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• ACLU NM: Walgreens assures on birth pill policy

  January 23, 2013 12:54 PM

  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Walgreens won't allow individual pharmacists' personal religious beliefs to prevent customers from filling birth control prescriptions, two New Mexico advocacy groups have announced. The Deerfield, Ill.-based company told the American Civil Liberties Union and the Southwest Women's Law Center that the company will take steps nationwide... more »

• Free flu shot clinics in Colorado Springs

  December 3, 2012 1:22 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, Walgreens and other community partners are working together to offer five free flu shot clinics this month for people with health insurance or those who do not have vaccine coverage. Cases of the flu are already being reported in El Paso County and... more »

• Man robs Walgreens in a wig--twice

  November 4, 2011 9:10 PM

  Police are hoping someone will recognize this wigged Walgreens robber. Police he's hit up two different pharmacies for prescription pills.The first incident happened on 10-27-11, at 8:35pm. The man walked into the Walgreens Pharmacy located at 1920 S Chelton Rd., displayed a weapon and demanded pills. It happened... more »

• Westminster cops nab robber sleeping 2 blocks from department

  July 16, 2011 4:35 PM

  Officers with the Westminster Police Department have arrested a man they believed robbed a Walgreens. The suspect, 26 year old Paul McQue Webb, had fallen asleep at the wheel just two blocks away from the police department. Webb had a severe cut on his hand and needed medical attention.... more »

• Lone gunman robs drug store early Sunday

  May 22, 2011 10:48 AM

  Shortly before 4:00a.m. Sunday morning a lone male walked into the Walgreens store at 920 N. Circle Drive and jumped the pharmacy counter demanding prescription medications while brandishing a hand gun. Before officers could arrive, the gun man fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of drugs. While officers gathered... more »

• Drug store robbed by masked bandit

  May 15, 2011 1:49 PM

  Shortly after midnight Sunday morning a masked man entered the Walgreens store located in the 2900 block of N. Nevada Ave and jumped the counter indicating he may have a gun. The mask he was wearing only partially covered the lower portion of his face and store clerks and video... more »

• Robbery suspect sought

  January 11, 2011 6:57 PM

  The Colorado Springs Police Department is looking for a man who stole pain killers from a pharmacy on January 4. According to police, the suspect threatened a pharmacist at a Walgreens at 4713 Flintridge Drive, and demanded Oxycontin. The suspect is described as white, and wearing a dark... more »

• Suspect named in Security robbery

  December 13, 2010 2:55 PM

  The El Paso County Sheriff's Office has named a suspect in a robbery that happened at a Walgreens in Security a week ago. The suspect had said he had a gun and demanded drugs. The suspect is now believed to be Joseph Watson, 19, from the Pueblo area.... more »

• Robbery suspect sought in Colorado Springs

  September 10, 2010 7:23 PM

  The Colorado Springs Police Department is looking for help in locating a suspect in multiple robberies. The suspect is wanted for robberies at several businesses in Colorado Springs, including three Walgreens drug stores, between January and August of this year. He may also have robbed some Pueblo businesses. ... more »

• Free health screenings in Pueblo area

  August 19, 2010 1:09 PM

  Walgreens and AARP have begun offering free health screenings in Pueblo, Pueblo West and Canon City. Six health tests valued at $140 -- bone density, cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, waist circumference and body mass analysis -- will be given free in Pueblo through Aug. 29. It's part of... more »

• Free health screening underway in Colorado Springs

  August 13, 2010 2:56 PM

  Walgreens and AARP have begun offering free health screenings in Colorado Springs. Six health tests valued at $140 -- bone density, cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, waist circumference and body mass analysis -- will be given free in Colorado Springs and Pueblo through Aug. 21. It's part of the... more »

• Free health screenings in Colorado Springs, Pueblo

  August 10, 2010 1:21 PM

  Six health tests valued at $140 -- bone density, cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, waist circumference and body mass analysis -- will be given free in Colorado Springs and Pueblo over the next two weeks. It's part of the AARP-Walgreens Wellness Tour. It takes about 25 minutes to complete all... 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 »

• 33,000 Pueblo County residents vaccinated against H1N1

  December 17, 2009 1:41 PM

  Pueblo County has already vaccinated more than 33,000 residents against the H1N1 swine flu. The vaccines were given at mass vaccination clinics, doctors offices and pharmacies. "We are pleased with the number of people who have been vaccinated," stated Dr. Christine Nevin-Woods, Executive Director at the Pueblo City-County Health... more »