EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — From April 5-11, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) is joining forces with the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) and others for a “spring enforcement operation” to address expired and unregistered vehicle violations along Front Range roads and highways. CSPD says that during this enforcement period, law enforcement
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The Woodland Park Police Department is searching for a white male between 40-50 years old with graying hair and a brown beard who is accused of hitting a 13-year-old boy with his truck and driving off.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A Korean restaurant was temporarily shut down after the health inspector reported handwashing violations and dirty dishware. A beloved mom-and-pop taco shop also failed its recent health inspection. But another local favorite – that often sees lines out the door – is this week’s high score. Low scores: Yong’s Korean
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Today: Warm today with highs in Colorado Springs in the low-70s and Pueblo in the mid-70s. A breeze lingers, causing 20-30 mph gusts with gusts in the high country getting up to 45 mph. This wind has prompted a red flag warning over all of southeastern Colorado until 8 pm. Tomorrow: A chilly and windy
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A memorial was held Thursday morning honoring the life of Staff Sergeant Benjamin Pennington, 1st Space Brigade, who died from injuries sustained from an Iranian attack in Saudi Arabia. The Department of War confirmed that 26-year-old Pennington died on March 8 from injuries he sustained a week before. He
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Courtesy of Poor Richard’s This article was written by KRDO13 intern Melissa Ramirez. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Richard Skorman and Patricia Seator, the longtime owners behind the iconic Poor Richard’s bookstore, toy store, and restaurant, have sold the business to Joe Cole and Sarah Gibeau-Cole, a local couple committed to preserving the spirit of
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CENTENNIAL, Colo. (KRDO) — More than 200 soldiers from the Colorado Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment (Mountain) will depart for a deployment to the Middle East on April 3, according to the Colorado National Guard (CONG). CONG says the unit is deploying to the Middle East in support of Multinational Force and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Volunteers gathered on April 1 to prepare foster children from the Pikes Peak region for an upcoming trip to Camp Faubion. The nonprofit Kids Crossing organized the event to ensure the children had the gear necessary for their outdoor adventure. For more than 30 years, Kids Crossing has supported local
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Thursday marks the third day for drivers to experience the new traffic changes at the south end of the 8th Street improvements project. As KRDO13’s The Road Warrior reported on Monday, traffic is reduced to one lane between Motor City Drive and Abbot Lane, and no left turns are allowed
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) arrested two males after a search of their vehicle revealed around 9.5 grams of methamphetamine and 741 blue fentanyl pills. EPSO says around 11:52 p.m. on March 31, they noticed a suspicious vehicle near the 5000 block of Marabou Drive. Deputies say they
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By Kristen Holmes, Kaitlan Collins, Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has fired Pam Bondi as attorney general. She will be replaced for now by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who will serve as acting attorney general, Trump said. The president wrote on Truth Social that Bondi would be “transitioning to a much
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — An El Paso County woman who was found guilty of murdering her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch, has had her conviction reversed by the Colorado Court of Appeals. According to court records, Letecia Stauch appealed her conviction, arguing, in part, that the trial court erred by denying her challenge to a
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DENVER, Colo (KRDO) – In the wake of seemingly constant legal turmoil for former Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters, the Colorado Court of Appeals has just upheld her conviction and ordered that she be resentenced by a district court judge. You can read the full, 78-page opinion below. Tina_OpinionDownload The Colorado Court of
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB) is expanding its accessible Easter egg hunt. For the first time, children not part of the CSDB student body will participate in today’s hunt. Every April, CSDB uses special eggs to host an egg hunt for its blind and low
Continue Reading TODAY: Thursday will be windy but warmer along and east of I-25 with highs in the 70s and 80s. Red flag Warnings are back in the forecast across the Plains. Expect a little more mountain snow this afternoon and evening, but we stay dry along and east of I-25. EXTENDED: We’re tracking another system Friday and Saturday
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — After a 10–2 season, CSU Pueblo football isn’t taking any time off. Spring ball is underway as the ThunderWolves prepare for another run in the fall, and one of the most intriguing storylines comes at the quarterback position. Senior Brayden Dorman’s journey to Pueblo has been anything but ordinary. Once one
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KRDO) — After over a month of war with varying rationales for it, President Donald Trump claimed Iran’s nuclear capability was imminent. “We just learned that, we took them out, we took them all out so that no one would really dare stop them and their race for a nuclear bomb,” the President said in
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COSTILLA COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The 12th Judicial District Attorney (DA) tells KRDO13 that they are assisting the Costilla County Sheriff’s Office in rebuilding after arrest warrants were issued against the Costilla County sheriff and four others, nearly half of the sheriff’s office’s law enforcement members. The now former Sheriff, Danny Sanchez, faces one count
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Viewers across Southern Colorado contact KRDO13 Investigates almost daily asking the same question: why are so many drivers using out-of-state license plates? Some believe those drivers may be avoiding Colorado vehicle registration taxes and fees. But exactly how widespread the problem is, and how often it’s enforced, remains unclear. So
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) announces that the weapon a student brought and allegedly threatened Skyway Park Elementary School staff with was a BB Gun, made to look like a replica handgun. Police responded to the school on Monday, March 31, around 1:21 p.m. for reports of a student brandishing a
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