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Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Citing budgetary concerns, the Air Force Academy announced on Wednesday that it is canceling its annual community July 4th celebration.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  Officials with the Waldo Canyon Fire incident command said the wildfire is fully contained.

Saturday, July 07, 2012  Officials with the Waldo Canyon Fire incident command said the wildfire is fully contained.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  A yacht full of fireworks watchers capsized on the Fourth of July, killing three children and sending 24 others into the Long Island Sound, where many were rescued by fellow boaters, police said Thursday.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  Businesses relying on return of customers to survive

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  Hundreds of thousands of Americans from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic were preparing to spend the Fourth of July like the nation's founders did in 1776, without the conveniences of electricity and air conditioning.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  With improved weather conditions and substantial progress from firefighters on the ground, Waldo Canyon Fire incident commanders said they hope to have it 100 percent contained by Sunday.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  While many businesses are closed on Independence Day, a few are keeping their doors open, enticing customers with freebies and special holiday deals.

Saturday, June 30, 2012  Drought and wildfire fears in Colorado are snuffing out some Fourth of July festivities this year.

Monday, June 25, 2012  Fires spread to Colorado tourist areas near Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain park, disrupt vacations

Sunday, July 24, 2011  It's a week full of fun for fairgoers looking to take in the sights, sounds and smells of the El Paso County Fair.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  Colorado Springs Police officers have announced they will conduct a DUI checkpoint in the city Friday night.

Wednesday, July 06, 2011  Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) officials are calling the Fourth of July holiday weekend patrol for fireworks a success after no fires were started in the city and no injuries were reported as a result of fireworks.

Tuesday, July 05, 2011  Pueblo County Sheriff's deputies arrested a woman who was allegedly under the influence of alcohol and tried to flee deputies before crashing her car into a ditch on the Fourth of July.

Tuesday, July 05, 2011  Find out how one organization spend their Independence Day!