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• Southwest accidentally charges some fliers multiple times

  August 5, 2012 7:39 PM

  Southwest Airlines says it has begun filing refunds to customers who were accidentally billed multiple times for a single flight, after a half-price online ticket promotion backfired. The special sale designed to celebrate Southwest's reaching the three million mark in Facebook fans was supposed to give customers who booked flights... more »

• Attempted burglary suspect survives third-story fall

  March 15, 2012 8:14 AM

  A 22 year old is behind bars after making an uninvited late night visit to his ex-girlfriend's house, according to Colorado Springs Police. Police say Jeremmy Dhume demanded to be let in, but when the victim refused he started breaking windows with his fists. Police say he didn't get... more »

• Two people charged in Green Mountain Falls fire

  February 27, 2012 5:18 PM

  Two Colorado Springs men are facing charges for their involvement in the fire that destroyed the Green Mountain Falls Town Hall early Thursday morning. Zachariah Shaffer and Kyle Lawrence are facing charges for First Degree Arson, Second Degree Burglary and Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Arson. Shaffer was arrested... more »

• Hearing set for Air Force cadet on rape charge

  February 27, 2012 6:38 AM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - A hearing to determine whether the last of three Air Force Academy cadets charged with sexual misconduct will be court-martialed is scheduled to begin Monday. An Article 32 hearing, which is equivalent to a civilian grand jury proceeding, had been scheduled earlier for Robert... more »

• Two charged in death of young girl forced to run

  February 23, 2012 3:26 AM

  ATTALLA, Ala. (AP) - Roger Simpson said he looked down the road and saw a little girl running outside her home but didn't give it another thought. Police in eastern Alabama, however, say the man witnessed a murder in progress. Authorities say 9-year-old Savannah Hardin died after being forced to... more »

• Falcon District charging for student bus rides

  July 11, 2011 6:05 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Falcon School District 49 plans to charge most students $1 each time they board a school bus next school year, but not enough students are signing up for rides. The school board voted earlier this year to switch to a fee-for-service bus operation this... more »

• Colorado Springs Police Officer to face felony charge

  June 10, 2011 6:41 PM

  A warrant was issued today for the arrest of a Colorado Springs Police Officer on a charge of Attempt to Influence a Public Servant. Sydney Huffman has not been formally charged, though that is expected within 7 to 10 days. She has been a police officer since 2008. ... more »

• DA says Pueblo teen will face adult murder charge

  January 11, 2011 6:55 PM

  A 17-year will be charged as an adult in the murder of a Pueblo West man, according to the Pueblo's District Attorney's office. Torey Kuznicki is from Pueblo, but he was arrested on December 27, 2010 outside of Chicago. News First 5 has now learned Kuznicki has waived extradition... more »

• Florida sheriff "angered" by pedophilia book; Pueblo author arrested

  December 20, 2010 12:34 PM

  Phillip Greaves II is being held at the Pueblo County jail this morning. The 47-year old was arrested on obscenity charges out of Florida after he sold and mailed his book "The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: a Child-lover's Code of Conduct" to deputies in Polk County, Florida. "When... more »

• Canon City cop pleads guilty to weapon's charge

  September 29, 2010 7:20 PM

  In Canon City, an off-duty police officer pulls his gun on a couple after a road rage incident. Now the cop is in trouble with the law. Officer William Martinez was allegedly tail-gating the couple in his personal car. The incident happened on Oak Creek Grade Rd. on June 18.... more »

• Telluride considers fee for plastic grocery bags

  June 7, 2010 8:50 AM

  Activists are asking the southwest Colorado resort town of Telluride to require grocery stores to charge customers 25 cents for each single-use plastic bag. Town Council members reacted favorably to the idea at a work session last week and directed town staff to draft an ordinance. The idea... more »

• Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor accused of rape

  May 6, 2010 11:23 AM

  Police say former NFL star Lawrence Taylor has been arrested in connection with a reported rape in the New York City suburbs. Ramapo Detective Lt. Brad Weidel says the former New York Giants linebacker has not been formally charged. He says charges will be filed when the police investigation... more »

• Xcel abandons plans to charge ratepayers for perks

  November 24, 2009 10:31 AM

  Xcel Energy has abandoned plans to have Colorado ratepayers pay for expensive dinners and luxury hotel stays for its employees. The Minneapolis-based utility has agreed to remove $280,000 in charges meant to cover expenses and perks like Colorado Avalanche tickets. They had been included in its pending $136 million... more »

• Man charged with trying to kill Pueblo police officer

  October 9, 2009 11:00 PM

  A man is facing charges of trying to kill a Pueblo police officer and his family. Robert Bruce, 47, faces three counts of criminal attempt to commit first degree murder, intimidation of a witness, possession of a incendiary device, and criminal trespass. Sheriff's deputies say Bruce hooked a propane tank... more »

• Woman accused of stealing IDs, charity funds

  September 2, 2009 9:41 AM

  A former employee of the Archdiocese of Denver faces charges of stealing the identities of nuns and other employees of Catholic Charities and defrauding a foundation of $391,000. The Denver district attorney filed theft charges Monday accusing Ruth Gonzales of using the employees' identities and submitting fraudulent applications for aid... more »