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• Police, shop owner: rap battle didn't cause shooting, car chase

  October 21, 2012 1:07 AM

  A shooting and car chase closed both directions of I-25 for a short time Saturday evening. It started with a reported shooting around 7:00 PM in the parking lot of the South Pointe Shopping Center near Drennan Rd. and South Academy Blvd in Colorado Springs. Nobody was hurt... more »

• Reforestation of the Hayman burn area Play Video

  April 12, 2012 7:31 PM

  One by one, across a thousand burned acres, new life takes root in the Pike National Forest. In the decade since the Hayman fire, the US Forest Service has planted nearly a million trees. Forester Chris Kuennen says it's slow work because there are only two to three weeks... more »

• Forest Service nears 1 million tree mark in Hayman reforestation

  April 12, 2012 2:50 PM

  Nearly a million trees have been planted as part of a large scale reforestation program in the decade following the state's largest wildfire. Work crews are planting approximately 150,000 Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir seedlings in a 1,100 acre section of the Hayman burn area of the Pike National Forest.... more »

• 2 children under 5 found wandering in DougCo

  November 8, 2011 8:27 PM

  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) - A Douglas County grandmother could face charges of child abuse after two children under the age of five were found wandering alone outside in temperatures reportedly just above freezing. The Denver Post reports that the two children, as well as a 16-year-old under the... more »

• Former teacher arrested for sexual assault

  July 1, 2011 7:28 PM

  The Douglas County Sheriff's Office Special Victims Unit has arrested Frank Lavoie on charges that he sexually assaulted a former female student. The arrest stemmed from an investigation that started in February. The incident allegedly happened in 2009. At the time Frank Lavoie worked as a teacher at... more »

• School lottery goes ahead despite lawsuit

  June 22, 2011 12:09 PM

  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) - The Douglas County School District is going ahead with a lottery for the remaining 25 available scholarships for a school voucher plan despite a lawsuit filed by civil liberty groups. The school district says tickets will be handed out Wednesday to 76 eligible Douglas... more »

• Teen charged with arson in Douglas County

  April 21, 2011 5:55 PM

  PARKER, Colo. (AP) - Officials have filed second-degree arson charges against a 15-year-old male suspected of starting several fires in a Douglas County subdivision. Authorities at South Metro Fire Rescue said Thursday they've responded to three fires in the Pinery Subdivision over the past few weeks. Charges were filed... more »

• Stranded horse saved from fire by chopper, fire fighter

  March 25, 2011 12:26 PM

  One of the most dramatic moments during yesterday's fire fighting efforts in Douglas County came when video from a news helicopter captured the panic and confusion of a horse hemmed in by fences and fire. It was aired live on 9 News. With fire approaching and no way... more »

• Fire in Douglas County now 70 percent contained

  March 24, 2011 9:51 PM

  The fire near Franktown, in Douglas County is now 70% contained and many of the evacuees have been allowed to return home. The fire burned 1,600 acres but was quickly attacked from the ground and air. more »

• Texts may reveal more about murdered woman's death

  March 2, 2011 10:45 PM

  More is being uncovered about the relationship between Chris and Amara Wells. Chris is being held on charges that he possibly solicited three men to kill Amara, his estranged wife, last Wednesday just outside Castle Rock. We've found hundreds of text messages between the pair. They were part of a... more »

• Two found dead in Douglas County home

  February 23, 2011 1:11 PM

  Douglas County Deputies say two adults were found dead in a home this morning southwest of Castle Rock when officers responded to a call for a welfare check. Ron Hanavan, a spokesperson with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, says deputies were called to a home in the 2400 block... more »

• Fort Carson soldier accused of impersonating a police officer

  January 27, 2011 8:52 PM

  A Fort Carson soldier was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of posing as a police officer and fondling a woman during what is being determined to be a bogus traffic stop in Castle Rock. William Lawler was taken into custody at the El Paso County jail on suspicion of impersonating... more »

• Pueblo man arrested for child porn on computer

  December 8, 2010 7:40 PM

  A Pueblo County man is behind bars in Douglas County on a charge of Sexual Exploitation of Children. We're told 32 year old Sean Scott was arrested at his home in Pueblo County. Internet Crimes Against Children Detectives say images of children were found on his computer. Scott's... more »

• Brush fires contained in Castle Rock

  September 15, 2010 3:35 PM

  Several brush fires broke out along the railroad tracks in Douglas County, near Castle Rock Wednesday afternoon. Mutual aid was called-in to attack the flames in multiple locations west of I-25, near mile-marker 182. All of the fires are now out. The largest burned 15 acres. Photo Credit:... more »

• Event planned to raise money for oxygen masks in fire trucks

  May 4, 2010 8:01 PM

  Have a dog-gone good time while raising money for a wonderful cause; saving pets caught in fires! The event is called "Doggie Breath" and money raised will be used to equip fire trucks in Douglas County with oxygen masks. Every year, thousands of pets die from smoke inhalation in house... more »

• Colorado man found guilty of child sex assault flees

  April 17, 2010 8:49 AM

  A Douglas County jury has found a 55-year-old man guilty of 17 counts of sexual assault of a child, but he fled before hearing the verdict. Authorities say an arrest warrant was issued Friday for Richard Heeringa after he failed to appear in court. The jury returned the verdict after... more »

• Skunk rabies now confirmed in Douglas County

  March 18, 2010 2:17 PM

  Tri-County Health Department in Douglas County has confirmed that a skunk in Parker was infected with rabies.It is the first time in 20 years that skunk rabies has been confirmed in Douglas County. Multiple cases of skunk rabies were confirmed in El Paso County last year, including cases in horses... more »

• Death toll at 10 as Southeast floods start to ebb

  September 23, 2009 11:00 AM

  As floodwaters around Atlanta began to recede, residents were packing moving vans with furniture and commiserating about water-logged apartments. "I'm toast," Penny Freeman, who moved into a first-floor apartment five days ago, said Tuesday. "I don't have a place to stay. I'm losing my mind right now." At... more »

• Colorado horse escapes predator

  September 3, 2009 3:18 PM

  If you were looking for food at the Smith-Donovan estate, some geese and ducks that live there would seem like a good, easy dinner. They've even been a proven success. "We see a lot of coyotes out here," property owner Scott Donovan said. "We've had, last winter, all... more »