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• Students deliver toys to kids in Pueblo hospitals

  December 22, 2012 7:23 PM

  Christmas gifts can light up a child's face. That's especially true when they're in the hospital, so the Honors Society at Central High School in Pueblo visited them today at St. Mary Corwin Medical Center. Just like Santa's elves, they brought joy and presents! "It's always a good... more »

• Christmas presents for 1,400 kids in the Pikes Peak region

  December 18, 2012 6:00 PM

  Monday and Tuesday the Salvation Army in Colorado Springs is helping more than 500 families with gifts for Christmas. Families who applied back in October stopped by the center on Yuma Street Monday to pick up their gifts. More families will come on Tuesday. The Salvation Army distributes the... more »

• Giving the gift of help

  December 23, 2011 3:28 PM

  The American Red Cross is asking holiday shoppers to consider giving the gift of help to their friends and neighbors in crisis this year by shopping at their Holiday Gift Catalog online. Donations can be made to help people in crisis from large scale emergencies like the Joplin tornadoes down... more »

• Feed the Children event happens Saturday

  December 14, 2010 6:16 PM

  More than 6,000 people along with 700 volunteers, are expected Saturday at the Feed the Children event at Phil Long Expo Center. Feed the Children is a partnership between the El Paso County Department of Human Services, The Music Evangelism Foundation, Goodwill Industries and a long list of other... more »

• Holiday sales expect to rise

  November 1, 2010 8:13 PM

  With Halloween now in the books the retail focus shifts to Christmas. With only 54 shopping days left, businesses are already getting into the holiday spirit. "We already have all of our Christmas wrap in and we're ready to go." says Chris Sondermann who owns Terra Verde, a shop in... more »

• Philanthropist gives $100M to Human Rights Watch

  September 7, 2010 9:49 AM

  Philanthropist George Soros has announced a 10-year, $100 million grant to Human Rights Watch. The organization said Tuesday that it is receiving the funding from Soros' Open Society Foundations. The grant challenges Human Rights Watch to raise an additional $100 million in matching private contributions. It will require Human... more »

• Ex-Fort Carson construction chief pleads guilty

  September 3, 2010 8:24 AM

  The former director of construction at Fort Carson has pleaded guilty to a charge that he failed to disclose several thousands of dollars in gifts from a contractor doing business with the Army. William T. Armstrong pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of making a false statement to the... more »

• Ex-Fort Carson employee accused of false report

  July 20, 2010 11:07 AM

  A former chief of construction at Fort Carson is accused of failing to report about $3,400 in gifts. William T. Armstrong of Pueblo faces a federal charge of filing a false financial disclosure report. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to five years in prison and fined... more »

• Man gets hundreds of gifts as a prank

  December 24, 2009 2:34 PM

  (AP) - A Chicago man could be unwrapping the hundreds of Christmas gifts spread around his apartment for days, even weeks. Trouble is, they aren't really presents. They're his own belongings meticulously wrapped by friends as a prank while he was out of town. Louie Saunders' packages contain everything... more »

• Salvation Army helps needy families in Pueblo

  December 17, 2009 4:01 PM

  Christmas came early for hundreds of needy families in Pueblo. On Thursday, the Salvation Army of Pueblo held its annual toy and food giveaway. Over the past couple of weeks they've been collecting donated gifts for families with children, that can't afford christmas. In all--they received enough clothes, toys and... more »

• Be a Santa for a senior

  December 14, 2009 7:50 PM

  Volunteers have purchased and wrapped nearly 900 gifts for senior citizens in the Woodland Park and Colorado Springs area, but they're short about 100 gifts. The program, coordinated by Home Instead Senior Care, has members of the community pick from a giving tree. They started with 1,000 names and... more »

• Volunteers needed to deliver gifts to elderly

  December 14, 2009 5:16 PM

  Silver Key volunteers began delivering Christmas gifts to seniors last Thursday but will be unable to deliver all of the 1,500 remaining donated gifts without help. More volunteers, 150 to be exact, are needed between now and Friday to assure no one goes without. The holiday season is often... more »

• Cyber Monday looks to be growing in popularity

  November 29, 2009 7:36 PM

  For those of you avoiding the crowds on Black Friday, Cyber Monday may be the thing for you. Several people are starting to feel that way. "I think online numbers will be up, building on a smaller base," says AOL Consumer Advisor Regina Lewis. "I'm not one to... more »