Caon City police investigate possible attempted abduction
Caon City police are investigating a possible attempted abduction. Police are adding extra patrols near schools both before and after school while…
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Settlement reached in 2004 Crowley County prison riot
A Tennessee-based private prisons operator has agreed to an out-of-court settlement with inmates incarcerated during a July 2004 riot at the Crowley…
Continue ReadingFarmers scale back on planting Pueblo chiles
Farmers are beginning to plant Pueblo chiles, but they say they’re going to have to sacrifice other crops to make sure the water they do have…
Continue ReadingShelter animals could become Colorado state pet
Shelter dogs and cats could be designated Colorado’s state pet with a bill under consideration by lawmakers. The bill passed the House…
Continue ReadingVista Ridge High School cleared after bomb threat
A bomb threat was made against Vista Ridge High School on Wednesday. Police officers searched the school and found nothing to substantiate the…
Continue ReadingRock slide at Ute Pass
One lane of westbound US 24 was closed, one mile west of Manitou Springs at Ute Pass due to a rockslide. Approximately nine rocks fell into one lane…
Continue ReadingAvalanche survivor was buried for 4 hours
The sole survivor of an avalanche that killed five men in Colorado was fully buried in snow except for his left arm, which allowed him to clear snow…
Continue ReadingPolice dedicate hall to fallen officer
The Colorado Springs Police Department dedicated a hall at its training academy Wednesday morning toa fallen officer. According to police, Officer…
Continue ReadingPolice: Man who caused standoff showed up inside neighbor’s house, stole property
A Springs man is facing a burglary charge after police say he unlawfully entered his neighbor’s home, stole and damaged property, and caused an…
Continue ReadingWednesday is World Meningitis Day
Meningitis is an infection of the fluid of a person’s spinal cord and the fluid that surrounds the brain. People sometimes refer to it as…
Continue ReadingBraves Sweep Doubleheader
B.J. Upton and his brother Justin hit back-to-back homers for the first time in their careers, leading the Atlanta Braves past the Colorado Rockies…
Continue ReadingMore red-light cameras to appear in Pueblo
Pueblo is cracking down on drivers who zoom through red lights. The city already has traffic cameras planted at two intersections. The Pueblo…
Continue ReadingMAFFS demo to stop wildfires
Crews didn’t pull any punches to wow everyone at a demonstration of the MAFFS or Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System. Fighting wildfires from…
Continue ReadingState lawmakers consider cellphone tracing bill
A bill that would allow law enforcement to trace cellphones without a court order in certain situations passed a committee in the state legislature…
Continue ReadingClosings and Delays, 4/23/13
Here is a complete list of closures and delays for Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Monument Academy Charter School- 2 Hours Late, No AM kindergarten or…
Continue ReadingMan found dead, carbon monoxide poisoning suspected
A man was found dead in a Colorado Springs home on Tuesday morning. Carbon monoxide poisoning is being investigated as a possible cause. Neighbors…
Continue ReadingNYC proposes raising age for cigarette purchases
After years of striving to set a national agenda for curbing smoking, New York City may set a new bar by becoming the most populous place in America…
Continue ReadingColo. Supreme Court won’t review fetuses’ deaths
The Colorado Supreme Court isn’t taking up an appeal from a man who sued a Roman Catholic hospital over the deaths of his pregnant wife and…
Continue ReadingNY state senator calls for torture in Boston case
A New York state senator is advocating torture to extract information from terror suspects including the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing.…
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