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Gift wrapped can of ribbons causes bomb scare
December 28, 2012 8:02 PM
COLORADO SPRINGS - The bomb squad was called on Friday afternoon to investigate a suspicious package found outside of a Colorado Springs bank. The incident happened at around 12:30 p.m. at the Wells Fargo branch at Austin Bluffs Parkway and Academy Boulevard. Customer Joe Quintana spotted the red gift... more » -
Air Force Academy contractor arrested for arson
December 5, 2012 5:27 PM
US AIR FORCE ACADEMY - A female contractor has been arrested on arson charges in connection with a series of small fires at an Air Force Academy dormitory. Michelle Smith, 38, was booked into the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center Wednesday on four counts of arson. Smith was... more » -
Fires force evacuation at Academy dormitory
December 5, 2012 12:27 PM
US AIR FORCE ACADEMY- Hundreds of cadets were evacuated from a US Air Force Academy dormitory Tuesday after two small fires were found and extinguished. The fires happened inside Sijan Hall, one of the Academy's two dormitories. It's unclear how many cadets were part of the evacuation. However, the... more » -
Private plow set to begin work in North Gate Play Video
December 20, 2011 8:06 PM
In about a week the City of Colorado Springs will being using private contractors to clear the streets in neighborhoods on the north side. As part of a test program, the city has awarded a contract to the company Landscape Assist to clear the streets in the North Gate area... more » -
CIA contractor due in court for hearing Thursday
December 15, 2011 8:38 AM
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) - A CIA contractor involved in a fatal shootout in Pakistan is due in court in a separate case in Colorado, where a judge will determine whether there's enough evidence to place him on trial on assault charges stemming from a fight over a parking space.... more » -
Private plowing experiment may spur job growth Play Video
October 26, 2011 8:25 PM
In the winter, there's not much landscaping work for Judd Bryarly and his employees at Timberline Landscaping to do. Instead, the company vice president and operations manager says this time of year they equip their trucks for snow removal. "I think snow removal is about a quarter of our... more » -
Judge takes BLM to task over mustangs
August 31, 2011 3:29 PM
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A federal judge in Nevada is taking the government to task for misconduct by a helicopter contractor during one of the government's biggest wild horse roundups in the West. U.S. District Judge Howard McKibben denied a request from horse protection advocates late Tuesday to halt... more » -
Contractors lose thousands on thrift store renovation
February 8, 2011 11:51 AM
A Pueblo contractor is out of business after a local nonprofit apparently failed to pay its bills. As we told you last week, Colorado Green Services decided not to move into the old Toys 'R' Us building by the Pueblo Mall, after it was remodeled for them. The large,... more » -
Ex-Fort Carson construction chief pleads guilty
September 3, 2010 8:24 AM
The former director of construction at Fort Carson has pleaded guilty to a charge that he failed to disclose several thousands of dollars in gifts from a contractor doing business with the Army. William T. Armstrong pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of making a false statement to the... more » -
Report: Xcel, contractor ignored worker safety
August 12, 2010 10:25 AM
A draft report on a tunnel fire that killed five workers at a Colorado hydroelectric plant accuses Xcel Energy and contractor RPI Coating of ignoring worker safety. It says that a lack of planning for hazardous work and inadequate contractor selection were among problems that contributed to the accident.... more » -
CU auditing employee benefits plans
January 7, 2010 8:41 AM
The University of Colorado has hired a contractor to audit its employees' benefits plans and check that ineligible dependents aren't claiming perks like health and dental insurance. CU system chief human resources officer Jill Pollock says the audit should take about five months and could save the university $2 million... more » -
USOC building getting emergency snow guard
November 17, 2009 5:54 PM
From Attack of the Killer Ice to The Big Fix. The City of Colorado Springs, the USOC building architect, the contractor and a roofing contractor have figured out a temporary fix for the melting snow and falling ice problem at the new USOC headquarters building downtown. Pedestrians, vehicles and... more »
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