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  • Remains found in Wyo. thrift store leads to AZ, NY

    August 7, 2011 8:20 AM

    JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - An aversion to a fancy final resting place landed a couple's cremated remains at a Jackson Hole thrift store, where the shop owners' search for relatives led to a mystery spanning from Arizona to New York. The ashes were discovered last week in a cardboard... more »
  • Contractors lose thousands on thrift store renovation

    February 8, 2011 11:51 AM

    A Pueblo contractor is out of business after a local nonprofit apparently failed to pay its bills. As we told you last week, Colorado Green Services decided not to move into the old Toys 'R' Us building by the Pueblo Mall, after it was remodeled for them. The large,... more »
  • Engineers seek cause of roof failure at Grand Junction store

    November 28, 2010 9:09 AM

    GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - Structural engineers are trying to determine why the ceiling of a Grand Junction thrift store partially collapsed when 22 people were inside. No serious injuries were reported in the incident on Friday at the Salvation Army store. Roger Miller, a Denver-based spokesman for the... more »
  • All people accounted for after thrift store partial collapse

    November 27, 2010 11:05 AM

    GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - Customers and employees have safely escaped after the partial collapse of a Colorado thrift store's ceiling. Firefighters carefully searched through the rubble for several hours Friday after employees said they thought a shopper might not have made it out of the Salvation Army store... more »
  • Salvation Army hit hard by recession

    November 4, 2009 7:20 PM

    Some familiar bells will be ringing next week as the Salvation Army's Kettle drive gets underway for the 2009 holiday season. The recession has hit the El Paso County chapter pretty hard and coordinator Major Don Gilger hopes that shoppers will be extra generous with this year's drive. ... more »
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