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• Plug pulled on 'revenge porn' sites targeting Colorado residents

  June 8, 2013 4:39 PM

  The Colorado Springs man behind one of the largest ‘revenge porn' sites in the country decides to pull the plug. News 5 first warned viewers back in January about a potential extortion web site targeting men and women seeking partners on dating sites. "I worried every day whether... more »

• Seeing green in all this white

  December 22, 2011 6:02 PM

  Some are seeing dollar signs in all of the falling snowflakes. Michael Shannon and his family were out shoveling sidewalks trying to earn some extra cash for the holidays. He says they don't have a set price but only ask homeowners to pay what they think is fair. ... more »

• Private plow set to begin work in North Gate Play Video

  December 20, 2011 8:06 PM

  In about a week the City of Colorado Springs will being using private contractors to clear the streets in neighborhoods on the north side. As part of a test program, the city has awarded a contract to the company Landscape Assist to clear the streets in the North Gate area... more »

• Arc meeting seeks removal of non-profit board

  November 14, 2011 6:38 PM

  Members of the Arc of the Pikes Peak Region are meeting again tonight to decide whether to remove their board of directors. The special meeting was called by some of the Arc's members who were upset over the termination of former executive director Teddi Roberts. The meeting starts at... more »

• Five homes to be evacuated during I-70 rock removal

  March 30, 2011 5:12 PM

  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (AP) - A 30-mile stretch of Colorado's main east-west highway will be closed and five homes will be evacuated while crews use a helicopter to remove about 40 rocks - some as big as a car - from above the road. Officials say the boulders on a... more »

• Pueblo's snow removal crews working non-stop

  January 10, 2011 4:41 PM

  Snow removal crews in the City of Pueblo are working around the clock to clear the roads. Jeff Pratt, the supervisor of the city's street division says about 10 trucks are removing snow and dropping sand on the roads. "We'll probably be out there til about Wednesday evening," said Pratt.... more »

• Dozens of snow plows out in Pueblo County

  January 10, 2011 2:51 PM

  People in Rye and Beulah woke up to about a foot of snow according the snow removal crews in Pueblo County. Greg Severance, the county's Public Works Director says more than 30 plows and sand trucks have been treating the roads since 3 a.m. Severance says 6 inches of snow... more »

• Plan now for tomorrow's commute

  December 15, 2010 3:47 PM

  Snow is likely for tomorrow's commute and the City of Colorado Springs wants everyone to have a route planned. The city works from a snow removal plan that starts with main roads first: The City clears the main roads first. Click here to see the map. Residential... more »

• Hwy. 24 closure today for rock removal

  August 11, 2010 9:31 AM

  After rock slides partially closed US Highway 24 twice in successive weeks, damaging some vehicles but causing no injuries, the Colorado Department of Transportation is taking the unusual step of closing the highway to remove rocks. The closure is today, beginning at 9:30 am. They hope to reopen the... more »

• Cortez voters could be asked about Medical Marijuana

  July 5, 2010 10:38 AM

  Cortez officials are discussing whether to ask voters if they want to remove existing medical marijuana dispensaries and prohibit new ones from ever opening in the city. City Councilor Betty Swank said this week she and her colleagues have talked about putting the question to voters in the November... more »

• Removing tamarisk may not boost water supply

  May 13, 2010 8:21 AM

  A U.S. Geological Survey report suggests clearing tamarisk, or salt cedar, from waterways doesn't significantly boost streamflow in the long-term. The tree has spread since being used in the 1900s for erosion control. A coalition of groups working to restore the Arkansas River basin says the watershed has... more »

• Oregon man sues over tree that fell and hurt him

  February 2, 2010 6:03 PM

  An Oregon man has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service and a logging company on allegations that they failed to cut down a tree before it fell and injured him. The suit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Medford says Bert Fernandez of Prospect was driving... more »

• Weekend closure on I-25 in Colorado Springs

  October 30, 2009 12:48 PM

  Northbound I-25 will be closed at Interquest Parkway overnight Sunday for removal of a sign bridge that spans the highway. C-DOT will close the highway at 9 p.m. Sunday and plans to reopen it by 4 a.m. Monday, before the morning commute. The work was postponed from last week... more »