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Kind gesture makes bittersweet reunion possible
Michelle Keeber, a CNA and transport driver for the Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home in Walsenburg, volunteered to transport Richard Day to Fort Morgan so he could visit with his wife, Ethel, a resident of ...
Liquid nitrogen spill closes pass for hours
A single vehicle accident involving a semi tractor hauling a tanker of liquid nitrogen forced the closure of Cumbres - La Manga Pass on Colo.
Having the degree isn't always enough
John Mittelstedt didn't expect his postcollegiate job search to be easy - he just thought it would be easier.
2 children killed in Fort Lupton crash
Police officers assess damages after a fatal car crash on Friday night at Colo. 52 and Roland Avenue near Fort Lupton.
Double smashup kills 2 children, injures 4 adults
Two children have died after a head-on crash in Fort Lupton. The accident happened on Colorado 52 about 9:30 Saturday night.
Three finalists named in Superintendent search
By Mike Bowen Thursday, June 12, 2008 At the Wiley School Board meeting held Wednesday night, Board President Doug Lubbers gave an update on the search for a new Superintendent of Schools.
Eduardo Arnal, Consul General of Mexico, talks with a small group of local community leaders on Thursday at DiRito's. The Winds of Change Mayor hosts meeting with Consul General of Mexico Neighbors in more than ...
Boy burned as 800-degree ground melts shoe
An 8-year-old boy out walking with family members in Colorado Springs severely burned part of his foot on an underground patch of burning coal dust that had heated the ground to 800 degrees Fahrenheit.
Methane growing into a big problem
Kent Smith hasn't drawn a drop of water from his well in a year. But the well has produced plenty of methane, an explosive and poisonous gas that, at one point, blasted from his well head with the roar of a car ...
Pack resort opens this weekend
“Most of them are cooks or family friends.”
As promised in April, but no less astonishing, cabins at Kennedy Meadows will be open for business only seven months after a fire raged through seven cabins and the lodge. via The Union Democrat
Visit From The Devil - A Living Nightmare
Hi My Name is Dawn and I have a very scary story that still haunts me to this day. via American Chronicle
“Equipment failures or lack of accessibility to the tower site meant that the T-1 (the Internet line that feeds the system) didn't come into Aguilar until late in February.”
Wireless Internet service has made its way to town, after a local company discovered a niche serving rural communities. via Pueblo Chieftain
“No, it was some sort of protest over how the Christo and Jeanne-Claude 'Over the River' project would clog traffic and deprive them of tourist revenue.”
Big summer jam session in the works? RATED:TAR Travel Anguish Realized Sometime next summer near Hartsel, where an abnormal number of cars are piling up in all directions: "It says here on the map we could take ... via Pueblo Chieftain
Snow showers off and on Friday
Pueblo Published 6 hour ago At times on Friday, you couldn't see a mile ahead of you because the snow was falling so hard. via KOAA-TV Pueblo
Coal-methane boom in Raton Basin brings opportunity and some fear
“It's night and day from when the coal mines shut down in the '90s”
A hamlet near here of wooded gulches, rocky outcrops and views of the snowy tops of southern Colorado's Sangre de Cristo mountains is the perfect escape for retirees and telecommuters who've settled in. via Glenwood Post Independent
Owen leads pack for superintendent
“I wish we would have had him in the first go-round.”
The Durango school board will conduct a site visit to Pueblo School District No. via Durango Herald
From The Pueblo Chieftain : "Huerfano County youths turned out this week to help cleanup the Cuchara River during an event sponsored by the county and several youth services organizations. via Coyote Gulch
Walsenburg wind farm moves ahead
A wind farm project that eventually could supply energy to more than 100,000 homes is one step closer to becoming a reality. via Pueblo Chieftain
Jack Temple saw MacArthur's return to Philippines
“It was an orchestrated thing. Here comes Doug with his sunglasses . . . My father was just amused”
Temple took part in the Battle at Leyte Gulf. As a kid, Jack Temple had run-ins with Baby Doe Tabor. via Rocky Mountain News
News briefs from the Front Range
“Why isn't this an action item?”
Repeat deployments take toll More than 25 percent of soldiers on their third or fourth tours in Iraq are suffering from mental-health problems, according to a new Army report. via Colorado Springs Independent