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• Japanese Internment camp letters found in Denver building

  November 22, 2012 1:29 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The renovation of a former Denver pharmacy has turned up stacks of letters from Japanese-American internment camps during World War II, providing a glimpse into life there. The pharmacy was owned by Japanese-Americans and people at some of the 10 internment camps wrote seeking to buy medicine... more »

• Man arrested in fatal shooting north of Durango

  August 19, 2012 3:02 PM

  One man is arrested after a shooting north of Durango. The La Plata County Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting death that happened early Saturday morning at a camping site about 20 miles north of Durango. Sheriff's Deputies responded to a 911 call early Saturday morning that said a... more »

• Bears causing problems near Aspen

  August 1, 2012 7:14 PM

  U.S. Forest Service officials are telling Aspen-area campers to lock up their food to keep bears away. Forest Service officials said Wednesday that visitors to the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District's developed recreation sites and the Lincoln Creek and Castle Creek designated dispersed campsites are being ordered to store all food, cooking... more »

• Old Stage Road and Gold Camp Road will be closed starting today

  July 3, 2012 5:26 AM

  Old Stage Road and Gold Camp Road will be closed to help firefighters keep the threat of fires down. Sheriff Terry Maketa says the 2100 block of Old Stage Road will be blocked off at 10 a.m. This closure will deny access to Gold Camp Road. Also, the... more »

• Campgrounds fill up at Lake Pueblo

  May 26, 2012 7:39 PM

  A popular way to celebrate Memorial Day is with a trip to the lake, and Lake Pueblo brings in a lot of out-of-towners. "Get away from the city and get out with friends," said Mike Curieo, a Bennet, Colorado resident. "Barbecue and have a good time." The campground at... more »

• Camp fees could go up

  February 20, 2012 7:21 AM

  CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) - The Bureau of Land Management is raising fees for two Shelf Road Recreation Area campgrounds north of Canon City. Starting March 1, fees for The Bank and Sand Gulch will increase from $4 to $7 for individual sites. Fees for group sites will rise from... more »

• Academy hosts aviation camp for teens

  June 6, 2011 5:05 PM

  Three dozen high school sophomores and juniors from across the country are in Colorado Springs this week to attend a three day Teen Aviation Camp at the Air Force Academy. The students will be building gliders, attending briefings about the Air Force and the Academy as well as taking... more »

• Colorado camp sites available for Labor Day Weekend

  August 31, 2010 10:45 AM

  Many of Colorado's state parks still have camp sites available for the Labor Day weekend. Arkansas Headwaters, Yampa River, Crawford, Eleven Mile and Mancos state parks are among the sites that still have spaces open all three days. But others are already full for the three-day weekend. They... more »

• Catching up with Eddie Mac

  July 4, 2010 7:32 PM

  The name Ed McCaffrey is synonymous with Denver Bronco football. Unheralded and undrafted out of Stanford, McCaffrey went on to capture the hearts of Bronco fans across the nation by helping lead Denver to back to back Super Bowl Championships in the late 90s. "It was the most fun football... more »

• Black Forest camp hit by stomach virus

  June 29, 2010 10:51 PM

  More than 50 campers and staff came down with the Norovirus at a camp in Black Forest last week. It happened at the La Foret camp. Lab tests just came back for the El Paso County Health Department to confirm the source of the illness. Norovirus can cause vomiting... more »

• Summer zoo camp offers learning experience

  June 29, 2010 5:51 PM

  The Pueblo Zoo will offer two more summer camps for kids who want to learn about animals. • July 12 - 16 - "No Legs, 2 Legs, 4 Legs" (Kindergarten through 2nd grade) • July 19 - 23 - "Asian Adventure" (3rd and 4th grade) Camps... more »

• Buena Vista boot camp shuts down

  May 28, 2010 1:07 PM

  A military-style boot camp at Colorado's Buena Vista prison is shutting down after disappointing recidivism rates and because of rising costs. The boot camp started in 1993 and included a GED program, substance abuse treatment and consequences for bad behavior. The last graduating class Thursday had 23 prisoners. Prisoners... more »

• Holocaust survivor receives honorary diploma

  May 20, 2010 5:05 PM

  In Pueblo, there was a special honor Thursday for Holocaust survivor. Lili Susser received an honorary diploma from the McClelland School during a school graduation. When she was younger, Susser was taken to an Auschwitz concentration camp and never finished school. The school's 8th grade class wanted to give Susser... more »

• Homeless camp clean up

  January 14, 2010 1:19 PM

  Volunteers with Keep Colorado Springs Beautiful are cleaning the homeless camps along Fountain Creek. Conditions in the camps have grown increasingly squalid lately drawing criticism from the community and city council. The problem, says Colorado Springs Police Officer Brett Iverson, is misguided generosity by the community. An overwhelming amount... more »

• Camping out for free food

  November 12, 2009 1:41 PM

  About 100 people in Colorado Springs will be eating a lot of chicken in the next year. After a long wait outside, the Chick-Fil-A fans were the first ones through the door at the new store on Garden of the Gods Road as it opened Thursday morning. As... more »