Sunday, January 11, 2015

Man drives $75 truck to work for 38 years

It's the best $75 Bob Sportel ever spent. Sportel was in his early 20s and needing a cheap ride to work, when he paid $75 for a rusty Chevrolet pickup.

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Prison inmate escapes, was doing time for firearms charges

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections says authorities are on the lookout for an inmate who escaped from the William S. Key Correctional Center in Fort Supply.

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Wearable sensors gather lots of data _ now to make it useful

It's not just about how many steps you've taken or how many calories you've burned in a day. Wearable fitness trackers and health monitors are becoming more commonplace and diverse, but just what do you ...

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Gold-digging socialite Pamela Phillips guilty of killing husband with a car bomb so she could maintain lavish lifestyle

A once-prominent socialite has been found guilty in the 1996 Tucson car bomb killing of her ex-husband after spending years abroad living a lavish lifestyle across Europe.

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National title: It’s a great start

Today’s edition of The Chieftain includes a special 32-page commemorative edition celebrating Colorado State University-Pueblo’s football team winning the NCAA Division II national championship last month.

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DeBoskey: All investing is impact investing

In the United States, nearly $1 trillion is committed to philanthropy — sitting in foundations, donor-advised funds and elsewhere.

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Pope Francis defends himself against communism claims

Pope Francis is insisting that his concern for the poor and critique of the global economic system isn't some novel, communist-inspired ideology but rather the original and core "touchstone" of the Christian faith.

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