Vestas may cut local workers’ hours
Vestas workers in Pueblo could face the same cut in work hours as their counterparts in Northern Colorado, the company said Tuesday. Workers in…
Continue ReadingWednesday school closure in Pueblo
South High School in Pueblo is closed Wednesday because of heating problems. All staff members are required to report at their regular…
Continue ReadingDeadly crash at Fillmore and I-25
A deadly crash led to some lane closures on I-25 near Fillmore on Wednesday morning. One person involved died in the crash. That person has not been…
Continue ReadingFire codes getting tougher after Waldo Canyon Fire
Fire codes could be getting stricter in the Colorado Springs neighborhood devastated by last summer’s Waldo Canyon Fire. Colorado…
Continue ReadingSoldiers return to Fort Carson
Nearly 550 soldiers with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division returned Tuesday to Fort Carson after a nine-month deployment in…
Continue ReadingCO attorney general: Child sex trafficking a “serious problem”
Colorado’s attorney general said Tuesday that child sex trafficking has become a serious problem throughout the state. On Monday, Attorney…
Continue ReadingBurglars try to steal gun from police car
Police are looking into leads from surveillance video after burglars broke into squad cars early Tuesday morning. Police said burglars broke into at…
Continue ReadingWoman dies from flu in Pueblo
A middle-aged Pueblo County woman has died from influenza, public health officials announced Tuesday. This was the first hospitalized flu case in…
Continue ReadingFinal fracking vote postponed
The Colorado Springs City Council pushes back the final vote on the oil and gas regulations. Council discussed the possible postponement during its…
Continue ReadingMarijuana legalization low-key by design in Colo.
Colorado wasn’t the first state to legalize marijuana, and officials wanted to keep the adoption of a voter-approved pot amendment low key.…
Continue ReadingCar hits person in wheelchair
A car hit someone in a wheelchair at the intersection of Austin Bluffs Parkway and North Academy Boulevard on Tuesday afternoon. The victim suffered…
Continue ReadingSprings sex assault suspect arrested in Breckenridge
A man wanted by Colorado Springs police on charges of sexual assault of a child was captured in Breckenridge on Monday. 22-year-old Zachary Siegel is…
Continue ReadingOfficials warn of ransom scam in missing boy case
Authorities say someone is trying to capitalize on a missing boy case in Durango and scam people out of money by sending messages via Facebook…
Continue ReadingShoplifter sues liquor store owner who shot him
A shoplifter who was shot in the face after stealing a bottle of vodka from a Colorado Springs liquor store is suing the shop owner. The Gazette…
Continue ReadingKidnapped Springs doctor works for group that takes risks to help others
A Colorado Springs doctor who was kidnapped by the Taliban works with one of several southern Colorado charities that take big risks for humanitarian…
Continue ReadingGovernor officially legalizes marijuana in Colorado
Marijuana for recreational use is now effectively legal in Colorado. Gov. John Hickenlooper declared a voter-approved marijuana legalization…
Continue ReadingReview of snow response
The first snow of the season that hit parts of Southern Colorado will soon be a memory. Now comes the assessment of how city streets crews and a…
Continue ReadingNurse killed in Fremont County crash
A 32-year-old nurse died as the result of a one-car crash Sunday morning which likely was caused by snowy and icy conditions. According to Fremont…
Continue ReadingEl Paso County non-emergent lines working again
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office non-emergent phone lines are working again after a Dispatch Center outage on Monday. The outage began…
Continue ReadingToddler and father critically injured in house fire
A flash fire in a Colorado Springs home sent 3 people to the hospital. It happened around 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon in the 3000 block of Greenwood…
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