Pro Cycling Challenge traffic impacts
As the USA Pro Cycling Challenge makes its way to Colorado Springs, drivers are advised to be aware of traffic impacts. Stage 5 of the race takes the…
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Victim of Chief Motel slaying ID’d
Police have identified the victim of the Chief Motel homicide as 59-year-old Michael Ramirez. Ramirez was found dead at the motel on S. Nevada Ave…
Continue ReadingMan and woman arrested for child abuse
Colorado Springs police have arrested a man and a woman for their connection to the abuse of a 5-year-old boy. The alleged abuse happened on January…
Continue ReadingSprings police investigate possible carjacking
Colorado Springs police are investigating a possible carjacking early Thursday morning. Police say a man walked out to his car in the 2000 block of…
Continue ReadingColorado 67 between Florence, Wetmore reopening
Colorado Highway 67 between Florence and Wetmore is set to reopen Friday. That stretch of the highway closed to traffic July 31 after heavy rain…
Continue ReadingArmy honors slain servicemen
Fort Carson is holding a memorial service for three servicemen killed in Afghanistan. Air Force Maj. Walter D. Gray, Army Maj. Thomas E. Kennedy and…
Continue ReadingBike Race Expected To Boost Woodland Park Economy
Town leaders in Woodland Park hope Friday’s passage of the Pro Cycling Challenge will bring much-needed customers and spending. Debbie Miller,…
Continue ReadingUtilities: $15 million fix for July flood
A mere 2 inches of rain were a welcome relief to drought stricken Colorado before the Waldo Canyon Fire. Now, as Colorado Springs Utilities leaders…
Continue ReadingWidefield school bus driver arrested on sex abuse allegations
El Paso County detectives have arrested a bus driver for Widefield schools on allegations that he sexually assaulted a young boy a decade ago. Robert…
Continue ReadingMass. company recalling smoked salmon
A Massachusetts seafood company is recalling some of its smoked salmon products because of possible contamination by the bacterium listeria…
Continue ReadingColo. senators renew call to extend wind tax break
Colorado’s U.S. senators are renewing their call to extend a wind-energy tax break following the announcement of more lay-offs at Vestas. The…
Continue ReadingCSPD on patrol
Police are still on patrol in the Mountain Shadows neighborhood post-Waldo Canyon fire to prevent thieves from preying on homeowners whose properties…
Continue ReadingNight lights sold at Target recalled for burn risk
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Energizer has announced a voluntary recall of Energizer LED rotating night lights.…
Continue ReadingSome gas dryers recalled for fire hazard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and LG Electronics have voluntarily recalled some LG Electronics and Sears’ Kenmore Elite Gas…
Continue ReadingPolice investigate homicide at the Chief Motel
Colorado Springs police tell us they are searching for a man wanted for a homicide at the Chief Motel. Police said they got calls about a body inside…
Continue ReadingMud, fire debris swamps Highway 24
Scarred and saturated land in the Waldo Canyon burn area caused traffic problems along Highway 24 Wednesday evening. Mud and debris flowed into the…
Continue ReadingFlood diversion measures not needed Thursday, help on the way
Flooding fears fizzled out Thursday despite rain along Highway 24 in the Waldo Canyon burn scar area. Rain began falling around 4:30 p.m. and…
Continue ReadingMachete robber charged with murder of Springs woman
Two men have been charged in the murder of a woman found underneath a mobile home in March. On August 15, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office…
Continue ReadingDaycare workers encourage toddlers to fight
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Three Delaware day care workers videotaped a fight between 3-year-old boys in their care and encouraged the toddlers to pummel…
Continue ReadingColorado veteran to receive POW medal
An Air Force veteran who was one of 65 Americans taken hostage in Iran in 1979 is formally being awarded the Defense Department’s Prisoner of…
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