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• LGBT performers upset after PCC cuts drag show short Play Video

  April 22, 2013 8:51 PM

  Some Pueblo Community College students and LGBT performers said they were discriminated against after a drag show was cut short at a school function. Nicole Craig was one of the performers from last week's PCC Spring Fling. She entertained the crowd as a drag king, dressed as a man.... more »

• Weekend on the GO! October 12-14

  October 12, 2012 7:15 AM

  Shred Day Friday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Security Service Credit Union Pueblo Free Pumpkin Patch/Corn Maze Friday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Two Springs Ranch Pueblo Prices Vary Rocky Mountain Haunt Fest Friday - Sunday 3910 Palmer Park Colorado Springs $15 - $30 RMC Craft Fair... more »

• Weekend on the GO! Oct. 5 - 7

  October 5, 2012 7:55 AM

  Political satire: Capitol Steps Friday, 7:30 PM Palmer High School Palmer Tickets available at the door. Rocky Mountain Haunt Fest Friday, Oct 5 1:00p Rocky Mountain Haunt Fest Colorado Springs Price: $15.00 Kids Zone @ the Money Museum Opening Celebration Saturday, Oct 6 2:00p to 5:00p American Numismatic Association... more »

• Weekend on the GO! May 18 - 20

  May 18, 2012 7:09 PM

  PBR Invitational Friday - Sunday Events Center at State Fair Grounds Pueblo Prices Vary Horticultural Art Society Plant Sale Friday - Sunday Monument Valley Park Colorado Springs Prices Vary Trail Maintenance Day Saturday 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. North Cheyenne Canon Park Colorado Springs Free to Volunteer ... more »

• Community First: Girl Scout Luncheon

  May 16, 2012 6:50 AM

  There's a community first event in your area that you can support! The Girl Scouts of Colorado is hosting a community luncheon for the girls and the achievements of our Generation 'Wow" girls. It runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and... more »

• Weekend on the GO! May 11 - 13

  May 11, 2012 7:52 AM

  Cinco de Mayo Fiesta and Car Show Saturday 9am Acacia Park Colorado Springs Free Mother's Day Brunch Sunday 10am Conscious Table Colorado Springs $30 The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show Saturday 6:15 to 9:30pm Antlers Hilton Colorado Springs $54 Colorado Springs Philharmonic Saturday 8pm Pikes Peak... more »

• Community First: Relay for Life

  January 11, 2012 8:35 AM

  The American Cancer Society is putting on the kickoff for the Relay for Life. This is an all night fundraiser on Tuesday January 17 at 5:30 p.m. It's at the Old Towne Carriage House in downtown Pueblo. There will be dinner, door prizes, and lots of information about the... more »

• Community First: "Gift's from the Heart Art Auction"

  November 16, 2011 6:51 AM

  We'd like to tell you about a community event in your area with our Community First. The Court Appointed Special Advocates of Pueblo, or CASA, will host the "Gift's from the Heart Art Auction." All proceeds will benefit court advocacy for abuse and neglected children in Pueblo County.... more »

• Community service for Floyd Mayweather

  November 8, 2011 6:51 AM

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A federal judge has ordered prizefighter Floyd Mayweather Jr. to perform 40 hours of community service for dodging a deposition in a dispute with a South Carolina man. In a ruling released Monday, Judge Joseph Anderson instructed Mayweather to log his community service at the... more »

• Community First: Wine Tasting Gala

  November 5, 2011 7:40 AM

  There's a Community First event coming up in your area! The Alpine Autism Center is hosting their 1st Annual Wine Tasting Gala. The fundraiser will feature wines from the Wine Seller and will also auction off artwork done by students of the center. The proceeds from this benefit... more »

• Community First: Wine and Roses

  October 22, 2011 10:46 AM

  The Wine and Roses event put on by the Tri-Lakes Women's Club is next Friday, October 28. There will be fine wine tastings, a silent auction, and much more. The event is from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. at The Inn at Palmer Divide. Tickets are $55... more »

• Community raising money for Pueblo family

  August 27, 2011 1:40 PM

  A community yard sale is happening right now in south Pueblo. Earlier this week a family lost everything after their home was involved in a fire. The yard sale is happening at the New Horizons Apostolic Faith Church at the corner or Arroyo and Cedar. All proceeds will go directly... more »

• Community First: Operation Paintbrush

  August 8, 2011 8:34 AM

  The annual "Operation Paintbrush" is an effort to paint homes for those with a low income, the elderly and those with disabilities. The group says over the past 27 years--more than 400 homes have been painted. Their goal this year is to paint 30 homes. But they need... more »

• Focus, Indy join forces to help foster kids

  May 9, 2011 4:05 PM

  They don't always see eye to eye on issues facing the community, but when it comes to foster care, Focus on the Family and the Colorado Springs Independent say they have the same goal: improve the quality of life for the children. In a joint press conference Monday Focus... more »

• Colorado Springs gets greener

  April 29, 2011 4:51 PM

  Colorado Springs got a little greener today. Arbor Day meant that twenty-five trees found a new home in Colorado Springs. "Planting trees is great for the environment," says Tana Jones of Weston Solutions, who helped with the event. "It's a great sustainability initiative for our city, and I... more »

• Food pantry to open in Stratmoor Hills

  April 25, 2011 7:32 PM

  The City's Meadows Park Community Center will open a satellite location in Stratmoor Hills at 2027 B Street in Colorado Springs. A food pantry will be the predominant service offered at this location initially, along with public meeting space and rental opportunities for private functions. Future offerings will include... more »

• Accurate & Balanced Coverage from News First 5

  January 28, 2011 11:13 AM

  Unless you can trust it, rely on it and plan from it, the work we do at News First 5 is of no value. Therefore, accurate information that's been well-sourced and double-checked and balanced coverage that represents all sides of a story are our two highest priorities every day,... more »

• Pueblo Community College gets $1.6 million grant

  September 21, 2010 3:29 PM

  Pueblo Community College has received a $1.6 million grant to help disadvantaged students over the next five years. The program is called TRIO. It is a federally funded program that provides support for first generation, low income or disabled college students in hopes of keeping them in school. The... more »

• Law enforcement community relations meeting planned in Pueblo

  May 17, 2010 2:22 PM

  A group in Pueblo is trying to improve relations between the community and law enforcement. The Pueblo Human Relations Commission will host a forum Tuesday night to explain how complaints and investigations are done at the Police Department, the Sheriff's Office and the District Attorney's Office. Questions will... more »

• Widefield opens new splash park

  May 11, 2010 3:13 PM

  Lucky kids! The Widefield Community Center has a brand new splash park. They're holding a grand opening Saturday, May 15, from 2-5 p.m. There will be free swimming all afternoon; cake, ice cream and popcorn will be served at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Acappella group "The Poor Boys" will perform... more »

• Update: PPCC Centennial Campus alert was false alarm

  May 7, 2010 2:26 PM

  Pikes Peak Community College Centennial Campus was on heightened alert because of reports of a man with a gun late Friday morning. It appears that a man was seen heading to the bookstore on campus with a gun in a holster strapped to his leg. Campus police ordered shelter... more »

• Patty Erjavec named PCC President

  April 23, 2010 3:32 PM

  A Pueblo native has been chosen as the new President of Pueblo Community College. Patty Erjavec is the first female president at the school. She currently serves as the president and CEO of El Pueblo... an Adolescent Treatment Community. She will begin her new job on June 1. "I... more »

• Students bring attention to homeless

  April 13, 2010 12:53 PM

  A student club at Pueblo Community College is trying to help the homeless in tough economic times. PCC's PS CARE Club will conduct its eighth annual "Building Bridges" sleep out from 7 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday in the college's outdoor amphitheater. The purpose is to raise awareness... more »

• Community centers to stay open

  March 26, 2010 4:36 PM

  The Colorado Springs City Council has given preliminary approval to a funding plan for the rest of 2010 for the Deerfield Hills, Hillside, and Meadows Park community centers, Cottonwood Creek Recreation Center, Therapeutic Recreation programs for youth, and community sports programs for at-risk youth. The plan still must be... more »

• Pueblo West residents want rec facility built

  March 12, 2010 12:05 PM

  Community members in Pueblo West want to create a center that offers recreational programs to the public. Rebecca Kaspari says the group has received 21 acres of donated land, located near McCulloch Blvd. Kaspari says the group wants to build a 17,000 sq. ft. building, a playground area, shade structures... more »

• Yo! College nerds make rap video to protect Internet

  February 18, 2010 1:42 PM

  Two college students in Pueblo have taken a creative approach to help keep the internet free and open. Mike and Mark DeHerrera made a music video on the topic on Net Neutrality. In fact, they rap in the video. The self-proclaimed nerds made it as part of their introduction to... more »

• Washington education expert to speak at PCC graduation

  January 19, 2010 4:43 PM

  Pueblo native Arnold Mitchem, who serves as President of the Council for Opportunity in Education based in Washington, D.C., will deliver the keynote address at Pueblo Community College's commencement this spring. Graduates of the Pueblo and Fremont campuses will be recognized at the ceremony that will begin at 7 p.m.... more »

• Stars invade Thursday night comedies

  January 14, 2010 9:31 AM

  Thursday night is comedy night on NBC, and the network's hottest shows have added some big stars to their lineups. The night kicks off with Jack Black infiltrating the Spanish study group in "Community." "He loves their kind of clique, and he wants in. Desperately," Black said. ... more »

• Blood drive in Colorado Springs Thursday

  January 6, 2010 12:15 PM

  The Penrose-St. Francis Blood Bank is holding a community blood drive in Colorado Springs Thursday, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. It will be held at Delta Airlines, inside the building, 7770 Milton E Proby Pkwy. Donations may be made any day at the Blood Bank at Penrose Hospital, located... more »

• Pueblo Marijuana Debate

  December 15, 2009 5:25 AM

  It's a battle seemingly being fought all over the state. What to do with businesses that want to sell medical marijuana to card carrying patents? In the Pueblo City Council's case that answer seems to be to wait it out for now. "If the state is going to change the... more »

• Pueblo Community Health Center opens new clinic

  November 18, 2009 7:57 PM

  Pueblo Community Health Center is celebrating the grand opening of its newest and largest medical clinic. The 41,000 sq. ft. building is located on 300 Colorado Ave. The new clinic is four times as big as the old one, which is located across the street. Pueblo Community Health Center serves... more »

• Bomb survivor speaks out against nuclear weapons

  October 12, 2009 5:30 PM

  A man who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan in 1945 says people all around the world should oppose nuclear weapons. On Monday, Keijiro Matsushima spoke to students at Pueblo Community College and Palmer High School in Colorado Springs. Matsushima was 16-years old when the bombing happened. "I felt... more »