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• Tenants warn of rental scam on Craigslist Play Video

  April 11, 2013 11:05 PM

  A group of Colorado Springs tenants are warning anyone thinking about using sites like Craigslist to find rental properties. More than a half dozen folks have come forward saying the deal they were promised turned out to be a dud. A house located at 1925 Chamberlin in Colorado... more »

• Tentative NBA deal reached

  November 26, 2011 5:46 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - NBA owners and players have reached a tentative agreement to end the lockout. Commissioner David Stern says the two sides have reached a "tentative understanding that is subject to a variety of approvals and very complex machinations." He says: "We're optimistic that will all... more »

• End near for Colorado reservoir sending water east

  August 27, 2011 1:04 PM

  HALE, Colo. (AP) - An eastern Colorado reservoir popular with boaters is nearing its end as the state looks to Bonny Reservoir to send some 4 billion gallons of water to Nebraska and Kansas under a 1942 agreement among the three states to share water. KUSA-TV in Denver reports... more »

• FAA shows no sign of reaching agreement

  July 26, 2011 4:31 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Prospects appear grim for quickly ending the legislative dispute that has partially shut down the Federal Aviation Administration, with neither side signaling willingness to compromise. The FAA's operating authority expired last week. Dozens of airport construction projects nationwide have been put on hold and thousands of... more »

• Another round of NFL talks ends without agreement

  May 17, 2011 3:31 PM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - NFL owners and players have wrapped up another round of court-ordered mediation without any sign of a new agreement. Officials and attorneys for both sides left the federal courthouse in Minneapolis on Tuesday afternoon and said they'd return before U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan on June 7.... more »

• D-11 Negotiations yields tentative agreements

  May 8, 2011 1:53 PM

  Colorado Springs School District 11 has announced a tentative agreement in its teacher contract negotiations. The negotiations were paramount as they involved all 19 Master Contract articles, which were open for negotiations. Significant negotiation points centered on; Teacher Salary and Benefits Teaching Conditions Dues Collection... more »

• Springs military bases brace for shutdown

  April 9, 2011 10:48 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Prior to the congressional agreement to keep the government running, the military said food and other services for troops in war zones wouldn't have been interrupted by a shutdown. Col. Robert McLaughlin, the Fort Carson garrison commander, said prior to Friday night's compromise that... more »

• Hospital, nurses reach agreement in union battle

  December 7, 2010 2:03 PM

  According to National Nurses United, St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center in Pueblo has reached an agreement with a federal agency regarding alleged harassment and coercion of registered nurses. National Nurses Organizing Committee-Colorado--an affiliate of National Nurses United, had filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board. The union claimed the hospital... more »

• Charlie Sheen to appear in Colorado court today

  August 2, 2010 9:20 AM

  Actor Charlie Sheen is due in court Monday where he's expected to plead guilty to a charge stemming from a Christmas Day dispute with his wife. One of Sheen's attorneys, Yale Galanter, has previously said that Sheen has agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor assault in exchange for prosecutors... more »

• Final ride for Little Britches Rodeo in Pueblo?

  July 26, 2010 6:49 PM

  Time is running out on a deal to keep the National Little Britches Finals Rodeo in Pueblo. The annual event kicked off Monday attracting thousands from all over the country. However, the rodeo may be skipping town if the city doesn't fork over more money to keep them here. "We're... more »

• United, Continental pilots reach transition agreement

  July 20, 2010 10:28 AM

  United Airlines and Continental Airlines say they've agreed to the main points of a transition agreement with their pilots. Pilots at both airlines are represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, but they have different contracts. The two airlines are aiming to combine by the end of this year,... more »

• Pueblo City Council to vote on Black Hills plant

  June 14, 2010 2:26 PM

  Tonight-June 14, city council is expected to vote on a deal that could bring a $450 million power complex to Pueblo. Last month the project almost came to a halt--but now it appears a compromise has been made. Black Hills Energy has selected Pueblo as its preferred site to build... more »

• Water board to vote on Black Hills Energy deal

  March 16, 2010 1:06 PM

  Here's what I'm working on today in Pueblo. Black Hills Energy is one step closer to building two power plants. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the Pueblo Board of Water Works will vote on a 40-year contract to supply water to the proposed site, which is located northwest of the... more »

• Grocery Union reaches tentative agreement with Albertson's

  January 27, 2010 3:05 PM

  According the website for the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local #7, Albertson's has offered a tentative agreement for workers at the grocery chain's Colorado Springs, Denver and Grand Junction stores. Votes will be taken across the state over the next six days to either approve of... more »

• Pueblo approves agreement for $500 million plant

  December 29, 2009 11:20 AM

  City council has approved a deal that could bring a $500 million power complex to Pueblo. On Monday night, council voted 5-0 to pass the agreement, which will annex 30 acres of land near the airport into the city of Pueblo. Black Hills Energy purchased the land to build two... more »

• Pueblo teachers voting on new contract

  October 1, 2009 12:12 PM

  Teachers union members are voting on a proposed contract Thursday and Friday. The union reached an agreement with Pueblo City Schools, District 60, last Friday. Details in the 2-year pact have not been released. The old contract has already expired, but teachers agreed to a contract extension that... more »

• Teachers, D-60 reach contract agreement

  September 28, 2009 7:03 PM

  Pueblo City Schools and the Pueblo Education Association, the local teachers' union, reached tentative agreement on a new contract Friday. Teachers will vote Thursday and Friday, on whether to approve the tentative agreement. The Board of Education will vote on the tentative agreement at their next meeting. more »