KOAA.com

Tagged News

• New details into Tuesday's officer involved shooting in Woodland Park

  January 23, 2013 7:29 PM

  New details continue to pour in over Tuesday's deadly officer involved shooting in Woodland Park. Around 2:30 p.m., two officers with the Woodland Park Police Department pulled over Craig Bondo, 20, for driving a stolen Saturn station wagon along Highway 24. While attempting to make an arrest, the... more »

• Locals call for road repairs after deadly crash Play Video

  September 29, 2012 1:26 AM

  Neighbors are speaking out after a deadly accident News 5 first reported Thursday night. Staff Sergeant David Feaster of Fort Carson was driving home with his 11-year-old son when his car veered toward a telephone pole; the boy told officials his father over-corrected, rolling the car one and a... more »

• Kin of bus crash victims gather on anniversary

  December 11, 2011 1:26 PM

  GREELEY, Colo. (AP) - Families of 20 children who were killed when a train hit a school bus outside Greeley in 1961 are gathering for an informal remembrance on the 50th anniversary of the tragedy. The bus pulled in front of a passenger train on Dec. 14 of that... more »

• Off-duty security guards try to rescue man from fire

  May 8, 2011 11:24 AM

  "We heard somebody was down there we felt we had to help," says Anthony Porco. Porco, his brother and Gilbert Smith say they saw smoke leaving their security job but didn't see any firefighters nearby so they rushed to the burning house, kicked down the door and tried to... more »

• House fire claims life of Pueblo man

  May 8, 2011 4:26 AM

  We have reports of a home on fire on Vail Avenue in Pueblo. We have crews on the scene who have confirmed that one person is dead, and the coroner is on the way. We will bring you more information as we get it. more »

• 25 dead in Alabama storms

  April 27, 2011 9:29 PM

  An emergency official in Alabama says storms there have killed 25 people today. That brings the regional toll to 37. more »

• 2 motorcyclists killed in separate Colo. crashes

  April 9, 2011 1:50 PM

  AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Two motorcyclists have died in separate collisions in the Denver suburb of Aurora. Both collisions occurred Friday night. No names have been released. In the first crash, police say the motorcyclist collided with a sedan and was found about 300 feet away. Investigators say he... more »

• Cause of fire sought after Colo. crash kills 3

  April 3, 2011 10:28 AM

  DURANGO, Colo. (AP) - State troopers have asked engineers to examine why a fire erupted after a head-on collision west of Durango that killed three people and left two others with serious burns. The Durango Herald reports engineers from Toyota and from an insurance company are expected to investigate... 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 »

• Police seeking tractor trailer truck in connection to deadly crash

  March 12, 2011 6:50 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Police are looking for a tractor trailer truck that may have been involved in a deadly bus accident early today in New York City. The death toll now stands at 14. The tour bus scraped along a guard rail on Interstate 95, tipped on its... more »

• UPDATE: Arrest made in deadly overnight motorcycle crash

  February 20, 2011 11:20 AM

  Colorado Springs Police have announced an arrest in the deadly over night motorcycle crash at Vickers and Flintridge. A man is dead after a motorcycle accident just before 2 a.m. Sunday. "One of our officers stumbled upon this traffic accident scene after he had been advised by motorists... more »

• Highway 24 closed due to deadly accident

  October 25, 2010 9:15 PM

  Highway 24 is down to one-lane at mile marker 223 because of a deadly accident. That's about 12 miles outside from Buena Vista. The accident happened around 6:30 p.m. more »

• New clue in deadly Calhan plane crash

  August 25, 2010 2:02 PM

  A federal investigator says the propellers weren't working when a twin-engine Cessna crashed near Calhan Monday, killing both men aboard. National Transportation Safety Board investigator Jennifer Rodi says the Cessna 310 has been moved to a hangar in Greeley where the engines will be examined closely. Authorities say... more »

• Suspect sought in Trinidad stabbing

  August 16, 2010 11:15 PM

  Las Animas County Sheriff's investigators are looking to make an arrest in a deadly stabbing just outside the city limits of Trinidad. It happened Sunday night at the Empty Pocket Saloon. 24-year-old Kyle William Phillips of Weston died. Investigators say their suspect is Trinity Jay Romero, of Trinidad. The... more »

• Possible wildlife-baiting explored in bear mauling

  August 4, 2010 8:37 AM

  State wildlife officials investigating a fatal grizzly bear attack outside Yellowstone National Park are looking into allegations that a photographer might have been baiting wildlife in the area. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department spokesman Ron Aasheim told KTVQ-TV in Billings Tuesday that the agency is investigating the allegations.... more »

• Grizzly, 2 cubs caught after MT campground mauling

  July 29, 2010 11:51 AM

  Montana wildlife officials have captured a female grizzly and two of her three cubs in a campground near Yellowstone National Park where a man was killed and two others injured in a bear attack. Fish, Wildlife and Parks Warden Capt. Sam Sheppard says the bear was captured in a... more »

• NEW INFORMATION: Deadly accident in Pueblo

  July 5, 2010 10:18 PM

  Pueblo Police are investigating a deadly motorcycle accident that happened this afternoon. It happened on Regency Blvd. and Lehigh. Police say officers were trying to pull over a motorcycle when the driver took off and crashed into a parked car. Both the 21 year old male driver and... more »

• Deadly accident in Pueblo

  July 5, 2010 7:24 PM

  Investigators are on the scene of a deadly accident in Pueblo. It happened at Lehigh and Regency. No word yet if there are traffic backup's in the area, you may want to avoid the area just in case. We're told the crash involves a motorcycle. We have a crew... more »

• UPDATE: Neighbors stunned as investigation into deadly home invasion continues

  June 19, 2010 4:52 PM

  Police continue looking into what caused a home invasion and shooting in Colorado Springs on Saturday. One man died. Police say two men armed with a gun came into a home on the corner of Winnipeg and Tahoe. The homeowner also had a gun and they shot at each... more »

• Colorado man gets life, plus 96 years in fatal carjacking

  May 20, 2010 8:11 AM

  A 21-year-old man convicted in a fatal carjacking in Denver has been sentenced to life in prison without parole plus 96 years. Quent Scaggs was convicted in April of first-degree murder in the 2008 shooting of 19-year-old Aaron Garcia. He was also convicted of second-degree kidnapping, aggravated robbery and... more »

• Five dead in Oklahoma twisters

  May 10, 2010 9:49 PM

  Five people have been killed in Oklahoma during an outbreak of violent weather that dropped tornadoes across parts of the Southern Plains. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said three people were killed at Tecumseh on Monday and that another person died at Oklahoma City. Details have not yet... more »

• Video captures large tornado and damage

  April 26, 2010 10:43 AM

  A deadly tornado that tore through Mississippi was caught on camera. Witnesses shot video of the tornado as it touched down in the town of Yazoo City. The video also captures the extent of the damage it left behind. The twister broke trees from their roots and limbs and... more »

• Alabama, Mississippi pick up after deadly storms

  April 26, 2010 9:49 AM

  FEMA takes a look today at the damage from the weekend tornado and storms that lashed four southern states. Teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will concentrate on Mississippi, where 10 of the 12 fatalities happened. The inspection is the first step toward a possible presidential disaster declaration. Mississippi... more »

• Update: 4 killed as gunman sprays bullets 'into a crowd'

  March 31, 2010 9:39 AM

  D.C. police say a fourth person is dead after a drive-by shooting in southeast Washington. Police spokeswoman Gwendolyn Crump said early Wednesday that a fourth person has died after the shooting Tuesday night in which nine people were shot. D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier says a gunman sprayed bullets "into... more »

• Deadly earthquake shakes eastern Turkey

  March 8, 2010 8:39 AM

  A strong earthquake knocked down houses and the minarets of mosques as it devastated several small villages in eastern Turkey, killing dozens of people and injuring scores. Officials say the quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit in the early morning as many people slept. The government says... more »

• Skiers triggered deadly avalanche

  February 14, 2010 9:09 AM

  Investigators say an avalanche in southwest Colorado that killed one and injured another was triggered by skiers who were crossing a ridge above the two who were caught in the snow. A party of seven skiers was using a backcountry hut system in the San Juan Mountains when the avalanche... more »

• Deadly horse disease confirmed in neighboring states

  February 2, 2010 7:46 PM

  A disease in horses that was considered "officially eradicated" from the United States is back, and in a big way. Equine Piroplasmosis is deadly horse disease that kills as many as 20 percent of the horses that it infects and it has now been confirmed in 13 states: Texas, New... more »

• Gene linked to an aggressive form of prostate cancer

  January 12, 2010 7:59 AM

  A genetic variant may one day be able to tell doctors whether a man has an aggressive form of prostate cancer , one of the leading cancer killers. Researchers at Wake Forest University studied the genes of men with aggressive prostate cancer , and those with slow-growing disease, and... more »

• Highway reopens following deadly accident

  December 29, 2009 7:41 PM

  Highway 67 is back open north of Cripple Creek. It was closed earlier because of a deadly accident. Colorado State Patrol says two cars collided head on around 4pm. A woman in one of the cars died, and three other people in the same car were transported to Memorial Hospital... more »

• Pedestrian killed in traffic crash in Pueblo

  December 17, 2009 12:08 AM

  Pueblo police are investigating a deadly accident, near the Rawlings Library. Investigators say a 50-year-old pedestrian was running across Abriendo Avenue, when they were struck by a Ford Ranger pick-up truck. Police say the pedestrian, who is not being identified, was mid-block and not in any crosswalk. They were... more »

• Ex-Miss Argentina dies after cosmetic surgery

  December 1, 2009 12:22 PM

  A 38-year-old former Miss Argentina has died from complications after undergoing cosmetic surgery on her buttocks. Solange Magnano, a mother of twins who won the crown in 1994, died of a pulmonary embolism Sunday after three days in critical condition following a gluteoplasty in Buenos Aires. Close friend... more »

• One woman dies in rollover accident on I-25

  November 19, 2009 5:56 AM

  One woman was killed in a rollover accident south of Pueblo Wednesday night. Pueblo police say the accident happened just after 10:00 p.m. on I-25 between mile markers 93 and 94. Officers say 44 year old Ricky DeHerrera was driving his Chevy Monte Carlo north on the interstate when he... more »

• Construction begins a year after deadly explosion

  November 13, 2009 11:35 AM

  It was one year ago, a natural gas explosion destroyed the Branch Inn in historic downtown Pueblo. Now there are plans to rebuild in that area. The explosion happened on November 13, 2008 around 2 p.m. The Branch Inn, which was located on the corner of Union Ave. and C... more »

• Sperm donor passed on deadly heart defect

  October 21, 2009 11:13 AM

  A sperm donor passed on a potentially deadly genetic heart condition to nine of his 24 children, including one who died at age 2 from heart failure, according to a medical journal report. Two children, both now teenagers, have developed symptoms and are at risk for sudden cardiac death,... more »

• Driver convicted in fatal California bus crash

  October 9, 2009 9:09 AM

  The driver of a bus that crashed in Northern California last year, killing 11 people, has been convicted of 11 counts of gross vehicular manslaughter. Jurors deliberated for about three hours yesterday before convicting 53-year-old Quintin Watts of Stockton. They also found him guilty of 21 counts of great bodily... more »

• Toyota issues largest recall in company history

  September 29, 2009 4:38 PM

  The government has ordered Toyota and Lexus to recall vehicles because of safety problems tied to removable floor mats. The Transportation Department says the mats could interfere with the vehicle's accelerator and cause a crash. If you own a Toyota or Lexus-- you should remove the floor mats on... more »

• Stinky blue-green algae blamed for dog deaths

  September 28, 2009 11:22 AM

  Waterways across the upper Midwest are increasingly plagued with ugly, smelly and potentially deadly blue-green algae, bloomed by drought and fertilizer runoffs from farm fields, that's killed dozens of dogs and sickened many people. Aquatic biologists say it's a problem that falls somewhere between a human health concern and... more »

• Fatal bus accident caught on camera

  September 24, 2009 4:00 PM

  An Altar Valley, Arizona bus monitor is being called a hero after her boss says that monitor risked her life to save others when she noticed a car driving right towards the bus. The accident happened Tuesday morning around 6:15 a.m. On Wednesday, the Department of Public Safety... more »

• Bolder bears roam Aspen area looking for food

  September 9, 2009 11:52 AM

  It's nearly 2 a.m. and authorities have found the suspect in a string of break-ins into multimillion-dollar homes. His nose led him right to their trap — a cage filled with barbecue-scented cantaloupe and peaches. It's a 550-pound black bear and it nearly fills the entire cage wildlife officers... more »