Fake-baking" in a commercial tanning bed will no longer be an option for pasty, prom-bound teens in Colorado if state lawmakers approve a bill banning the use of artificial tanning devices by children under 18, even with a doctor's recommendation. If it passes the state Senate, the...

Keith Gabel knows what it's like to face down a seemingly impossible goal. A month before his 21st birthday, in June 2005, Gabel's left foot was crushed in an industrial accident. "I had three dead toes that were completely black and rock hard. My surgeon weighed out all the options...

From the time our first gullible ancestor took that dare and chugged a gourd of fermenting liquid, right up until the coup of commercialism, beer production was based in the home and handled primarily by women. In Anglo-Saxon times, a female brewer was known by the trade name...

It's Oscars season, so time to flex your movie muscles. Are you a cinemaniac who's seen every nominated film and feel certain the Academy will agree with your top picks? Or are you simply a good guesser? Make your choices for best picture, actress, actor and more and compete...

Compassion International is fueling a nationwide campaign to pack theaters showing "Son of God" by providing free tickets to churches in 40 U.S. cities, including Colorado Springs and Denver. The feature film, a pared-down version of the History channel miniseries "The Bible," debuts...

When Dagmar Knudsen says she has to run, she means it literally. She runs before work, after work and to work if the weather permits. After a long flight, the itch to move is so powerful she's been known to dump her luggage in a taxi and head off on foot to her hotel. She's run a...

For a giraffe, everything hinges on the neck - a powerful stalk of muscles and ligaments wrapped around 7-foot-long vertebrae. Like horses, giraffes spend most of their time on their feet, sleeping and giving birth in a standing position. Keeping the head held high isn't a dignity...

Lured by unusually heavy snowfall in the Rockies, snow sport enthusiasts flocking to the backcountry are getting a sobering insight into the darker side of powder. Colorado traditionally leads the nation in annual avalanche fatalities. January and February are peak times for snow...

The town criers spotted the former president exiting his truck and hustled to spread the exciting news. "It's Lincoln! Lincoln's here!" Correction: The tall guy in buff-colored breeches, stockings and tricorn hat is actually Gen. George Washington. Details. "The president's here!...

n the teeming sidelines of the Olympics, where world-class photographers jockey for plum spots to capture the Games' defining moments, a lapel pin can open many doors. Gazette photo chief and veteran Olympic photographer Mark Reis learned that important lesson in the trenches at the...