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• Some Pueblo County neighbors in Vineland angry over trash on private property they say looks like a landfill Play Video

  October 29, 2012 7:43 PM

  A group of neighbors in Pueblo County say a property in Vineland has been trashy for far too long. We wanted a look for ourselves, so we headed out there earlier today. Here's what we found. It's a home some neighbors say has been an eyesore for decades. ... more »

• Pueblo residents dump trash from hundreds of trucks during a free dump day

  October 20, 2012 6:25 PM

  Hundreds load up their trucks in Pueblo and head out to the Southside Landfill for free! It's a fall cleaning spree with the free dump day offered to those who live in the City of Pueblo. Some of those who took advantage say it's easier to pile it all... more »

• Illegal dumping problems rising rapidly in Pueblo Play Video

  October 2, 2012 5:23 PM

  It's a dirty job, and it's getting worse. We introduce you to Code Enforcers who try to catch those who dump trash illegally. It's a growing problem, but we found out, offenders are hard to catch. Random trash, furniture, tree limbs, and mattresses scattered on the ground in... more »

• Residents take advantage of clean-up in Pueblo West

  September 29, 2012 5:21 PM

  It's a cheaper way to clean up your house and yard, and many Pueblo West residents took advantage of it today. The Health Department, along with other groups in Pueblo West, organize a clean up in the area once every year. It gives people a chance to get rid... more »

• Bears trash same home 3 times

  July 25, 2012 7:52 AM

  BEARSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - The upstate New York hamlet of Bearsville is living up to its name. The Times-Herald Record of Middletown reports that a mother bear and her cubs trashed a family's home in Bearsville several times earlier this month. The Knowles family arrived at their home on July... more »

• Cleaning up for Earth Day at Lake Pueblo

  April 22, 2012 6:23 PM

  In Pueblo people got out to do some good for the planet. Several groups cleaned up at Lake Pueblo State Park. Parks and Rec put the project together, and different groups got to help out and win prizes. By the end of the three hour clean-up, they had collected several... more »

• Group calls for Jamaica to stop open fires

  April 4, 2012 9:31 PM

  KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - A watchdog group in Jamaica says the island urgently needs tougher standards and enforcement for controlling smoke, soot and microscopic pollutants dispersed in the air from trash fires. The Jamaica Environment Trust says such pollution poses a serious health hazard. A government report released this week... more »

• UCCS Students help separate trash for a good cause

  February 22, 2012 5:42 PM

  Some U-C-C-S students in the Springs took time today to sort through a days worth of trash. All of that trash dubbed "Mount Trashmore" was dumped in the quad near the El Pomar Center on campus. Students and some faculty dug through all of the garbage to look for items... more »

• Trash talk in Colorado Springs

  April 22, 2011 8:44 PM

  It is Earth Day today and Colorado Springs makes an effort to keep our city clean and our planet healthy. Kids from the Colorado Springs Conservatory sang at the launch of the public recycling program this morning outside of City Hall. Right afterwards, Mayor Rivera cut the ribbon celebrating... more »

• Embers in truck blamed for starting two small fires

  April 22, 2011 12:03 PM

  A semi-trailer truck is the probably origin of two fires that started along the east side of Interstate 25 between Pueblo and Colorado Springs. The fires were spread over a two mile stretch of I-25 around Mile Marker 112. With high fire danger and a stiff breeze the fires... more »

• Pueblo teens inspired to clean neighborhood eyesore

  April 1, 2011 6:15 PM

  It's inspiring when young people take action to do something good for the community--and that was the case in Pueblo today for a story we call Positively Colorado. The teens got together to clean-up Pete Jimenez Park on Pueblo's west side. A lot of trash has accumulated in the... more »

• Hoarding, illegal dumping continue to create health risk

  March 24, 2011 7:36 PM

  Perhaps nothing stinks worse, than finding somebody else's garbage on your property. Piles of furniture, rotting food and other trash that you may be forced to clean up. "Whatever they wanted to get rid of, they dumped it behind our house," said Amanda Rodriguez. She lived in a new... more »

• Pueblo tries to reduce storm drain trash

  January 13, 2011 1:55 PM

  The City of Pueblo Stormwater Division will host a seminar on January 27 in hopes of cutting down on the amount of trash that gets into the storm drain system. Louise Bosche, City of Pueblo Stormwater Inspector, said simply, "If it's not stormwater, it does not belong in the... more »

• Man fined $2,000 for hoarding at his home

  December 15, 2010 6:46 PM

  Today was the deadline for a Colorado Springs man to clean up his yard in the Skyway area of Colorado Springs. He had hoarded so much stuff that the city took the unusual step of taking him to court. Thomas Taylor has spent the last three weeks sorting and... more »

• Group pitches in "One Hour" to clean city parks

  September 27, 2010 4:39 PM

  With the City of Colorado Springs unable to clean up many of the parks around town, a group of friends are pledging one hour to clean up their communities. "I just got sick and tired of being sick and tired and figured I'd do something about it." explains Mark DeZuba,... more »

• Ways homeowners can report neighborhood eyesores

  September 9, 2010 7:57 PM

  Living next to a burned down house or property that's neglected can be a homeowners worst nightmare. It can be an eyesore and lower your property value. You can't always make your neighbor do something to fix it, but sometimes you can. Lori Winner is a woman trying to keep... more »

• Fountain Creek cleanup this Saturday

  September 8, 2010 1:58 PM

  Trash will be cleaned out of Fountain Creek this Saturday in an effort organized by the Fountain Creek Water Sentinels, a branch of the Sierra Club. They're still seeking volunteers. If you'd like to help, meet at El Centro del Quinto Sol, 609 N. Erie Ave., around 9:15. Volunteers... more »

• Former assistant pastor sentenced for neglect

  July 16, 2010 8:33 AM

  A former assistant pastor was sentenced to seven days in jail for punishing a developmentally disabled adult by blindfolding him and dumping trash on him. Jason Smoker, 37, was also sentenced Thursday to one year of probation after being convicted of neglect of an at-risk adult. Jefferson County... more »

• Chicago couple found buried alive under trash

  May 25, 2010 10:15 AM

  Authorities say two people in their 70s were found buried under mounds of trash in their home on Chicago's South Side. Police Lt. Dale Kingsley says their home was "packed from floor to ceiling" with garbage and may have to be condemned. Chicago Fire Department paramedics conducting a well-being... more »

• Hazardous waste disposal day planned

  May 4, 2010 2:43 PM

  Pueblo's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day for hard-to-recycle items is scheduled for Saturday, May 22 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Colorado State Fair Grounds. Participants should enter through Gate 3 on Mesa Avenue. This event is only open to residents of the City and County of Pueblo.... more »

• Bessemer Neighborhood clean-up Saturday

  April 30, 2010 11:57 AM

  It's that time of year for spring cleaning and Saturday May 1st there's a big clean-up scheduled in one of Pueblo's oldest neighborhoods. It's the 7th annual Bessemer Neighborhood clean-up. Residents can drop off old appliances, tires, yard waste and other trash to the corner of Abriendo Ave. and Canal... more »

• Elderly Lamar woman found buried under pile of trash, dogs taken

  March 29, 2010 7:36 PM

  Lamar - The Lamar Police Department is investigating a home full of dogs that was so filthy a hazmat crew had to be called in and the elderly woman living there was found under a pile of trash. According to the Lamar Ledger, last week the police department arrived... more »

• Winning prize ticket tossed with trash

  March 25, 2010 11:24 AM

  Elizabeth William's story may change the way you look at junk mail. She almost lost $10,000 by throwing away a flyer. Elizabeth recently got a scratch-off promotional flyer from The Car Company in Goshen, Indiana encouraging people to come into the dealership for prizes, and hopefully buy a car.... more »

• PETA offers trash cans with anti-meat slogans

  March 11, 2010 1:02 PM

  The animal rights group PETA is offering to help cash-strapped Colorado Springs by paying to put trash cans back in parks, if the cans carry an anti-meat slogan and a picture of a woman in a lettuce bikini. The city stopped picking up trash in parks to save money,... more »

• New beginnings for old things, as America goes green

  November 18, 2009 12:39 PM

  Recycling technology has come a long way. Everything from broken glass to tires and plastic bottles can be turned into valuable products, from jackets to countertops. At the Plyler Paper Stock Company, a recycler in Charlotte, North Carolina trucks roll in office trash from 250 businesses and industrial parks.... more »

• Colorado keeping more trash out of landfills

  November 17, 2009 7:12 AM

  State health officials say Coloradans are recycling and keeping more of their trash out of landfills, though the economic downturn has weakened demand for recycled material. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said Monday that of the 11.2 million tons of waste material generated statewide last year,... more »

• Treasure in the trash

  November 12, 2009 10:30 AM

  Angelo Pericolo is an admitted neatnik, but his clean streak landed him in a heap of garbage this week. His wife, Bridget, rarely wears her wedding rings and hardly ever eats or drinks anything in the living room. But on Monday she did both, and then took off her... more »

• From confrontation to cooperation

  October 1, 2009 9:40 PM

  Colorado Springs is seeing change in handling homelessness. A homeless man, known to friends as "Tools" says, "They use to give tickets for trespassing and all this other stuff and it's a big change. It's a change for the homeless and I'm happy about it." Patrolman Dan McCormack... more »