Hantavirus confirmed in deputy’s death
The Park County Sheriff’s Office confirms Hantavirus killed a 29-year-old deputy. Deputy Joseph Edward Ybarra Hamilton died on October 14,…
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Speeds top 100 mph in 65 mile chase
Several vehicles, including a Colorado Springs Police vehicle, were hit during a high speed chase that started in Limon and ended at Highway 24 and…
Continue ReadingJensen farmers sue over listeria outbreak
Two Colorado farmers whose cantaloupes were tainted with listeria have filed a lawsuit blaming a food-safety auditor that didn’t pick up safety…
Continue ReadingLawyers: Police wouldn’t let us talk Holmes
Defense attorneys say police refused to let them speak to James Holmes for several hours after his arrest and that they ignored a demand not to…
Continue ReadingMan displaced by El Paso County fire
A home was destroyed by a fire in the Elbert area of northern El Paso County on Thursday, October 17, 2013. The home where the fire started is…
Continue ReadingTexas town to fine dog owners for ‘excessive barking’
Dog barking means shelling out some big bucks for some League City residents. If your dog has a big bark then League City has a big bite — a…
Continue ReadingInvestigation into soldier’s murder in Afghanistan reaches Colorado Springs
The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID) says it thinks someone in Colorado Springs may have information about the 2009 stabbing death of a…
Continue ReadingStudents work to reopen playground for children
Students exchanged their books for shovels and wheelbarrows Wednesday as part of a service day aimed at reopening a playground in Black Forest. The…
Continue ReadingSterling OKs tombstone with word ‘Jesus’
City leaders in Sterling are backtracking after the family of a pastor’s wife was told her cemetery marker could not include the word…
Continue ReadingCommunity college student privacy breach revealed
Student records from Pueblo Community College from 2006 that include Social Security numbers have been found by a Pueblo woman in a box of office…
Continue ReadingColo. drilling regulators to enforce disclosure
Colorado oil and gas regulators are scheduled to take their first enforcement measures later this month against companies that fail to disclose…
Continue ReadingN. Colo. secessionists giving pitch in El Paso
Secession backers from northern Colorado are taking their pitch on the road to a central Colorado county not considering the idea. Organizers of The…
Continue ReadingFacebook Changes Policy For Teens
Facebook is now allowing teenagers to share their posts on the social network with anyone on the Internet. The change announced Wednesday affects…
Continue ReadingPillow fight for the troops
Tom Torres founded “Forward Operating Base Colorado,” a non-profit, to take wounded and active duty military personnel on therapeutic…
Continue ReadingVandalism and car break-ins worry neighbors
A string of vandalism and car break-ins in Northeast Colorado Springs has neighbors worried. Police are investigating the markings and break-ins. Ria…
Continue ReadingHouse worker gives a shout-out to Jesus during vote
A woman described by lawmakers and aides as a long-time House stenographer has been removed from the chamber during a vote after she began shouting.…
Continue ReadingCongress sends gov’t funding, debt bill to Obama
Congress has passed legislation to reopen the partially-shuttered federal government and avert a potentially disastrous default on U.S. obligations,…
Continue ReadingPower outage become snow day in Rye, Colorado City
A power outage in Rye, Colorado City, Beulah, Colorado City and parts of Huerfano County caused 5 schools to send their students home. That included…
Continue ReadingSprings residents could soon pay more for utilities
Colorado Springs Utilities is asking for a rate increase in its 2014 budget. The increase is of 4.7 percent. In a typical monthly residential bill,…
Continue ReadingPolice: Man enraged by loud party stabs 4
UPDATE (Wednesday, Oct. 16) A Fort Carson soldier arrested in connection with Sunday’s multiple stabbing incident appeared before an El Paso…
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