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• Military Athletes Train for Wounded Warrior Games Play Video

  February 1, 2013 9:01 AM

  For the fourth year in a row, athletes from all of the military branches train and compete in Olympic style games. But these are no ordinary competitors. Injured veterans are currently in training for the 4th annual Wounded Warrior Games in Colorado Springs. Scott Palomino joined the US Air... more »

• Teen wounded in Ga. school shooting

  January 31, 2013 3:12 PM

  ATLANTA (AP) - An Atlanta fire official says a 14-year-old has been shot in the head at a middle school and has been taken to a hospital. Atlanta Fire Cpt. Marian McDaniel also says a teacher suffered minor cuts and bruises but was treated on the scene at Price Middle... more »

• Update: Several wounded in overnight shooting at hookah lounge

  July 13, 2012 5:03 AM

  At least 3 people have been wounded in an overnight shooting in a hookah lounge in Colorado Springs. It happened at 1609 South Nevada a little before 2 a.m. That's the Layalina Smoke and Shop Hookah Lounge. Police say there are no suspects in custody at this time.... more »

• Six people wounded in LA

  July 4, 2011 6:49 AM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities say six people are wounded following a shooting in south Los Angeles. Sheriff's department Lt. Sergio Mancilla says the shooting occurred about 12:30 a.m. Monday at a residence at 112th in the Lennox area of the city. He tells The Associated Press that... more »

• LifeQuest helps soldiers transition

  February 8, 2011 12:24 PM

  A local organization called LifeQuest is making a difference in the lives of those who have served in war. The organization tackles their wounds, both physical and psychological. LifeQuest uses rehabilitative exercise techniques, one on one counseling and goal setting to help rebuild trust and self confidence. Life Quest... more »

• Group holds fundraiser for injured soldiers

  December 14, 2010 4:32 PM

  LifeQuest Transitions will hold a fundraiser tomorrow with money raised going to empower wounded, ill and injured soldiers at Fort Carson. The event will be held at the Colorado Springs Marriott tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. with expected attendance of over 375 individuals, business owners, community leaders, wounded soldiers and... more »

• Dad kills 2 sons, wounds third

  October 1, 2010 8:27 AM

  Authorities say a man shot his three teenage sons, two fatally, at their home in southern New Jersey before police killed him. Jason Laughlin, a spokesman for the Camden County Prosecutor's Office, says the shootings occurred late Thursday at the home in Pennsauken, a Camden suburb. Laughlin identified... more »

• Colorado Springs vet honors 44-year-old battlefield pledge

  July 15, 2010 9:53 AM

  A Vietnam vet has fulfilled his 44-year-old battlefield promise to return a rosary to a wounded comrade. Frank Heidel gave the rosary back to Chuck Doole on Wednesday night during an emotional reunion of the two veterans and their families. Doole had been shot in an ambush and... more »

• Six dead, 4 wounded in New Mexico shooting

  July 12, 2010 1:43 PM

  Police say six people are dead and four others are hospitalized in a shooting at an Albuquerque fiber optics manufacturer. Authorities say one of the dead was believed to be the gunman at the shooting on Monday at the campus of Emcore Corp. Police Chief Ray Schultz says... more »

• 12 dead in U.K. shooting rampage

  June 2, 2010 1:59 PM

  British police say a taxi driver went on a shooting rampage across rural northwestern England, killing 12 people and wounding 25 others before turning the gun on himself. It's Britain's deadliest mass shooting since 1996 and shocked a country where gun ownership is tightly restricted. more »

• In blindness, soldiers find new niche in military

  May 21, 2010 10:39 AM

  Since a car bomb blinded Capt. Scott Smiley in Iraq, he has skied Vail, climbed Mount Rainier, earned his MBA, raised two young boys with his wife, won an Espy award and pulled himself up from faith-shaking depths. Smiley, pictured here, is one of only a handful of soldiers... more »

• Sleepwalking claimed by teen accused of murder

  May 7, 2010 8:56 AM

  A Colorado Springs teenager accused of fatally shooting his brother and wounding his mom claims he was sleepwalking at the time and didn't act intentionally. Fourteen-year-old Daniel Gudino faces the possibility of adult first-degree murder charges for the 2009 shootings at his family's home. If convicted, Gudino would... more »

• Fort Carson medic to receive Bronze Star for valor

  April 20, 2010 11:24 AM

  A Fort Carson medic will receive a valor medal for treating injured soldiers and firing at the enemy even though she was wounded herself in a 2009 battle in Afghanistan. Cpl. Helen Ruhl of the 4th Infantry Division will receive the Bronze Star with Valor Device on Wednesday. Ruhl... more »

• Obama awards 3 wounded Fort Carson Purple Heart

  April 3, 2010 8:44 AM

  The Army says three Fort Carson soldiers wounded in Afghanistan were awarded the Purple Heart during President Barack Obama's visit to Kabul last weekend. The Colorado Springs Gazette reported Friday that Obama gave the soldiers the medals a day after they were attacked March 27 in a roadside bombing. The... more »

• Shooting reported at Dallas bank

  March 8, 2010 12:42 PM

  Shots were fired inside a Dallas bank and several people might have been wounded, local media reported Monday as police and ambulances raced to the scene. KTVT said Dallas Fire-Rescue reported that at least three individuals were shot. One of them, the alleged gunman, was hospitalized "with a gunshot... more »

• Attempted murder counts added against Alabama professor

  February 15, 2010 1:26 PM

  Attempted murder charges have been added against the professor accused of shooting six colleagues during a faculty meeting at an Alabama university. Amy Bishop was arrested soon after the shooting Friday and charged with capital murder. Jail records show she also has been charged with three counts of attempted... more »

• Suspect shouted 'Allahu Akbar!' before shooting

  November 6, 2009 8:23 AM

  The base commander at Fort Hood says soldiers who witnessed a shooting rampage that left 13 people dead reported that the gunman shouted "Allahu Akbar!" before opening fire at the Texas post. Lt. Gen. Robert Cone was interviewed on several morning news programs Friday, where he revealed new details about... more »

• Wounded troops mend as war coverage wanes

  September 14, 2009 11:37 AM

  A year after Capt. Sam Brown was set ablaze when a bomb blew up his Humvee in Afghanistan, the 25-year-old West Point graduate endures a steady schedule of painful surgery and stretching to break up knotty burn scars. He also has another routine: checking a Web site that counts... more »