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After years of lobbying by federal and local officials, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office opened Monday in Colorado Springs.

An accident in Colorado Springs Thursday night leaves one man seriously hurt and in trouble with the law.

Police are looking for a suspect in a Walgreens store robbery in Colorado Springs Sunday.

Fire and utility crews from Colorado Springs were called to 535 West Garden of the Gods for a reported natural gas line break Friday afternoon.

Two Colorado Springs men were stabbed outside a nightclub early Sunday morning. Police said the attack happened at about 1:30 a.m. at the 13 Pure Night Club on East Pikes Peak Avenue, reported KRDO .

COLORADO SPRINGS Your city offices may not have to close on ten different days next year.

A man was arrested Tuesday night after police say he led them on a car chase and foot pursuit and briefly holed up in an apartment complex in north-central Colorado Springs.

Snow flurries and a winter chill are in the forecast for some holiday celebrations Saturday.

A Thanksgiving dispute over chores turned deadly outside Colorado Springs, where police say a 76-year-old man shot and killed his son after the two argued for most of the day.Ayalis Clay Oliver is being held without bond in the El Paso County jail.

One Southern Colorado business goes green to hopefully save money. O'Brien's Carpet One installed 132 solar panels they are say they'll save 45 - 55 percent on their energy bills.

A Colorado Springs doctor was sentenced to five years probation today after pleading guilty to selling a recommendation for a medical marijuana registry certificate to an undercover detective for $300. Fourth Judicial District Judge Thomas L. Kennedy imposed the sentence shortly after Peter W.S. Grigg entered the plea to a charge of attempting to ...

A 76 year old man is in custody after police say he shot and killed his son in an argument over chores.

COLORADO SPRINGS A home in the 1000 block of Wynkoop Drive was shot at Wednesday night.

Keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road. Don't hold the phone. On Tuesday, Dec.

A creepy string of calf mutilations in southern Colorado has a rancher and law enforcement mystified.

There could be less jingle in the Salvation's Army's hallmark red kettles this season.

Volunteers are helping serve thousands of free Thanksgiving meals in Colorado. Gov. Bill Ritter joined more than 50 volunteers serving up a Southern-style feast to about 500 people Wednesday at the Denver Rescue Mission's annual Thanksgiving banquet.

A contractor says work to prevent more snow and ice from falling from the roof of the new U.S. Olympic Committee headquarters should be complete by Wednesday.

Officers from the Falcon Division in Colorado Springs were dispatched to a 911 call in the area of 6100 Poncha Court.

Colorado Springs elected leaders are trying to determine if a 2 year phase out of Stormwater Enterprise Fees are the best thing for the city.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 8:26 a.m. Read more: Local , Community , Military , Thanksgiving , Salvation Army , Colorado Springs , Meals , Fort Carson FORT CARSON, Colo.

Tommy Kinslow's parents and Colorado Springs investigators have continued the search for the person who murdered Tommy.

Sheryl Crow is joining others in calling on the federal government to halt roundups of wild horses in the West, branding them as inhumane and unnecessary.

Sarah Palin has her eye on Colorado Springs for a book signing tour. NEWSCHANNEL 13 has confirmed with Border Book Store Sales Area Representative Shannon Baily that the former vice presidential candidate will be arriving at the Chapel Hills Borders at 7 p.m. on December 8th.

Party time turned ugly in a trio of incidents in Colorado Springs on Saturday night that left three people shot and two men stabbed, but none dead.

A Southern Colorado woman is now charged with First Degree Murder in the death of her husband.

Colorado Springs will be getting its first Immigration and Customs Enforcement office by the end of November.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 7:12 a.m. Read more: Local , Health , Swine Flu , Swine Flu Vaccine , El Paso County , Health Department , University of Colorado at Colorado Springs , Uccs , Colorado Springs COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.

Federal prosecutors say a Colorado Springs doctor has been sentenced to 180 days of home detention for illegally distributing prescription narcotic drugs.

Colorado Springs physician Peter W.S. Grigg was sentenced Thursday to serve five years probation and 180 days in-home detention for illegally distributing prescription narcotic drugs, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

An employee at a Colorado Springs Subway tackled an armed robber to the ground andrecovered the gun andstolen cash before the suspect got away Thursday night.

Earlier this month, Colorado Springs voters sent a strong message and overwhelmingly said no to a property tax increase.

Colorado Springs will be getting its first Immigration and Customs Enforcement office soon.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 6:53 a.m. Read more: Local , Crime , Military , Soldier , Double Homicide , Attorneys , Drive by Shooting , Military , Fort Carson COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.

A man who brought attention to homeless veterans in Colorado Springs has been granted a conditional bond as he fights federal misdemeanor charges of lying about having military decorations.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - A Fort Carson soldier has been convicted of killing two people with an AK-47 in a drive-by shooting last year.

Denver-based Mountain States Employers Council Inc . says it is expanding into Arizona with the acquisition of the Phoenix-based Arizona Employers Council .

Fifteen soldiers from Fort Carson who were killed in Afghanistan last month will be remembered in two memorial services at the post.Army Secretary John McHugh will attend the services Wednesday at the post near Colorado Springs, Colo.One will honor eight soldiers from Fort Carson's 4th Infantry Division who were killed Oct.

A Fort Carson soldier facing trial on child pornography charges was arrested last week on new allegations: trying to kill the woman who turned him in.

The Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle has humanely killed a giraffe that had degenerative bone disease.

A man who brought attention to homeless veterans in Colorado Springs has pleaded not guilty to charges of lying about being a decorated veteran.

Prostitution is on the rise in Colorado Springs along Platte Avenue, just East of Downtown.

The city of Colorado Springs has more than two dozen snow plows clearing the main roadways.

Police are looking into a stabbing that occurred after 8 pm Sunday night. They say it may have occurred during a robbery near 19th and Uintah Street.

Flags on state buildings will be lowered Monday in honor of a Colorado Springs soldier who died in Iraq.

A mattress fire evacuated a north Colorado Springs apartment building for about an hour Sunday and displaced a man who lived there.

City Council may have spared the 23 police positions that were originally threatened during the debate over 2-C but Police Chief Richard Myers told NEWSCHANNEL 13 that the department will be far from unscathed.

It's hard to imagine what would become of the grandiose schemes of our city's leaders without the beneficence of the El Pomar Foundation.

The El Paso County health department says all 1,800 H1N1 vaccination doses at the Colorado Springs clinic are accounted for, as of 10:15 a.m. People started lining up at 6 a.m. at the clinic set up at New Life Church.

The Colorado Springs Police Department is on Accident Alert status as of November 14, 2009, at 9:05 PM due to road conditions.

Colorado Springs police arrested a 49-year-old woman last night after she allegedly stabbed a 72-year-old man in the chest, inflicting life-threatening injuries.

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The 1.2 million-square-foot Intel building has sold to Industrial Realty Group of Los Angeles.

Colorado housing officials say the statewide apartment vacancy rate for the third quarter was 7.4 percent, up from 6.6 percent a year ago.

A City Hall critics this morning set into motion a recall targeting Colorado Springs Mayor Lionel Rivera and Vice Mayor Larry Small.

Gov. Bill Ritter today ordered that both the United States flag and the Colorado state flag be lowered on all public buildings throughout Colorado on November 16, 2009, in honor of United States Army Spc.

She works full-time like many of us do, but on the side, a oeJennifera is part of a business that's as secretive as it is lucrative.

Some Colorado Springs residents are wondering if something like what happened at Fort Hood happened here how police would handle it.

A family of five is displaced after a fire in their Colorado Springs townhouse early Thursday morning.

Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 6:46 a.m. Read more: Local , Community , Religion , Ted Haggard , New Life Church , Colorado Springs COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.

Colorado Springs police are looking for a suspect wanted for Attempted First Degree Murder.

Gov. Bill Ritter, Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Mike Coffman honored service men and women during a Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday at Fort Logan National Cemetery.

It's back to the drawing board for the city almost a week after losing big in the polls.

On the heels of stinging defeats at the ballot box Tuesday with the failure of a tax hike proposal and repeal of city enterprise fees, Colorado Springs Mayor Lionel Rivera and Vice Mayor Larry Small will soon be the target of a recall effort.

The Greenbrier has won AAA's top rating for hotels for the 34th consecutive year.

Forbes Travel Guide has given a five-star rating to The Broadmoor resort's Penrose Room restaurant.

Revenue cuts will force Colorado Springs city employees to take 10 days of unpaid furloughs next year.

The El Pomar Foundation is donating $3 million to the City of Colorado Springs to help the city make a required $13 million payment to the United States Olympic Committee on Nov.

Sheriff's officials say a 22-year-old Fort Carson soldier is suspected of shooting at two people who were leaving a Colorado Springs bar.

Share + Nov 9, 2009 9:17 pm US/Mountain COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Former pastor Ted Haggard says his decision to hold prayer meetings in his Colorado Springs living room has attracted great interest from the media.

Five men and four women have been indicted in an identity theft and forgery ring operating in Jefferson County.

Gunshots were fired at two different houses in the same Colorado Springs neighborhood Saturday night.

The fire is now reportedly in the "mop up" stage and no longer growing. Authorities have reopened Fillmore Street.

A woman who personally thanked veterans and gave them candy was the highlight of the annual Veterans' Day parade held downtown Saturday morning.

A Littleton soccer coach who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl on his team has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.

Colorado nonprofits that help lower home energy bills say the lines are long and growing for free energy-saving repairs paid with federal stimulus money.

A key leader in the war in Iraq is on a different mission in Colorado Springs. The General David Petraeus arrived at the Broadmoor to show his support at the 5th annual "For the Love of Our Troops" benefiting military families.

Firefighters are attempting to stop the spread of a wildfire that sparked in a field across from Coronado High School in Colorado Springs Friday afternoon.

As the results of Tuesday night's election start to settle, questions are beginning to arise about the interpretation of Issue 300.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado is asking a town to dismiss charges against a Texas musician accused of violating an ordinance banning panhandling.

Friday, November 06, 2009 at 11:14 a.m. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Colorado Springs police are investigating a shooting on the city's southeast side.

There is a multi-alarm blaze burning at this hour in the foothills West of Colorado Springs.

Halloween weekend proved to be a real nightmare for 350 people arrested for drunk driving in Colorado.

Police claim an FBI informant's hidden tape recorder captured the sound of him firing eight rounds into a Colorado Springs house.

A grand jury has indicted five men and four women accused of being part of an identity theft and forgery ring that operated in Jefferson County, the Denver area and Colorado Springs.

DENVER - A Colorado legislative committee studying long-term fiscal reform has approved a bill giving colleges and universities more flexibility, and a study of the state's complicated state and local tax structure to be delivered in 2011.

Right-wing group's spending gets desired results in Maine but not in Washington.

The community surrounding Colorado's Fort Carson is reacting with shock and grief after the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

One local firefighter says he's ready to turn the corner and work with city council members after the city voted down 2C on the November ballot.

Colorado Springs Police Detectives need your help locating the suspect believed to be responsible for a Halloween shooting downtown.

El Paso County voters are making sure their ballots are counted today. Many say they are especially interested in this year's election because of measure 2C.

Ted Haggard, who was dismissed from the mega-church he founded after a man alleged a cash-for-sex relationship with him, plans to lead people in worship again.

Detective with the Colorado Springs Police Department conducted a sting operation targeting prostitution Monday night.

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The Army announced Tuesday the death of a soldier and Colorado Springs native who was killed supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Jurors needed little time Tuesday afternoon to come to a consensus: Justin Levi Moore is guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Valerie Gendernalik.

The U.S. Justice Department has sued a Colorado Springs lawyer alleging that he discriminated against a woman by refusing to allow her Australian shepherd service dog into his law office.

Sunday, a classic performance by the Colorado Springs Youth Symphony at Wasson High School showed once again why the group will be performing next March at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Alliance Financial Partners is a mortgage bank that is moving its U.S. headquarters to Colorado Springs.

The victim, 34-year-old Aleksandra Lancaster, of Colorado Springs, was a passenger in a 2006 Mazda that her husband, John Tracy Lancaster, 48, was driving north on 183 near Lometa, Texas just before 1 a.m. Font Size: A Colorado Springs woman was killed in a car accident in Texas Monday.

The District Attorney's Office of the 4th Judicial District will not be filing charges against Timothy Curtis in the shooting death of Otis Freison, Jr., that happened in July.

Two years after the federal government accused Joe D. Kinlaw and Charles Reed Cagle of participating in a $177 million oil and gas investment fraud, they picked up their Dallas operation and moved it to Colorado Springs.

For most people, it wouldn't matter much whether you called bone marrow an organ, as it's medically classified, or a bodily fluid, which is what it looks like.

Colorado Springs police officers are searching for the four men who car-jacked and robbed two other men in a liquor store parking lot on the cityA A A1 2's south side Tuesday night.

Call it a meeting of Southern Colorado minds working to find ways to bring business back to Colorado Springs.