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FBI investigating as hate crime vandalism of Peyton home with racial slurs, feces
The FBI is investigating the Sunday vandalism of a home in Peyton as a hate crime and is looking for the people responsible for smearing dog feces across a couple's...

Army Reserve engineers eager to resume civilian life after Iraq tour
Members of the 282nd Engineer Company came home to Fort Carson after nine months in the Middle East with a ceremony that marked an end for some of its soldiers...

Freak Colorado Springs windstorm claims life of helpful giant
At 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, Joseph Boyer was betting he wouldn't be lifted off his feet when he went out in hurricane-force gusts to remove pieces of his fence from...

Air Force commits to five-year plan to clear contaminated Widefield aquifer
An Air Force official revealed to the county commissioners on Thursday that the service has a five-year plan to mitigate water contamination that recently had southern El Paso County residents...

Penrose woman may face 64 counts of animal cruelty after horses seized
A 42-year-old Penrose woman may face 64 counts of cruelty to animals after authorities seized 63 of her horses. One horse remains unaccounted for, according to the Fremont County Sheriff's...

Raptor center gives Colorado birds of prey a second chance at survival
At the Pueblo Raptor Center's intensive care unit, injured and orphaned birds of prey that would be out of luck in the wild get another shot at life.

Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau promises $500K for proposed U.S. Olympic Museum
The Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau pledged $500,000 to the proposed downtown U.S. Olympic Museum -- a significant step for project supporters as they race to meet a March...

Man accidentally shoots self at Colorado Springs car dealership parking lot
A 19-year-old man was arrested after he accidentally shot himself in the leg while on a break from his job at a Colorado Springs car dealership, police said.

Proposed Colorado Springs law would keep panhandlers, others off medians
Colorado Springs is considering a new law to keep the homeless and others off medians on busy streets.

Colorado Springs-based supertanker wins federal firefighting approval
A Boeing 747-400 aircraft outfitted for firefighting based in Colorado Springs has been approved on an interim basis to be used to fight wildfires on federal land, allowing its owners...