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• Financial aid offices try to keep up with more students seeking help

  April 25, 2013 5:24 PM

  As the cost of college goes up, so does the number of students filing for financial aid. University of Colorado campuses will see a tuition hike next year, up 6% UC Colorado Springs. That totals to about $200 more a semester for in-state students. It might not seem like... more »

• Haiti may have violated human rights

  April 24, 2013 4:08 AM

  Amnesty International believes that Haiti violated international human rights obligations by failing to protect people forced to leave the impromptu settlements that sprang up after the 2010 earthquake. A report by the human rights organization said it found that thousands of displaced people have been evicted from public space and... more »

• Elderly forced to seek assisted living after Superstorm Sandy

  January 6, 2013 11:47 AM

  MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) - For the first time in her life, Marion Johnston says she feels old. The petite, red-haired 80-year-old retired school secretary, who uses a walker to get around, is still adjusting to her surroundings as one of the newest residents at the Bristal Assisted Living retirement community.... more »

• Colorado experts to aid in the search of missing South Dakota boy

  June 13, 2012 7:55 AM

  RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Experts from Idaho and Colorado are being brought in to help search for the body of a teenage boy who disappeared while kayaking on a southwest South Dakota lake. The search for 15-year-old Justin Lewis of Hill City has been ongoing since he disappeared May... more »

• WIC in Pueblo taking new clients

  April 4, 2012 6:47 AM

  The special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children, or WIC, says they have room for more clients. The Pueblo County Health Department says they are encouraging families to call and learn if they qualify for the assistance. The programs goal is to help keep pregnant and... more »

• Aid group sends supplies to Mali refugees

  February 29, 2012 1:28 PM

  BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - An international medical aid group says it is sending medical and logistical supplies to Mauritania to help the tens of thousands of people who have fled fighting in neighboring Mali. Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that 28,000 people are camped in the Mauritanian towns of Fassala... more »

• Haiti aid group warns of cholera surge

  February 24, 2012 1:13 PM

  PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A Haiti aid group warns on the eve of the rainy season that the Caribbean nation will likely see a surge in cholera cases. Paul Farmer of the Boston-based group Partners in Health writes in an email Friday that Haiti could see a spike like the... more »

• Drought aid offered to farmers in 10 counties

  January 31, 2012 1:56 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Farmers in 10 counties in east-central Colorado can apply for emergency loans and other help under a drought disaster designation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday that Lincoln County was designated the primary disaster area, and that qualifying farmers in nine adjacent counties could apply for... more »

• First Lady helping vets get treatment

  January 11, 2012 6:22 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama has gotten a new commitment from medical schools to boost training and research for the treatment of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health injuries. The initiative is part of the first lady's Joining Forces campaign, which focuses on issues affecting veterans and... more »

• Fewer people seeking unemployment aid

  January 5, 2012 8:56 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell further in the final week of 2011, a positive sign for hiring one day ahead of Friday's December employment report. The Labor Department says weekly applications dropped 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 372,000 last week. It was the fourth... more »

• Unemployment aid applications drop

  December 8, 2011 8:46 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in nine months, evidence that the job market is improving. The Labor Department says weekly applications dropped by 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 381,000. That's the lowest number of applications since... more »

• Application for unemployment aid drops

  November 10, 2011 8:48 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level since April, which suggests employers could be stepping up hiring. The Labor Department says applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a seasonally adjusted 390,000, the third decline in four weeks.... more »

• 45 dead, 2 million still without power

  August 31, 2011 7:21 PM

  UNDATED (AP) - The deaths and damage from Hurricane Irene continue to mount. An Associated Press tally finds at least 45 deaths related to the storm in 13 states, and at least eight more in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Haiti. About 2 million people are still without... more »

• Springs Rescue Mission to touch many lives

  August 11, 2011 8:05 PM

  Springs Rescue Mission is on its way to help many more in the Springs community. The mission recently revealed its three-year plan, which targets three groups: adult men, families and the chronically homeless. "We're the only recovery program in town now...and we have a waiting list for our recovery program,"... more »

• FEMA hasn't collected more than $600 million in improper payments

  January 3, 2011 5:18 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A government audit says the Federal Emergency Management Agency hasn't tried to collect roughly $643 million in improper payments made to victims of Hurricane Katrina and other disasters. A report issued Monday by the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general's office says the improper payments have... more »

• Private colleges 'act local' with financial aid

  August 31, 2010 9:11 AM

  Many private colleges are sweetening financial aid packages for students from their own backyards. It's an effort by the schools to portray themselves as more affordable and better neighbors. They also want to stay competitive. Among the schools is Northwestern University, which is targeting Chicago-area students in financial need.... more »

• New jobless claims drop for first time in 4 weeks

  August 26, 2010 9:00 AM

  New requests for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week after rising in the past three weeks. Still, claims remain much higher than they would be in a healthy economy. The Labor Department says new claims for jobless aid dropped by 31,000 to a seasonally adjusted 473,000. Wall Street... more »

• Otero County gets disaster designation

  August 24, 2010 2:02 PM

  Gov. Bill Ritter announced Tuesday that Otero and Montrose counties have been designated primary federal disaster areas due to severe frost, freezing temperatures, and high winds that caused significant damage to melon and cherry crops. Ten other counties were designated contiguous disaster areas. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack approved the disaster... more »

• Group that helps others needs a little help too

  July 26, 2010 7:58 PM

  When crisis strikes, Red Cross workers and volunteers are usually first on the scene to help cover the immediate needs of victims. "Things like food, clothing, shelter and even access to mental health support and medical needs such as prescription medications that may have been lost." explains Jaici Murcia of... more »

• Haiti, 6 months later

  July 12, 2010 8:02 PM

  Six months after a devastating earthquake rocked Haiti, there's still a lot of work to be done. "People think the worst is over in Haiti, but it's really not." explains Katherine Redmond of Colorado Springs bases Compassion International. The already poor country is struggling to get back on its feet... more »

• Aspen area adds $20,000 to emergency aid fund

  May 13, 2010 8:56 AM

  Pitkin County commissioners have agreed to put $20,000 more in a fund offering one-time help to residents struggling to pay bills like their rent or mortgages. The Pitkin County Emergency Assistance Fund has already used up $20,000 budgeted for 2010. County commissioners voted Tuesday to allocate $20,000 more from... more »

• Colorado counties see growing demand for aid

  March 29, 2010 12:43 PM

  As Colorado continues losing jobs, county human services workers are coping with growing caseloads. Food-stamp cases statewide rose from almost 165,000 in November to 173,361 in February, and those on Medicaid rose to about 501,000 from about 487,000 between October and February. Jefferson County caseworkers each are handling about 700... more »

• Chile to accept international aid; military told to quell looting

  March 1, 2010 9:30 AM

  Chile's president says the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake created "a catastrophe of such unthinkable magnitude that it will require a giant effort" to recover. President Michelle Bachelet, who leaves office on March 11, says the country will accept some of the offers of aid that have poured in from around... more »

• US offers help to Chile

  February 27, 2010 1:05 PM

  The U.S. pledged to help Chile after a powerful earthquake struck Saturday and kept watch on a tsunami heading for Hawaii. All 118 employees of the U.S. Embassy in Chile were accounted for, State Department spokeswoman Megan Mattson said. She had no immediate information on the status of other... more »

• Handful of troops contract malaria

  February 27, 2010 10:17 AM

  A U.S. military spokesman in Haiti says six American soldiers involved in the aid mission have come down with malaria. The illness is transmitted by mosquitoes An Army spokesman says one of the soldiers was evacuated for treatment. The soldier is said to be improving. The other five soldiers are... more »

• Local filmmaker returns from Haiti

  February 22, 2010 7:37 PM

  Robbie Repola, a Colorado Springs filmmaker just returned from the earthquake torn country of Haiti where he spent a week capturing images from the ravaged nation. He tells us it's a trip he won't ever forget. "You go into one neighborhood and you look at it and it's bombed out.... more »

• Obama: US cannot accept second best in education

  February 22, 2010 11:10 AM

  President Barack Obama says America's "primacy in the world" is at stake in the quest to substantially improve educational quality and global competitiveness. Speaking to governors gathered at the White House Monday, Obama said he won't "accept second place for the United States of America." He noted that it continues... more »

• Haitians at US colleges worry: stay in school?

  February 6, 2010 12:31 PM

  Recent weeks have been a torment for hundreds of Haitian college students in the United States. They've had to watch from afar to see if their families in Haiti survived the Jan. 12 earthquake - and how their relatives are struggling with the aftermath. About 850 Haitians study as international... more »

• Toddler sends her prosthetic leg to Haiti

  February 2, 2010 11:33 AM

  A New Mexico toddler is giving at least one victim of the recent Haiti earthquake a leg up...literally. 3 year-old Mylyn Beakley told her mother she wanted to help people in Haiti after she saw children without limbs on television and jumped into action. Mylyn knows what it's like... more »

• Haiti workers hand out 'women-only' aid coupons

  January 31, 2010 9:38 AM

  Officials say they are still far short of reaching all Haiti earthquake victims who need food, but relief workers are changing the distribution method in hopes it'll be less cutthroat. Relief workers are handing out women-only food coupons to ensure that families and the weak get supplies following Haiti's devastating... more »

• Haitians tire of waiting, start own rebuilding

  January 30, 2010 9:29 AM

  Haitians are taking matters into their own hands as officials say it could take another month to get the 200,000 tents needed to shelter those left homeless by the Jan. 12 earthquake. With fewer than 5,000 donated tents currently in Haiti, families are now trying to build new homes on... more »

• 302nd to aid effort in Haiti

  January 22, 2010 12:27 PM

  Roughly 50 Air Force Reservists with the 302nd Airlift Wing are flying Haiti this morning (Friday) to aid in relief efforts there. The Reservists are taking two C-130 Hercules cargo planes to an Air Force base in Puerto Rico where they will join Operation Coronet Oak launching daily missions... more »

• Rocky Ford company donates water purifiers to Haiti

  January 18, 2010 8:05 PM

  People in Haiti are running out of many supplies including perhaps the most essential, clean drinking water. But some relief will arrive tomorrow from Colorado. A company in Rocky Ford is sending more than a dozen water purifiers to the island nation. Innovative Water Technologies says its goal is to... more »

• Clooney, Jean to host 'Hope for Haiti' telethon

  January 16, 2010 11:25 AM

  MTV is joining the major broadcast networks and several cable channels for an all-star telethon for Haitian earthquake relief on Friday, Jan. 22. A statement released by MTV Networks on Friday said "Hope for Haiti" will be shown at 8 p.m. ET. Networks showing the telethon are ABC,... more »

• House subpoenas Geithner's AIG e-mails, phone logs

  January 14, 2010 9:26 AM

  A House committee probing bailout deals is demanding that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York turn over correspondence from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and other officials. The House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee is looking into New York Fed decisions that funneled billions of dollars to big banks, including... more »

• Workers for Colorado Springs firm eligible for aid

  October 17, 2009 9:21 AM

  Some workers for Colorado Springs-based Managed Business Solutions LLC are among those eligible to apply for aid meant for people who lose their jobs because of foreign competition. The U.S. Department of Labor said Friday that the employees are among about 2,300 employees at companies in 14 states who are... more »

• Death toll keeps rising as aid flows to tsunami-hit Samoas

  October 1, 2009 8:22 AM

  Officials say the death toll from the tsunami that crashed over some South Pacific islands is at least 150. Shortly after Samoa's prime minister told reporters 110 people had died in his country, the police commander said the toll would rise and it could take weeks to account for all... more »