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• Tenants warn of rental scam on Craigslist Play Video

  April 11, 2013 11:05 PM

  A group of Colorado Springs tenants are warning anyone thinking about using sites like Craigslist to find rental properties. More than a half dozen folks have come forward saying the deal they were promised turned out to be a dud. A house located at 1925 Chamberlin in Colorado... more »

• Some Pueblo County neighbors in Vineland angry over trash on private property they say looks like a landfill Play Video

  October 29, 2012 7:43 PM

  A group of neighbors in Pueblo County say a property in Vineland has been trashy for far too long. We wanted a look for ourselves, so we headed out there earlier today. Here's what we found. It's a home some neighbors say has been an eyesore for decades. ... more »

• When does the Make My Day law actually apply? Play Video

  October 17, 2012 7:09 PM

  The shooting in Pueblo County last night where a property owner shot a trespasser on Hog Farm Road has raised some questions about the Make My Day law. We found out what's in the law and when it applies. The shooting last night happened on private property, but... more »

• Study suggests big repairs to CO's finances

  August 31, 2011 3:35 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Higher income taxes for the rich. Getting rid of public colleges or state crime labs. Changing Colorado's constitution to enact a state property tax. The University of Denver laid out some pretty dramatic proposals Wednesday for state officials trying to repair an out-of-whack financial situation. It... more »

• Pueblo city council passes property ordinance

  June 14, 2011 2:34 AM

  Pueblo city councilmembers voted 4-3 to pass an ordinance aimed at vacant and rental properties. The ordinance does not include owner-occupied properties. After two hours of public comment Monday night, the council voted to pass an adaptation of the international property maintenance code. People against the ordinance say the... more »

• Colorado homeowners face lower property values

  December 21, 2010 8:32 AM

  DENVER (AP) -Property values are dropping in Colorado and that could mean even more budget woes from the state to the local level. Colorado will have enough money in its general account to cover current spending levels, but a new revenue forecast warns the state could face a $1... more »

• Property owners outraged by liens filed by defunct assocation

  October 23, 2010 1:21 PM

  Chuck Burns was skeptical when he got a $600 bill in the mail for delinquent dues to the Colorado City Improvements Corporation. He checked his title paperwork and discovered that he did, in fact, belong to the association. But in the seven years he had lived in his... more »

• Fed survey confirms violent, property crime down

  October 13, 2010 10:32 AM

  Fewer people were victims of crime last year than the year before. The government's most comprehensive crime survey shows the lowest violent and property crime rates ever recorded in the survey, which was first published in 1973. The National Crime Victim Survey released Wednesday by the Justice Department... more »

• Arbitrators rule county grossly over-billed in clean-up

  October 5, 2010 1:54 PM

  An arbitrator has ruled Pueblo County was over-billed nearly $5.4 million for the clean-up of an old warehouse. The building at 6th St. and Elizabeth St. in Pueblo burned in October 2007. The property owner, Omar Maaliki hired Qualiclean to clean up the site, but when Maaliki stopped paying the... more »

• Both sides meet over rafting rights

  September 23, 2010 7:36 PM

  SALIDA, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado panel to settle rafting disputes between landowners and paddlers has begun sorting through ideas to calm the waters. A task force set up after a rafting bill died in the state legislature held its first meeting Wednesday in Salida. Task force member Bob... more »

• Democrat Hickenlooper returned tax break to IRS

  September 15, 2010 8:31 AM

  A Denver TV station is reporting that Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper paid over $52,000 to the Internal Revenue Service in 2008 to settle issues surrounding tax credits he received on conservation easements. KMGH-TV reported Tuesday that the easements were on land that Hickenlooper and a partner acquired in... more »

• Ways homeowners can report neighborhood eyesores

  September 9, 2010 7:57 PM

  Living next to a burned down house or property that's neglected can be a homeowners worst nightmare. It can be an eyesore and lower your property value. You can't always make your neighbor do something to fix it, but sometimes you can. Lori Winner is a woman trying to keep... more »

• Aspen schools seek tax increase

  August 25, 2010 4:12 PM

  The Aspen School District is asking voters to approve a property tax increase of $1.2 million a year to help close a budget shortfall. The school board voted unanimously on Tuesday to put the issue on the ballot this fall. School officials say the increase would amount to a... more »

• Police Department attempts to return stolen property

  August 4, 2010 6:23 PM

  The Colorado Springs Police Department is trying to find the owners of property stolen over the last six months. The property is believed to have come from an area near Bally's at 1800 S. Academy, Cheyenne Canyon Park, near Helen Hunt Falls, and along Palmer Park near Maizeland and Academy.... more »

• Colorado lawmakers trying to protect river rafters

  February 8, 2010 12:17 PM

  A move to resolve a feud between landowners and professional river rafters is coming to a crest in the Colorado Legislature. The House Judiciary Committee is taking up a measure on Monday that would clarify rights of navigation for guides employed by river outfitters and provide limits on landowner liability... more »

• Army drops appeal over Pinon Canyon study

  November 18, 2009 11:10 AM

  The Army is dropping its appeal of a court ruling related to plans to step up training at Pinon Canyon, Fort Carson's down range training site. The Army appealed a Sept. 8 federal court ruling that said it didn't adequately assess the environmental effects of increasing training at the southeast... more »