Author: Emily Wilkins

Devin Kiley had always played with his mother’s hair. But when he was 10, it started falling out. He sat with her, brushing her hair, tossing clump after clump into the trash can. Devin’s mother, Kathy Kiley, had breast cancer, and the chemotherapy meant to eliminate her cancer was taking her hair as well. Devin…

With former employment at McDonalds, a record of volunteer work and a high school diploma, Myana Tovdas thought she’d have a good shot at landing a job. But for two years, Tovdas has been unable to find work. The Colorado Springs 19-year-old turned in multiple applications, went to interviews and then waited for calls employers…

The flowers and cards of condolence seem slightly out of place on the counter at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. They’re there in memory of William Byas, an employee who was killed in a hit-and-run crash while riding his bike home from the fast-food restaurant on South Circle Drive near Verde Drive early Saturday morning. “I was…

There were many impressive motorcycles at the 11th annual Tejon Street Bike Fest on Sunday, but the one that got the most attention wasn’t the biggest, fastest or loudest. It was the most Toy-Story-est. “You know I’ve always loved Toy Story, and Harleys are considered toys so I thought ‘Why not? Let’s just make it…

Good things come to those who serve pancake breakfasts.Holy Trinity Catholic Church’s Boy Scout Troop 68 has spent years helping the community, cleaning yards for Earth Day and cooking breakfasts at the church. So, it was upsetting for scout committee chair Mike Bartusek to discover the 18-scout troop’s utility trailer was stolen late Friday night…

McKenna Kimball succeeded in every test. She got the necessary recommendations from government officials, passed the physical requirements and did well enough in high school to be one of just more than 1,100 students accepted to the Air Force Academy’s class of 2015. “We didn’t know what we were in for,” Kimball’s mother, Marci Slagle,…

A fatality occurred after a hit-and-run in Cripple Creek sometime between Friday night and early Saturday. Police found the victim’s body on Saturday morning, lying under a tree — shoulder dislocated, three ribs cracked, trauma to the head, and blood filling the lungs. It was an unpleasant death for one of the town’s beloved free-roaming…

From 1,000 feet, the small black squares have a symmetry. Neatly arranged in columns and rows, they stand out in contrast against the tan ground. And then… “Tires! They’re burning (expletive) tires!” Behind the lens of the camera, J. Henry Fair begins rapidly shooting. His subject is the Holcim Inc. cement plant in Portland, Colo.…