later in the day. The tropical storm is centered about 315 miles (505 kilometers) south-southeast of Acapulco, Mexico,... more »

• Pacific storm weakens

  October 14, 2009 8:57 AM

  Patricia has weakened to a remnant low, a day after prompting officials in Mexico's Los Cabos resorts to close schools and ready emergency shelters. The system has maximum sustained winds near 30 mph and is expected to weaken and dissipate in the next day or two. The storm weakened to... more »

• Mercury leaking at closed California mine sites

  September 18, 2009 12:09 PM

  Abandoned mercury mines throughout central California's rugged coastal mountains are polluting the state's major waterways, rendering fish unsafe to eat and risking the health of at least 100,000 impoverished people. But an Associated Press investigation found that the federal government has tried to clean up fewer than a dozen... more »

• Tropical storm off Mexico not likely to grow

  September 17, 2009 1:10 PM

  Forecasters don't expect a significant change in strength for Tropical Storm Marty on Thursday as it swirls in the Pacific off Mexico's coast. Marty's maximum sustained winds were near 45 mph Thursday morning. The tropical storm, which formed on Wednesday, is centered about 300 miles southwest of the... more »

• Tropical depression forms off Mexico's coast

  September 16, 2009 11:13 AM

  Forecasters say a tropical depression has formed in the Pacific, off Mexico's western coast. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the depression could reach tropical storm strength sometime Wednesday. The center of the system is located about 340 miles south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas and moving north-northwest... more »

• Obama administration submits salmon plan

  September 15, 2009 1:01 PM

  The Obama administration has outlined its long-awaited plan to protect salmon in the Pacific Northwest. The administration submitted the plan to a federal judge Tuesday in Portland. Officials say the plan would more aggressively protect declining fish runs and account for the effects of climate change. The issue was hotly... more »

• For many, economic recovery still feels far off

  September 14, 2009 11:50 AM

  Sally Ly feels like she did everything right. The 29-year-old went to college at University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., living frugally and using student loans that she figured would more than pay for themselves down the road. Two years ago, Ly decided to leave the private... more »

• Resort communities suffer little damage

  September 2, 2009 2:31 PM

  A weakening Hurricane Jimena is pounding the middle of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula after brushing the resort area farther south. The peninsula's biggest resort, Los Cabos, is dealing with some power outages and roads choked with mud, but appears to have escaped major damage. The region saw driving rain and... more »