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• Recycle your Christmas tree in Pueblo

  January 7, 2013 1:52 PM

  If you still haven't gotten rid of your Christmas tree, you have a great recycling option in Pueblo. Take your tree, free of all ornaments, garlands, tinsel, and lights, to Vision Recycled Aggregate and Landscape. They're located on Vision Lane in Pueblo. Trees are stacking up out there everyday, and... more »

• Third Congressional District candidate Scott Tipton campaigns in Meeker

  November 3, 2012 7:34 PM

  Congressman Scott Tipton spoke today at a ceremony for a special tree here in Colorado. Tipton took the chance to talk to potential voters just a few days before the election in Meeker. That's where the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree Harvest took place. He's running for the Third Congressional... more »

• Fewer trees dying than before from a beetle in Montana

  September 10, 2012 7:48 PM

  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Federal officials say a mountain pine beetle outbreak that left Western states with vast stands of dead and dying trees has eased for the second consecutive year. With fewer trees for the beetles to eat, the U.S. Forest Service said Monday that 3.8 million acres with... more »

• Fallen tree clean-up continues in Custer County

  May 15, 2012 6:45 PM

  Trees blown down last November in a wind storm can still be found all over the Sangre de Cristos in Custer County. Near County Road 198, large trees are toppled over, and some are even uprooted. Many of the trees have caused problems along Rainbow Trail, but crews are working... more »

• Miller moths blamed for car wreck Play Video

  May 2, 2012 9:42 PM

  An 18-year-old girl is uninjured after her car crashed into a tree off Lexington Drive, ruptured a gas line, and burst into flames. She told officials a miller moth trapped in her car was the distraction that caused the crash. Witnesses pulled the teen's body from her SUV just moments... more »

• Battling the Pine Beetle

  April 5, 2012 5:35 AM

  ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) - Rocky Mountain National Park is planning several steps to mitigate the effects of a bark beetle outbreak on its trees. Over the next two months, the park plans to protect up to 6,700 high-value trees in developed areas from being infected by beetles... more »

• Wind takes its toll

  April 3, 2012 10:54 AM

  Winds gusted to 65 miles an hour in the Pueblo area overnight. It made sleeping tough, but it was even harder on the trees. This tree at 29th and High in Pueblo was knocked down overnight. Part of it ended up in the street. more »

• Skier killed at Wolf Creek

  March 26, 2012 6:38 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Authorities have identified a man killed while skiing in Colorado as a 19-year-old Kansas State student. Kansas broadcaster KMAN reported that the Mineral County Sheriff's Department said the victim is Garrett Spencer of Hesston, Kan. He was skiing with friends when he hit a tree at the... more »

• Wind damages homes in Canon City overnight

  March 19, 2012 2:55 PM

  Strong winds knocked down trees overnight in Canon City. One house had a tree crash through its roof. The tree pictured here fell over, pulling up a gas line with it. People on the block were evacuated. Clean up continues on the tree, which is expected to... more »

• Tree falls on house, kills 8-year-old girl

  March 19, 2012 2:46 PM

  ARNOLD, Calif. (AP) - Authorities in Northern California say a 100-foot-tall tree fell onto a house and killed an 8-year-old girl who was sleeping inside. The Record of Stockton reports the tree fell in the Calaveras County town of Arnold shortly before 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Fire officials say the storm-weakened... more »

• Plant a free tree

  March 14, 2012 9:16 AM

  If you're looking to plant a tree for free this season, here's a great way to do it. Sign up to get a free tree from Tree City USA. You'll have to pick it up, but you get to pick where you plant it! Click here for the... more »

• Woman arrested for burning down 3500 year old tree

  March 1, 2012 7:27 AM

  LONGWOOD, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a central Florida woman is in jail, charged with setting a fire that burned one of the world's oldest cypress trees. Investigators say two witnesses identified 26-year-old Sara Barnes as the person who caused the 118-foot-tall bald cypress tree named "The Senator" to... more »

• Georgia man dies as Keystone Ski Resort

  February 6, 2012 7:29 AM

  KEYSTONE, Colo. (AP) - A Colorado coroner has released the name of a Georgia man who died Sunday while skiing at Keystone Ski Resort. Summit County Coroner Joanne Richardson says the man was 58-year-old Odo Lessacher of Griffin, Ga. Richardson says in a statement that the man was found in... more »

• Free mulch to be available Monday in Pueblo

  January 19, 2012 8:05 PM

  Free mulch will be available to the public beginning Monday at noon, January 23 on a self-serve basis until all mulch is gone. The mulch is from Christmas trees dropped off at Vision Recycled Aggregate located at 195 Vision Lane off of East 4th Street. Pueblo city and... more »

• Fort Collins tree trimmer dies

  December 14, 2011 6:38 AM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Firefighters say a tree trimmer working in Fort Collins has died. Patrick Love of Poudre Fire Authority says rescuers found the man unconscious Tuesday afternoon in a tree, suspended from a safety harness about 40 feet off the ground. A branch may have hit... more »

• Drought could make for short supply of Christmas trees

  November 25, 2011 4:10 AM

  NEW CANEY, Texas (AP) - A devastating drought in the Southwest has killed thousands of Christmas trees in Texas and Oklahoma, leaving many farmers with little to offer holiday shoppers. Many trees died of thirst. Hundreds of others burned in wildfires. Most farmers say nearly all their youngest trees... more »

• Community First: Trees of Life

  November 14, 2011 8:44 AM

  The Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care would like to invite you to its 27th annual Trees of Life community tree lighting. This is part of our Community First segment. This event honors loved ones who have passed away. The ceremony will be Saturday, November 19th at 5:00... more »

• National Tree Lighting Ceremony tickets

  November 5, 2011 7:27 AM

  You can now get tickets to this year's national tree lighting ceremony in Washington D.C. The National Park Service is opening an online lottery for free tickets. They will distribute 3,000 tickets for seats and 14,000 standing-room through the lottery. If you think you might want to try... more »

• All bears down

  August 3, 2011 3:10 PM

  The final cub is down from the tree after it was tranquilized. They now go to a rural area around 100 miles away.The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife will have the bears in custody as they relocate them. more »

• Woman killed in collision with tree

  April 3, 2011 7:59 AM

  A single vehicle car accident has claimed the life of a 54 year old woman in Colorado Springs. It happened at around 3:20 p.m. Saturday along Uintah Street just east of the intersection with Hancock. Investigators with the Colorado Springs Police Department say that woman was headed west on... more »

• Snowboarder dies after hitting tree in Colorado

  February 7, 2011 8:27 AM

  DENVER (AP)-A 35-year-old Boulder man is dead after riding his snowboard into a tree at Eldora Mountain Resort near Nederland. The Boulder County Sheriff's Department says the man was snowboarding with four friends when he hit the tree at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday. It says the group was in... more »

• UPDATE: CSP investigating a fatal accident in Penrose

  January 2, 2011 5:04 PM

  The Colorado State patrol is currently investigating a fatal single vehicle accident that took the life of a 17 year old unidentified girl in Penrose at around 9:50am Sunday. A State Patrol spokesperson tells NewsFirst5 that a 1996 Ford Mustang traveling east on 4th street in Penrose lost control, sending... more »

• Fatal single vehicle accident in Penrose

  January 2, 2011 3:07 PM

  Colorado State Patrol and emergency crews are on the scene of a fatal single vehicle traffic accident on 4th street in Penrose this afternoon. Flight for life services were called but turned back when the victim died from their injuries at the scene. The details are still coming in as... more »

• Plan now to recycle that tree

  December 21, 2010 7:29 PM

  Christmas trees can be recycled at seven locations in El Paso County on the first two weekends in January. Discarded trees will be ground into mulch and then given away for gardens and landscaping. Locations: Baptist Road Trailhead - Baptist Road & Old Denver Highway ... more »

• Salvation Army seeks angels for kids in need

  December 9, 2010 6:04 PM

  The Salvation Army is hoping you can help make the holidays brighter for hundreds of children in need. They've kicked off their annual angel tree program at the Pueblo Mall and the Chapel Hills and Citadel Malls. If you would like to help, pick a name from the tree and... more »

• Colorado Capitol tree honors fallen military

  December 1, 2010 7:05 PM

  DENVER (AP) - This year's Colorado Capitol tree honors fallen members of the military from Colorado. The tree, which was lighted Wednesday, is decorated with cards bearing the names of 142 service members who died in Afghanistan and Iraq. The 13-foot Noble fir is also decked with 300 red, white... more »

• Golden takes aim at elaborate treehouse

  November 8, 2010 7:18 PM

  GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - A Denver-area man might have to go to court to keep city officials from tearing down an elaborate backyard treehouse local officials say is hazardous. Sculptor Duncan Foss of Golden faced a 4 p.m. deadline Monday to take down the treehouse or face legal action.... more »

• Skydiver stuck in tree for couple of hours

  October 11, 2010 2:05 PM

  DUNSTABLE, Mass. (AP) - A skydiver stuck in a tree in Dunstable, Mass., for about two hours has been rescued and taken to a hospital as a precaution. Kim Whorton, a staff member at Skydive Pepperell, says the man affiliated with the club does not appear to be hurt.... more »

• Mississippi police: Colorado Springs woman's hanging

  September 30, 2010 8:46 AM

  Police in Philadelphia, Mississippi, say no foul play is suspected in the death of a Colorado Springs woman whose body was found hanging from a tree on Saturday. Police Chief Dickie Sistrunk tells The Neshoba Democrat that an autopsy report shows the death of Donna Giao Dao, 34, of... more »

• Suspect in horrible crime won't stand trial

  September 17, 2010 8:34 AM

  A Denver homeless man accused of kidnapping hikers near Nederland has been found incompetent to stand trial. A judge announced Thursday that Joseph Scott Carter, 43, was found incompetent by staff at the Colorado Mental Health Institute in Pueblo. Carter will stay at the hospital pending another review in... more »

• Baby eagles lucky after their tree falls

  June 15, 2010 7:01 PM

  Some baby bald eagles are lucky to be alive after the tree their nest was in blew down. For years the same pair of eagles raised their young in a big cottonwood tree at Barr Lake State Park near the lake and this year was no different. In April... more »

• Busy bear captured in Colorado Springs neighborhood

  June 9, 2010 9:44 PM

  A bear wandering the Stratmoor Hills area of Colorado Springs is wandering no more. Division of Wildlife officers tranquilized and captured the bear Wednesday afternoon near Academy and Maxwell. They say the bear is a year and a half old. Neighbors spotted the bear in a tree Wednesday. They had... more »

• Wildlife officers to move bear out of Louisville

  June 9, 2010 8:31 AM

  State wildlife officials have tranquilized and removed a yearling male bear that was in a tree in Louisivlle. Colorado Division of Wildlife spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill says officers received a report of a bear in a tree around 3 p.m. Tuesday. The 85-pound bear fell into a tarp after it... more »

• Bear captured on Pueblo's east side

  June 4, 2010 11:33 AM

  Some residents on the east side of Pueblo woke up to find an unusual visitor in their neighborhood. A bear climbed up a tree inside a yard on E. 5th St. by Troy Ave. Pueblo Police, Pueblo Fire and the Division of Wildlife responded. The bear was tranquilized and captured.... more »

• Tree hit by lightning

  April 20, 2010 8:12 PM

  Fire crews are taking down a tree that was hit by lightning on Old Dutch Mill Road. That's near Chestnut and Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. There are no reports of injuries, but neighbors are experiencing a power outage. We have a crew on the scene and... more »

• Oregon man sues over tree that fell and hurt him

  February 2, 2010 6:03 PM

  An Oregon man has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service and a logging company on allegations that they failed to cut down a tree before it fell and injured him. The suit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Medford says Bert Fernandez of Prospect was driving... more »

• Christmas tree recycling

  December 24, 2009 9:08 AM

  When you are ready to get rid of your Christmas tree, El Paso County and Pueblo County are offering recycling services to residents. In El Paso County you can go to any "Treecycle" location. The "treecycle" program will operate two consecutive weekends. Saturday and Sunday, January 2-3 and... more »

• Pueblo expands Christmas tree recycling

  December 22, 2009 2:31 PM

  Pueblo has expanded its Christmas tree recycling program this year. Trees can be dropped off and ground up into mulch, which will then be given away. Trees may be dropped off between January 2 and 17 at Vision Recycled Aggregate and Landscaping, located at 95 Vision Lane, just south of... more »

• Silver Key tree fundraiser

  December 21, 2009 5:37 PM

  Silver Key Senior Services has a limited number of fresh Christmas trees available for a suggested donation of $20. The trees were donated by a local tree lot and all proceeds will go to support services for people 60 and over. The trees will be for sale fron noon to... more »

• Salvation Army seeks "angels" to help children

  December 1, 2009 3:49 PM

  The Salvation Army of Pueblo is asking for your help to make this Christmas a little brighter for some children in need. The Angel Tree programs helps children ages 14 and under in low income families. Donors select a name off a Christmas tree at the Pueblo Mall and are... more »

• Tiger Woods withdraws from own tourney

  November 30, 2009 4:40 PM

  Tiger Woods has withdrawn from his own golf tournament after citing injuries from a car crash near his Florida home. Woods said in a statement on his Web site Monday that injuries won't allow him to play in the Chevron World Challenge. He said he would return to competition next... more »

• Christmas tree permits now available

  November 27, 2009 12:47 PM

  Some people are beginning to head to the mountains to cut down their own Christmas tree. Permits are now available for $10, limit two trees per household. If you plan to cut down your own tree the U.S. Forest service reminds you to be prepared for winter conditions. Take warm... more »