James Jarman

Confidential FBI informant wears a wire and shoots up a Colorado Springs house with women and children inside. What did the agents do? Could he have been stopped?  I’ll have this story next Thursday 11/05/09 on News First 5.

She said yes? Wow!

It was a great day for a wedding at Garden of the Gods.

A week earlier was in the 20’s and snow the next day was in the 30’s and snowy.

I had to hold her tightly because she tried to run!

 The family: Nicole, Olivia and me.

The Radio-Television News Directors Association honored me with the National Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting.

You can check out my winning story here.

I apologize I wasn’t able to make it to the awards banquet in New York, but thank you for such a prestigious honor.

Also be sure to check out our photographer Gene Cotton’s blog.  He, freelance reporter Joe Myers and I  all worked on the story that won.  Gene is also the photographer who goes on all my investigative stories and is prepared to “throw down” if someone “wants some.” hahahaha!

This bear broke into a car in Teller County.

Black bear car break in

Teller County Sheriff’s Office sent out the pics warning people to lock your car doors and roll up your windows.  They’re still looking for the owner of the car.

Kind of looks like a dog in this shot.  Thanks to Teller Sheriff for sending the pics. Still unclear if the bear made a lumbering get away, or if they locked him up.

Frozen Flower

Check out this great pic one of our News First 5 Viewers sent us on our website.

We had record cold the weekend of October 10, 2009.  It was below or at freezing for the high temps in Colorado Springs and Pueblo, which set the record for lowest high temperatures on this date.

This story came about after tips from county insiders complaining about a couple of commissioners using tax payer vehicles for personal use. Others complained that the commissioners weren’t working much at all at their elected jobs.

$400,ooo public bathrooms?  7 of them?  In a state park?  It’s true.  I dug through some state records to see where the money was going and the bathroom costs kind of jumped out.   Insiders had been complaining about the costs of the park.