CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — Drivers, businesses, and neighbors along the east end of Main Street will get a pleasant holiday present: the completion of a natural gas line relocation that closed several blocks of the street for months at a time. The project, which started early last year, has affected several blocks at the
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The defending state champion TCA Titans knocked off the Florence Huskies, 56-14, in the first round of the 2A playoffs.
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Fremont County officials confirm that two women have been hospitalized following a tandem skydiving accident on the airfield. According to a county official, the Fremont County Airport was made aware of the incident just before 1 p.m. on Friday. The airport is located 6 miles east of Cañon City, and
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Fremont County Sheriff’s Office bid a bittersweet farewell to a one-of-a-kind detective and deputy. During his 10-year career, Deputy Alex Jimenez did it all, progressing from patrolman to investigator and eventually joining the SWAT unit. His coworkers say he brought a number of valuable qualities to his job. Courtesy Fremont
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — Crews are in their third month on the city’s biggest paving job of the season, so pardon their dust. They’re repaving a half mile of Justice Center Road, between US 50 and Grandview Lane, on the eastern edge of town. The two-lane street was last repaved in 1998 and had
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The Fremont Economic Development Corporation sponsored a surprise TradeSTART event at Cañon City High School September 11. The goal? Inspire an entire future workforce to enter into a military trade that could provide a long and fulfilling career. The event was 90 minutes long and impacted roughly 1,000 students. During that time, they remembered those
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) – Friday evening, during a stand-off with a barricaded suspect, a Fremont County Sheriff’s Deputy fired a shot, hitting the barricaded man and triggering an investigation into the deputy’s use of force. According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, the incident began as a welfare check, but escalated. CBI says the
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – On Monday, the Fremont County Department of Public Health and Environment announced that two people have died as a result of the West Nile virus. MORE DETAILS: Two West Nile virus-related deaths confirmed in Fremont County KRDO13 spoke with El Paso County Public Health (EPCPH) to learn more about
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Fremont County Department of Public Health and Environment says that two people have died as a result of the West Nile virus. “We are deeply saddened by the two recent West Nile virus–related deaths in our community. This is a reminder of the seriousness of the disease, and I
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Canon City High School has some serious bragging rights as they start school this week. The Carnegie Foundation recently named CCHS as one of the most innovative schools in the nation. Why? It has a lot to do with their Capstone Program. The school submitted this video, showcasing their innovative ways to learning. The Carnegie
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CANON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) – Three men have been arrested for stealing $68,000 from a Colorado-based Credit Union in Canon City. Canon City Police say they ‘jackpotted’ an ATM at the Power Credit Union along US 50, and police are connecting this case to similar incidents in Wellington, Fort Collins, Greeley, and Sidney, Nebraska. Canon
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Fremont County Department of Public Health and Environment says its building is closed due to a gas leak. Details are very limited at this time, but the department says they will be putting out an update once they learn more. They have not announced a timeline for when they
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — The east end of East Main Street is clear of construction machinery and “Road Closed” signs for the first time since a project to relocate a natural gas line started late last year. Unfortunately for neighbors and traffic, that doesn’t mean the project is finished. Crews reopened the affected stretch
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) – One motorcyclist is dead, and CO115 is shut down while Colorado State Patrol investigates a fatal crash. A spokesperson for the Colorado State Patrol tells KRDO13 that the call about a crash in the northbound lanes of CO115 at mile marker 6 first came in just before noon. There’s no
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Campers in Fremont County quickly fled from Cutty’s Resort as a wildfire grew nearby. Fremont County Emergency Management announced the fire was first reported just before noon on Saturday. Not only was the campground evacuated, but County Road 6 is closed at Highway 50. The size of the wildfire hasn’t
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — The hope was that the town’s $3 million Main Street Revitalization project would have been finished a month ago, in time for the 87th annual Music & Blossom Festival. But that didn’t happen, for several reasons beyond the control of workers — such as weather and surprises not uncommon when
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Bureau of Investigations (CBI) says agents were able to catch people with ties to an international drug cartel thanks to an investigation that started in Cañon City. According to the agency, the investigation kicked off last October when the CBI and DEA identified initial suspects. Those targets led
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) – Cañon City Police Department (CCPD) is asking for help from city residents for more information tied to the six-week-old puppy they found with broken bones that was abandoned downtown. On Saturday, CCPD tells KRDO13 they responded to a report that a weeks-old female Pug-mix puppy was abandoned with a note
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) – The start time for the Royal Gorge Easter Sunday Service has been delayed due to inclement weather. On Sunday, gates will open at 9 a.m. and the service will start at 10 a.m. The event was previously scheduled to be a sunrise service starting at 6:30 a.m. For the most
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A correctional officer at Centennial Correctional Facility in Fremont County has been arrested after allegedly strangling a coworker. Seth Lee Davis, 20, was arrested after the victim, a male coworker, reported the alleged incident. The coworker told investigators that on April 2, Davis confronted him about speaking with a female
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