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Yesterday at 10:35 PM  On average it costs $250,000 to raise a child from birth to age 18. An expense that can be difficult to manage, especially if you are a single parent who is not receiving child support.

Yesterday at 5:50 PM  More than a dozen pilots volunteered their time to fly the vintage planes for multiple Memorial Day and Air Force Academy events next week.

Yesterday at 9:30 AM  A 200 pound black bear had to be tranquilzed and removed from a two-story tree in a Colorado Springs neighborhood Sunday evening.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  The Colorado Springs Police Department is looking for the person or persons who left a handmade explosive device off 24th Street on the city's west side Sunday morning.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  According to the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, both attacks were reported between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Goose Gossage Park.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  It happened around 7:40 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Austin Bluffs and Rangewood.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  Three people have been arrested in connection with the death of a man whose body was found inside his Widefield home three months ago.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Friday in Colorado Springs, the Battle of Cowpens was reenacted by 300 5th graders.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Teens from the Colorado School for the Blind and Deaf got to experience the thrill of driving in a controlled environment.

Friday, May 17, 2013  UPDATE: Adults arrested on misdemeanor child abuse charges. Investigation ongoing.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  A couple dozen people walked and ran for 26.2 minutes around John Stone Park near the YMCA in Briargate.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Passages is a 40,000-square-foot, interactive living-history attraction that chronicles the story behind the Bible.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  FOX21 News Special Report: There's a new tool on the market that promises to make picking up after your dog easier and cleaner.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Chipeta Elementary School, with the help of Aspen Point, provided students with emergency preparedness kits on Tuesday. The program is called "I'm not scared when I'm prepared."

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The 2013 Warrior Games athletes took to the track on Tuesday. Hundreds of wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans competed to keep their military branch atop the podium.