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• Doctors are now freezing cancerous tumors

  April 15, 2013 4:35 AM

  Doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota are killing off cancerous tumors by freezing them. The procedure, called cryo-ablation, was used on tumors that had spread to the lungs from other parts of the body. Doctors use a probe to apply extreme cold, -148 degrees fahrenheit, to the tumor.... more »

• Make sure you prepare your home for cold weather!

  October 6, 2012 7:42 PM

  Unless you're pretty thick-skinned, you probably had to pull out your jacket or coat today, but have you prepared your home for the cold weather? Workers at Big R in Pueblo say it's better to get all of your supplies ahead of time. Don't wait until it starts to snow... more »

• Porn group wants freeze during LA syphilis probe

  August 20, 2012 8:35 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - A pornography trade group is calling for a nationwide filming moratorium while performers are tested for syphilis and Los Angeles public health officials investigate an outbreak. Free Speech Coalition spokeswoman Joanne Cachapero says Monday that one performer has tested positive for the sexually-transmitted disease and the... more »

• Are you prepared for the freeze?

  October 17, 2011 6:17 PM

  As the weather cools down, many are getting ready to turn up the thermostat. Here are some things you should do to get prepared for the freeze. Experts say you should make sure you leave your inside faucets dripping so that your pipes don't crack which can cause looding.... more »

• Busted water pipes causing big problems

  February 2, 2011 11:48 PM

  As the weather cools down, things are heating up for Colorado Springs Fire. "Because of the severe cold weather, we've had about 60 breaks in fire sprinklers," explains Captain Ray Johnson with Colorado Springs Fire. Frozen and busted pipes are causing sprinkler systems to break all over the... more »

• Local grocery stores will weather Florida freeze, Texas drought

  January 4, 2011 11:50 PM

  In Florida for the third time this month, farmers are forced to cover their crops with a cocoon of ice, trying to save the citrus. Texas is suffering from drought right now. Some areas haven't seen rain in 90 days. "Mother nature dishes it out. We gotta do what... more »

• Bank of America starts thaw in foreclosure freeze

  October 19, 2010 8:30 AM

  The pace of U.S. home foreclosures may not be slowing down much after all. Bank of America says it plans to resume seizing more than 100,000 homes in 23 states that require judicial authorization to restart the foreclosure process. It says it has a legal right to foreclose... more »

• Federal disaster declared for farmers

  September 16, 2010 6:02 PM

  Fremont County farmers should be harvesting a huge crop of apples right now, but a late freeze damaged the crop. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture declared Fremont County a natural disaster area. The freeze occurred between April 30 and May 3. Also included in the disaster... more »

• Disaster declaration sought for Colorado counties

  August 9, 2010 3:40 PM

  Half of the melon crop in Otero County was destroyed by a freeze in May or hail in June. Montrose County lost its entire cherry crop because of a freeze in April. Gov. Bill Ritter has requested federal disaster assistance for both counties because of the crop damage. ... more »

• Florida tomato farmers have surplus despite cold snap

  June 4, 2010 10:30 AM

  Tomato prices skyrocketed just three months ago, but they're falling now with an unexpected glut in Florida. The Sunshine State is the only place in the U.S. where tomatoes are grown on a large scale during winter. But even there, cold weather in January and February killed plants and... more »

• Freezes hit Colorado vinyards

  May 10, 2010 8:31 AM

  Spring freezes have hit the Grand Valley's grape crop, which was already hit by a deep freeze in December. That could affect winemakers looking for Colorado grapes. Bruce Talbott's operation on East Orchard Mesa is among the state's largest for growing wine grapes. He says his operation harvested 476... more »

• Freeze expected tonight

  April 30, 2010 6:19 PM

  A freeze warning is in effect early Saturday morning for Monument Hill to New Mexico and from Canon City to Kansas. The danger time is from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. Saturday. Lows will drop into the mid to upper 20s for several hours. The cold will be with... more »

• Cold winter takes toll on tomato crops forcing rise in prices

  March 7, 2010 11:25 AM

  Consumers hit hard by the recession may be getting further squeezed -- by tomatoes. Soaring prices are making the tomato a luxury purchase these days. "I won't stop buying them yet, because they're my favorite," said one woman we stopped shopping in a Manhattan supermarket. The assistant store manager... more »

• UPDATE 5:52 Ruling will happen Monday

  February 26, 2010 7:44 PM

  UPDATE 5:52 The judge will give her ruling Monday at 9am. News First 5 will be there to bring you the latest information. UPDATE 5:32 Closing arguments are underway in this case. One one side Alcor wishes to fulfill its 2006 contract with Mary Robbins. That would require the... more »

• Orange crop down after freeze

  February 9, 2010 12:52 PM

  The U.S. orange crop is expected to fall 14 percent from last year because of an unusual freeze in Florida this winter. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday the orange harvest will be down 21 percent in Florida compared to last year's yield. The national harvest this year will... more »

• Fremont County receives federal disaster declaration

  February 1, 2010 6:49 PM

  Fremont is one of six Colorado counties to receive a disaster declaration from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Fremont County experienced damaging frost and freezing temperatures on Oct. 8-11 of last year. The other counties are all on the Western Slope, which saw a wet spring turn into... more »

• Senate rejects near-freeze on spending

  January 28, 2010 11:39 AM

  Just days after President Barack Obama endorsed a partial freeze on domestic spending, his Democratic allies in the Senate have rejected a plan attempting to do pretty much the same thing. Old-school Democrats were the driving force in killing the bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Alabama Republican Jeff Sessions and... more »

• Growers assessing damage from freeze; warming trend coming

  January 12, 2010 7:14 AM

  Florida growers are scrambling to assess damage from the prolonged deep freeze, but one says the weekend may have done some of them in despite the fight to save the crops. It's still cold in northern and central Florida, but the cold snap that gripped the South for days is... more »

• Even fish can't escape Sunshine State's cold

  January 11, 2010 7:47 AM

  Freakish cold weather continued to grip the South, with snow flurries spotted around Orlando and a record low set for Miami, and forecasters said Sunday that more of the same was expected. About 100,000 tropical fish being raised on a fish farm in South Florida couldn't bear the cold.... more »

• Record cold in Miami; South an icebox

  January 11, 2010 7:22 AM

  The South is still an icebox this morning. Miami tied, then broke a low temperature record of 37 set in 1927. The National Weather Service has issued a hard freeze warning for South Florida through this morning. A freeze watch will continue through tomorrow. For the first time in at... more »

• Ritter seeks fed assistance for drought

  January 9, 2010 9:18 AM

  Gov. Bill Ritter has requested federal disaster assistance for several Colorado counties where crops have been affected by drought and an early frost. Ritter sent a letter Friday to U.S Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asking for the disaster designation to provide low-interest loans. Fremont County received damaging frost... more »

• Disaster relief sought for Fremont County

  January 8, 2010 7:00 PM

  Gov. Bill Ritter announced today he has requested federal disaster assistance for several Colorado counties where crops have been affected by drought and an early frost. Gov. Ritter sent a letter to U.S Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack asking for Secretarial Disaster Designation. Fremont County received damaging... more »

• South chilled by Arctic winds, record snow in East

  January 5, 2010 8:45 AM

  The eastern half of the U.S. is in a deep freeze, and forecasters say it could last the rest of the week. Waves of Arctic air have prompted freeze warnings in central Alabama and Mississippi. And in the Florida Panhandle, farmers are scrambling to save their crops from temperatures that... more »