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  • A new palace for unwanted pooches

    June 23, 2011 5:53 PM

    It was moving day for man's best friend. "Paws for Life", Pueblo's only no-kill animal shelter, has a new building that's part of a six million dollar complex. "Oh my goodness, we're just so excited," said Beverly Kachel, one of the managers at the shelter. She says the new shelter,... more »
  • Colorado Springs vet honors 44-year-old battlefield pledge

    July 15, 2010 9:53 AM

    A Vietnam vet has fulfilled his 44-year-old battlefield promise to return a rosary to a wounded comrade. Frank Heidel gave the rosary back to Chuck Doole on Wednesday night during an emotional reunion of the two veterans and their families. Doole had been shot in an ambush and... more »
  • In blindness, soldiers find new niche in military

    May 21, 2010 10:39 AM

    Since a car bomb blinded Capt. Scott Smiley in Iraq, he has skied Vail, climbed Mount Rainier, earned his MBA, raised two young boys with his wife, won an Espy award and pulled himself up from faith-shaking depths. Smiley, pictured here, is one of only a handful of soldiers... more »
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