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Posted 13 minutes 52 seconds ago by Bea Karnes, News First 5
Source: News First 5

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office has issued an arrest warrant for a man suspected of helping to rob a Security man last Sunday.

Deputies say Jeremy Dyer, pictured here, was one of two men who helped Leann Arroyo rob a man she met online in a chat room. Arroyo has already been arrested.

If you have any information about Dyer or the other, unidentified man who may have helped in the alleged robbery. Contact the El Paso County Sheriff's Office at 719-390-5555 or Crime Stoppers… Click to Read More

Posted 52 minutes 41 seconds ago by Bea Karnes, News First 5
Source: Associated Press

Fire officials say at least one person has died in an explosion that rocked a large South Los Angeles commercial building and hurled people into the street.

Fire Capt. Steve Ruda says the suspected natural gas explosion shook the two-story building housing a welding operation at 6:15 a.m. PT Friday and much of the structure collapsed. There were victims in the street when 100 firefighters arrived.

Ruda told KNX news radio that one person died and the department's urban search … Click to Read More

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Posted 1 hour 34 minutes ago by Bea Karnes, News First 5
Source: Associated Press

Underwater searchers using sonar found the wreckage of a small medical plane that crashed into Lake Michigan a week ago, officials said Friday.

Four people remained missing, but Mason County Emergency Management Coordinator Liz Reimink said in a statement "there is a possibility of victims within the area of the wreckage."

The plane encountered mechanical problems and plunged into Lake Michigan off the coast of Ludington in western Michigan on July 23 while flying a cancer pat… Click to Read More

Posted 1 hour 42 minutes ago by Bea Karnes, News First 5
Source: News First 5

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is seeking a Transportation Security Specialist in Colorado Springs.

Starting pay range is $54,000 - $103,000.

Deadline to apply is Aug. 12.

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Tagged As: job posting, job opening, colorado springs jobs, colorado springs employment, colorado springs news, tsa, transportation security specialist

Posted 1 hour 51 minutes ago by Bea Karnes, News First 5
Source: News First 5

Gov. Ritter will deliver the keynote address at the Southern Colorado State of the State Luncheon and Committee Summit of Action 22. His speech at the Pueblo Convention Center, 320 Central Main St., will get underway at noon.

This will be the governor's second event in Pueblo today. He also attended an articulation signing ceremony at CSU-Pueblo.

Tagged As: gov. bill ritter, southern colorado state of the state, action 22, committee summit, pueblo news

Posted 2 hours 11 minutes ago by Bea Karnes, News First 5
Source: msnbc

A Florida inmate has filed a lawsuit seeking $500,000 in damages from three men who caught him red-handed with a stolen bicycle, claiming they roughed him up, according to a newspaper report.

Michael Dupree is serving a 12-year sentence for burglary and cocaine possession stemming from a 2007 break-in of a van in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Dupree allegedly stole the bicycle locked inside and was apprehended after the owner, Anthony McKoy, saw him with the bike down the street, the S… Click to Read More

Tagged As: prison, inmate, sues, suing, crime, victims, lawsuit, florida, taxpayers

Posted 2 hours 21 minutes ago by Bea Karnes, News First 5
Source: News First 5

The Steelworks Museum of Industry and Culture in Pueblo is offering trips through the tunnels of the former CF&I Steel Mill on Saturday, July 31st.

Tunnel tours will be available during normal museum hours, 10:00am-4:00pm.

Tunnel Day at the Steelworks Museum invites former employees, mill worker descendants, and anyone curious about the gateway to take a trip through the tunnels that run under I-25.

Attendees are encouraged to record an Oral History. The CF&I A… Click to Read More

Posted 2 hours 43 minutes ago by Andy Koen; Matt Stafford
Source: News First 5

Three women were killed in Fremont County Thursday evening after the Jeep they were riding in rolled.

The accident happened on Fremont County Road 123 roughly a mile east of Colorado Highway 67.
Cpt. Jack Cowart of the Colorado State Patrol says that the driver crossed the centerline and rolled approximately 50 feet.

Cowart says neither alcohol nor excessive speed seem to be factors in the crash.

"We haven't really determined exactly what the speed is at this poi… Click to Read More

Tagged As: accident, roll over, Jeep, Fremont County, County Road 123

Posted 2 hours 47 minutes ago by Bea Karnes, News First 5
Source: NBC

A fast moving storm system flooded parts of eastern Virginia Thursday.

The streets of Virginia Beach looked like lakes. The flash floods stranded drivers and forced officials to close area roads.

The storm passed though and now residents are now trying to clean up the mess.

Tagged As: virginia beach, flooding, flash flood, storm, street, damage

Posted 2 hours 52 minutes ago by Bea Karnes, News First 5
Source: Associated Press

Bear-friendly doorknobs could be out in the Aspen area.

The county commissioners have given preliminary approval to a ban on lever-style door handles on new or remodeled homes. Bears looking for food can hit the levers and open the door but have a much harder time with round doorknobs.

The Colorado Division of Wildlife asked Pitkin County to require more bear-resistant doorknobs to try to reduce the bear-human conflicts in the area, which is prime black bear habitat. Bears tak… Click to Read More

Tagged As: bears, aspen, doorknobs, lever-style, colorado news

Posted 2 hours 56 minutes ago by Bea Karnes, News First 5
Source: msnbc

The recovery lost momentum in the spring as growth slowed to a 2.4 percent pace, its most sluggish showing in nearly a year and too weak to drive down unemployment.

Consumers spent less, companies slowed their restocking of shelves and the nation's trade deficit dragged more on the economy in the April-to-June quarter. In a separate report, the Commerce Department said the recession was deeper than previously estimated.

Together, the reports raise doubts about whether employer… Click to Read More

Posted 3 hours 14 minutes ago by Bea Karnes, News First 5
Source: Associated Press

Montana wildlife officials say they have captured the fourth and final grizzly bear believed involved in the fatal mauling of a Michigan man at a campground near Yellowstone National Park.

A sow and two of her three cubs had been trapped by Thursday. The final year-old cub was found in a culvert trap early Friday.

Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say the bears will likely be moved to the state wildlife lab in Bozeman while officials decide what to do with the animals.

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Posted 3 hours 20 minutes ago by Bea Karnes, News First 5
Source: Associated Press

Sheriff's officials say a bicyclist who organized a charity race was injured by a small cannonball that was shot at him. The cannonball that was fired at the bicyclist Sunday during a multiple sclerosis fundraiser in Durango.

Authorities say the cannonball was similar to what is used at high school and college games to celebrate a touchdown. Sheriff's officials say a gauze-like wadding soaked in an unknown chemical caused an explosion near the legs of Ian Altman, 37. The explosion lod… Click to Read More

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Posted 3 hours 31 minutes ago by Bea Karnes, News First 5
Source: News First 5

Canadian authorities say they've recovered the body of a Longmont man who crashed in the Northwest Territories on his way back to Colorado.

Authorities say a Canadian Coast Guard helicopter spotted the crash site Thursday about 80 miles southeast of Norman Wells, Canada, and Terry Johnson,75, was confirmed dead at the scene. The crash is under investigation.

Johnson last had contact with air traffic personnel Saturday morning. He was returning by himself from a family canoeing… Click to Read More

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Posted 3 hours 45 minutes ago by Bea Karnes, News First 5
Source: Associated Press

The House has passed far-reaching aviation safety legislation developed in response to a deadly commuter airline crash in western New York last year.

The safety measures were approved without opposition late Thursday, with Senate action expected on Friday.

The bill is an attempt to force airlines to hire more experienced pilots, investigate their previous employment more thoroughly and train them better. It also would require the Federal Aviation Administration to overhaul reg… Click to Read More

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