an koen n wsws the dertment of mamaservicis s crirne to help people strtrglg withru the numbers 844-493-talk.. th's-4-4...4-3-3....-2-2-5 we've alsosoted that fofoatn onlili at aa.c.c p e pueblo teen is setting a positive example forther yth t c cmunutyty he ohihi comteteor colorara's'souou o )the ye by the boys and girls clulu ws 5's jes m mchchl shows us how brley tetete helping pave the way for osfoloowing hih footsts. jessi? omoft-spoken kid tader in his own right, 16-year-old brley teter hahabebemeopposing rce r gangs s pblbl-- lplpg to c catata safefeav the boys s d girls club. situatededn n e midd of th soutide`prprects, kids come to thsprague center after school to do homeworkrkndavavfufu ththr fellow members. teter ends e eh day as a juniortaff m mber -- org and hanging out in the teen center at h hheed makak ssiblele st year he r rkekeup mthan 0 0 mmunity service hohos, g-p-a in his honors clsese really wananive back hehe as much as i can, so i'm just looking forward to getting a goodobutside of college and heheinthe next teens`shat come into tr# 'lrely o@ahihito do things lik

news 5's a ay koen joins us downwn with details about this omotion. if you finonof the free mpters ... don't keepephat t cationon secret. take a sfie and share it with your fends and on the ci's cici mia sites ananyou'lle tered to win a ftfdrd tt's valid atat any t partitipatiti shops here downt that's free! "p w w wt pecting th, at's r re." we found plenty people e isis afternrnn susuriby t the meage ononirarking meter. "i"ias very surprpsed, it wawa very nice e t i di't belieie it." the city of colorado s sgs has rotated three of t tse "lucky" meters thru downwnwn- - - another e in o o colado ci -- for lasasthrer years. nats soundndnlocking trououe is, not enou people seem to knowowow t tm. "just pulled in, grabbbb aite to eat andomely forgot." ughs "just got lucky"pso, parking enforcement takg ings atp further -- angetting those mers to pay yoyo "what we'rdoing is, if you find one of f e frees and takeelfie e d d cebook it on e cici of rado sprprgs ite,e,ou'll be automaticallyststst t twin a $25 ft card for dowowown businesses that's right ... the

news 5's andy koen reports. it takes over your body... yo mind ... lififif "tveeen inthehtatae prlyso their boes have come acstomedo the drug and when they stop,p,he physical withdrawal is so vere, it'sike yoy'rerenana e. roin addiction ionhe rise in ourte. and it's growing ftest rural partrtof southern colorado ... the consequences are deadly. t sound:hug ue oloo da from e lolodonstite of hlth show seven souern colorado counties ha seen overdoseseea rate of morehan 20 per 100-thousand people. "we have i-25 real close, and webee at let t e ot of at tffif, inginghat he and its winds up here." huerfano county deputy coroner dave mowerasn't en a a at. t in county thih size, it on takonor t tths s year w wld push the rate higher. "heroin is very inexpeive thesdaysysnd that allows fororor thththungechildreneno,ince they don't have a a tot of money, to have access to at." dodowi tecover age pr ay mos addicts don't starwith heroin. instead, it's pain pills. think in thehefoit seems more innoct. it's aicion,n, ocour t idoesn't tata much to pusu one over to g

an koen news 5. we'll on have a better ide about whethehemarijuana clubsb be banned in coradospriris. city counc will take an inititl vote tonight on banning clubs or jt changingregulations tfngngy blic heari. . prorosededanningnguturu marijuana clubs and shut down existing ones within 5 year and the citytytynninininmmsipported that proposal.the e blic cmentereod d goononightht,....wh opponents aiming that since public consump is ililgal, theneed@dlace to be lelegally smokok thaxtononith more on n votetendean a "live" repo at ten. a colodo wanith ilepsy elebebte a hd tmo that her orolold nenene arrive ye aisisnipppp moved her malyere om texas. and says s s's been n izure freeee ever since. she credits medical cannabis to her survival. last y yr his time.. sherise wawascsing her own funenel plans wier husband and g sons.. inn effort to easeseheast dada of her li with cannis.. her huhuand brought her here.. "vow t t tt i'i'herererem working full tim i'm taki cananbis only. . my kids are pububc scscol.

andy koen with more.. coming up a 6. xxx counl also hearing ordinances thatould either ban or regulate marijuana coumption club among the "proposals" is an definition for the clubs within city code. other proposals wod establish licensing and zoning reiremen. for example, clubs would need to maintain odor filters and could not be located within one thousand feet of any school, park, ycare nter or drug rehabilitation center. these proposals come amia moratorium on linsing annew clubs until new regulations are established. xxxx there's a st. patrick's day grinch..,somewhere colorado springs. a giant leprechaun.. stolen over tht(weekend.. is part of a float for sarday's parade.- the leprechaun was reportedly stolenrom jon street---and was last seen north prospec our lseyennedy is ve now ere uckyhe leprechaun n@ was last spotted.. kelsey? the leprecun was a auallll spottetejust thimorning.. hererelong noror prospect t t coloradoin.. he went missing ju about t tee blocks her.. from t t10blblk john .. but stilnobody's been abl

ws 5 5ndy koen joi uve from the west side and the sit of the most contentiourcel in t ts deal- e strawberry fields o on ace. sosof e coitions t t trails andndn space coalitn ys thehene to pport this dealnclude a conrvbtion easement on a mamarity o othe operty ... and an agrntnto matain public access to the operty. ititn boaris takg a a agmatiapprchis de. . th point out t tt thcity cacat afrd to o intatahe p open sis.s in addition to the other preres offered by the dmoor, theord alsosoontribute tototo repair of erosion. the broaoor wants to have e cnic area anriding stables inthmeow . gi stts easy afr either the hotel or seven falls. a spokespersold odayay th are encourageby t t tosos suort and lookokorward to lking wiwi them moreren n n il. thth when the broadmr said look w wwillllllp it zededor park`4ell zones n changegyou knowowowwe will put on a d dd restriction, wl deed restriions can sometimes go o cot anbe fght, buthen they said ey'd put conservation easent on i i nservation easements a ught. at youe giviniis a great eny fothpublbl, a eat place for e puicicicn mimites from downtown, e

andy koen news 5. two new fires burng ort cacaon right now. th were arkekeby training... d at t ts time no cturur are e reated. cial word from fort carson ats ho... ononof the f fesest is downrange is 90 percent ntained. meane.. the second is now five acr and burning neararurkey cree.. mutual a haseen n ed in n from fountain and el paso county. dpa warning tonight fr fort carsrs--- if you smoke this week.. it's oikfrom a prescribed burn. will be in training areas on the eouthererd of the p#p#p on suay there ll also be controlled the mountain post says theheires serve o purpos... to t tininrews andleararut poteial fuel for a w wdland fire. & weathecoitions wl play a arole in deciding i iit is sa to proceed with the bns. right now---fire crews havav fully containea 0 acrerush fire in pueb county. we're a hdful o firefighters will remain on scene. and as w wve b bn repoing....no structurus e e reated ininigators belie ththfire s sparked dnesday when the wind knocked dn a a r line. xxxx a lililiook k t ts ho`froro colora springs and pueueo. we havseen a mix of clouds and sun,

news 5's andy koen r r rts. tes or yood.. yourin.. yourure. "they've b bn using the substance erobably dly, so their bodies have become accucucuededo the ug and when ththtotohe physical withdral is so sere, it's like you're gonna die. hero as heis in sta d gng fasteal rtof scololodo nat d:ttg uecoer d ta frothcodonsti ofeah show seven uthe colo counties haha seen overdose dths s a tha20 p 100-thousand people. "we ve i-25 real close, and we believe or at ast i belilie e that a lot o traffic, brging that mate northward from texas and new mico comes thugh here and its winds up here."uerfano countyuty coror merasn'en a dramat spike. but in a county thisize, it only take one or two deaths a woulduse rate hr. eroin erinexiv esndt alws the younger children to, since they don't he a lot of m mey, have cece to that." doctors with the recovery village at palmelake sayost addicts dostart w th heroin. instead, it's pain pills. thinhel , seemu morennoct. it's a aededation, and of course athat age, it doesn't take well, u know letettry me more."." laontourb

we'll keep youosted with any new lopmen andy koen news 5. happening in less than an hour--a meing in pueblo to try to bringveryone togethth to help combat gang violence. everne is invited to show up to share ideas and inp on how policecefficers d prprtives from thebl boxi academy wbet t e meeting, which istarts at ththvictory life ministries. e new boxing acamy is lookinr a building to hold classes... as it has already doublein size in just a couple mths. they hope to also teach bible study, academics, cooking and art. another meing this afternoon of the marijuana task force in colorado springs ohow to better manage the drug in our communit th were supped to make a final recommendation for city uncil to consider,...but wl meetin weefrom monday because regulations can be so complicated. the task force did give a thumbs up to two changes. one makes tougher zoning rules. the otheadds criminal nalties for people violating the rules of growing medical rijuana at home. a grand opening in monument torrow---for the new teen nter. it's locat in the t

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