Posted 5:48 PM 2/9/2013 by Siera Santos, ssantos@koaa.com
Studies have shown caregivers have shorter lifespans because of their stressful occupation. But on Saturday, it was their turn to be taken care of.
The renowned, best-selling author of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books, LeAnn Thieman, spoke to an audience of around 140 caregivers at (More)
Posted 4:13 PM 2/8/2013 by AP posted by Siera Santos
WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) - Westminster police say a man accused of reaching for a gun outside a Walmart store was tackled by a customer. Now the man faces criminal charges. Police say Cassidy Ray Rhoads faces possible charges of improper possession of a weapon by a previous (More)
Posted 8:37 AM 2/7/2013 by JD Downing
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Colorado's snowpack has dropped to 72 percent of normal and time is running out to make up the difference.The Natural Resources Conservation Service, a federal agency that tracks the levels, says the below-average snowpack is producing a bleak water-supply outlook (More)
Posted 5:47 PM 2/6/2013 by Alyse Rzemek
DENVER (AP) - An annual aerial survey of forest health in Colorado shows the mountain pine beetle epidemic is slowing dramatically, but the spruce beetle outbreak is expanding. The U.S. Forest Service and Colorado State Forest Service said Wednesday the mountain pine beetle epidemic (More)
Posted 2:40 PM 2/5/2013 by AP posted by Juice Godfrey
IVAN MORENOAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - A Republican proposal urging Colorado public schools and colleges to support debates on evolution and global warming failed to advance in the Legislature. The proposal sought to create a friendly environment for debates on (More)
Posted 11:41 AM 2/3/2013 by Matt Stafford
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) - Crews are dealing with wintry conditions in their search for a Texas man who is believed to have gone missing in Rocky Mountain National Park. Park officials say no new snow fell in the search area overnight Saturday, but 9 new inches (More)
Posted 9:47 AM 2/2/2013 by Matt Stafford
DENVER (AP) - A Denver Public Schools program is recruiting people from the corporate world to become licensed teachers. The Denver Teacher Residency is modeled on medical residencies. Prospective teachers observe and work with mentor teachers for a full year while also enrolling in (More)
Posted 11:03 AM 2/1/2013 by JD Downing
DENVER - History Colorado will honor outstanding people and projects that preserve and protect Colorado's diverse history and heritage at History Colorado's 27th Annual Historic Preservation Awards Ceremony.
This year, the Governor's Award for Historic Preservation goes to the City of Pueblo (More)
Posted 3:47 PM 1/30/2013 by Kirsten Bennett
Colorado Springs police arrest a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a massage.
The incident reportedly happened January 26 at the Springs Best Massage at 5527 N. Union Blvd. Suite # 200.
The victim told investigators Shannon Atkinson began her massage. During that (More)
Posted 7:03 PM 1/29/2013 by Kirsten Bennett
Mayor Michael Hancock today fulfilled the final element of a friendly wager made with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake before the Divisional Playoff game between the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens on Jan. 13.
Under the terms of the wager, Mayor Hancock sent a box of dry aged (More)
Posted 10:34 AM 1/28/2013 by Kirsten Bennett
A Pueblo man is behind bars on $1 million bond, accused in a series of armed robberies over the last month.
Alfred Montano is currently being held in Pueblo County Jail for a home invasion in late December, according to Pueblo police.
Montano was named a "person of interest" in the (More)