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• Romney signs go missing

  October 9, 2012 7:51 PM

  Republicans are calling foul! Mitt Romney supporters say several yards signs -- maybe as many as 50 -- have been stolen from in front of homes in the Gleneagle area of Northern El Paso County. They didn't catch the thieves, but neighbors did file a police report. Now... more »

• Stage II fire restrictions for El Paso County

  July 3, 2012 5:36 AM

  Because of the extremely high fire danger and the demand of fire fighting resources from the Waldo Canyon Fire, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office has elevated fire restrictions to Stage II. Here's what that means: NO burning campfires, Warming fires, Charcoal grills Outdoor woodburning stoves NO... more »

• Cursing in public? Pay a fine

  June 12, 2012 4:25 AM

  MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Residents have voted to make the foul-mouthed among them pay fines for swearing in public. At a town meeting Monday night, residents voted 183-50 to approve a proposal from the police chief to impose a $20 fine on public profanity. Middleborough has had a bylaw against... more »

• Airline fined $900,000

  November 14, 2011 6:48 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Transportation Department is fining a regional affiliate of American Airlines $900,000 for keeping passengers cooped up on planes for over three hours in Chicago earlier this year. The department said Monday that American Eagle Airlines had tarmac delays of more than three hours on 15... more »

• Car seat requirements change today

  August 1, 2011 6:27 AM

  Car-seat requirements in Colorado are getting tougher today. A new state requirement being enforced Aug. 1 raises the car-seat requirement to age 8. Previously, children have had to be in car seats through age 6. The expanded child passenger safety law passed in 2010, but the state... more »

• City to destroy confiscated fireworks

  July 25, 2011 9:01 PM

  The police and fire departments in Colorado Springs will be destroying fireworks Tuesday morning that were confiscated during the past year. Fireworks of any kind are illegal within city limits and a news release from the fire department stated that many people were ticketed this year for having fireworks. ... more »

• OSHA proposes fine for MillerCoors

  January 6, 2011 2:10 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Federal regulators have proposed fining MillerCoors $63,500 over the release of more than 2,000 pounds of ammonia at a Colorado brewery. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Thursday it cited MillerCoors with 10 alleged serious violations over the accident in Golden in July. OSHA says two... more »

• Guide fined in illegal hunting operation

  November 18, 2010 6:45 PM

  A longtime outfitter from Parker and three out-of-state clients have been fined almost $40,000 in an illegal hunting case in eastern Colorado. The case focused on Thomas Tietz, 56, and incidents that happened in Lincoln and Elbert counties from 2006 to 2008. Tietz was fined $13,750 and was... more »

• CVS Pharmacy fined $75 million

  October 14, 2010 1:32 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors say CVS Pharmacy Inc. has agreed to pay $75 million in fines for allowing repeated purchases of a key methamphetamine ingredient that led to a spike in Southern California drug trafficking. Prosecutors say it is the largest civil penalty under the Controlled Substances Act.... more »

• George Michael released from jail after 4 weeks

  October 11, 2010 11:27 AM

  George Michael has regained his freedom. The wayward singer was released from jail Monday after serving almost four weeks for driving under the influence of drugs. Michael thanked those who had supported him while he was jailed and said outside his north London home: "I just want to start... more »

• Big cat sanctuary founder faces theft sentence

  October 4, 2010 9:51 AM

  The co-founder of a big-cat sanctuary in El Paso County faces up to six years in prison after he admitted stealing from a volunteer who was mauled by a 400-pound Bengal tiger. Nick Sculac, 60, of the Serenity Springs Wildlife Center pleaded guilty in July to bilking a volunteer... more »

• Former Qwest CEO sentence reduced

  June 24, 2010 6:38 PM

  DENVER (AP) -A judge has cut former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio's insider trading sentence by two months and reduced his forfeiture amount by $7.4 million. U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger imposed the sentence Thursday after a re-sentencing hearing that stretched over three days. Nacchio originally was sentenced in 2007... more »

• Toyota pays fine over pedal problem

  May 18, 2010 1:05 PM

  Toyota has paid a record $16.4 million fine for a slow response to its accelerator pedal recall. A Transportation Department official says the Japanese automaker paid the fine on Tuesday. The company agreed to the fine on April 19 and had 30 days to pay it. The official was... more »

• $650,000 in fines over western Colorado contamination

  April 26, 2010 3:32 PM

  Oxy USA has agreed to pay nearly $650,000 in fines after regulators said they found pit leaks that caused oil and gas contamination of spring waters near Parachute. The company signed a proposed settlement that includes a fine of about $390,000 related to leaks in an unlined pit in... more »

• FAA proposes $1.5M fine against Northwest Airlines

  March 23, 2010 11:04 AM

  Federal regulators are proposing a fine of almost $1.5 million against Northwest Airlines because it didn't inspect wires near the cockpit windows on some of its planes. The proposed civil penalty has its roots in a 1990 order by the Federal Aviation Administration to inspect the wires in the... more »

• Lovers told to pay fine in buffaloes, pig

  January 31, 2010 10:09 AM

  A news report says a Malaysian court has ordered two lovers to pay a fine of four buffaloes and a pig after they were found guilty of having an illicit affair. The Star newspaper says the Native Court in Penampang district on Borneo island ruled Friday that the man... more »

• Lowe's fined in Colorado over pesticide sales

  January 12, 2010 4:26 PM

  Colorado has fined Lowe's $35,000 for selling a restricted pesticide in the state, but $16,000 of that will be suspended if the home-improvement chain has no further violations. The Colorado Department of Agriculture said Tuesday Lowe's was offering Tomcat Ground Squirrel Bait at five stores in 2008, two years after... more »

• Serena fined at least record $82,500 for tirade

  November 30, 2009 11:02 AM

  Serena Williams was fined a record $82,500 for her U.S. Open tirade and could be suspended from that tournament if she has another "major offense" at any Grand Slam in the next two years, Grand Slam administrator Bill Babcock told The Associated Press on Monday. Babcock's decision was to... more »

• Ban on texting while driving takes effect Tuesday

  November 25, 2009 11:11 AM

  It will soon be illegal for drivers in Colorado to text, e-mail or tweet when they're behind the wheel. The ban passed by the Legislature will take effect Tuesday. The new law will also bar drivers under 18 from talking on their cell phones. The law that passed is... more »

• Fines imposed after teen dies in grain elevator

  November 24, 2009 10:29 AM

  A Southeastern Colorado grain elevator company is facing a fine of more than $1.6 million after the death of a teenage worker. Federal investigators say Cody Rigsby, 17, suffocated in a grain elevator owned by Tempel Grain LLC back in May. Tempel Grain, which is based in Kiowa... more »

• Man fined $12,090 in elk killing

  October 4, 2009 8:16 AM

  A New York State man has been fined more than $12,000 after being accused of illegally shooting a trophy bull elk near Glenwood Springs. Division of Wildlife officials say 35-year-old Thomas W. Post of Massena, New York, killed the bull elk on a private ranch on Sept. 27. Post was... more »

• OSHA proposes $40,000 fine against Pueblo company

  September 11, 2009 4:33 PM

  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $40,000 in penalties against Spaccamonti Excavating Inc. of Pueblo for alleged trenching violations. OSHA accuses Spaccamonti Excavating of one willful and three serious violations following an inspection at a worksite in Pueblo West. "Trench operations are inherently dangerous," said... more »

• Stinky city bus riders may be fined

  September 2, 2009 12:37 PM

  Stinky city bus riders soon could get soaked. The Honolulu City Council is considering a bill that would impose up to a $500 fine and/or up to six months in jail for public transit passengers convicted of being too smelly. The bill will be heard Thursday in committee. It... more »