Florence News

Shoppers looking for distinctive holiday gifts made by artists across the state, but not wanting to travel far can find handmade gifts by artists from Boulder, Black Forest, Pueblo West, Colorado Springs and New Mexico all in one local stop.

The U.S. State Department announced Tuesday that it is now offering a reward of up to $5 million for a Palestinian bomb-maker suspected of once targeting commercial airliners and of aiding the Iraq insurgency.

A quick moving storm dropped 5.3 inches of snow on the south side of the Canon City area over the weekend.

Following two prison guard deaths at a federal penitentiary in Marion, Ill., in 1983, federal officials began to contemplate building a more secure "supermax" prison facility to house its most dangerous prisoners.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is on trial for his life in New York City. He is the alleged mastermind of the 9-11 attacks that killed thousands and launched two wars that affected millions.

But it's also for adults. Celebrating 'Christmas Around the World,' will kick off the festivities the day after Thanksgiving when children bring their ornaments at 4 p.m. Nov.

Next month, the Colorado State Patrol will have a new home in Fremont County. 'This has gone back and forth between my office and the State Patrol several times,' said City Attorney Bryan Fredrickson Monday during the Florence City Council meeting.

Colorado officials have not been contacted by the federal government about housing Guantanamo Bay detainees at federal prisons in the state, despite public comments that a facility in Florence is under consideration.

With a hint of fall in the air, it's never too early to shop for Christmas. And what better place to do it than when the Business Owners Meet and Greet networking group presents the second annual Business and Holiday Gift Expo from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in the Abbey Fieldhouse.

A former Florence employee entered not guilty pleas and was set for trial after District Judge David Thorson found probable cause against him on four charges on Thursday.

Weigh-in starts at 6 p.m., meeting at 7 p.m. at the Free Methodist Church at Fifth Street and Griffin Avenue.

After calculating the loss of students last year, it is not as bad as first predicted.

Florence and Penrose school children, whether healthy or with chronic medical conditions, are targeted for the next Fremont County Public Health H1N1 vaccine clinic on Tuesday.

From the moment he first saw him, he was intrigued. Jonah Parker had no way of knowing it was his cousin, the infamous Butch Cassidy, who according to rumors had died in South America.

Fears of potential wildfire threatened to derail plans for the construction of a new geology camp, but the Fremont County Planning Commission recommended approval of the Special Review Use permit on a split vote Wednesday.

Troy Hoss' heart overflows with pride and affection for his country, his roots run deep in Fremont County and now his wings are taking him to launch a music career in Nashville, Tenn.

Just more than 26 percent of Fremont County voters had turned in their ballots by Thursday, a number the election department would like to see dramatically increase.

During the arrests today, the suspects were ordered to surrender. At one location, four suspects surrendered and were arrested without incident.

Scarecrows have invaded the streets of Florence for Halloween. The scarecrows first were seen last year when Fremont Middle School art teacher Chandra Serfoss and her students created them for the business owners in the downtown area.

In a surprise announcement, Florence City Manager Tom Piltingsrud resigned from his position.