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• Chevron completes repairs at damaged refinery unit

  April 5, 2013 1:16 AM

  RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) - Chevron Corp. says it has completed repairs at an area of its Richmond refinery that was damaged last year in a fire. The Contra Costa Times reports that production will not begin in the repaired crude unit until final regulatory approvals are given, which could be... more »

• Colorado Springs Utilities reports water main break repaired

  December 3, 2011 4:53 PM

  Colorado Springs Utilities reports to News 5 that the water main break reported earlier this morning has been repaired and East Pikes Peak at Farragut is now open following a temporary road patch. CSU water customers should now have full service again. The watermain break was first reported at... more »

• Guard Rail repairs on Hwy 24 close lanes of traffic

  November 23, 2011 1:21 PM

  The Colorado Department of Transportation will be conducting repairs on westbound Highway 24 guard rails near 21st Street today and one lane will be closed as a safety precaution. The left lane will be closed for approximately 2 to 3 hours while the repair work is being conducted. more »

• Late night lightning and high winds possibly to blame for power outage

  September 3, 2011 2:18 PM

  A late night electrical storm and high winds could be to blame for a power outage in Eastern El Paso County Saturday morning. At about 11:00 calls flooded into Mountain View Electric reporting what is now known to be a major power outage affecting at least 2000 customers in the... more »

• Bridge on Highway 115 to close for repairs

  June 6, 2011 3:34 PM

  The Colorado Department of Transportation will close Highway 115 at the Arkansas River Bridge near Florence for about two-and-a-half weeks. Beginning on Monday, June 13, the bridge will be closed to through traffic between U.S. 50 near Penrose and State Highway 120. The bridge, located about two miles east... more »

• Engineers inspect metrodome roof

  December 14, 2010 2:40 PM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Engineering crews are inspecting damage done to the Metrodome when its roof collapsed over the weekend. And the stadium's owners expect word before the end of the day on whether it can be repaired for next Monday's Minnesota Vikings game. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Sports... more »

• Co. Springs bicycle shop repairing hundreds of bikes for giveaway

  December 3, 2010 12:06 PM

  Ted's Bicycles is very busy this week refurbishing used bicycles to make them like-new for the annual Bob Telmosse Christmas Giveaway, happening Monday, December 20 at the former Crissy Fowler Lumber Yard on W. Vermijo Street. "We fixed up over 450 bikes last year and we're shooting for more than... more »

• Recalls on the road

  November 6, 2010 6:48 PM

  Derek Fetty has been working on cars for a while; but lately, across the board, he's seeing more auto recalls than usual. "Here lately they've (government regulators) been getting a lot more, a lot more , meticulous about what kind of repairs they're going to let slide through the... more »

• Hanging Lake Trail to reopen Monday after repairs

  August 16, 2010 8:58 AM

  The popular Hanging Lake Trail in Glenwood Canyon is scheduled to reopen Monday after being closed since early May for repairs. The $1.1 million repair project has given the trail a new boardwalk and railing leading up the final section of the hike. Some stone work has also been... more »

• House committee OKs ads for Colo. Capitol repairs

  April 20, 2010 6:43 PM

  The House State Affairs Committee has approved the sale of ads to pay for repairs to the Colorado Capitol. The bill would allow a company to sell ads to pay for work on the Capitol's gilded dome. It now goes to the House Appropriations Committee. If approved by... more »

• Ads could help pay for capitol repairs

  April 1, 2010 2:28 PM

  State lawmakers are considering selling ads to pay for repairs to the Colorado Capitol. A bill presented Thursday to the Capitol Development Committee would allow a nonprofit preservation group to sell space on curtains surrounding repair work on the Capitol's gilded dome. Contributors would be allowed to use project... more »

• Permanent repairs start on I-70 after rock slide

  March 23, 2010 10:33 AM

  A contractor has started working on permanent repairs on an elevated section of Interstate 70 that was damaged when 20 boulders punched holes in the highway in Glenwood Canyon. The rock slide March 8 closed a 17-mile stretch of I-70 for about three days. No one was hurt. Flatiron Construction... more »

• Repairs temporarily close Aspen Highlands lift

  March 22, 2010 10:25 AM

  Aspen Skiing Co. says overheating caused a ski lift at Aspen Highlands to break down over the weekend. Spokesman Jeff Hanle says a couple of hundred people had to hike out from the Highland Bowl after the Deep Temerity lift broke down Saturday. Hanle says the lift suffered an electrical... more »

• Report potholes to get them fixed

  March 3, 2010 1:26 PM

  Potholes are everywhere, and the City of Colorado Springs is taking them on. The City Street Division has moved potholes to the top of its priority list. Crews are fanning out through the city to repair them. To make sure your favorite pothole is on the list to... more »

• Report: 65,000 flights should not have flown

  February 2, 2010 1:07 PM

  Reporting the results of a six-month investigation, USA TODAY on Tuesday said that millions of passengers were on at least 65,000 U.S. flights over the last six years that should not have taken off because planes weren't properly maintained. While just a fraction of the 63.8 million U.S. airline... more »