COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Over 100 participating entries will march in downtown Colorado Springs Saturday in the Colorado Springs Veterans Day Parade. They’ll be led by a special kind of hero: this year’s grand marshal, who organizers says they found back accident. They say they asked hundreds of people to volunteer to dress up
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By Sophie Tanno, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of flights and several media organizations across Europe this week have been impacted by a string of hoax bomb threats which have disrupted travel plans and left authorities scrambling to identify the culprit. Fresh disruption hit several European airports and flights on Friday while Ireland’s national
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By Holly Yan, Max Foster, Elizabeth Wagmeister, Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, was placed on house arrest Friday and faces a charge of possession of child pornography, the Department of Justice announced. “Mr. Markle is accused of possessing child sexual abuse material, including photographs depicting himself
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By Gloria Pazmino, Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — Cornell University’s Faculty Senate approved a resolution Friday expressing no confidence in the university’s central administration and in its president Michael Kotlikoff over the school’s handling of alleged sexual assault on campus. The vote of no confidence is a sharp rebuke to the university’s leadership. It comes
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By Dalia Faheid, Eduardo Cuevas, CNN (CNN) — The foster mother of a 10-year-old girl, whose disappearance sparked a massive search before her body was found across state lines nearly two weeks later, has been charged with murder, Philadelphia officials said Thursday. Malayshia Alford was last seen alive at her home in West Philadelphia on
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COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. (KRDO) — You might be frustrated sitting in traffic due to the construction on 8th Street, but business owners on the strip are feeling it even harder. A number of small businesses along 8th Street tell KRDO13 they have seen huge drops in revenue, some as much as 50% since construction began. “Some days, a
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MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) — A local Army Sergeant Major had his mortgage paid off and accessibility renovations done to his home as part of work through the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. According to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, Army Sergeant Major Daniel Hendrix received the mortgage payments and renovations as part of the foundation’s Smart
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STATEWIDE, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado voters approved Proposition 134 and Proposition 135, two ballot measures involving transgender youth in the state. Both measures passed by a 6-percentage-point margin, with each measure winning approximately 52% of the vote. Proposition 134 mandates that student athletes from kindergarten through college play on sports teams aligning with their biological
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — El Paso County Sheriff’s Office confirms that the man charged with first-degree murder in a deadly shooting on Halloween was the suspect involved in a police shooting on Wednesday near the Aviator Apartments. PREVIOUS REPORTING: Victim identified in homicide investigation on North Union Boulevard Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) confirmed
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says it has arrested a suspect in a robbery investigation on North Academy Boulevard. According to CSPD, several suspects allegedly stole items from a retail store in the 7100 block of North Academy Boulevard on November 4. CSPD says when the suspects were confronted
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STATEWIDE, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) says all veterans, active-duty military personnel and the National Guard will get free entry into Colorado state Parks in honor of Veterans Day. CPW says on November 11, veterans and military members can visit any Colorado state park for free with a proof of military service.
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Infrastructure improvements, including drainage work and repaving by both the city and county, have been completed at the intersection of North Gate Boulevard and Struthers Road following years of delays.
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By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV has said he was proud to exercise his right to vote as an American in the recent US midterm elections. Speaking on board the papal plane to South America, the first US-born pope responded to a question from CNN about the significance of him voting. The
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Our viewers showed up in force Thursday at American Furniture Warehouse, where our crew collected a total of 26,366 pounds of food benefiting the Care and Share Food Bank. As of our 6 p.m. newscast Thursday night, volunteers were working on filling their 16th full pallet of food. Each pallet
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce celebrated the completion of “Light Up Union,” a project that included installing 30 custom-designed lighting poles across three blocks of Historic Union Avenue. The ceremony took place on Nov. 5 and featured live entertainment from Christian Jaquez, along with local food and coffee vendors.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is notifying the community that James Lee Pierce, who has been labeled as a “Sexually Violent Predator” (SVP), has moved to an address in Colorado Springs. According to police, Pierce is currently registered to be living at 827 Bennett Ave apt C. and is described
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The City of Manitou Springs is offering two days of free parking and two hours of free parking on select dates this holiday season. The city says that on Nov. 27, visitors can park for free all day on the streets of Canon, Hiawatha, and Dillon, and in the parking
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — El Paso County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a shooting in the 400 block of North Union Boulevard on Oct. 31 as 40-year-old Brody McDowell. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, they responded to the scene around 7 p.m. and located McDowell deceased. Police arrested 27-year-old Davijo
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COLORADO DISTRICT 3, Colo. (KRDO) — Republican incumbent Jeff Hurd has won his second term in Colorado’s Third Congressional District. Republican incumbent Jeff Hurd was running against Democratic candidate Dwayne Romero. A Democrat hasn’t represented CD3 since John Salazar left office in January of 2011. Both candidates told KRDO13 they were feeling optimistic heading into
Continue Reading CNN, WPVI, FAMILY HANDOUT By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — The foster mother of a 10-year-old girl, whose disappearance sparked a massive search before her body was found across state lines nearly two weeks later, has been charged with murder, Philadelphia officials said Thursday. Malayshia Alford was last seen alive at her home in West
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