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• Police: Beer, medication found in Holmes apartment

  April 5, 2013 1:11 AM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - Newly unsealed court records show that police found lots of beer, a Batman mask and drugs used to treat depression and anxiety in James Holmes' apartment after the Colorado theater shooting. The records released Thursday show that police found more than 50 cans and bottles of... more »

• Tenants speak out about horrible conditions at Pueblo apartment complex Play Video

  August 4, 2012 7:31 PM

  Tenants in an apartment building in Pueblo have been told to leave because of horrible living conditions, and they have to be out by Monday morning at eight. The apartments are in a converted home on Carteret Avenue, near Northern and Lake. We talked to folks who live there... more »

• Atty's apt. put up as bail in NY prostitution case

  June 15, 2012 9:51 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - A suburban New York mother accused of running a high-end Manhattan escort service is hoping to make her recently reduced bond with her former lawyer's apartment as collateral. Prosecutors were given paperwork Friday outlining Anna Gristina's plan. If prosecutors and a judge OK it, she could... more »

• Several injured while jumping from building in apartment fire

  April 23, 2012 8:32 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Several people have been injured when they jumped from a burning apartment complex. The fire broke out early Monday morning in southeast Denver. Denver fire department spokesman Lt. Phil Champagne tells sources at least five apartments were damaged or destroyed. more »

• Apartments evacuated, Hazmat called in

  April 8, 2012 4:52 PM

  Four apartments were evacuated after residents noticed an odor smelling like battery acid at the Casa del Rey Apartments in Colorado Springs. Hazmat was called in to investigate what residents speculated could be a meth lab, but it was determined that the odor came from some cooking pots that... more »

• Apartment fire leaves 29 homeless Play Video

  February 23, 2012 2:51 PM

  A Colorado Springs apartment building has been deemed uninhabitable after a fire last night. Twenty nine people who lived there were displaced. The fire was reported at about 9:15 p.m. at 340 Crestone Lane at the Cheyenne Vista Apartments. It took about 90 minutes to put the fire... more »

• Man watches as brother is arrested after standoff Play Video

  November 8, 2011 12:34 AM

  22 year old Henry Armijo, wanted for stealing several guns, was holed up inside an apartment building near Vickers and Union Tuesday evening. "He did not come out. He would not come in to contact with us but it was confirmed he was inside the apartment." explains Sgt. Dennis Juhl... more »

• Aurora investigators seeking answers folowing fatal fire

  March 27, 2011 2:25 PM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Firefighters say a blaze at a three-story apartment building in Aurora has killed one woman who fell from a second-floor staircase balcony, and injured a dozen people. Aurora Fire Department Capt. Allen Robnett says it's unclear how the woman fell. When crews arrived at the... more »

• Fire kills 1 in Aurora, sends 11 to hospitals

  March 26, 2011 1:27 PM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Firefighters say a blaze at a three-story apartment building in Aurora has killed one woman who fell from a second-floor staircase balcony, and a dozen others were taken to hospitals with injuries including broken legs and sprains. Aurora Fire Department Capt. Allen Robnett says it's... more »

• Apartment fire caused by room fan

  March 23, 2011 3:09 PM

  The Colorado Springs Fire Department says the fire yesterday at the Camelot Apartments was caused by an electrical problem. The fire forced the closure of Airport Road and the evacuation of several apartments. Investigators have traced the start of the fire to a room fan that was sitting... more »

• 8 people displaced after fire in Pueblo

  March 22, 2011 10:39 PM

  Eight people will have to find somewhere else to stay tonight after a fire in Pueblo. It happened just before 7 p.m. at the Mesa Manor apartments on Abriendo. One woman taken to hospital for smoke inhalation. The fire started in the laundry room. There were no other injuries. more »

• 25 people displaced after apartment fire

  March 22, 2011 8:41 PM

  Colorado Springs fire crews say about 25 people are displaced after a fire at a local apartment complex. The fire is now out at the Camelot Apartments at 4235 Airport Road. That's near Airport and Murray. In all, 6 apartments were damaged. No word on what caused the fire.... more »

• More cold weather coming, but what about last week?

  February 7, 2011 10:02 PM

  Southern Colorado is bracing for sub-zero temperatures again, but many people are still trying to deal with last week's arctic blast. Jeremiah Erickson is back in his apartment on Briargate Parkway and Lexington Drive, have five days of no heat or water. Workers have been in and out of... more »

• Fire at Colorado Springs apartment being worked by fire crews

  January 2, 2011 7:28 PM

  Colorado Springs Firefighters are on scene of a working structure fire at an apartment complex at 4203 Hunting Meadows Cir. The fire is in a second floor apartment of the condominium complex and reports are that the residents were able to evacuate. We have a crew on the way to... more »

• Family grieves over 3-year-old boy's death

  December 14, 2010 9:59 PM

  Josiah Mendoza had a face that could light up a room. The 3-year-old boy from Pueblo died in a fire Monday night. The Pueblo Fire Department says the boy was playing with matches in the bedroom and caught the mattress on fire. Tuesday, Josiah's family gathered to grieve. Family... more »

• UPDATE: 3-year-old boy dies in Pueblo apartment fire

  December 13, 2010 11:16 PM

  The Pueblo County Coroner says the 3-year-old boy who died in an apartment fire Monday is Josiah Mendoza. The coroner will likely conduct an autopsy Tuesday. The little boy was hiding in a closet of the apartment on West 13st Street when the fire started around 4 p.m.... more »

• Great news for the economy: home construction soars

  September 21, 2010 8:50 AM

  Finally some positive news for the economy--the Commerce Department says construction of new homes and apartments rose 10.5 percent in August from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 598,000. Construction was driven by a 32 percent monthly increase in the condominium and apartment market, a... more »

• Apartment designed for visually impared

  August 30, 2010 7:56 PM

  Equipped with talking appliances, a Colorado Springs independent living community is testing out a new model apartment for people living with low-vision. Jeanne Long lives at The Inn at Garden Plaza and runs the low-vision support group. She says moving into continuing care can be scary, but when you're losing... more »

• Forklift removes 600 lb. woman from apartment

  August 26, 2010 10:55 AM

  A 603-pound woman believed to be the heaviest in Thailand left her apartment for the first time in three years with the help of Bangkok city hall and a forklift. Neighbors of Umnuayporn Tongprapai contacted the Bangkok Metropolitan Authority when they learned she needed medical attention to remove a... more »

• Man arrested for menacing at apartment pool

  July 1, 2010 6:01 PM

  Felony charges were drawn up and a man was arrested after firing a shot into the air at his apartment complex. Sergeant Darrin Abbink, a Colorado Springs police spokesman, confirmed details of the incident. It happened a little after 3 a.m. Thursday at 270 Rim View Drive in the... more »

• Not all grills allowed on apartment decks

  June 24, 2010 3:11 PM

  A rite of summer in the U.S. is grilling, but some apartment dwellers are not allowed the pleasure in Colorado Springs using certain types of grills. The city's fire code restricts usage of certain types of cooking devices on decks and balconies at apartment communities with more than two... more »

• Ted Koppel's son found dead in NYC apartment

  June 1, 2010 8:28 AM

  Police say the 40-year-old son of former ABC anchor Ted Koppel has been found dead in a New York City apartment. Detective John Sweeney said Andrew Koppel was declared dead at around 1:30 a.m. Monday in a Washington Heights apartment in Manhattan. The cause of death has not yet... more »

• Anti-tax activist Douglas Bruce must give deposition

  May 12, 2010 12:53 PM

  A judge has ordered anti-tax advocate Douglas Bruce to appear for a deposition about who financed a petition drive to get three statewide measures on the November ballot. Denver District Court Judge Brian Whitney issued the order Monday at the request of the Colorado Secretary of State's Office. ... more »

• Apartment vacancy rate drops

  April 19, 2010 3:11 PM

  A new report says the apartment vacancy rate in the Colorado Springs area for the first three months of 2010 was the lowest reported since 2001. A survey released Monday by the Apartment Association of Southern Colorado and the Colorado Division of Housing says the first-quarter vacancy rate was... more »

• Unique ring returned to owner

  March 17, 2010 11:23 AM

  After 20 years, an NCAA Final 8 Championship ring has been returned to its rightful owner. Authorities say the ring belongs to basketball player Walter Bond. It was stolen from his apartment near the University of Minnesota in 1991. "That ring was special," Bond said. "It was blood, sweat,... more »

• 7-year-old murder still unsolved

  March 16, 2010 10:45 PM

  Pueblo police are asking for your help in solving a 7-year-old murder, and bringing the victim's family some much-needed closure. It was March 11, 2003 when Derrick Wagner was gunned down at his northside apartment. Police say they had been called to the apartment on Aztec Drive around 12:45... more »

• Fire in Aurora leaves 40 out of their homes

  March 15, 2010 2:42 PM

  The American Red Cross says a fire at an apartment complex in Aurora has displaced 40 people. Firefighters say the started around 6 a.m. Monday in a laundry room. No injuries were reported. The Mile High Chapter of the American Red Cross says seven units were destroyed and 24... more »

• Man charged for leaving baby alone so he could go drinking

  January 29, 2010 10:00 AM

  Prosecutors have charged a Jefferson County man with fatal child abuse after authorities alleged he left his five-month-old alone for hours at home so he could go drinking. Authorities say 23-year-old Joseph Trujillo spent as many as eight hours drinking at local bars last week before returning to his... more »

• Apartment fire in Colorado Springs

  January 6, 2010 6:25 AM

  Colorado Springs fire department are in the final stages of cleaning up an early morning apartment complex caught fire just after 3:00 a.m. this morning. It happened at 2615 Airport Road. Also, eastbound Airport road between Chelton and Academy will be closed while the fire department work on the scene.... more »

• 2-alarm fire damages Pueblo apartment building

  November 28, 2009 10:07 AM

  A 2-alarm fire has left several homeless in Pueblo. The fire broke out in an apartment building around 6:30a.m. this morning. The building at 111 Midway, just off Abriendo Ave. was heavily damaged. Witnesses tell Newsfirst that the building was an apartment complex with 5 units and about 10 residents.... more »

• Overnight apartment fire displaces two families

  September 21, 2009 7:04 AM

  Two families have been displaced after a fire broke out, overnight around 2:30 a.m., at their apartment on Ericson Drive, just south of Colorado Springs. Fire crews say one unit in a four-plex caught fire, another was smoke damaged. Everyone was able to escape the building unharmed. The cause of... more »

• Kids break in apartment and almost start fire

  September 8, 2009 8:14 AM

  Colorado Springs police report that three children entered a vacant apartment, put some twigs on top of the stove and turned on the burners. The twigs started to smoke prompting calls to police and firefighters. The apartment was not damaged. One parent was served a summons for child abuse and... more »