PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Amid a concerning increase in positive COVID-19 cases, Pueblo city and county officials issued a stern public warning about what could be next if the number of cases doesn’t decline. Officials said if the spike in cases remains high through Oct. 30 — a ten-day period — they’ll be forced to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – One local charity is providing a saving grace for families hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic through a massive pop-up children’s consignment sale. Sunday is the last day to shop at the “Huge Kid’s Sale,” organized by Just Between Friends Colorado Springs at the Colorado Springs Event Center on Palmer
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – One Colorado Springs man is spending his rainy weekend biking 24 hours straight to raise money and awareness for a local charity. 53-year-old Daryl Spano is aiming to raise around two thousand dollars for Kids on Bikes, a Colorado Springs charity that provides children in need with bikes at a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Celebrating the birth of our country during these very different and uncertain times brings a whole rollercoaster of emotions. Families tailgated all across Colorado Springs Saturday to celebrate Independence Day from a distance, under the numerous firework displays across the city. For new mom Kelsea Pewitt and her 9-month-old baby
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Summer isn’t two weeks old yet and a local business has already announced it won’t open this fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Diana’s Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze, a popular fall tradition and attraction in Cañon City, made the announcement on its Facebook page last Thursday. As late as
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The mother of the 11-year-old who died in El Paso County earlier this year spoke out to the public after the boy’s father and stepmother were arrested for first-degree murder. Angela Tuetken, the biological mother of Zachary Sabin, and Matthew Tuetken, her husband and the boy’s stepfather for seven years,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The flip side of us being home so often is that our furry friends are getting a ton of attention and extra companionship. No one knows this more than KRDO Sports Director Rob Namnoum, who’s competing with his kids for dog walking privileges: With more free time, we wanted to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — During these uncertain times, Monsignor Bob Jaeger of St. Paul’s Church in Colorado Springs is trying to give people hope. “The goal of humanity is to help each other out. The goal of churches and faith is to bring the message of hope to all people,” said Jaeger. He’s also
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. — It took 16 years, dozens of failed medications, and a lifetime worth of patience but, finally, Braeden McDonald has some peace of mind. “There’s lots of things I haven’t been able to do because of my seizures,” said the Black Forest resident, now 18-years-old. “I used to have 10 to
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Monday was the fifth-month anniversary of the fatal shooting of Joshua Vigil, 38, by Colorado Springs police, an occasion not lost on his family and friends. A group of 30 to 40 people gathered around 5 p.m. at the apartment complex near Fountain Boulevard and Chelton Road, where Vigil was shot by three officers at
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