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• Teen terrorizes grandmother for hours

  February 27, 2012 10:38 AM

  A 15-year-old boy is in custody after police say he terrorized his grandmother with a gun. Police were called out to the home on the 3000 block of Squaw Valley at about 2 a.m. Monday. They say the 15 year old had been threatening his 77-year-old grandmother for several... more »

• Recycle class offered for businesses

  February 17, 2011 3:33 PM

  The Pueblo Health Department will train business people how to recycle at a meeting on February 24. The class is free from 10 a.m. to noon at the Health Department at 9th and Santa Fe on the third floor. Information presented will include how to recycle batteries, plastic,... more »

• Free recycling no longer available in Pueblo

  December 28, 2010 2:00 PM

  You can no longer recycle in Pueblo for free. Today the Pueblo City-County Health Department removed public recycling bins located in Pueblo and Pueblo West. The bins have been in place since 2003. They were funded by a grant from the Colorado Department of Health and Environment, but the... more »

• Beach garbage recycled as vacuum cleaners

  October 28, 2010 10:01 AM

  HONOLULU - There's a story behind the blue, white and green plastic covering the surface of the Pacific Ocean vacuum cleaner. They're tiny bits of plastic collected from one of Hawaii's dirtiest beaches, Kahuku, where waves dump trash from the Pacific all day long. The machine made by Electrolux... more »

• Mercury fillings? X-ray chemicals? Dentists going green

  August 23, 2010 10:17 AM

  Each dentist office in this country can generate a stunning amount of toxic waste--from mercury used in fillings to processing chemicals used for x-rays. Those items must be disposed of properly, but dentists have control over other waste from their practices. "One practice alone, an average dental practice would... more »

• Every color under the sun

  August 3, 2010 12:52 PM

  Crayola's newest assembly line will produce every color imaginable, but its true focus is on "green". The Easton, Pennsylvania factory is powered by its own solar farm. The factory will produce roughly one billion crayons per year, a third of Crayola's total output. Along with its solar-made... more »

• Curbside recycling now available in Pueblo

  May 14, 2010 9:27 AM

  A company in Pueblo is trying to make it easier for people to go green. We Recycle is now offering curbside recycling in Pueblo and Pueblo West. They accept plastic, aluminum, paper and glass. The easy part is, you can put all your items in one bag and they do... more »

• Curbside recycling coming to Pueblo & Pueblo West

  April 22, 2010 12:10 PM

  Here's what I'm working on today. Starting soon residents in Pueblo and Pueblo West can sign up for curbside recycling. We Recycle kicks off the program on May 1st. They'll offer one bag recycling, which means you can put plastics, aluminum, glass, etc., all in one bag--and they'll come to... more »

• New recycling program opens at Pueblo Community College

  April 20, 2010 1:44 PM

  Pueblo Community College welcomes Earth Day with a new recycling effort with new bins at the Orman Campus. These new bins will allow all PCC employees and students to recycle the following products in one bin: • Aluminum food and beverage containers • Glass food and beverage containers (brown, clear... more »

• Justice sought in brutal attack of 94 year old man

  January 27, 2010 2:25 PM

  The son of a 94-year old Pueblo man who was beaten and robbed last weekend is seeking justice. Mick Lindvay organized a news conference at the hospital Wednesday morning to make a plea to the public. "If somebody saw something at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, 1700 block of Stone Ave.... more »

• FDA announces recall of 2 million defective needles

  January 26, 2010 3:15 PM

  Federal health officials are announcing a recall of 2 million needles because of a risk they can push bits of silicone into patients' bodies. The Food and Drug Administration said Miami-based Nipro Medical Corp. has voluntarily recalled its Exel/Exelint Huber needles manufactured between January 2007 and August 2009. ... more »

• Cold snap gripping Gulf states threatens Florida crop

  January 6, 2010 10:31 AM

  Unusually cold temperatures are gripping parts of the Sunshine state and they're expected to last through the weekend. Farmers in central and southern Florida have been scrambling to save their crops by spraying them with protective layers of ice and covering them in plastic. Vacationing Ohio students Tara McCourry and... more »

• Fast-food surprise found lodged in man’s lung

  September 18, 2009 12:55 PM

  Doctors say a North Carolina man who was plagued with coughing fits should be OK now that they have removed a 1-inch piece of plastic from his lung, where it had rested since he apparently inhaled it nearly two years ago while sucking down a soft drink at a Wendy's... more »