Suspicious package at AFA found to be harmless
A suspicious package at the Air Force Academy was found be to safe and harmless to the public. The Academy resumed normal operations at 10:45 p.m.…
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Mom believes son died from choking game, not suicide in middle school bathroom
When Kristina Fields has a moment between taking care of her other four kids, she finds herself in her oldest son Luie’s bedroom. “I left…
Continue Reading14 people wanted in racketeering ring investigation
The Colorado Springs Police Department is looking for 14 people who it says are part of a racketeering ring that stole $42,000 from Ent and Security…
Continue ReadingBlack Forest fire board plans to release costs of independent probe
After insisting it wasn’t ready to provide cost figures from an independent investigation, the Black Forest Fire Department board of directors…
Continue ReadingMost cases from burglary ring originated in Colorado Springs
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on Friday updated the number of cases in a rash of home burglaries to 113 and said most of them happened…
Continue ReadingDevonshire residents upset they can’t return home
Residents of the Devonshire Square Apartments are frustrated about not being able to return to their homes. They have been kept away since a fire…
Continue ReadingCommunity helps residents displaced by apartment fire
The community is coming together to help residents of the Devonshire Square Apartments. About 100 families were displaced Wednesday, when a fire…
Continue ReadingFirefighter injured in Pueblo house blaze
A fire damaged a home and injured a firefighter late Thursday night. The blaze occurred at a home on the 400 block of Broadway Avenue around 10 p.m.…
Continue ReadingUCCS students face fall tuition increase
The price of higher education will go up at all four CU campuses for the fall 2014 semester, including UCCS in Colorado Springs. Undergraduate, lower…
Continue ReadingBeer taps installed in Colorado governor’s mansion
Colorado’s governor used to brew beer for a living, and now he has new beer taps in his home. State officials announced Friday that private…
Continue ReadingBill addressing youth vaccines advances
Colorado lawmakers advanced a proposal to make it harder to send kids to school without vaccinations. The state House gave initial approval on a…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest man who was wanted on outstanding warrants
Fountain Police say they have arrested a domestic violence suspect who was wanted on outstanding warrants. Robert Wesley Fortner Jr., 19, was wanted…
Continue ReadingDenver police looking at gun-mounted flashlights
Denver’s police chief has ordered a review of all department policies after the second accidental shooting this month and the fifth in a little…
Continue ReadingMom whose sons overheated in SUV to be sentenced
Family and friends of a woman found guilty of fatal child abuse in the deaths of her two young sons are asking a judge for leniency when she’s…
Continue ReadingSecond fire in six years at apartment complex forces residents to evacuate
For the second time in six years, fire forces people in one Colorado Springs apartment complex to evacuate. This time three people were hurt and the…
Continue ReadingSheriff’s office refutes Black Forest independent investigator’s claim that burnout was reckless
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is defending Assistant Deputy Fire Marshal Scott Campbell after an independent investigator claimed he…
Continue ReadingDefendant in Caon City triple killing charged with 14 counts of murder
The man accused of murdering a mother and two of her children sat with his head bowed in a Fremont County courtroom Thursday, possibly feeling the…
Continue ReadingHundreds of burglaries solved, 7 people arrested in El Paso County
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says it has cleared hundreds of burglary cases from the Monument and Black Forest areas. The investigation…
Continue ReadingSprings police investigate downtown bank robbery
The Academy Bank AT 1 S. Tejon Street was robbed Thursday morning (3/20/14) at 10:09 a.m. Police say the man who robbed the bank is skinny, was…
Continue ReadingWebsite allows drivers to rent cars to strangers
Renting a car can be a hassle — you have to search online for the best deal, trek across town to pick it up and bring it back with a full tank…
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