Colorado Springs Gazette

Angelica Tafoya is a 1st grader with sparkling, brown eyes, a shy grin and a ponytail that bounces when she walks. And she's looking forward to a trip to Disney...

Women with preschool-age children build friendships and share experiences. Forming one of the closest bonds you'll ever have can be one of the loneliest times you've ever known. Some women...

This is a story about cancer stealing a woman's vision, but never her will. Cara Dunne-Yates, a champion athlete, and her husband, Spencer Yates, are awaiting the birth of a...

Child-car experts urge that the "play" be put back into healthy playtime. Today's busy kids are loaded up with dance classes, karate lessons, soccer games, scouts. They play computer games...

In most parts of the country, the word "scenic" used with "drive" means a leisurely, pleasurable road trip, with plenty to look at and little to worry about. But couple...

When Nellie Hernandez-Whaley was 10, she was diagnosed with diabetes. That was 38 years ago. At the time, her family had no idea she was at risk of developing the...

A burst of anger and a momentary loss of control can cause a hurt that no amount of love and care can later heal. "No one should ever, ever shake...

Four years ago the first signs of scleroderma were stiffness and pain. Helene Manson was nearly 45 and working as a receptionist in Colorado Springs when she noticed persistent stiffness...

Most adults remember their first bicycle--and their first bicycle crash. Skinned knees, broken arms and bruised elbows are the common consequences of mixing childhood, summer and bicycles. Sylvia Smith, a...

Imagine Barnum & Bailey on speed or "Ed Sullivan" on LSD and you have Cirque du Soleil, one of the most successful modern performance troupes in the world. It's virtual...