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• Update: Woodland Park officer involved shooting

  January 23, 2013 12:15 AM

  Both eastbound lanes along Highway 24 in Woodland Park have been reopened following an officer involved shooting Tuesday afternoon. Around 2:30 p.m., an officer with the Woodland Park Police Department attempted to pull over an older model Saturn station wagon heading east on 24 near Wal-Mart. While attempting... more »

• CO Springs firefighters helping you stay healthy

  July 21, 2012 2:54 PM

  The Colorado Springs Fire Department and local health clinics are going the extra mile to help keep you safe. They're meeting at local grocery stores on the third Saturday every month through the end of the year, doing free blood pressure and blood sugar checks. They also have dieticians... more »

• Report: LA Wal-Mart lobbyist posed as reporter

  June 15, 2012 10:01 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - An associate at a lobbying firm working to bring a Wal-Mart store to Chinatown in Los Angeles has resigned after posing as a student reporter at a news conference held by a labor group opposing the store. Local media reports city records show Stephanie Harnett worked... more »

• Report: Wal-Mart hushed up bribe network in Mexico

  April 22, 2012 11:48 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Wal-Mart says allegations it hushed up bribery by executives in Mexico are "not a reflection of who we are or what we stand for." The New York Times reports a vast bribery campaign by top executives of its Mexican subsidiary was carried out to build stores... more »

• Teens could face charges for bogus kidnapping

  March 5, 2012 6:31 PM

  Five teenagers in Pueblo County may be charged with a crime after causing quite a scare outside a Wal-Mart. Boys wearing masks and dark clothing grabbed another teen and drove off in a van. It turned out the incident was just a prank designed to look like a kidnapping, but... more »

• Record year for retail sales

  January 12, 2012 10:07 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Retail sales barely rose in December, but the gain was enough to lift sales to a record level for 2011. It marked the largest annual increase in more than a decade. Sales inched up 0.1 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted $400.6 billion, The Commerce... more »

• Walmart caller rang twice

  November 25, 2011 7:18 PM

  A man angry with Walmart shut down the retailer's Woodland Park store by calling in a bomb threat twice on Friday morning, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Incident commander Sgt. James Halloran of the Woodland Park Police Department says the calls were received about 5... more »

• Trinidad soup kitchen in peril after donation dispute Play Video

  October 19, 2011 6:16 PM

  Trinidad's only soup kitchen could be forced to close by the end of the week. On Monday, the manager of Fischer's Peak Soup Kitchen was told she can no longer collect donations from the local Wal-Mart, her largest donor. Wal-Mart stores in Colorado only donate food to Care and... more »

• 88 year old Penrose man reported missing

  October 2, 2011 12:30 PM

  The Fremont County Sheriff's office is searching for missing 88 year old man who was last seen headed to the Wal-mart in Canon City. Theodore Matthews' daughter reported him missing this morning. She told deputies he went to the Wal-mart to get a hair cut at around 5:30 p.m. Saturday... more »

• First lawsuit connected to Listeria poisoning filed in El Paso County

  September 15, 2011 1:15 PM

  While stores in Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas, are working to clear the shelves of Cantaloupes that may be tainted with Listeria a law firm based in Seattle Wa. representing the Palmer family in Colorado Springs has filed a suit against Jensen Farms, Inc. The suit was filed in... more »

• Wal-Mart robbed

  September 3, 2011 12:06 PM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Police are searching for two men who reportedly waved guns, demanded money and fired a shot a security guard's vehicle during a robbery at an Aurora Wal-Mart store. KMGH-TV reports the robbery Friday night sent customers and cashiers scrambling for cover on the floor. Witnesses say... more »

• Wal-Mart and Amazon go around App Store

  August 10, 2011 4:48 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Wal-Mart and Amazon have revealed new video and book-reading services that are designed for the iPad but bypass Apple Inc.'s fees on content sales. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. started to stream video from its Vudu service to the iPad's Web browser on Wednesday, and Amazon.com Inc.... more »

• Concern and hope for local economy

  August 6, 2011 12:44 AM

  "I know first hand that the job market is pretty tough," says Jose Dominguez, a Colorado Springs resident. It took Dominguez a couple of months to find work when he first moved to Colorado Springs, and he knows others who are looking. David Welker, a Fort Carson soldier, says... more »

• Supreme Court backs Wal-Mart

  June 20, 2011 12:26 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has ruled for Wal-Mart in its fight to block a massive sex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of women who work there. The court ruled unanimously Monday that the lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. cannot proceed as a class action, reversing a decision by... more »

• Wal-Mart to invest $755 million in Brazil

  May 3, 2011 6:24 PM

  SAO PAULO (AP) - Wal-Mart says that by the end of the year it will have invested the equivalent of $755 million to expand its operations in Latin America's biggest country. Marcos Samaha, president of Wal-Mart's Brazilian subsidiary, said in a Tuesday statement that 1.2 billion reals ($755 million)... more »

• Police seek prayer meeting purse snatchers

  January 28, 2011 9:07 AM

  A trip to her church's prayer meeting has turned into a financial nightmare for Stephanie Donley. Donley told police that her purse was stolen at church on Dec. 30. That same day, Donley's debit card was used at several local businesses including Prairie Avenue Liquor, Wal-Mart and Loaf... more »

• Just text to donate to Ft. Carson soldiers

  November 17, 2010 7:43 PM

  Coca Cola and Wal-Mart have launched a mobile giving campaign in Colorado Springs...to support Fort Carson families. You simply text, to make a donation to the Association of the US Army; money raised will support families who have lost a loved one in combat, "The overall goal obviously is support... more »

• Colorado jury awards $15M for slipping on ice

  November 9, 2010 10:13 AM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado jury has awarded $15 million to a truck driver who said she slipped and fell on ice and grease while making a delivery to a Wal-Mart in Greeley. Wal-Mart tells the Greeley Tribune that it's considering appealing the award for Holly Averyt, 41,... more »

• Teen charged as adult in shooting at Wal-Mart

  October 14, 2010 2:42 PM

  The El Paso County District Attorney's Office has made a decision to charge a teenager as an adult in a shooting that happened last month in Colorado Springs. 17-year of Jordan Ellis of Colorado Springs was arrested on first degree murder charges and will now be tried as an... more »

• Colorado Springs weekend murder victim identified

  September 28, 2010 1:54 PM

  Colorado Springs Police have identified the man shot and killed in a Wal-Mart parking in Colorado Springs just after midnight on Sunday. Christopher Harmon, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene. His death has been ruled a homicide. Police say several shots were fired from a black or dark... more »

• Colorado recall: deli meat may contain listeria

  August 24, 2010 9:19 AM

  Now that you've rid your refrigerator of suspect eggs, here's another recall to check out. Deli meat sold at Wal-Mart is being recalled because of a possible listeria contamination. The meat was sold here in Colorado and nationwide. The meat was marketed under the Marketside Grab and Go... more »

• Junior Achievement to receive $500,000 donation

  June 10, 2010 2:55 PM

  Junior Achievement, a Colorado Springs-based, worldwide organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy, will receive a $500,000 donation Friday from the Sam's Club Giving Made Simple Campaign. Junior Achievement USA President and CEO Jack Kosakowski, and President of Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado Dave... more »

• Wal-Mart jewelry found to contain cadmium

  May 19, 2010 12:57 PM

  Jewelry branded by Miley Cyrus and sold exclusively at Walmarts nationwide contain high levels of the toxic metal cadmium, an Associated Press investigation shows. The world's largest retailer learned in February that the items are tainted, but has continued selling them. The AP also found that a separate line... more »

• Wal-Mart plans $2 billion hunger relief push

  May 14, 2010 10:55 AM

  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to significantly ramp up its donations to the nation's food banks to total $2 billion over the next five years, the retail giant said this week. The company is more than doubling its annual rate of giving as the number of Americans receiving food stamps... more »

• Pueblo clerk beaten during robbery forgives attackers

  February 24, 2010 4:27 PM

  A 67-year old man who was brutally attacked during a robbery last summer says he forgives his attackers. The robbery happened at the northside Wal-Mart in Pueblo, around 2:30 a.m. David Curtiss was working in electronics, when two men approached him and asked to see an iPod. "He reached with... more »

• Cribs recalled following 3 deaths

  February 9, 2010 2:43 PM

  Government safety officials are recalling drop-side cribs sold at Buy Buy Baby, Kmart, Wal-Mart and other stores after the death of three infants. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says plastic hardware on Generation 2 Worldwide and ChildESIGNS cribs can break and allow the drop side to detach. Also, the... more »

• At least 600,000 cribs recalled after child death

  January 19, 2010 5:10 PM

  The death of a six-month old baby has prompted the recall of about 635,000 cribs sold by Kmart, Sears, Wal-Mart and other stores. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall Tuesday of 20 models of Dorel Asia cribs with both drop-sides and fixed front rails. The cribs are being... more »

• Wal-Mart to close 10 Sam's Clubs stores in U.S

  January 12, 2010 10:20 AM

  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it will close 10 money-losing Sam's Club stores and cut 1,500 jobs to reduce costs. Stores to close are in Nampa, Idaho; La Quinta, Calififornia, Louisville, Colorado; Vista, Calififornia; Rolling Meadows, Illinois; Clay, New York; and Irvine, California. The cities of Houston, Phoenix and Sacramento, California,... more »

• H1N1 vaccines available at store pharmacies

  January 11, 2010 3:32 PM

  The Colorado State Health department is urging people to get a H1N1 vaccination if you haven't already done so. It's part of the health department's "Enough Excuses" flu vaccination campaign which kicked off Sunday. This is National Influenza Vaccination week. Hundreds showed up for a free shot or nasal spray... more »