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• Girl Scout Raises Money to Donate Trees to Fire Victims

  January 28, 2013 3:29 PM

  A 14-year-old Girl Scout is raising money to help Waldo Canyon Fire victims. KC Cruz is fundraising to buy 400 Blue Spruce Trees from the U.S. Forest Service to give to families who lost their home in the fire. She is calling her idea, "Trees of Hope." Cruz said... more »

• Aurora Theater Shooting victims ask for more fund release

  November 2, 2012 6:41 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Dozens of victims of the Aurora movie theater shootings have submitted claims to receive money from a fund set up to support them. Thursday was the deadline for submissions. The governor's office says 52 claims, including three duplicates, have been received so far. Claims postmarked by Thursday... more »

• Mediator sets rules for Aurora shooting victims

  October 15, 2012 2:54 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A mediator says the families the 12 people killed and people who suffered permanent injuries will get the majority of the $5 million donated to help the victims of the July 20 shooting at an Aurora theater. Kenneth Feinberg said Monday those victims will get 70 percent... more »

• Families of the dead in Aurora shooting to receive about $200,000 each

  October 15, 2012 1:47 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A mediator says the families the 12 people killed and people who suffered permanent injuries will get most of the $5 million donated to help the victims of the July 20 shooting at an Aurora movie theater. Kenneth Feinberg said Monday those victims will get 70 percent... more »

• Aurora Theater Shooting victims asking for new review

  October 9, 2012 7:12 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Eleven families of people killed in the shootings at an Aurora movie theater are asking state officials to investigate a charity that has collected $5.2 million for victims. They contend Community First Foundation and its affiliate Giving First broke state law by failing to get their permission... more »

• Colorado shooting victims want to see sealed docs

  October 6, 2012 3:05 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Three people wounded in the shooting that killed 12 people at a Colorado movie theater are asking for access to sealed court documents. The Denver Post reports the victims - Brandon Axelrod, Denise Traynom and Joshua Nowlan - want to look at the arrest- and search-warrant affidavits,... more »

• Funeral for Texas born Aurora Theater Shooting victim held today

  July 27, 2012 6:49 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Funeral is scheduled for Friday in Austin for a Texas-born father killed in the massacre at a Colorado movie theater showing the new Batman movie. The funeral for Gordon Cowden will be held at Riverbend Church in Austin with burial in Austin Memorial Park. The 51-year-old... more »

• CSU-Pueblo declares week of remembrance for Aurora shooting victims

  July 22, 2012 6:17 PM

  This week has been declared one of remembrance on the campus of CSU-Pueblo for the victims of the Aurora theater shooting. Several of the Student Government members in Pueblo say they have ties to Aurora. That's why they wanted to make the declaration. They're raising awareness and remembering... more »

• Names of victims emerge in Colo. theater rampage

  July 21, 2012 4:01 PM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Relatives have identified two more victims from the Colorado movie theater shooting. Six-year-old Veronica Moser was killed, her great-aunt, Annie Dalton, tells The Associated Press. Another victim is 27-year-old Matt McQuinn, says family attorney Rob Scott from Dayton, Ohio. Veronica's mother, Ashley Moser, 25, is in... more »

• Fire victims get help sifting through rubble from volunteers

  July 15, 2012 12:33 AM

  For the last few days, victims of the Waldo Canyon fire have been sifting through the remains of their homes to find anything salvageable. Now, they have help in their search. Samaritan's Purse, a disaster relief group that travels the country, gathered about a hundred volunteers to aid in... more »

• Memorial honors lives of teen crash victims

  April 30, 2012 3:03 PM

  A community gathers in front of Alamosa High School to grieve the loss of three young lives. Those who loved the three teen girls find strength in the lives they led. It's a community in shock. "It's definitely a tragedy in this community. To lose three beautiful young women... more »

• Victims of fatal Pueblo crash identified, others involved speak out Play Video

  April 29, 2012 7:38 PM

  Three teenage girls were heading home to Alamosa after a church event Saturday night when Pueblo Police say a drunk driver slammed into their car killing all three. They have been identified as Anisa Montoya, 18, Serena Sena, 14, and Selena Mascarenas, 14. Their deaths have brought out... more »

• Second person identified in Timberlane shooting deaths

  January 26, 2012 12:50 PM

  Colorado Springs police have released the name of the second person who died in the shooting of four people at the Timberlane Apartments. He has now been positively identified by the Coroner's Office as Andrew Encalade, 23 years of age. Andrew is the brother of surviving shooting victim, Adam... more »

• FBI: Celebrities targeted by computer hackers

  September 14, 2011 8:36 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - An FBI spokeswoman in Los Angeles says agents are investigating a series of computer hacking attacks on celebrities. The FBI's Laura Eimiller said Wednesday that dozens of celebrities had been targeted by hackers, who stole personal information from email and other computer accounts. She declined... more »

• Community reaches out to fire victims

  January 23, 2011 10:17 PM

  Samantha Anderson and four of her friends gave up their Sunday afternoon to help a fellow classmate in need. "We're having a bake sale to support her and her family, ‘cause they have nothing so we really want to help them," explains Anderson. Their friend, Amanda, lost everything... more »

• Suspect in horrible crime won't stand trial

  September 17, 2010 8:34 AM

  A Denver homeless man accused of kidnapping hikers near Nederland has been found incompetent to stand trial. A judge announced Thursday that Joseph Scott Carter, 43, was found incompetent by staff at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo. Carter will stay at the hospital pending another review in... more »

• 9/11 family members divided over mosque near WTC

  August 20, 2010 8:28 AM

  In the debate over plans to build an Islamic cultural center blocks from ground zero, political leaders often cite the feelings of the Sept. 11 victims' families. But the thousands of relatives of the nearly 3,000 victims have no single representative and no unified voice. The conflict is dividing... more »

• US Army begins relief missions in Pakistan

  August 5, 2010 9:25 AM

  U.S. Army helicopters have flown their first relief missions in Pakistan's flood-ravaged northwest. An Associated Press reporter saw four U.S. Chinooks evacuating hundreds of people stranded for days in a mountain town in the upper reaches of the Swat Valley. A U.S. Embassy spokesman said Thursday the choppers... more »

• 'What gall!' Inmate sues his crime victims

  July 30, 2010 10:56 AM

  A Florida inmate has filed a lawsuit seeking $500,000 in damages from three men who caught him red-handed with a stolen bicycle, claiming they roughed him up, according to a newspaper report. Michael Dupree is serving a 12-year sentence for burglary and cocaine possession stemming from a 2007 break-in... more »

• Group that helps others needs a little help too

  July 26, 2010 7:58 PM

  When crisis strikes, Red Cross workers and volunteers are usually first on the scene to help cover the immediate needs of victims. "Things like food, clothing, shelter and even access to mental health support and medical needs such as prescription medications that may have been lost." explains Jaici Murcia of... more »

• Arkansas searchers seek victims

  June 14, 2010 8:47 AM

  Another day of searching today has begun as crews try to find one person still missing after flash floods swept through an Arkansas campsite and killed at least 19 people. A torrent of water swept through the Albert Pike Recreation Area before dawn Friday and piles of tangled debris... more »

• Program aims to find victims of radiation exposure

  April 5, 2010 9:32 AM

  Students are being encouraged to apply for a new federal program to help find victims of radiation exposure in the Four Corners area. The U.S. Department of Justice will select 30 students to travel the vast Navajo Nation and other communities this summer. The student interns, 15 each in two... more »

• Haiti workers hand out 'women-only' aid coupons

  January 31, 2010 9:38 AM

  Officials say they are still far short of reaching all Haiti earthquake victims who need food, but relief workers are changing the distribution method in hopes it'll be less cutthroat. Relief workers are handing out women-only food coupons to ensure that families and the weak get supplies following Haiti's devastating... more »

• Earthquake survivors remain stunned, and searching

  January 14, 2010 9:42 AM

  The pictures are hard to see, devastation almost incomprehensible in Haiti, whole blocks of Port-Au-Prince are destroyed. Victims were piled up on the streets, survivors carried around the injured, with nowhere to go. Hospitals are crushed and desperation is everywhere. "There is no help, there is no... more »

• Judge: Victims can't confront Hepatitis C surgery tech

  December 16, 2009 8:31 AM

  Federal prosecutors preparing to debrief a surgery technician accused of infecting patients with hepatitis C have agreed to let patients submit proposed questions, but prosecutors still oppose letting them attend the debriefing. The patients had asked a judge to let them attend the questioning of Kristen Parker, who worked at... more »

• Pueblo animal shelter rescues dead man's pets

  December 11, 2009 5:18 PM

  Pets are often the unseen victims of violence or tragedy in a home. On Thursday, when 50-year old Robert Piserchio was found dead in his Pueblo County home, his five English springer spaniels suddenly became homeless. Pueblo Animal Services rescued the dogs under their Safe Keeping program. When authorities respond... more »

• Palin's book tour to include stop at Fort Hood

  November 20, 2009 10:06 AM

  Sarah Palin's tour to promote her new memoir will include a stop at Fort Hood to benefit the victims of the shooting rampage and their families. An updated schedule for the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and former Alaska governor includes a Dec. 4 visit to the sprawling Texas post... more »

• Touched by Cancer--art show in Pueblo

  November 16, 2009 6:44 PM

  A free public exhibit featuring 50 works of art by cancer survivors or people whose lives have been touched by cancer will go on display in Pueblo Tuesday. There are two locations where you can view the canvases--the Dorcy Cancer Center, St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center and ABC Bank. An opening... more »

• Fort Hood victims remembered

  November 10, 2009 6:12 PM

  One by one, President Barack Obama spoke the names and told the stories Tuesday of the 13 people slain in the Fort Hood shooting rampage, honoring their memories even as he denounced the "twisted logic" that led to their deaths. "No faith justifies these murderous and craven acts; no... more »

• Inquiry in Ohio bodies case widens worldwide

  November 9, 2009 2:33 PM

  Authorities are investigating whether a man whose home and yard harbored the remains of at least 11 people is connected to any killings in places he lived while in the military, including Japan, California and the Carolinas. The FBI told Cleveland police that the agency will investigate any leads... more »

• Rollover accident cleared, other accidents reported

  October 28, 2009 6:44 PM

  Traffic is again flowing on Rangewood Drive, near Saddle Rock Road, after emergency workers freed passengers trapped in a vehicle that had rolled over. Many accidents have been reported around the area, due to slick roads. more »

• Trustee says $530 million paid to Madoff victims

  October 28, 2009 2:28 PM

  The trustee overseeing the liquidation of Bernard Madoff's assets says more $530 million has been paid so far to victims of the disgraced financier's massive fraud. Trustee Irving Picard said in a briefing on Wednesday that he had identified $21.2 billion in losses in about 2,300 customer accounts. The money... more »

• Confronting domestic violence

  October 9, 2009 3:32 PM

  Dozens of red painted plywood cutouts stood silently in the frosty air outside the Pioneers Museum in downtown Colorado Springs Friday morning. The faceless wooden figures symbolize victims of domestic violence from the Colorado Springs area who've died in recent years at the hand of their abusers. Earlier in... more »

• 3,000 may be trapped under Indonesia quake rubble

  October 2, 2009 11:17 AM

  Indonesia's Health Ministry says nearly 3,000 people may still be trapped under rubble after a powerful earthquake two days ago. A spokesman for the ministry's Disaster Management Agency says 715 people have been confirmed dead and 2,400 hospitalized. A United Nations spokeswoman says the with thousands still trapped under collapsed... more »

• Tsunami victims didn't have time to get to high ground

  September 30, 2009 4:50 PM

  Science and geography combined so that the residents of American Samoa didn't stand much of a chance. Almost all the conditions that trigger bad tsunamis were in place this week, producing waves that roared toward the island territory at the speed of a 747 jumbo jet. There was nothing to... more »