EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Just a few weeks after a proposed extension of the Banning Lewis Ranch subdivision was announced, plans for another major housing development have been revealed. A local homebuilder-developer has acquired the 5,400-acre Ververs Ranch property just east of Colorado Springs and bordered by Highway 94. Schriever Air Force Base,
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A two-week road closure starting Friday in Security will allow workers to install part of a pipeline that will ultimately connect to a filtration system to remove toxic chemicals from the community’s groundwater. The neighboring communities of Fountain and Widefield already have had filtering systems installed, after it became
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Cole Griego turned 96-years-young on Wednesday. His daughter knew there was only one way to honor him. “I think this will be a little bit of what we can give back to him for the time that he gave,” said Renee Tabet, Griego’s daughter. A drive-by parade, complete with a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The U.S. Air Force Academy has installed a new superintendent who will be the first Black officer to lead the military institution. The Gazette reports Lt. Gen. Richard Clark also became the first former commandant of cadets to return to the top position at the academy near Colorado Springs. Clark accepted
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (KRDO) – The North American Aerospace Defense Command says it is conducting air defense operations between September 20 and 23 in response to recent sightings of Russian aircraft. Officials say they are doing the operations to “demonstrate NORAD’s air capability, readiness and will to defend the United States and Canada from
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The 66th annual Parade of Homes in Colorado Springs started Friday, a month later than usual and with other changes in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Visitors can buy tickets to tour 24 new homes showing current trends and new innovations in home design. Homes range from affordable styles
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Congress is launching an investigation into recent incidents and the leadership response at Fort Hood after 28 soldiers from the U.S. Army base in Texas died this year. Democratic Reps. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts and Jackie Speier of California sent a letter to U.S. Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy requesting documents
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DENVER (AP) — When 1st Lt. Kelley McCaa found out she would be part of the American military’s first all-female space operations crew, alongside a team of women she considers close friends, she knew it would make a bold statement for the newly-formed U.S. Space Force. McCaa’s squadron, based at Schriever Air Force Base in
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs continues to be one of the top contenders for the permanent headquarters for U.S. Space Command, but the fight is far from over. In the past few months, more than two dozen other states have applied for consideration. Congressman Doug Lamborn says Colorado Springs is still in a
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SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating criminal allegations that occurred in base housing at Schriever Air Force Base. Detectives are asking anyone who lived at the base who had a male, juvenile babysitter between September 2019 and August 2020 to contact the Investigations Tip Line at 719-520-6666 or email us
Continue ReadingFORT CARSON, Colo. (KRDO) — A child care center at Fort Carson is closed Wednesday after an individual tested positive for the coronavirus. A spokesperson for the mountain post said that the facility is closed for deep cleaning but it will reopen on Thursday. Officials did not confirm whether a child, parent or an employee
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Colorado remains one of the bright spots in the battle against COVID-19, but many other states are still struggling through massive infection rates and deaths. The Texas-Mexico border remains one of the biggest hotspots, prompting FEMA to recently send in the Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force-7452 from San Diego as part of the military’s support
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DENVER (KRDO) — Governor Jared Polis announced Friday afternoon that he has authorized the Colorado National Guard (CONG) to be ready to assist with search-and-rescues in areas affected by wildfires. At the state’s request, the CONG’s UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew will provide search-and-rescue resources for incident commanders. The helicopter has a hoist that can
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The red-hot housing market of Colorado Springs has now spread to one of its metro areas — Security-Widefield. According to the sixth-annual “Hottest Zip Codes” report just released by Realtor.com, the southeastern suburban community’s 80911 ZIP code was the nation’s top housing market in the second quarter (April through
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Two motorcycle riders were killed early Sunday after a head-on crash with a Hummer near Fountain. Troopers were dispatched to reports of a fatal crash on northbound I-25 near milepost 135. After an initial investigation, troopers learned that a 2017 Harley Davidson was traveling southbound the wrong way on
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The search continues for eight U.S. service members missing after their landing craft went down in hundreds of feet of water off the Southern California coast following a deadly accident. Seven Marines and a Navy corpsman were aboard an amphibious assault vehicle that had just completed training exercise when it began
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On Thursday, the Department of Defense announced that Russia recently tested a new type of satellite already in orbit that is believed to be capable of targeting and taking out other satellites. It’s the latest confirmation that threats in space to our way of life and military operations are real, serious, and increasing. However, this
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — We’re getting a look at the United States Space Force official logo. Space Force tweeted out a picture of the logo Wednesday with the mantra “Semper Supra” which translates to “Always Above.” “Today we are proud to showcase the Space Force logo to the world. Over the next few hours,
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US AIR FORCE ACADEMY (KRDO) — The Air Force football team could be without quarterback Donald Hammond III, assuming there is a season in 2020. “Donald Hammond is no longer a cadet in good standing and cannot represent the Academy in outside activities,” Air Force said in a statement to KRDO. No word was given
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — On Monday, a year after plans were announced for four key road projects to improve access and mobility for area military installations, local leaders officially kicked-off construction. At 3 p.m., officials gathered at Centennial Hall in downtown Colorado Springs to start the Military Access, Mobility and Safety Improvement Projects. The
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