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  • Motorists pull over to help women escape burning car

    August 17, 2012 12:11 AM

    HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. (AP) - Passing motorists who saw smoke billowing from a stand of pine trees along Interstate 10 in southern Mississippi rescued a woman and her disabled sister trapped inside a wrecked, burning sport utility vehicle. Fifteen to 20 motorists, including a photographer for The Associated Press, helped... more »
  • Yo! College nerds make rap video to protect Internet

    February 18, 2010 1:42 PM

    Two college students in Pueblo have taken a creative approach to help keep the internet free and open. Mike and Mark DeHerrera made a music video on the topic on Net Neutrality. In fact, they rap in the video. The self-proclaimed nerds made it as part of their introduction to... more »
  • 911 operator saves his own child

    February 15, 2010 11:59 AM

    A Thurston County, Washington 911 dispatcher helped save his own son's life. On February 4, Chris Scott's wife Janna called 911 because their 6 month-old son Jacob was choking. He was unconscious and had stopped breathing. The dispatcher who answered was her husband. The couple recognized each other's... more »
  • 13 countries agree plan to save wild tigers

    January 30, 2010 8:47 AM

    A dozen Asian nations and Russia vowed Friday to work to double the number of wild tigers by 2022, crack down on poaching that has devastated the big cats and prohibit the building of roads and bridges that could harm their habitats. However, the historic declaration adopted by the... more »
  • Library offers device to help you reduce bills

    January 19, 2010 6:20 PM

    If you're looking to cut back on your electric bills the Pueblo West Library has a tool that could help. It's called a Kill A Watt. You plug the small device into an electrical outlet and then plug-in an appliance. The Kill A Watt measures how much energy the appliance... more »
  • Government efficiency contest won by Coloradan

    December 21, 2009 4:43 PM

    According to the Veteran's Affairs office of the federal government, President Barack Obama Monday presented the first-ever SAVE (Securing Americans Value and Efficiency) Award to a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employee from Loma, Colorado. Nancy Fichtner's idea was voted the winner out of four finalists in a public online... more »
  • D-11 stretches $6 million extra from bond projects

    December 14, 2009 6:35 PM

    When the weather is at its worst, a good heater is a must and this winter the kids at Queen Palmer Elementary are staying warm thanks to a reliable boiler. The heater was recently upgraded with some left-over money that the district had saved on its other bond projects. ... more »
  • Pueblo animal shelter rescues dead man's pets

    December 11, 2009 5:18 PM

    Pets are often the unseen victims of violence or tragedy in a home. On Thursday, when 50-year old Robert Piserchio was found dead in his Pueblo County home, his five English springer spaniels suddenly became homeless. Pueblo Animal Services rescued the dogs under their Safe Keeping program. When authorities respond... more »
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