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A ceremony at Fort Carson this evening will honor 250 soldiers who will deploy to Afghanistan for 12 months. The soldiers are with the 43rd Sustainment Brigade. Keep it to News First 5 and NewsFirst5.com for updates and photos from the deployment ceremony. more »

Mark your calendars: the 13th annual "FUR~R~R Ball" takes place on Saturday, May 1st, 2010 at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort. This year one of the world's most recognized and respected dog trainers, Victoria Stilwell, will be the "FUR~R~R Ball's" special guest speaker. Born and raised in Wimbledon, England, Victoria is... more »

Forecasters say a wetter-than-usual winter and a jet stream dipping deep into Tornado Alley could lead to an active spring for tornadoes. The 2010 tornado season has had a slow start with one twister reported - in California - in February. A strong twister ripped through Hammon in western... more »

A growing number of people in Colorado Springs are volunteering to clean up their neighborhood parks in response to the city's removal of trash cans from them.  Of the 125 neighborhood parks where the waste bins were pulled, some 22 have already been adopted. Steve Immel lives near... more »

The U.S. government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings - those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents can sling around their chests to carry their baby. The concern is that infants can suffocate, and a few have. Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Inez Tenenbaum says... more »

A Colorado man who says his religion explains his marijuana use is fighting a possession charge in court. Trevor Douglas says he admitted having marijuana in the car in August of 2009 when he was pulled over for having an expired vehicle registration in Clear Creek County. Douglas says... more »

Young adults between 18 and 29 are anxious about being able to pay for their educational, housing and health care needs. Those are findings from a new poll that suggests many worry they will never be better off than their parents. The poll by Harvard's Institute of Politics found... more »

Three postal workers in Pueblo who were caught stealing money from mail are being punished. According to the USPS Office of Inspector General the employees have been prosecuted. The Inspector General says on December 21, 2009 Nathan Valdez pled guilty to mail theft by an employee. Valdez is scheduled to... more »

The annual Rocky Mountain Horse Expo will take place this weekend at the National Western Complex in Denver. The event hosted by the Colorado Horse Council starts Friday, March 12th and boasts many horse experts that will cover a multitude of equine related subjects from breaking a colt to veterinary... more »

According to the Brewer's Association, despite U.S. beer sales being down in 2009, craft beers are bucking the trend. In fact, craft breweries reported a sales dollars increase of 10.3% last year. John Romero is talking with the brewers of Bristol Brewing, Rocky Mountian Brewing and Black Fox to... more »