By Brian Newsome, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Sep. 10--Beginning today, every patient entering Penrose Hospital's intensive care unit will be tested for a "supergerm" resistant to commonly prescribed antibiotics, a practice that will expand to the entire hospital in coming months.

By Tracy Harmon, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Jul. 7--PENROSE - A 30-foot section of Colorado 115 was washed out late Wednesday when an estimated 4.82 inches of rain fell just southwest of here. Two county road bridges also were demolished.

By Erin Smith, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Apr. 15--MONTE VISTA - A local woman and the woman to whom she gave a kidney Friday are doing well at Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver.

Miguel Lawsell is a special projects employee with Penrose-St. Francis Health Services. After experiencing a heart attack a few years ago, Lawsell's priorities changed.