Fort Carson News

Jeremy Bedolla and Cressida Widger were given a free wedding Saturday in Parker.

Because budget concerns canceled this year's annual 4th of July fireworks show in Memorial Park, the city and Fort Carson have teamed up to offer a celebration on the Mountain Post Friday evening, starting at 4 p.m. The celebration--titled "Rocking the Rockies--will be held in Iron Horse Park.

A US military spokeswoman says insurgents have captured an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan.

If there is anything that remains the same it is change as a constant. Fort Carson today, said farewell to Col.

The Mountain Post officially introduced its new Disability Evaluation System Monday that will help soldiers get disabilities benefits faster.

Fort Carson's 9-month-old USO center is looking for a few good restaurants. The center provides soldiers with everything from pool tables and phone calls home to a free lunch.

FORT CARSON, Colo. - Army Specialist Cameron Briggs washes down a cocktail of prescription drugs every day for post-traumatic stress disorder and a brain injury he suffered when four roadside bombs rocked his Humvee in Iraq.

The Air Force plans to add 165 airmen and 130 civilian workers over the next year in the Pikes Peak region as it adjusts its staffing worldwide.

The commanding general of Fort Carson's 4th Infantry Division is building better understanding between his troops and Muslims.

Fort Carson may get to keep more than $500 million to improve its facilities even though it's no longer receiving a new brigade combat team, Sen.

Jun. 26--In recent years, the military has invested millions of dollars in mental health care, fueling a proliferation of treatment programs while attempting to reshape fundamental attitudes about mental illness.

Representatives of the Islamic Society of Colorado Springs met Thursday with Fort Carson military leaders at the U.S. Army base to discuss ways to improve cultural awareness and an understanding of Islam among deploying Fort Carson soldiers.

Fort Carson soldiers manned the griddles, cooking thousands of pancakes, piling pounds and pounds of scrambled eggs on empty plates.

A disturbing MySpace posting left by a Fort Carson soldier won't be used in his upcoming double murder trial.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Fifteen people including four active-duty servicemen have been arrested in child pornography charges this month in central Colorado.

Fort Carson will open its gates to the Colorado Springs community for "Rocking in the Rockies," a free Independence Day celebration, to be held at Ironhorse Park, July 3 from 4-10 p.m. Participants can enjoy a variety of family-oriented activities to include big air jumpers for children, food vendors and musical entertainment from Ricky and the ...

It's a sweet Father's Day for dads in an Army Reserve battalion from Denver. About 75 soldiers are being welcomed home from Iraq Sunday night at Fort Carson.

Colorado Rep. John Salazar says a House subcommittee has voted to continue a ban on spending Department of Defense money on expanding an Army training site in southeast Colorado.

The question posed to Maj. Gen. Mark Graham was innocent enough. You see, a group of us was eating breakfast with Graham, U.S. Army commanding general of Division West, at Fort Carson, Colo., recently as part of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference hosted by the secretary of defense.

A Fort Carson soldier was killed in a rollover accident on Fremont County Road 67, 10 miles north of Highway 50 early Saturday morning.