PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A deadly train derailment has closed portions of Interstate 25 in North Pueblo. Colorado State Patrol says the semi-truck driver caught under the derailment has died. Their identity has not been released at this time. Via Colorado State Patrol According to the Pueblo West Fire Chief, I-25 is closed from mile marker
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The El Paso County Coroner’s Office confirms they are assisting Fremont County as the fallout continues from the ongoing criminal investigation linked to a funeral home. Investigators confirm over 115 decomposing bodies were found inside a Fremont County funeral home earlier this month. Now, multiple agencies are working together to
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AURORA, Colo. (KRDO) — A MS-13 gang member was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his connection with multiple violent crimes and murders in 2019. According to a press release from the Office of the 18th Judicial District, Mauricio Alvarado-Vasquez, 31, received his sentence in July following a four-week trial. Mauricio Alvarado-Vasquez Below
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office announced the Inmate Visitation Center is temporarily closed. According to the Sheriff’s Office, this is due to renovations and improvements. The EPCSO said these updates are to create a safer, more comfortable, and more conducive environment for visitation. While renovations are taking place
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WASHINGTON D.C. (KRDO) – The U.S. Capitol Police are investigating the Senate Office Buildings in response to a concerning 911 call. Capitol Police issued a shelter-in-place for everyone inside the Senate Building on reports of a possible active shooter. They reported they do not have any confirmed reports of gunshots. The Tweet was sent around
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– Firefighters with the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) responded to a working fire involving multiple RVs on fire at a storage lot. KRDO The CSFD sent out a tweet at around 8:59 a.m. Tuesday and stated the fire started at Extra Space Storage, at 6125 Mark Dabling Boulevard. Firefighters said that
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO)– Heavy extraction efforts were underway after a driver hit a piece of construction equipment on a front end loader early this morning. The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. on this Monday, June 26, at northbound I-25 and Mesa Ridge Parkway. KRDO learned from Fountain Police, that the driver of the incident sustained
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is sending out an emergency message for Tuesday, May 30, following heavy police activity related to a barricaded suspect. The call comes from the area around the 200 Block of Beaver Ct. located at the intersection of South 8th Street and Cheyenne Boulevard. Residents
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) is now conducting a low-angle rescue behind the 2000 Block of Fieldstone Road. CSFD tweeted about the rescue at around 1:02 p.m. stating units were on the scene performing extraction efforts. At this time CSFD states there are unknown injuries and it is not
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The suspect in the Barr Trail stabbing has now been identified and arrested. On Monday, May 22, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPCSO) assisted the Manitou Springs Police Department in responding to an emergency call that came into the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Communication Center at around 7:39
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO – A man has been taken into custody following a large police presence off of Fountain and Academy. The incident happened at the 1200 Block of Academy at Circle K around 6 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, with officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) briefly blocking off part of Fountain
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Cimarron Hills Fire Department (CHFD) is now responding to a structure fire in the area of Rolling Thunder Way and Bridal Veil Way. Around 10 a.m. CHFD responded to a smoke investigation at the 5800 Block of Galley Road. As of 11:19 a.m. this morning, CHFD tweeted they were
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A hazmat team responded to a chemical incident that authorities said resulted in more than 50 gallons of multiple spilled chemicals. Engine 1, Hazmat 14, and other companies responded to the scene at 547 East Cimarron Street just before 7 a.m. Monday. Around 7:20 a.m., CSFD said it established safety
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — One person was sent to the hospital after being ejected, according to police. The call came in at about 1:30 in the morning when a car hit a house on the corner of Bijou and North Logan Ave. Police say there were two people in the car, but only one
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — An investigation is underway into a shooting that left one man dead early Monday morning. Just before 1:45 a.m., the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a call about a burglary in progress in the 800 block of Hathaway Dr., located in the Cimmaron Hills area. At the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Five people were shot and are being treated at a local hospital after a confrontation behind an Alta Convenience store, off Palmer Park Boulevard and Potter Drive Tuesday night. According to police, a fight broke out between two groups around 7:00 p.m. Police tell KRDO shots were fired by at
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A large debris pile fire is now under control near Downtown Colorado Springs. The fire broke out around 5:30 am on Friday. “Sent one company to investigate the area and found we had a fairly large grass fire that was going at that time just behind the cemetery area,” said
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) and Colorado Springs Police (CSPD) say callers can once again dial 911 to report an emergency in El Paso Co. At 2:45am 911 is fully operational again. Callers may call or text 911 in an emergency. Please call 719-444-7000 for non-emergency calls.— Colorado Springs
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — After a five-hour recovery process, a vehicle that went off the edge of Gold Camp Road Sunday afternoon is now in the Colorado Springs Impound Facility. When the crew finally got the SUV up from the embankment Sunday night, they say the vehicle was unrecognizable—mangled by boulders and trees in
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — 64 people are without a home after a large fire at the Apex Apartment complex in Northeast Colorado Springs on Olympic Park Point. Officials with the Colorado Springs Fire Department say the call came in around 11:20 p.m. Friday evening. 50 firefighters with CSFD spent an hour and a half
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