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Allen's four-point play lifts Heat past Nuggets, 119-116
November 3, 2012 10:17 PM
MIAMI (AP) - Ray Allen had a four-point play with 6.7 seconds left that put Miami ahead for good, Chris Bosh scored 40 points and the Heat held off the Denver Nuggets 119-116 on Saturday night. LeBron James finished with 20 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds, and Allen scored... more » -
Some Pueblo schools start late due to heat, but it's still here! When will it be cool? Play Video
September 4, 2012 6:32 PM
The heat is on, big time! Record setting heat in the Springs this summer and near record heat in Pueblo. We've been hoping to catch a break now that we've turned the calendar to September, but no such luck, not yet anyway. We found out more about breaking records... more » -
Drought kills fish in the Midwest
August 5, 2012 7:43 PM
Thousands of fish are dying in the Midwest as the sizzling summer dries up rivers and raises water temperatures in some spots to nearly 100 degrees. About 40,000 shovelnose sturgeon were killed in Iowa last week as water temperatures reached 97 degrees. Nebraska fishery officials say they've seen thousands of... more » -
Farmers hope for a snowy winter in the mountains Play Video
July 8, 2012 6:47 PM
Farming this year means more work than usual because of dry weather conditions, but it's not this year's crop they're worried about. We found out farmers need a white winter in the mountains or things could get worse. "This is what Mother Nature gave us," said Carl Musso,... more » -
Farmers deal with extreme heat this year
July 8, 2012 5:13 PM
Farmers say the heat this year means more watering and irrigation than usual. Despite more work, this year's crop isn't too bad in Pueblo County. They are worried about next year, and everything will depend on Mother Nature. We'll hear from a farmer later today on News 5.... more » -
Families spend their holiday at Lake Pueblo
July 4, 2012 6:42 PM
Between the fire ban, the heat, and the holiday, most people Wednesday were looking for one thing. Relief! They found that on the water at Lake Pueblo. The entire area was packed with boats and jet skis, and the parking lot filled quickly. Most people say they don't mind the... more » -
Heat top Thunder 104-98 in Game 4 of NBA Finals
June 20, 2012 12:19 AM
MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James and the Miami Heat are one win away from an NBA championship. James had 26 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds before dealing with leg cramps late, Dwyane Wade scored 25 and the Heat rallied from 17 points down to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder... more » -
Be safe and know heat stroke symptoms
June 18, 2012 6:47 PM
Fun in the sun can take a bad turn if you don't play it safe. When the temps hit triple digits Monday, it was hard to find anyone out having fun. Most of them opted for the shade, which is smart when it comes to possible heat stroke. Doctors say... more » -
Durant powers Thunder past LeBron's Heat 105-94
June 13, 2012 12:09 AM
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Kevin Durant scored 17 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter, Russell Westbrook added 27 points and 11 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat the Miami Heat 105-94 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.... more » -
Dogs in Pueblo know how to beat the heat Play Video
June 9, 2012 7:25 PM
Pueblo is hot, and everybody has their favorite way to cool off, like those of us who find pools extremely tempting. Several people jumped into them Saturday when the temps were up around 100. Maybe we should take advice from the dogs. Almost every dog at the bark... more » -
Get out and enjoy record-breaking temps Play Video
April 24, 2012 8:03 PM
When would you expect it to be this hot? Right around Fourth of July! Plenty of us headed outdoors when we could Tuesday. We went out to join the fun in Pueblo, where the temps broke records by three degrees! Several Puebloans say they are slightly... more » -
Judge sorts through landlord-tenant dispute Play Video
February 10, 2012 12:34 PM
A Pueblo magistrate will try to unravel a complex tenant-landlord dispute that left 17 people homeless. Last week a four unit home on West 8th Street in Pueblo was locked up because the manager of the property said the tenants weren't paying the rent. The tenants claim they have... more » -
Don't miss rebates for winterizing your home
September 16, 2011 7:22 PM
As the cooler weather creeps in, you'll want to make sure it stays outside and doesn't find its way into your home. Springs Utilities offered some helpful tips to help you save some money on your heating bill this winter, as well as to get some money back through rebates.... more » -
Springs Police: certain crimes more frequent in the heat
August 5, 2011 12:19 AM
Interesting numbers are coming from Colorado Springs Police concerning crime; when our temperatures warm up, they say we all need to be extra vigilant at home. Springs Police looked at calls from the last two years and they're finding that the number of calls certain crimes rise right along with... more » -
With heat lurks danger
July 22, 2011 6:49 AM
As searing heat spreads over the East, experts are warning that the real danger may lurk at night. A nighttime respite from the worst of the heat gives the body a vital chance to recover from the stresses of the day. Those stresses can actually rise when nighttime air... more » -
Healthy heat beating habits
July 20, 2011 5:38 PM
Seniors have difficulty sensing temperature extremes and may not realize they are experiencing heat trauma. One local organization is stepping-up its effort to help elderly develop healthy heat beating habits. Warning signs and symptoms of heat trauma include nausea, vomiting, fatigue, body aches, headache, dizziness, muscle cramps, and... more » -
High temps drive up electrical use
July 18, 2011 7:24 PM
It's shaping up to be the hottest week of the year and utility managers say we are are also using the most energy that we have in 2011. With temperatures in the high 90's and 100's a spokesman for Colorado Springs Utilities says their customers will use over 800 megawatts... more » -
Mavs ride crisp shooting to 3-2 lead in NBA finals
June 9, 2011 11:59 PM
DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks are on the brink of their first championship in the most fitting of ways: They cranked up their offense. As much as coach Rick Carlisle preaches defense, this franchise that rose to prominence a decade ago by outscoring 'em did exactly that in Game... more » -
NBA finals go to Dallas, will collapse carry over?
June 3, 2011 10:09 PM
DALLAS (AP) - Dwyane Wade knows in the NBA finals, collapses can carry over. He was in the Dirk Nowitzki role five years ago, summoning a desperate charge to rescue a team that was down but refused to go out. A furious fourth-quarter rally saved the Heat from a 3-0... more » -
James, Wade combine for 65, Heat top Denver 103-98
March 19, 2011 10:25 PM
MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James scored 33 points, Dwyane Wade had 32 and the Miami Heat never trailed during a 103-98 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. Chris Bosh finished with his fifth straight double-double, 18 points and 11 rebounds. But the Heat may have also taken a... more » -
Japanese authorities working to avert another reactor explosion
March 13, 2011 12:13 PM
KORIYAMA, Japan (AP) - Japanese authorities are working to keep temperatures down in a series of nuclear reactors today, including one where officials fear a partial meltdown could be taking place. More than 170,000 people have been evacuated as a precaution from the northeast coastal region devasted by Friday's... more » -
More cold weather coming, but what about last week?
February 7, 2011 10:02 PM
Southern Colorado is bracing for sub-zero temperatures again, but many people are still trying to deal with last week's arctic blast. Jeremiah Erickson is back in his apartment on Briargate Parkway and Lexington Drive, have five days of no heat or water. Workers have been in and out of... more » -
Utilities using propane to help gas stock
February 1, 2011 10:41 PM
A little known plant in eastern El Paso County is helping keep your home warm as temperatures plummet below zero. On a normal day, Colorado Springs Utilities says their customers use about 100 million cubic feet of natural gas. But on a day like Tuesday, that number skyrockets. "Today is... more » -
Hot weather heats up business in cool mountains
July 23, 2010 8:34 AM
Business is heating up in Colorado's mountains as the temperatures keep rising at the lower elevations. The Frisco/Copper Visitor Information Center has been getting in between 30 and 50 people an hour, the kind of numbers not seen since the recession. The center expects to set a record this... more » -
Heat is on in New York City
July 6, 2010 3:24 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - Folks in the East may have thought the Fourth of July weekend was hot, but even hotter weather is due today and tomorrow. With the mercury expected to hit triple digits in some areas, people are cranking up their air conditioners and fans and power... more » -
Oppressive heat in eastern US today
July 6, 2010 9:29 AM
The Fourth of July is over, but temperatures are sizzling hotter than a firecracker over much of the country. Temperatures reached at least the 90s from Maine to Texas and into the Southwest and Death Valley over the holiday weekend. Now the mid-Atlantic is embarking on a string of... more » -
Denver residents asked to conserve power
June 25, 2010 11:49 AM
DENVER (AP) - Xcel Energy is asking some Denver residents to conserve electricity because of a heat wave combined with damage to a substation. Xcel says temperatures are forecast in the high 90s Friday, likely resulting in electricity demand for air conditioners. The affected area is bordered by... more » -
UPDATE: Baby left in car hospitalized
June 24, 2010 4:33 PM
A nine month old baby is expected to recover after it was left in a car for about forty minutes. Family members called 9-1-1 around 1:30 p.m. Thursday to a parking lot outside a string of restaurants at Broadmoor Towne Center in the Southgate area of Colorado Springs. ... more » -
Dozens of children locked in cars each year
June 18, 2010 2:35 PM
The year isn't yet half over, but so far the Colorado Springs Fire Department has been called 88 times for children locked in vehicles. During all of 2009 it happened 181 times. In hot weather a child can overheat in a car very quickly. The Fire Department recommends keeping... more » -
The topic of the day: the heat!
June 7, 2010 10:19 PM
Love it or hate it, the weather was the hot topic of discussion Monday in both the Springs and Pueblo. But this searing heat is a cause for concern for emergency responders. The high heat and bone-dry humidity were the perfect recipe for any sort of fire to grow... more » -
It's HOT! New record high temp set in Colorado Springs
June 7, 2010 8:02 PM
97 degrees! That's the new record high for June 7 in Colorado Springs. The old record was 95. Pueblo was hotter though. The Steel City reached a high of 101--tying the old record. Can you believe there are still two more weeks until the official start of summer! "We love... more » -
Record high falls in Colorado Springs, tied in Pueblo
June 7, 2010 11:43 AM
Here's what I'm working on today. Craig Eliot says we could have record heat today! 96 in Colorado Springs and 102 in Pueblo! Record highs are also quite possible today in La Junta, Lamar, Trinidad and even Alamosa! When the weather gets this hot emergency responders are busy treating people... more » -
CU physicists help break "hottest temperature" record
February 17, 2010 12:49 PM
Two University of Colorado at Boulder physicists are part of a team working with the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York that have created the hottest temperature ever measured in the universe. That's 7.2 trillion degrees Fahrenheit. The team used Brookhaven's giant atom smasher, the Relativistic... more » -
White roofs do cool temps, study finds
January 30, 2010 9:01 AM
If every degree Fahrenheit counts in stabilizing the climate, then painting the roofs of city buildings white could offer a significant payoff, according to the first computer modeling study of an idea that's taken hold in cities around the world. "Our research demonstrates that white roofs, at least in... more » -
Several zoo animals seek shelter from frigid cold
December 9, 2009 4:42 PM
We're not the only ones looking for relief from this cold artic weather, animals at the zoo were also trying to stay warm. The Pueblo Zoo was closed Tuesday and Wednesday because of the frigid cold. The zoo's tropical animals and animals native to Africa were all brought inside so... more » -
Agencies ready to help struggling families this winter
October 19, 2009 8:11 PM
Natural gas inventories are at a record high, which means many Americans may pay less on their heating bills this winter. However, Energy Outreach Colorado says in this poor economy thousands will need help paying their bills. The group wants to remind everyone, November 1 is the first day you... more » -
Agencies ready to help struggling families this winter
October 19, 2009 8:04 PM
Natural gas inventories are at a record high, which means many Americans may pay less on their heating bills this winter. However, Energy Outreach Colorado says in this poor economy thousands will need help paying their bills. The group wants to remind everyone, November 1 is the first day you... more » -
Getting Ready for Winter
October 2, 2009 7:29 PM
A little preventive maintenance can go a long way, in your pocketbook and for your health. -Thursday on News First Five we told you about dialing 2-1-1, which lets you talk to referral specialists who can get you connected with helpful community information. -Also there’s the LEAP... more »
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