Author: Brooke Nevins brooke.nevins@gazette.com
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Parole officer dies after being struck by vehicle in Colorado Springs; parolee arrested
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of two parole officers struck by a vehicle near downtown Colorado Springs Thursday has died, according to authorities. Authorities announced the death during a brief press conference in front of UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central, where dozens of police cars lined up in preparation for…
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Colorado Springs driver sentenced in DUI crash that killed 25-year-old woman
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs woman was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison on Monday for hitting and killing a 25-year-old woman while driving under the influence in Douglas County last year. Around 2 a.m. on June 16, 2022, Lacey Lewis was crossing the intersection…
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Inmate in custody after escaping Cañon City prison
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An inmate is back in custody after reportedly escaping from a Cañon City prison complex, officials said Sunday night. 2 arrested, 1 hospitalized after alleged assault with baseball bats, Colorado Springs police say Richmond Johnson, 30, escaped the Arrowhead Correctional Center on the East Canon…
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Crews complete water main break repairs in Manitou Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Crews with the city of Manitou Springs have completed repairs on a water main break, officials said Monday afternoon. Manitou Springs announces ambulance service change, goal of ‘significantly reduced’ response times The city first announced the break around 8:30 a.m., when the Public Works department…
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Denver weather: Winter storm approaching
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Another day of warm and sunny weather is expected in the Denver metro area Monday ahead of an incoming midweek winter storm, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. Monday could see a high…
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Manitou Springs announces ambulance service change, goal of ‘significantly reduced’ response times
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The city of Manitou Springs will begin using its own ambulance fleet this weekend in an effort to provide “significantly reduced” emergency response times for its residents, officials said Friday. The city previously relied solely on El Paso County’s contracted ambulance service, American Medical Response, to…
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Colorado spot aims to be ‘smartest’ of smart cities
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save City officials and community representatives publicly revisited their goal of making Colorado Springs “the smartest of smart cities” during the 2023 SmartCOS Innovation Summit at the City Auditorium on Tuesday. The daylong conference included 29 presentations that updated participants on advanced technologies, such as “smart”…
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Denver weather update: Another day of single-digit temps spark school, organization closings, DIA delays
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 11:00 a.m.: Flightaware is reporting 177 delays and 103 cancelations at Denver International Airport as of 11 a.m. A handful of schools and organizations in the Denver metro area and in northern Colorado have announced closures and delays on Monday as temperatures are expected to…
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Colorado Springs man threatens neighbors, police with baseball bat
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man was taken into custody after battering neighbors’ doors and threatening them with a baseball bat late Sunday night, according to Colorado Springs police. 2 people shot, wounded near North Academy Boulevard At around…
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Denver weather: High near 30, snow possible Monday morning
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver residents could see more wintry weather as temperatures drop and some snow could fall across the mountains, eastern foothills and plains Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. Monday could see…