Author: BREEANNA JENT breeanna.jent@gazette.com
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Controversial Garden of the Gods project could disturb bighorn sheep herd
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs Planning Commission is scheduled to review Wednesday slightly tweaked plans to build high-density housing and commercial space along Garden of the Gods Road — this after the City Council denied the controversial project in…
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Plans for an east-side park in Colorado Springs moves forward with resident input
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Plans to build Colorado Springs’ first community park on the east side are moving ahead as city staff prepare to publicly present residents’ feedback that has informed the creation of the park’s draft master plan next month. The city announced early last year its plan…
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Prospect Lake reopens in Colorado Springs after closure due to E. coli
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Prospect Lake in Memorial Park reopened Friday morning after it was closed the day before because it tested positive for an elevated concentration of E. coli, Colorado Springs officials announced. Officials closed the lake Thursday…
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Cripple Creek voters to decide on marijuana sales in November
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CRIPPLE CREEK • Cripple Creek voters will decide in November whether to legalize the sale of recreational and medical marijuana in city limits. If voters in the small gold-mining and casino community of around 1,200 residents…
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Woman in fatal Lake Pueblo boating accident identified
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The woman who died in a fatal boating accident Saturday at Lake Pueblo State Park has been identified as Arley Rodriguez-Lopez, the Pueblo County coroner announced Sunday. On 7/9/2022 Arley Rodriguez-Lopez, 32, of Pueblo, died…
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Manitou Springs moves to Level 1 water restrictions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The city of Manitou Springs is moving to Level 1 water restrictions as high temperatures and low precipitation levels persist across the Pikes Peak region, city officials announced Thursday afternoon. Level 1 water restrictions go…
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[VIDEO] Robber’s gun malfunctions in attempted pawn shop robbery, suspects at large
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Several men involved in a Saturday morning shooting at a pawn shop in Security-Widefield are still at large, El Paso County Sheriff’s officials said Sunday. El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the shop located…
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Ramps closing for several weeks at County Line Road
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Construction crews will close the northbound on- and off-ramps at Interstate 25 and County Line Road near Monument for six weeks as they continue work on the I-25 South “gap” project. Workers will close both…
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New metro district gains approval, tax rate will double
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County commissioners approved a new special district that would nearly double the tax rate on about 150 homes built inside a new subdivision near Monument to fund it. The commission voted unanimously on…
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Vehicle hit after shots fired at Colorado park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save No one was injured after shots were fired Saturday afternoon at a park on the city’s north side, but at least one vehicle was hit, police said. At 3:21 p.m. Saturday Colorado Springs police responded…