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• Child Killed at Car Wash in Colorado Springs

  Shannon Weidemann | July 25, 2007 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A 20-month-old boy was killed at a car wash in Colorado Springs on Saturday. He was playing outside of his car while his father was vacuuming it. A truck hit the boy when he stepped in front of it.Greco's family was at M&M Car Wash on Bula Drive when he was hit. Police say his father was cleaning the car when the accident happened and his mother and another child were nearby.Greco was taken to...

• Teenager Hurt in Car Surfing Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 26, 2007 1:58 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Two 17-year-old teenage boys took turns "car surfing" on the hood of a car in a parking lot in Colorado Springs. One of the boys fell off the car and was critically injured. The car accident happened on Sunday at The Citadel. Police said the two were taking turns standing on the hood of the car while the other drove in circles when the one fell.Lieutenant Skip Arms said the driver faces a...

• Department of Justice Hiring Interns Based on Talent or Politics?

  Darin Schanker | June 27, 2008 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  As a fairly good student attending a great law school, I would like to believe I could hold my own against any other law student in the country. But if, before an interview for a highly...

• Slip & Fall Lawsuit Filed Against Burger King

  Shannon Weidemann | November 24, 2007 3:09 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A mother has filed a slip and fall lawsuit on behalf of her underage son against Burger King. The lawsuit alleges that the boy fell in a Chicago area Burger King in 2003. They are asking for $50,000 in damages. The plaintiffs allege that Burger King carelessly and negligently maintained the play area and "permitted liquids and food to remain on the floor of the premises causing a hazardous...

• Freak accident kills Colorado Springs man

  Staff Writer | January 26, 2007 1:50 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  News First 5/30 reported this week that a freak motor vehicle accident in a garage killed a man in his 60s last weekend. The man was reportedly helping to direct his friend in backing a pickup truck into the garage, when the friend's foot slipped off the brake, hitting the gas full force. As a result, the car pinned the man agains the garage wall, severing his legs. Thought he was rushed to...

• Colorado Springs Car Accident Injures Man

  Shannon Weidemann | May 09, 2008 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A 30-year-old man was injured in a car accident in Colorado Springs on Saturday morning. The accident involved only one vehicle. It rolled over many times. Police say a 1984 Oldsmobile Sedan...

• Two Killed in Colorado Springs Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | February 20, 2008 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Two people and a dog were killed in a late night car accident on Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs. The driver of one car was driving in the wrong direction on the interstate and fleeing the police. He hit another car head on, killing the driver of that car and her dog. Police are investigating whether alcohol played a role in the crash, which happened at 12:30 Tuesday morning. Northbound...

• Relay for Life Sued for Slip and Fall Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 16, 2007 10:00 PM | 1 CommentColorado Springs, CO

  The American Cancer Society hosts "Relay for Life" fundraising events around the country. A woman who fell at an event in Madison County has filed a premises liability lawsuit. She is suing the ACS, the city the event was held at, and the school district. She is asking for $50,000 in damages. She claims the defendants failed to provide proper lighting at the entrance of the ladies...

• Car Accident Kills Aurora Man

  Shannon Weidemann | March 20, 2008 3:28 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A 39-year-old man from Aurora was killed in a car accident last week. The accident happened on Interstate 25. The victim was apparently trying to pass a semi-truck and he ended up hitting the truck. The driver apparently accelerated and moved to the right lane, cutting off another vehicle in the process but making no contact with it. He continued to accelerate while in the right lane and...

• Nursing Home Citations Increase

  Staff Writer | December 19, 2007 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  USA Today recently reported that nursing home citations have increased 22% from 2000 to 2006. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serices, which regulates nursing homes, claimed that more and more nursing homes are being cited for serious violations that are putting patients at risk. The most serious type of cases being cited are patients who were physically or sexually abused as well as...