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IRS says up to 350,000 didn't get child credit

Last Updated: 4:00 PM 05/15/08 - The tax agency says human error and computer glitches were responsible for the problem. (Full Story)
Investigators Discover Cigarette Caused Ellicott Fire

Last Updated: 3:52 PM 05/15/08 - The fire burned 9000 acres and completely destroyed one house, one large motor home and a total of nine buildings. (Full Story)
Motorized Boating Restricted At Rampart Reservoir

Last Updated: 3:56 PM 05/15/08 - Approximately 70 percent of Colorado Springs’ drinking water passes through Colorado Springs Utilities-owned Rampart Reservoir. (Full Story)
Security Breach Halts Denver Airport Checkpoints, Trains

Last Updated: 2:25 PM 05/15/08 - The screening checkpoints and trains were operating again by 10:30 a.m. after a shutdown of a little over 20 minutes. (Full Story)
McCain Predicts End Of Iraq War In 2013

Last Updated: 10:50 AM 05/15/08 - John McCain is outlining what voters can expect by the end of his first term if they elect him president. (Full Story)
Teen Who Lost Feet In KY Ride Speaks About Ordeal

Last Updated: 11:06 AM 05/15/08 - Cables on the Superman Tower of Power ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom snapped on June 21, shearing off the 14-year-old's feet. (Full Story)
Union Says Frontier Airlines Wants To Protect Executives

Last Updated: 10:18 AM 05/15/08 - A labor union is opposing a golden parachute benefit that Frontier Airlines wants to set up as it reorganizes under bankruptcy protection. (Full Story)
School Bomb Threat Traced To Grocery Store; Suspect In Custody

Last Updated: 3:13 PM 05/15/08 - A suspect has been taken into custody and is being questioned but has not been arrested. (Full Story)
5-Month-Old Sole Survivor Of I-70 Crash

Last Updated: 9:41 AM 05/15/08 - The boy was riding in a Chevrolet Monte Carlo driven by his mother, 26-year-old Jenny Steele-Trover of Fruita, when a van traveling the wrong way on Interstate 70 slammed into their vehicle head-on. (Full Story)
Gas Prices Hit Another Record

Last Updated: 7:53 AM 05/15/08 - It's going to cost you even more for a fill-up today. The national average price for gas has hit another record, and experts expect it to keep rising at least until Memorial Day weekend. (Full Story)
Obama Apologizes For 'Sweetie' Comment

Last Updated: 11:16 AM 05/15/08 - Barack Obama is apologizing to a Michigan TV reporter for calling her "sweetie."
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Five Arrested In Pawn Shop Robbery

Last Updated: 8:05 AM 05/15/08 - An armed robbery at a springs business Wednesday night ends in the arrest of five suspects. (Full Story)
Teen Allegedly Beaten By Denver Cop Wants $1.3 Million

Last Updated: 7:53 AM 05/15/08 - The family of a teenage boy allegedly beaten by a Denver police officer wants the city to settle out of court for $1.3 million. (Full Story)
Human Bone Re-opens Cold Case

Last Updated: 6:09 AM 05/15/08 - A family's emotions are on a roller coaster after some human remains were found in Fountain Creek. Information released Tuesday night led them to believe that the bones found may have been their missing brother. (Full Story)
New Trend: Teens Getting High On Over-The-Counter Meds

Last Updated: 8:21 AM 05/15/08 - Drugs commonly found in medicine cabinets are now at the center of a frightening trend. More and more kids are getting caught up in it, but the quick high can lead to death. (Full Story)
Pueblo County High Hosts Emergency Training

Last Updated: 7:14 AM 05/15/08 - 1,200 volunteers spent the majority of Wednesday testing the skills of local emergency response teams in Pueblo. (Full Story)
Seattle Professor Arrested For Sex Crimes In Colorado

Last Updated: 8:10 AM 05/15/08 - Authorities say a Seattle University associate professor of military science has been arrested in Canon City, Colo., accused of several crimes related to soliciting a child for prostitution.
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Democratic State Convention Comes To Springs

Last Updated: 8:18 AM 05/15/08 - This is the first time in decades that Colorado Democrats have held their state assembly in Colorado Springs and the event is drawing nationwide attention because Colorado is hosting the national Democratic Convention in August. (Full Story)
Sorting Out The Myths

Last Updated: 11:32 AM 05/15/08 - New products are hitting grocery store shelves almost everyday leaving many shoppers wondering what is good, what is bad and what is healthy. (Full Story)
Search Called Off For Possible Plane Crash

Last Updated: 7:24 AM 05/15/08 - El Paso County Search and Rescue says they have been tracking a distress signal from a plane beacon that was picked up just before noon. (Full Story)
Major Rosenberg Remembered

Last Updated: 5:47 AM 05/15/08 - A memorial service was held at Fort Carson's Memorial Chapel on Wednesday.

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Cimarron Bridge Won't Open As Planned

Last Updated: 6:02 AM 05/15/08 - The Cimarron Bridge will not open until May 22 because the bridge deck concrete does not yet meet strength requirements. (Full Story)
Ferguson Fire 80% Contained

Last Updated: 6:05 AM 05/15/08 - Fire officials warn the public could see more smoke because of the clear and warm weather. (Full Story)
Springs Woman Abducted, Sexually Assaulted

Last Updated: 6:21 PM 05/14/08 - A woman is allegedly abducted and then sexually assaulted in Colorado Springs. (Full Story)
New Bill To Up Importance Of Graduation Rate In CO

Last Updated: 8:29 AM 05/14/08 - Ritter says too many Colorado children fail to graduate and the state needs to take a bigger role in education. (Full Story)
Study: More Than 50% Of Americans On Prescription Meds

Last Updated: 7:47 AM 05/14/08 - For the first time, it seems that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems. (Full Story)
Denver Mayor Concerned About DNC Convention Fundraising

Last Updated: 7:40 AM 05/14/08 - Fundraising for the Democratic National Convention remains a problem for Colorado Democrats, who are expected to raise $40.6 million to stage the event. (Full Story)
Adult Book Store Robbed At Gunpoint

Last Updated: 7:31 AM 05/14/08 - An adult a book store is robbed at gunpoint for the second time this year in Colorado Springs. (Full Story)
Couple Arrested, Accused In Case Of Modern Slavery

Last Updated: 9:13 AM 05/15/08 - A husband and wife, owners of a sushi restaurant in Denver, are accused of allegedly treating two their workers as indentured servants and withholding over $100,000 in wages. The couple was arrested Tuesday by the FBI. (Full Story)
Pizza Delivery Driver Robbed

Last Updated: 7:28 AM 05/14/08 - Police say a pizza delivery driver was robbed Tuesday night. (Full Story)
Clinton Wins In West Virginia, Determined To Stay In Race

Last Updated: 6:01 AM 05/14/08 - Senator Hillary Clinton says her win in the West Virginia Democratic presidential primary is an "overwhelming vote of confidence." However, she's still trailing Barack Obama in pledged delegates. (Full Story)
Dan May Could Run Against DA Newsome
Last Updated: 6:13 AM 05/14/08 - The Secretary of State's Office confirms that former Assistant District Attorney Dan May is making plans to petition onto the September primary ballot. (Full Story)
Another Cyclone Forming Near Myanmar

Last Updated: 6:19 AM 05/14/08 - The World Meteorological Center says "the potential for the development of a significant tropical cyclone within the next 24 hours is good." (Full Story)
Bracing For Higher Gas Prices

Last Updated: 6:14 AM 05/14/08 - In May of 2007 the all-time high price for a gallon of regular unleaded in Colorado was $3.34. Customers are now wishing for a gallon of gas that inexpensive.
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Pueblo Girls Dominate Math Competition

Last Updated: 6:27 AM 05/14/08 - They've captured the state title, now four Heaton Middle School girls are going represent Colorado at the national Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement, or MESA, competition. (Full Story)
Community Learns of Sexually Violent Neighbor

Last Updated: 6:10 AM 05/14/08 - A “Community Notification Meeting” was held Tuesday night to inform residents living near the Aztec Motel about their new neighbor, who is a registered sex offender. (Full Story)
Child's Bones Found in Fountain

Last Updated: 6:06 AM 05/14/08 - A human bone is found in the southern area of the Fountain Creek Nature trail. (Full Story)
Time Capsule Sealed At NORAD

Last Updated: 9:40 PM 05/13/08 - Taking a piece of the past and saving it for the future was what NORAD did Tuesday. As part of the 50th anniversary celebration, a time capsule was sealed and put into a rock. (Full Story)
Southern El Paso County Fire Out

Last Updated: 6:18 AM 05/14/08 - A grass fire in southern El Paso county has been completely put out. (Full Story)
Snow, Sun; Colorado's Ever-Changing Weather

Last Updated: 4:00 PM 05/13/08 - One day you are sunbathing, the next you're wiping snow off your car. (Full Story)
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Steelworkers Union Endorse Obama

Last Updated: 10:30 AM 05/15/08 - The powerful Steelworkers union is endorsing Barack Obama for president. (Full Story)
Police Announce Route For Marchers During GOP Convention

Last Updated: 10:22 AM 05/15/08 - Police in St. Paul, Minnesota have outlined a parade route for anti-war protesters who want to march during the Republican National Convention. (Full Story)
Group Cites Growing Threats To Cultural Sites In US Forests

Last Updated: 7:50 AM 05/15/08 - A prominent preservation group says the U.S. Forest Service lacks a clear legal mandate and the financial ability to protect thousands of historic sites and buildings on national forest lands. (Full Story)
Obama Says Bush Falsely Accuses Him Of Appeasement

Last Updated: 7:33 AM 05/15/08 - Barack Obama says President Bush launched a "false political attack" in remarks that appeared to imply the Democratic presidential candidate would appease dictators. (Full Story)
Third House Loss Shakes GOP, Raises Fears For Fall

Last Updated: 7:08 AM 05/15/08 - Republican Congressman Tom Davis says the political atmosphere for his party is the "worst since Watergate" and "far more toxic" than the fall of 2006 when they lost 30 seats. (Full Story)
Edwards Backs Obama

Last Updated: 6:56 AM 05/15/08 - The carefully timed plug steals the thunder from Hillary Clinton the day after she trounced Obama in West Virginia. (Full Story)
Pregnant Woman Dies When Car Plunges Off Snowpacked Highway

Last Updated: 9:38 AM 05/14/08 - The driver of a sport-utility vehicle lost control on the snowpacked highway Tuesday and plunged more than 300 feet off the road. (Full Story)
Second Driver Dies After Wrong-Way Crash In Grand Junction

Last Updated: 8:21 AM 05/14/08 - Police say the woman driving a Dodge Caravan died Monday evening, a few hours after the crash. (Full Story)
State Parole Officer Shoots Man At Denver Home

Last Updated: 8:15 AM 05/14/08 - Police say the shooting occurred at a Denver home about 9 p.m. Tuesday. Lieutenant Ron Saunier says the parole officer notified authorities himself that he had shot someone. (Full Story)
CO 'Personhood' Amendment Supporters To Turn In Petitions

Last Updated: 2:52 PM 05/13/08 - Supporters of a measure defining a fertilized human egg as a person are set to turn in petitions in hopes of getting it on Colorado's November's ballot. (Full Story)
Senate Says Halt Oil Shipments To Gov't Reserve

Last Updated: 10:37 AM 05/13/08 - The Senate is directing President Bush to temporarily halt the shipment of thousands of barrels of oil a day to the government's emergency reserve. (Full Story)
No Injuries Reported In Collapsed N.C. Parking Deck

Last Updated: 9:01 AM 05/13/08 - Fire Capt. Rob Brisley says firefighters are still searching the rubble under a collapsed section that was about the size of a basketball court. It collapsed Tuesday morning about 8:30 a.m. (Full Story)
Some Highways Reopen Near Florida Wildfire

Last Updated: 9:00 AM 05/13/08 - Some stretches of highway near a cluster of Florida wildfires are open again while crews struggle for a third day to stop the flames. (Full Story)
Cheney Campaigns For Mississippi Candidate

Last Updated: 8:51 AM 05/13/08 - The special election follows one last month in which Democrat Travis Childers came out on top in a six-candidate race but with just 49 percent of the vote, requiring a runoff. (Full Story)
Obama Could Help Pay Down Clinton Presidential Debt

Last Updated: 8:48 AM 05/13/08 - As the debt mounts, Clinton could be helped by none other than Barack Obama, who might ask his vast contributor network to pay down her debt for the sake of party unity. (Full Story)
Obama Defends His Patriotism

Last Updated: 3:04 PM 05/12/08 - Barack Obama is striking back Monday at the critics who claim he's not particularly patriotic or ready to be commander-in-chief. (Full Story)
Clinton working for big win in West Virginia

Last Updated: 2:54 PM 05/12/08 - Clinton also spent Mother's Day in the state, while Obama rested. (Full Story)
McCain urges free-market principles to reduce global warming

Last Updated: 10:36 AM 05/12/08 - John McCain says global warming is undeniable, and he's arguing that the country must take steps to bring it under control. (Full Story)
Obama Campaign Mulls McCain Camp's Joint Appearances Suggestion

Last Updated: 8:41 AM 05/12/08 - Barack Obama's campaign is considering a suggestion from John McCain's campaign for the two presidential hopefuls to participate in joint town meetings and debates this summer. (Full Story)
Clinton Still Hoping

Last Updated: 8:32 AM 05/12/08 - Hillary Clinton, who's heading for what's expected to be a substantial win Tuesday in West Virginia's primary, is easing off the jabs at her opponent. (Full Story)
Barr Expected To Announce Libertarian White House Bid

Last Updated: 8:30 AM 05/12/08 - Former Republican Rep. Bob Barr is expected to announce that he's running for president as a Libertarian. (Full Story)
Forest Thinning Project Proposed Near Red Feather Lakes

Last Updated: 2:20 PM 05/09/08 - Agency officials say they want to eliminate trees with small-diameter trunks on about 10,000 acres, and set controlled fires on at least 6,000 acres. (Full Story)
Denver Man wants Voters To Prepare For Alien Visits

Last Updated: 11:35 AM 05/09/08 - He needs to gather 4,000 signatures to get the issue on November's ballot. (Full Story)
Obama Wins Two New Superdelegates

Last Updated: 8:12 AM 05/09/08 - A spokesman for Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign says he's won the endorsements of two more superdelegates. (Full Story)
Edwards Says Obama Has Better Chance Of Beating McCain

Last Updated: 7:50 AM 05/09/08 - The superdelegate tells NBC's "Today" show that Obama can unite the Democratic party, bring in new voters and get people excited about change. (Full Story)
Man Faces Death Penalty for Prison Slaying

Last Updated: 7:48 AM 05/09/08 - A federal jury has convicted a man for his role in a prison slaying in which he was videotaped smearing an organ from the victim on his cell door.
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At Least 1 Dead After Severe Storms Hit Southeast

Last Updated: 7:44 AM 05/09/08 - A possible tornado touched down on the outskirts of Greensboro late Thursday as severe storms swept across the Southeast, damaging homes and businesses in at least five other states. (Full Story)
Texas Man Faces Charges in Bison Deaths

Last Updated: 7:50 AM 05/09/08 - A Texas man faces charges of animal cruelty and theft in the slaughter of 32 bison on a Colorado ranch in March. An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for Jeffrey Scott Hawn of Austin, who controls the ranch where the bison were shot.
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Oldest League Bowler Dies At 106

Last Updated: 11:23 AM 05/08/08 - Bill Hargrove died Monday of congestive heart failure. He was four days shy of his 107th birthday. (Full Story)
Man Sought In NM Slaying Is Arrested In Colorado

Last Updated: 11:10 AM 05/08/08 - The U.S. Marshals Service says 26-year-old Bradley House Jr. was arrested Wednesday in Denver. (Full Story)
Experts Check To See If Tornadoes Caused Damage In Oklahoma

Last Updated: 9:37 AM 05/08/08 - In Oklahoma, witnesses have been describing heavy rain, hail and storms that seemed to rock the walls yesterday. (Full Story)
Five Million Dollar Lottery Winner Found Slain

Last Updated: 6:43 AM 05/08/08 - A 42-year-old Georgia woman who won Five million dollars in the state lottery a year ago has been found stabbed to death in her home. (Full Story)
Iraqi Soldiers Warn People To Leave Sadr City

Last Updated: 6:28 AM 05/08/08 - Residents say Iraqi soldiers are warning people to leave their homes in Sadr City for security reasons. (Full Story)
Lawmakers Finish With Constitutional, Education Reform

Last Updated: 6:57 AM 05/07/08 - Colorado lawmakers adjourned their regular session Tuesday night, a day before the mandatory deadline. (Full Story)
N.C., Indiana Last Chance For A Big Delegate Haul

Last Updated: 11:05 AM 05/06/08 - Altogether, 187 delegates are at stake in the two states. After today, there are just 217 pledged delegates up for grabs in the six remaining contests. (Full Story)
First Execution In 7 months Could Be Tonight

Last Updated: 6:58 AM 05/06/08 - A Georgia man tonight could be the first inmate put to death since a U.S. Supreme Court review halted executions last year. (Full Story)
Study Says More Than Half Of Homes Purchased In 2006 Are Now Worth Less

Last Updated: 6:50 AM 05/06/08 - According to a new study, home values in the first quarter of this year were down 7.7 percent from a year earlier. (Full Story)
Tom Cruise, in CO, says he feels at home on a movie set

Last Updated: 1:26 PM 05/05/08 - The show is the second of a two-part appearance with Winfrey. For Friday's broadcast, Winfrey visited Cruise at his home in Telluride, Colorado for a sit-down interview that centered on more controversial subjects.
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Freight Trains Collide In Pa.; No Injuries Reported

Last Updated: 12:26 PM 05/06/08 - That collision caused a pileup of 22 rail cars about 25 miles from Pittsburgh. (Full Story)
Clinton, Obama Bring Gas Tax Debate To Jefferson Jackson Day Dinner

Last Updated: 9:11 AM 05/05/08 - After a weekend of near misses, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton finally crossed paths at the Democratic Party's Jefferson Jackson Day dinner in Indiana. (Full Story)