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• Feds say Westminster man made and distributed child porn

  November 21, 2012 12:52 AM

  DENVER - A Westminster man indicted by a federal grand jury for making and distributing child pornography is now in custody. Gregory Lynn Hopson, 42, is a convicted sex offender who was serving probation from a 2000 case of sexual assault on a child out of Boulder County. The... more »

• Colorado oil and gas supporters against Longmont's fracking ban

  November 13, 2012 8:54 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado business groups are rallying against a ban approved by Longmont voters banning hydraulic fracturing in their city. Leaders of chambers of commerce from the Denver area were among about 200 hundred people who gathered at the Capitol on Tuesday to show their support for the oil... more »

• PPRTA tax extension passed Play Video

  November 7, 2012 1:04 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS- A tax extension used to improve area roadways and bridges was approved Tuesday night. Early polling results hinted at a huge victory for the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority. About 73-percent of early returns favored extending 55-percent of the one penny per dollar sales tax to... more »

• New bus fees for riders in D-20 Play Video

  July 26, 2012 8:39 PM

  Back to school comes with a price for students in Academy District 20. After years of budget cuts the district is raising cash by charging for bus rides. "It's $0.50 per ride for students who are going to their neighborhood school, $0.60 a ride if they are choicing to... more »

• Private school bus company could save D60 thousands of dollars

  July 18, 2012 3:26 PM

  It's possible Pueblo City Schools could soon use a private company for bus transportation. A special meeting held Wednesday discussed details of a possible contract with First Student, a company that already does transportation for D70 in Pueblo County. Those with Pueblo City Schools say they're facing a budget crunch... more »

• District seeks opinions on bus fee proposal

  January 18, 2012 6:41 PM

  Lewis Palmer School District 38 in Monument is the latest district in our area to consider charging students for bus rides. The district is currently gathering input about the plan which would tentatively begin in the 2012-2013 school year. Anyone in the Monument area is encouraged to vote in... more »

• Transportation chief announces Denver rail funding

  August 31, 2011 2:21 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is in Colorado to announce a funding award of $1.03 billion for two planned light rail lines in Denver. The announcement is scheduled Wednesday in the northwest suburb of Arvada. One of the new lines will link downtown to Denver International... more »

• House chairman says he won't seek re-election

  July 24, 2011 2:34 PM

  MEAD, Colo. (AP) - The chairman of the Colorado House Transportation Committee says he won't seek a fourth term next year. Republican Rep. Glenn Vaad of Weld County tells the Longmont Times-Call he may run for state Senate in 2012 instead. A state reapportionment commission has given preliminary... more »

• One dollar per ride per kid

  July 23, 2011 8:06 PM

  That's exactly what Falcon School District 49 is charging kids to take a bus to school. The district didn't have the funding for buses anymore, as was decided in January of this year. As Director of Transportation for Falcon School District, Cindy Hardin, says, "The board completely cancelled... more »

• Holiday slow down highlights need for interchange improvement

  May 29, 2011 4:16 PM

  Travelers headed to the high country via Highway 24 this weekend no doubt met with some company. On average, around 25,000 vehicles take the Cimarron Street exit along Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs each day. On busy weekends, that number goes even higher. The Pikes Peak Area Council of... more »

• $15 billion for high speed trains

  May 9, 2011 1:51 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced nearly $800 million in projects improve rail service in the crowded Northeast. The announcement Monday at Penn Station is part of a $2 billion award going to rail projects in 15 states nationwide. It was money originally awarded to... more »

• Gas prices still on the rise

  March 8, 2011 11:29 PM

  It seems every week you're paying more at the pump. One of the worst areas hit, a gas station in Florida near the Orlando International Airport. The price? Try $5.39 for a gallon of regular! Here in Southern Colorado it's not as bad, but we've still seen an increase over... more »

• Egypt conflict affecting oil prices

  January 31, 2011 7:48 PM

  Any trip to the pump lately likely hasn't been cheap. Oil prices are once again going up. "The market showed that it went up substantially on Friday, about $3.70 a barrel." explains Harlan Ochs, President of Acorn Petroleum in Colorado Springs. Part of that rise can be attributed to... more »

• Join a town hall meeting by phone next week

  December 2, 2010 3:15 PM

  Forty thousand people will be asked to join an electronic town hall meeting next Wednesday night to talk about transportation in the Pikes Peak region. The event will start around 6:45 p.m. with phone calls to a random sample of 40,000 residents. They will be invited to listen and... more »

• C-DOT ready for snow season

  November 5, 2010 5:26 PM

  The Colorado Department of Transportation is ready for the winter storm season. "Although the number of employees and equipment has stayed the same in recent years, we've added other tools to keep the highways safe and open for travel," said CDOT Executive Director Russ George. "By working 12-hour shifts... more »

• Distracted driving deaths fall in 2009

  September 20, 2010 8:29 AM

  The government says the number of people killed in crashes connected to driver distraction fell last year but still remain an epidemic. The Transportation Department said Monday that 5,474 people were killed in 2009 in crashes reported to have involved distracted driving, a 6 percent decline from the more... more »

• After blast, regulators want tougher pipeline oversight

  September 15, 2010 10:34 AM

  The Obama administration is seeking tighter oversight of the nation's pipelines and stronger penalties for violations of pipeline safety rules after a deadly explosion in California. The legislation was submitted to Congress Wednesday by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The proposal follows several major pipeline accidents. A Pacific Gas... more »

• Controller faulted in Hudson midair collision

  September 14, 2010 3:43 PM

  A federal safety panel says an air traffic controller who was engaged in a personal phone call was partly responsible for a midair collision last year over the Hudson River between a tour helicopter and a small plane. The crash on Aug. 8, 2009, killed nine people. The... more »

• Hwy 24 roadwork underway

  September 13, 2010 9:04 AM

  Rock slides closed Highway 24 west of Colorado Springs twice at the end of summer. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is tackling the problem with rock mitigation operations on Ute Pass this week. The work began Monday morning. It should take two weeks. This week westbound Hwy 24... more »

• New rules would have some pilots fly fewer hours

  September 10, 2010 9:52 AM

  Transportation and labor officials said some airline pilots would fly fewer hours and others more hours under a proposal being released Friday to help lessen pilot fatigue. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Friday in his blog that the proposal will include different requirements based on the time of day,... more »

• Montana plane crash revives 'lap child' debate

  September 7, 2010 9:31 AM

  Federal transportation safety officials are using the crash of an overloaded plane in Montana to revive a debate about whether infants and toddlers should be allowed to travel on the laps of adults. The National Transportation Safety Board is asking the Federal Aviation Administration to require children under 2... more »

• Fixing bikes, hoping to fix lives

  August 30, 2010 8:15 PM

  Peter Sprunger-Froese's Bike Clinic in Colorado Springs is filled with some of the lost and forgotten parts of bicycles that people thought showed no promise, but Peter brings them back. "To bring life to these bikes, that are what we're trying to do here, says Sprunger-Froese, as he works... more »

• Job of the Day: CDOT Maintenance

  August 30, 2010 3:16 PM

  The Colorado Department of Transportation has a Transportation Maintenance position open in Colorado City, south of Pueblo. This position is responsible for performing Highway Maintenance Operations. Members of these patrols may be required to work at varying elevations and in all kinds of weather to include, but not limited... more »

• 100 year old woman get driver's license renewed

  August 26, 2010 12:53 AM

  Marguerite Groves is 100 years old, lives in Security and just last month got her drivers license renewed. These days she limits her trips to places close to home like the Fountain Valley Senior Center. But a couple of years back, when she was 94, Marguerite did the all... more »

• CU-Boulder chosen as partner in new space center

  August 20, 2010 8:57 AM

  The University of Colorado is one of eight universities and other institutions chosen to be part of a new center focusing on commercial space travel, launch operations and space commerce. The Federal Aviation Administration Thursday announced the selection of CU-Boulder to participate in the Center of Excellence for Commercial... more »

• NTSB probes rollovers by hazmat tanker trucks

  August 3, 2010 9:42 AM

  Federal safety investigators are probing rollover accidents by tanker trucks carrying propane, gasoline and other hazardous materials. The National Transportation Safety Board wants to know whether equipment similar to the stability systems required for cars would help prevent tanker rollovers. The board is holding a hearing Tuesday on an... more »

• TSA leader highlights rail security during stop in Pueblo

  July 27, 2010 7:19 PM

  The new top man for the Transportation Security Administration the TSA spent time in Pueblo Tuesday. John Pistole talked about the governments need to improve our country's railroad security against terrorists. Pistole became the Administrator of the TSA in June. He says he's aware an attack on our country's railway... more »

• TSA administrator visits transportation center near Pueblo

  July 27, 2010 11:16 AM

  The head of the Transportation Security Administration is in Southern Colorado today. John Pistole will visit the Transportation Technology Center near Pueblo, as part of a tour of transportation facilities and airports all across the country. Pistole will meet with employees and view the safety and security demonstrations at the... more »

• Toyota may be hit with more fines

  May 10, 2010 8:50 AM

  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says more fines are possible for Toyota Motor Corp. if further safety violations are uncovered. LaHood said Monday that documents submitted by Toyota to the U.S. government are still being reviewed, and he would not hesitate to impose more penalties. He spoke at... more »

• D-70 outsources bus service, despite protests

  April 21, 2010 12:22 AM

  School District 70 has decided to stop operating its school buses. The decision was made at a school board meeting Tuesday night at Pueblo West High School. By a vote of 4-0, the board unanimously passed a measure to contract bus transportation out to a private company. School board member... more »

• New health care agency open in Pueblo

  April 16, 2010 11:31 AM

  Here's what I'm working on today. Total Longterm Care is now open in Pueblo. The agency helps elderly people who need long term health care. What's unique about them, is that they offer home health care care and transportation services, giving seniors an alternative to living in nursing homes. ... more »

• LaHood: Toyota taking safety concerns seriously

  February 9, 2010 9:13 AM

  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says Toyota's leaders have assured him they are taking safety concerns "very seriously." In a statement, LaHood said the transportation agency will "remain in constant communication with Toyota to hold them to that promise." Toyota said Tuesday it was recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid... more »

• Colorado lawmakers approve fuel tax

  February 1, 2010 6:37 PM

  The Colorado House has given tentative approval to a bill that would eliminate a tax exemption for energy used in manufacturing, transportation and agriculture. Gov. Bill Ritter proposed going after the tax breaks after the state was forced to cut $2 billion from this year's budget and another $1... more »

• Transit cuts called discriminatory at MLK event

  January 18, 2010 7:49 PM

  Events we're held in Colorado Springs in celebration of the Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Monday. At Colorado Technical University, James Tucker publisher of the African American Voice hosted a panel of guest speakers to discuss issues facing black families in Colorado Springs. The topics included healthcare, criminal... more »

• Post office makes house call to local seniors

  December 3, 2009 1:59 PM

  The postal service in Colorado Springs is making it easier for some seniors in our community to get their holiday packages sent. Rather than having to wait in line at the post office, the residents of the Belcaro Senior Apartments had the post office come to them this morning.... more »

• NTSB: Wayward pilots were working on laptops

  October 26, 2009 3:58 PM

  Two Northwest Airlines pilots reportedly told federal investigators that they were going over scheduling using their laptop computers in violation of company policy while their plane overflew their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles. National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement Monday that the pilots said in interviews that... more »

• Gas prices spike overnight

  October 19, 2009 5:50 PM

  Gas prices took a jump in Southern Colorado over the last 24 hours. One station on Austin Bluffs jumped 13 cents a gallon overnight, while one on Highway 50 in Pueblo did the same thing this morning. For one gas station we found prices are up from $2.22 to... more »

• Pueblo Transit adds colorful buses to fleet

  September 29, 2009 3:33 PM

  The City of Pueblo has received economic stimulus money to help buy ten new buses. The new colorful vehicles are sure to grab your attention. The first bus, which arrived on Monday, is painted bright purple. Pueblo Transit will get nine more over the next two years to replace older... more »

• CDOT tests new traction material on I-25

  September 15, 2009 7:57 PM

  The Colorado Department of Transportation is testing a new road material that could improve safety on curvy sections of I-25. The material is called crushed flint rock--it has a texture similar to sand paper and it's designed to give drivers more traction on the road. On Monday and Tuesday, CDOT... more »

• Debate continues over political semi-trailers

  September 15, 2009 7:43 PM

  The Colorado Department of Transportation is urging county leaders to enforce laws that ban political semi-trailers. The trailers pop up every political season around Pueblo. They're illegal in the county and state law doesn't allow them parked near state highways. But some argue the trailers are a freedom of speech,... more »