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24 minutes ago  The National Weather Service says that the tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., topped the scale as an EF5.

Today at 11:33 AM  Pikes Peak is the easternmost 14'er in the Rocky Mountain chain with winds recorded at speeds over 100 miles an hour. The road to the top of the peak was completely paved in 2011, making it one of the only 14'ers you can drive all the way up to the top.

Today at 9:00 AM  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.

Today at 9:00 AM  Friday a group of Colorado sheriffs filed a lawsuit against the state attacking recently passed gun legislation that they said is unconstitutional and unenforceable.

Today at 8:55 AM  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 7:05 PM  Updated with new photos (Caution, graphic images), new video added; death toll now at 51.

Yesterday at 11:32 AM  The Video Pick of the Week

Yesterday at 11:30 AM  Movie review of Star Trek: Into Darkness

Yesterday at 11:27 AM  Movie review of Iron Man 3

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.

Yesterday at 6:40 AM  Swarm of tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Oklahoma mobile home park ravaged by twister