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• Man seriously injured in Aurora plane crash

  August 26, 2012 2:28 PM

  Authorities say a pilot who crashed a small plane into an Aurora field was seriously injured. South Metro Fire Rescue Authority Chief Dan Qualman says the pilot was the only person in the single-engine plane, which crashed near the Rocking Horse subdivision at about 9:45 a.m. this morning. The Denver... more »

• MS prison guard dies, others hurt in 'disturbance'

  May 21, 2012 1:14 AM

  NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - A guard at a southwest Mississippi prison died Sunday and several other employees were injured during a disturbance involving hundreds of inmates that continued into the evening, authorities and the prison's operator said. Emily Ham, a spokeswoman for the Adams County Sheriff's Office, confirmed Sunday evening... more »

• Semi rollover closes NB I-25

  February 14, 2012 7:13 AM

  A semi-truck has overturned into the median on I-25 at MM 73. Pueblo County Sheriff's Deputies say they there were two people in the truck, and have now called Flight for Life. It happened around 4:30 this morning. Right now we're not sure about extent of injuries.... more »

• Nuggets' Gallinari expected to miss a month

  February 7, 2012 8:33 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari is expected to miss a month with a severely sprained left ankle that turned out to be less serious than first feared. Tests on Tuesday revealed the chip fracture in his left foot didn't actually occur Monday night when he rolled his... more »

• Pueblo baby with brain injuries has died

  November 21, 2011 1:25 PM

  A Pueblo baby who suffered serious injuries to his brain has died. "The baby was taken off life support last night at 8:30," said Deputy Chief Andrew McLachlan, Pueblo Police Department. The baby was originally taken to Parkview Medical Center on Friday with a brain injury. Officers say he... more »

• Pueblo baby on life support due to brain injuries

  November 20, 2011 8:35 PM

  Pueblo police are investigating how a baby suffered serious brain injuries. The 5-month-old baby was taken to Parkview Hospital Friday. Police say he was not breathing, but medical officials did not see any obvious signs of injury. The baby boy was then taken in helicopter to Denver Children's... more »

• Man almost dies at the hand of a power tool

  September 8, 2011 12:07 AM

  "He would have bled to death had they even been one minute further away or hesitated in any way, shape or form," says Memorial Hospital trauma surgeon Tiffany Willard, M.D. 24-year-old Blake Garrett lives to see another day thanks to heroic efforts of three people who did not hesitate to... more »

• Surrounded by heroes

  September 7, 2011 12:46 PM

  Last week, 24-year-old Blakelee Garrett almost did not live to see another day. While working on a construction site, he was seriously injured while using an angle grinder with a diamond blade, which impaled him in the upper leg after it caught on a piece of metal. The injury... more »

• Paterno coaches PSU opener from press box

  September 3, 2011 12:27 PM

  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Joe Paterno is coaching Penn State's season opener from the press box Saturday, three weeks after an accidental collision at practice left him with right shoulder and hip injuries. The 84-year-old Paterno said earlier this week there was a "50-50" chance he would be on... more »

• Cardinals place right-hander Lynn on 60-day DL

  September 2, 2011 8:38 PM

  ST. LOUIS (AP) - Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn was moved from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL after the team decided he couldn't recover from an oblique injury in time. St. Louis also purchased the contract of outfielder Shane Robinson from Triple-A Memphis, adding defense with a right-handed... more »

• UPDATE: Man seriously injured in house fire near Wasson HS

  August 3, 2011 3:50 PM

  Colorado Springs firefighters say a man in his 20s suffered serious burn injuries in a fire at a home at Patrician Way and McArthur Avenue. A woman, believed to be the man's mother, suffered minor smoke inhalation and was treated at the scene. Fire officials say the blaze started... more »

• Horseback rider injured on trail near Nederland

  June 5, 2011 12:13 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A woman from Erie says she was bucked from her horse on a trail near Nederland after an unleashed dog jumped at her horse's legs. Boulder County sheriff's officials are looking for the owner of a dog, described as a springer spaniel. Leashes are not... more »

• Second officer assaulted by suspected drunk driver

  May 29, 2011 12:28 PM

  While securing a scene at around 1:53 am Sunday and sitting in a Police patrol cruiser blocking a through lane of northbound N. Union Blvd., a man suspected of driving under the influence rammed into the officer's vehicle. The suspect was driving approximately 30mph when he hit rear of the... more »

• Student hurt in Fremont County school bus crash

  February 4, 2011 3:14 PM

  A 15 year old boy is recovering at a local hospital after the school bus he was riding in was involved in a crash Friday morning. It happened in Penrose at the intersection of 13th Street and L Street at 7:00 a.m. Investigators with State Patrol say the... more »

• Docs say hard to predict brain damage in Giffords

  January 9, 2011 2:54 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Doctors say they are optimistic about Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' odds. But it can take weeks to months to learn the level of brain damage she might suffer from the gunshot blast to the head on Saturday. Dr. Peter Rhee, a trauma surgeon in Tucson where she... more »

• Man walking on interstate is killed near Walsenberg

  November 21, 2010 7:02 PM

  The Colorado State Patrol is investigating an auto-pedestrian accident resulting in one minor injury and one fatal injury that occurred on Interstate 25, 1 mile north of Walsenburg. A 2003 Saturn Ion was traveling southbound on Interstate 25. A pedestrian, wearing dark clothing, was walking southbound, approximately six feet in... more »

• Soldier injured during parachute exercise

  November 17, 2010 6:54 PM

  A Fort Carson soldier was injured this afternoon during a parachute operation. It happened around 12:30. The soldier, as yet unidentified, was airlifted to Penrose Hospital as a precaution. A Fort Carson spokesman said he was conscious, breathing and able to move before he was taken to the hospital.... more »

• Running toward recovery

  October 16, 2010 6:33 PM

  Steve LaRocque, a Fort Carson soldier, has a reminder of what happened in September of 2009 every time he laces up his running shoes. LaRocque was shot in the knee while helping others who were injured during an ambush in Afghanistan; five people were shot that day, one person... more »

• Palmer Lake boy charged in stabbing of classmate

  September 8, 2010 5:23 PM

  The fallout continues from Tuesday's assault where a 12 year old boy allegedly stabbed a classmate in the face and neck. "It appears he (the victim) has a ruptured esophagus and also some severing of the muscles on the right side of his neck." explains Palmer Lake Police Chief Keith... more »

• AP Source: LenDale White out for season

  September 3, 2010 8:43 PM

  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - A person familiar with the injury tells The Associated Press that Denver Broncos tailback LenDale White has a ruptured Achilles' tendon and is out for the season. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because the Broncos hadn't publicly discussed the results of medical tests... more »

• Skateboarder could be ticketed after being hit by car

  August 26, 2010 3:55 PM

  A man who lost control of his skateboard and was hit by a car on South Circle Drive while chasing after it could be ticketed for causing the accident. Antjuan Peebles Bennett, 21, was taken in an ambulance to the hospital with what were described as non-life threatening injuries.... more »

• Tebow sits out preseason game against Lions

  August 21, 2010 9:18 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Denver Broncos are playing it safe with Tim Tebow's bruised ribs, resting the rookie quarterback in their second preseason game against Detroit. The University of Florida standout had plenty of company on the sideline as the Broncos were without 16 players, including Pro Bowl cornerback Champ... more »

• Rockies put LHP Francis on DL, recall INF Young

  August 14, 2010 8:01 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Rockies have placed left-hander Jeff Francis on the 15-day disabled list with left shoulder soreness Saturday and recalled infielder Eric Young Jr. from Triple-A Colorado Springs. Francis, 4-4 with a 4.56 ERA in 16 starts, missed the 2009 season after undergoing surgery to repair a... more »

• Elvis may be lost for the season

  August 5, 2010 3:43 PM

  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - A person familiar with the injury to Elvis Dumervil has told The Associated Press that the Denver Broncos pass rusher has torn his pectoral muscle and could be sidelined up to five months. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity on Thursday because the Broncos... more »

• Rescue on the incline

  June 21, 2010 7:47 PM

  Emergency crews have rescued someone from the old incline railway above Manitou Springs for the third time in four days. A man fell Monday afternoon and was impaled on a piece of re-bar, a steel rod used in concrete work and construction. Witnesses said the man, described as in... more »

• UPDATED: Cliff diving, a dangerous pastime

  June 21, 2010 12:42 PM

  This time of year a group of thrill seekers push to the extremes with cliff diving. It's popular in Pueblo, but it's dangerous and also illegal. Adventure seekers have made their jumps famous on YouTube. Several videos I found show people jumping off high cliffs or bridges into the reservoir... more »

• Graduation goal realized

  June 3, 2010 4:45 PM

  A local high school student overcame a physical disability to walk across the stage at graduation much to the surprise of his classmates and teachers. Christopher Dana suffered a crippling injury to his spinal cord last summer. The Sand Creek High School senior had lost all feeling below the... more »

• Former child star Gary Coleman dies in Utah

  May 28, 2010 2:53 PM

  Former child TV star Gary Coleman died Friday at a Utah hospital after suffering an intracranial hemorrhage at his home. He was 42 years old. Coleman suffered the hemorrhage Wednesday at his Santaquin home, 55 miles south of Salt Lake City. He was admitted to the Utah Valley Regional... more »

• Fort Carson munitions truck crashes on I-25

  May 27, 2010 9:01 AM

  A truck hauling hundreds of practice rockets for the military crashed on Interstate 25 north of Denver, but the munitions remained safe and intact. Fort Carson spokesman Lt. Col. Steve Wollman says the truck was carrying 10 pallets of 2.75-inch practice rockets that were not live, with 48 rockets... more »

• Man on bike collides with coyote

  May 21, 2010 1:08 PM

  An Aspen Highlands ski patroller has a broken leg after colliding with a coyote on a bike trail. Fifty-six-year-old Bob Sloezen says he was riding a road bike on the trail Monday when the coyote darted into his path. The animal dashed off. Sloezen says he suffered a spiral... more »

• 2 skiers swept in Aspen avalanche, one injured

  February 28, 2010 9:23 AM

  One of two skiers caught in an avalanche in Aspen was seriously injured after being buried in snow and pinned against a tree. The Pitkin County Sheriff's office say the two skiers were part of a group of four who were skiing in Aspen Mountain Friday afternoon when the slide... more »

• Vonn continues to get better

  February 15, 2010 1:57 AM

  WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) - Lindsey Vonn's husband says she has gone through a complete slalom training session on her own, the toughest test yet for her bruised right shin. Thomas Vonn says in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Sunday that the two-time overall World Cup champion's... more »

• Woman sues Anderson Cooper after fall at NYC home

  February 13, 2010 11:19 AM

  An interior designer is suing CNN anchor Anderson Cooper after she took an unusual fall at an old New York City firehouse that he is converting into a new home. Killian O'Brien, of Brooklyn, says in her suit that she plunged 17 feet through the hole that once held the... more »

• Injury may force USA gold medal hopeful from Olympics

  February 10, 2010 2:22 PM

  U.S. skiing star Lindsey Vonn says she is worried a badly bruised right shin will keep her out of the Vancouver Olympics. Vonn revealed Wednesday that she was injured in a slalom training run Feb. 3 during pre-Olympic practice in Austria. She says she questions whether "I'll be even... more »

• $1,500 reward offered in elderly attack case

  February 4, 2010 11:29 AM

  A elderly man in Pueblo continues to recover from broken ribs and other severe injuries he suffered during an attack inside his own home nearly two weeks ago. Now, an organization that provides senior services is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of... more »

• Police make arrest in acid attack; 30 injured

  January 10, 2010 7:46 AM

  Police in Hong Kong say a man is under arrest after the latest in a series of acid attacks to hit the city since December 2008. The man was taken into custody early Sunday after two bottles of corrosive liquid were hurled into a crowd at a famous tourist spot.... more »

• Kenyon Martin sidelined by pinkie injury

  December 8, 2009 5:20 PM

  Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin won't play against the Charlotte Bobcats because of a dislocated left pinkie. Coach George Karl said before Tuesday's game that he was uncertain if Martin would miss additional games. He was being treated in the training room before tip-off. Martin was injured Monday against... more »

• Broncos injury report: Bailey, Dawkins

  September 17, 2009 10:15 AM

  Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey did not practice Wednesday because of an injured ankle, and safety Brian Dawkins missed practice because of a hurt hand. There's no word on their status for the next game. more »