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Video: Mother Indicted in Missing Toddler Case

Oct 15, 2008 5:19 pm

A Florida woman is charged with first degree murder for allegedly killing her child.

Video: Preview of the Upcoming Presidential Debate

Oct 15, 2008 5:19 pm

The candidates prepare for their final debate before the election as the economy is still unstable.

Final Debate Tonight

Oct 15, 2008 2:47 pm

The third and final presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama is coming up tonight.

Paulson Defends Government Intervention

Oct 15, 2008 2:47 pm

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says the next several months are going to be rough ones for the economy.

Stocks Point to Lower Open On Retail Sales Drop

Oct 15, 2008 2:46 pm

Wall Street appears to be heading to a sharply lower opening after economic data raised the possibility that the country is either in a recession or moving toward one.

Hurricane Omar Gaining Strength

Oct 15, 2008 2:46 pm

Hurricane Omar is getting stronger as it moves northeast, a day after drenching islands in the southeastern Caribbean. Maximum sustained winds are near 80 miles per hour.

Grand Junction High School Play to Help Former Student

Oct 15, 2008 4:46 am

This past summer, a Grand Junction High School graduate was seriously injured in a car accident, leaving her partially paralyzed. Now, her former classmates are stepping up to help her along the road ...

Heating Costs Go Up, County Expects More LEAP applications

Oct 15, 2008 4:31 am

Xcel Energy estimates customers across the state will see a 12 percent increase in their heating bills this December. While this may mean bad news for many reeling from a slumping national economy, th...

Motorcycle Accident Takes Man's Life

Oct 15, 2008 3:46 am

One man is dead Tuesday night after driving his brand new motorcycle head on into a car on Highway 141.

Nowhere To Go

Oct 14, 2008 11:46 pm

In these tough economic times the homeless rate is going up but funding for the only homeless shelter in town is going down.

Local News from Colorado Springs Gazette via Yahoo! News

Pioneers Museum to start fundraiser for repairs

Oct 15, 2008 1:05 pm

The 105-year-old Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum - with its Doric columns, ornate carved stone cherubs and illuminated glass clock - narrowly dodged demolition 40 years ago. Now it faces a new threat...

Permission to nix duplicates on list

Oct 15, 2008 5:03 am

DENVER " The state Attorney General's Office says election officials can remove the names of people with duplicate registration from voter rolls.

Heart disease in women a focus

Oct 15, 2008 5:02 am

The American Heart Association hopes to bring awareness to heart disease in women with its annual Go Red for Women Education Day. The event, at $125, will be from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday at the ...

Part of Woodmen will be closed

Oct 15, 2008 5:02 am

From 9 p.m. today through 5:30 a.m. Friday there will be intermittent lane closures on Woodmen Road after Marksheffel Road for storm drain pipe installation.

A respectful way to resolve disputes

Oct 15, 2008 5:02 am

Ready to bury the hatchet? Here's your big chance. As you probably know, Thursday is International Conflict Resolution Day. What's that you say? Never heard of it?

Memorial, Penrose receive high marks

Oct 15, 2008 5:02 am

Like straight-A students skipping home with their report cards, Colorado Springs' two hospital systems were eager to brag Tuesday about their top grades in a national analysis.

A chance to read in footsteps of success

Oct 15, 2008 4:47 am

The Wall Street Journal came into Jerry McMorris' life in the late 1950s when he was a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

NOREEN: Sweep of the camps makes city seem uglier

Oct 15, 2008 12:47 am

As October's first cold breath approached the Pikes Peak region Saturday, Keep Colorado Springs Beautiful conducted another of its sweeps in and near sites occupied by street people.

Most of the year, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad relies on history, nostalgia and...

Oct 14, 2008 9:47 pm

Skiing doesn't have to be all downhill. There are plenty of places for cross-country skiers and snowshoers... Through Oct. 18 - La Junta, Picket Wire Canyon Four-Wheel-Drive Tours; on Saturdays, inclu...

New, used coats being collected

Oct 14, 2008 4:47 am

Coldwell Banker 1st Choice Realty is hosting its third annual coat drive through Friday. Clean used or new coats can dropped off between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at 18401 U.S. Highway 24 in Woodland Park.

Local News from The Fort Morgan Times via Yahoo! News

Farm needs pushed county electrification

Oct 15, 2008 5:56 pm

During the years of the Great Depression, populations on rural Morgan County farms were seriously threatened by the bright lights of the big city.

City scales back on donations

Oct 15, 2008 5:42 pm

Citing the uncertainties with the city budget in the current economic climate, the Fort Morgan City Council scaled back Tuesday on some contributions requested by community organizations.

Public feedback sought for city transit proposal

Oct 15, 2008 5:42 pm

Anyone interested in learning more about a proposed fixed-route transit system in Fort Morgan can drop by an open house at City Hall on Thursday or visit information boards throughout the community ov...

Linker shielded from recall election

Oct 15, 2008 5:41 pm

Brush Board of Education President Stan Linker has been officially shielded from facing a recall election in November.

Correction - Oct. 15

Oct 15, 2008 5:41 pm

Correction

On the beat - Brush Police Oct. 15

Oct 15, 2008 5:26 pm

(Held on bond at Morgan County Jail unless otherwise noted.)

Christian youth event in park Wednesday

Oct 14, 2008 8:41 pm

Morgan County youths have an opportunity to get together for some fun Wednesday night.

Morgan County school districts miss AYP targets

Oct 14, 2008 5:56 pm

Morgan County school districts had a range of results in trying to meet federal mandates on how students progress in their learning.

Morgan County Clerk urges early voting

Oct 14, 2008 5:41 pm

Morgan County Clerk Connie Ingmire is encouraging people to vote early this year.

Musgrave, Markey face off in Morgan

Oct 14, 2008 5:11 pm

Although Colorado Congressional District 4 Incumbent Republican Marilyn Musgrave and opponent Democrat Betsy Markey took a few shots at each other, support for the Northern Integrated Supply Project (...

Local News from Rocky Mountain News via Yahoo! News

Loveland, A-Basin have bright start to uncertain ski season

Oct 15, 2008 6:50 pm

Loveland and Arapahoe Basin ski areas had a great start to what could be a challenging season for the ski business, with recession fears hanging over the economy.

CNN poll: Colorado presidential contest still a toss-up

Oct 15, 2008 4:50 pm

Sen. Barack Obama holds a slim lead over Sen. John McCain in Colorado in the latest CNN poll, which offered a snapshot of battleground states.

Metro State clears teacher in Palin essay flap

Oct 15, 2008 4:20 pm

The assignment? Write an essay on whether GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is living a fairy tale.

Smooth sailing on opening day for Colorado skiing

Oct 15, 2008 2:20 pm

Arapahoe Basin and Loveland Ski Area today became the nation's first resorts to open for the season. The Rocky's Julie Poppen blogged live as skiers and boarders flocked to the slopes. Above, Jason Fo...

School patrols stepped up after Boulder abduction attempt

Oct 15, 2008 1:20 pm

An 8-year-old girl who fended off a would-be kidnapper Monday is a "very brave child who knew what to do in a scary situation," thanks in part to a school program aimed at teaching self defe...

Weather: Warmer today, 70s by weekend

Oct 15, 2008 1:05 pm

It'll be a sunny 58 degrees today with highs reaching the 70s by the weekend.

Hit-run brings five-year sentence

Oct 15, 2008 6:21 am

An elderly man with a long history of driving under the influence of alcohol was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison for a hit-and-run accident that nearly killed a bicyclist.

Extra! Oct. 14

Oct 15, 2008 6:21 am

News and notes from around Colorado

Runaway-elephant drill looks like real thing

Oct 15, 2008 6:21 am

A runaway-elephant drill at the Denver Zoo panicked more than a few pachyderms Tuesday when a visitor mistook the mock exercise for the real thing and called 911.

A-Basin, Loveland tie for opening day

Oct 15, 2008 3:51 am

They say the tie goes to the runner. But does that hold true in skiing, where two Colorado resorts have been running their snow guns at full throttle this week in the race to be the first ski area in ...

Local News from The Fort Collins Coloradoan via Yahoo! News

CSU RamBlog: Nothing glamorous about this busy day

Oct 15, 2008 7:43 pm

Get breaking local news as it happens from The Coloradoan. Enter your phone number below: Standard Messaging Rates or other charges apply. To Opt-out text STOP to 4INFO (44636). For more information t...

Romero's state of mind at question during trial

Oct 15, 2008 7:13 pm

Lori Romero has been on the stand for more than three hours this morning testifying in defense of herself and her husband.

Fort Collins to use sun to heat EPIC's pool

Oct 15, 2008 6:13 pm

Fort Collins plans to install solar-water heaters to heat the pool at Edora Pool Ice Center, and replace some traditional streetlights with high-efficiency LED lamps thanks to a grant from Gov. Bill R...

Romero testifies she and husband were "terrified" of law enforcement officials

Oct 15, 2008 5:13 pm

Lori Romero testified this morning that she and her family were terrified of law enforcement as she offered details about a 2004 Election Day high-speed chase and standoff with local law enforcement.

CSU picks director for carbon-neutral goal

Oct 15, 2008 4:58 pm

CSU President Larry Penley's former chief of staff will lead the university's effort to go carbon neutral by 2020.

Today's top things to do in Fort Collins

Oct 15, 2008 4:28 pm

There's plenty of events going on today in Fort Collins. Here's a sample. Outdoors - What to Look for in a GPS is the topic of a free clinic at 7 p.m. at REI, 4025 S. College Ave. Info: 223-0123.

Riverwalk fight escalates

Oct 15, 2008 11:29 am

Fort Collins officials maneuvered Tuesday to block Timnath from annexing land southwest of Interstate 25 and Harmony Road by setting up a competing annexation.

Glade backers: Project likely delayed

Oct 15, 2008 11:29 am

Backers of the Glade Reservoir project say they're confident the water-supply project will win federal approval, but they are now expecting that approval to come sometime next year instead of by the e...

Maintenance, upgrades shuts down power plant

Oct 15, 2008 11:29 am

The coal-fired power plant supplying much of Fort Collins' power is shut down this month as workers perform $26 million worth of maintenance and upgrades expected to boost its output without creating ...

No charges against paramedic

Oct 15, 2008 11:29 am

District Attorney Larry Abrahamson on Tuesday announced he will not bring charges against Cody Bettcher, a local volunteer firefighter/paramedic, who shot a man Sept. 14 in Fort Collins after the man ...

News and Lifestyle Information from The Colorado Springs Gazette

Ski resorts hope plenty of snow beats weak economy

Oct 15, 2008 4:27 pm

DENVER - Michelle Michaels, a Colorado Springs software support employee, is a longtime ski season passholder to Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin.

Crabfest comes to Colorado Springs

Oct 14, 2008 11:38 pm

You can take Richard Carson out of the East Coast, but you can't take the crab fest out of his heart.

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