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• Gas prices drop average 16 cents over past 3 weeks

  June 11, 2012 12:56 AM

  CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - The average price of a gallon of gasoline nationwide has dropped 16 cents over the past three weeks. That's according to the Lundberg Survey of fuel prices, which puts the price of a gallon of regular at $3.62. Midgrade costs an average of $3.79 a gallon,... more »

• Japan's credit drops

  August 24, 2011 5:34 AM

  Moody's Investors Service says it has downgraded its rating on Japan's debt. The rating service says it lowered the rating because of Japan's large budget deficits and growing government debt. The rating agency cut Japan's rating to AA3 from AA2. The new rating is three notches below Moody's... more »

• Gold, silver drop in May

  May 17, 2011 4:01 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - The May gold contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange closed today at $1,479.80 an ounce -- down $10.60. The current silver contract on the "NYMEX" closed at $33.49 an ounce -- down 64 cents. more »

• Unemployment benefit applications drop sharply

  December 30, 2010 10:38 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, a positive sign that the job market is slowly improving. The Labor Department says applications dropped by 34,000 to 388,000, the lowest number since the week of July 12, 2008. The level of applications... more »

• Violent crimes drop across nation, locally

  September 13, 2010 7:47 PM

  The Federal Bureau of Investigation says violent crime across the country has dropped for the third straight year. Murders are down 7%; robberies down 8%; assaults dipped 4%; and car thefts dropped a whopping 17%. Those numbers are in tune with crime statistics in Southern Colorado, which seem to show... more »

• Curbside recycling now available in Pueblo

  May 14, 2010 9:27 AM

  A company in Pueblo is trying to make it easier for people to go green. We Recycle is now offering curbside recycling in Pueblo and Pueblo West. They accept plastic, aluminum, paper and glass. The easy part is, you can put all your items in one bag and they do... more »

• Government warns parents about drop-side cribs

  May 7, 2010 7:30 PM

  The government is issuing a fresh warning about drop-side cribs. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says at least 32 young children have strangled or suffocated in the past nine years due to problems with the cribs. In addition, 14 other deaths in the cribs have been reported over the same... more »

• Senate gridlock triggers 21 percent cut to doctors

  March 1, 2010 12:49 PM

  Political gridlock in the Senate has triggered a 21 percent cut in Medicare fees to doctors. Funding to temporarily stave off the cuts was part of a bill passed by the House last week to extend unemployment benefits and other government programs. But the Senate was unable to act... more »

• Colorado's minimum wage dropping

  December 31, 2009 11:10 AM

  Colorado's minimum wage will drop slightly in the new year - the first decrease in a minimum wage in any state since the federal minimum wage was adopted in 1938. Colorado's wage is dropping 3 cents an hour, from $7.28 to the federal minimum wage of $7.25. That's because Colorado... more »

• Home prices fall in most U.S. cities

  November 10, 2009 12:40 PM

  A real estate group says home prices fell in eight out of every 10 U.S. cities in the third quarter of this year as heavily discounted distressed sales made up 30 percent of all deals. But home sales continued their climb, with quarterly sales outpacing the second quarter and... more »

• California to stage massive earthquake drill

  October 15, 2009 8:43 AM

  Millions of people throughout California have signed up to take part in a statewide earthquake disaster drill billed as the largest such exercise in U.S. history. Many schools and businesses on Thursday will practice "drop, cover and hold on" - the minimum requirement for participation. Some hospitals and fire departments... more »

• Retail sales fall 1.5 percent in September

  October 14, 2009 9:18 AM

  Retail sales declined in September by the largest amount this year as car sales plummeted following the end of the government's popular Cash for Clunkers program. The Commerce Department says retail sales dropped 1.5 percent last month. That's smaller than the 2.1 percent fall economists had expected, but still the... more »

• Home sales drop 2.7 percent

  September 24, 2009 10:25 AM

  Home resales dipped last month after a four-month streak of gains, providing evidence that the housing market recovery remains fragile. The National Association of Realtors says sales dropped 2.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.1 million in August, from a pace of 5.24 million in July. Sales... more »

• College closes as Southern Calif. fire nears

  September 23, 2009 11:12 AM

  A college threatened by a 13-square-mile wildfire closed Wednesday as flames burned in hills above the campus. Moorpark College in Ventura County posted the closing announcement to its 2,500 students on its Web site Wednesday morning. County fire spokesman Bill Nash said the fire did not weaken overnight... more »