Opening arguments begin in Joshua Carrier’s second sex abuse trial
The second trial for former Colorado Springs police officer Joshua Carrier began Tuesday, five months after a jury in his first child sex abuse trial…
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DMV Wait Times, Fire Code Restrictions Cause Complaints
Long waits at one DMV office have some people upset. “I’m just waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, and waiting. It is frustrating,”…
Continue ReadingAcademy ID’s cadets facing sexual misconduct charges
The Air Force Academy has identified two cadets charged with sexual misconduct as Jamil D. Cooks and Anthony D. Daniels Jr., both juniors. The names…
Continue ReadingGreeley teen charged in brother’s shooting death
An 18-year-old Greeley man accused in the shooting death of his 11-year-old brother has been charged with criminally negligent homicide. Prosecutors…
Continue ReadingPolice make arrest after several car burglaries
Colorado Springs police arrested a man early Tuesday morning in connection with several early morning car burglaries. Police say 19-year-old Daniel…
Continue ReadingTexas man arrested in Prowers County for child sex assault
A Texas man wanted on a Prowers County warrant for sexual assault on a child was arrested on Monday. 38-year-old Rogelio Montes of Texline, Texas is…
Continue ReadingBizarre crash knocks down power in Springs neighborhood
An issue over a borrowed car ended in a car crash near Delaware and Marian Drive, on Tuesday. It knocked down a light pole and sent several people to…
Continue ReadingPueblo council schedules vote on same-sex benefits proposal
The Pueblo City Council decided Monday to move forward with a measure that would extend certain benefits to gay city workers and their partners. It…
Continue ReadingExtra police at Boulder H.S. after Facebook threat
Extra police remain on alert at Boulder High School following a Facebook posting threatening the school. Authorities say the post threatened the…
Continue ReadingColo Springs City Council Pushes Back Scheduled Vote
A vote on banning solicitation in downtown Colorado Springs get pushed back after council decides it wants to examine more options. In council…
Continue ReadingColorado Springs announces new Deputy City Attorney
The City Attorney’s Office announces the hiring of Tom Florczak as the new Deputy City Attorney. Florczak will report directly to City Attorney…
Continue ReadingMan convicted of raping woman at Denver airport
Jurors in Denver have convicted a former U.S. Marine embassy guard of sexually assaulting a woman at a Denver International Airport concourse in…
Continue ReadingPolice: No meth lab at Springs motel
Hazmat crews investigated a Colorado Springs motel room on Monday afternoon after ingredients commonly used to make methamphetamine were found in a…
Continue ReadingAerial mulching over burn scar wraps up
Helicopters flew over the Waldo Canyon burn scar on Monday, dropping mulch around Eagle Lake to protect and restore the land. “The mulch will…
Continue ReadingVictim identified in deadly motorcycle crash
Police have identified the victim of Thursday’s deadly motorcycle crash in Colorado Springs as 25-year-old Kevin Michael Marinec. Police say…
Continue ReadingRomney talks foreign policy at Pueblo rally
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says U.S. foreign policy should not be conducted “at the mercy of events” overseas. He also…
Continue ReadingShoplifting leads to chase and arrests in Alamosa
A man and a woman were arrested after a shoplifting incident and vehicle pursuit in Alamosa on Sunday morning. Around 6:40 a.m. Sunday, the Alamosa…
Continue ReadingLamar police commander wanted for felony theft turns self in
A commander with the Lamar Police Department and his wife who were wanted on felony theft warrants turned themselves in on Friday according to the…
Continue ReadingAlamosa trucker dies in crash
An Alamosa trucker is killed after his vehicle crashes in Saguache County. 45-year-old Roger Hensley was driving his truck tractor on highway 285…
Continue ReadingMexican restaurant robbed in Fountain
Police are looking for three men after an armed robbery at a Mexican restaurant in Fountain Sunday night. It happened at the Albertacos on Highway…
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