COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — ABC has announced that it will not be moving forward with the new season of “The Bachelorette,” starring Taylor Frankie Paul, citing a newly released video. The season, starring “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul, was set to premiere on Sunday, March 22. The network has
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Cesar Chavez, the late farmworker organizer who became a national civil rights icon and co-founded the United Farm Workers, is accused of abusing “young women or minors,” the union said in a statement to ABC News. “The UFW has learned of deeply troubling allegations that one of the union’s co-founders, Cesar
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Fort Carson confirms that crews have 100% contained the fire in their training area that began on March 17. A spokesperson with Fort Carson said the following on March 19: “The training area fire is now 100% contained, meaning crews have secure containment lines holding around the perimeter of
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Two recent construction projects showed how the discovery of underground, unmarked utility lines delayed progress for several months. However, Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) said that a similar discovery on the ongoing 8th Street improvements project should not delay work there. In a release issued last week, city officials revealed that
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ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – An unusual case of mistaken identity is putting a Colorado law enforcement agency in the middle of a high-profile trial unfolding hundreds of miles away. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says it has recently been flooded with social media comments, direct messages, and even phone calls about the ongoing defamation
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COLORADO (KRDO) – Colorado voters will weigh in this November on a controversial new ballot measure that aims to ban gender-affirming surgeries for minors and prevent state and federal funding or insurance from covering those procedures. On Tuesday, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office announced that supporters of Initiative 110, titled “Prohibit Certain Surgeries on
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Jungle Reef touch aquarium inside the Chapel Hills Mall opens to the public for its soft launch on Friday. It’s the first interactive aquarium to ever open in Colorado Springs, according to Jungle Reef’s Facebook. The aquarium said customers will be able to touch and feed stingrays, explore different
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TODAY: Temperatures warm a few more degrees with a forecasted high of 83 degrees in Colorado Springs and 86 in Pueblo. If we hit these temps, it’ll be the hottest March day ever recorded in the Springs; Pueblo will tie its March record high. Winds stay breezy. TOMORROW: We warm EVEN MORE. We’re forecasting a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employee and U.S. Army reservist is facing a federal charge accusing him of producing hundreds of child sexual abuse images of a child living on Fort Carson. According to a federal criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Colorado, 30-year-old Nikalus Jacob Ruiz is
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Simla High School held a pep rally on Wednesday to celebrate the school winning the Boys 2A state basketball championship and the Girls 2A state championship.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – On Wednesday, Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) provided a water outlook report at the March 18 Utilities Board meeting. The outlook, which can be found here on page 64, prompted the board to approve a resolution to enter Water Shortage Preparation. CSU says this action provides additional operational tools to support
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CUSTER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Update: All evacuations have been lifted as of 5:30 p.m. Thursday March 19th. The Buttermilk Fire is now 95% contained and estimated to have burned 65 acres, according to the Custer County Sheriff’s Office. Original Reporting:Individuals in Custer County, northwest of Westcliffe, are under a mandatory evacuation order due to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado State Patrol (CSP) is urging drivers to avoid “lane camping” after reporting that last year alone, troopers pulled over 2,540 drivers traveling too slowly in the left lane of a multi-lane roadway. According to CSP, the left lane in multi-lane roads with a posted speed limit of 65 mph
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TODAY: The massive ridge of high pressure moves east toward Colorado. Expect low 80s for Colorado Springs and mid 80s for Pueblo and across the Plains. Red Flag Warnings are in place for Fremont County and the San Luis Valley due to dry and gusty conditions in addition to the warm temps until 9 pm tonight.
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AURORA, Colo. (KTLO)– Un menor de 11 años enfrenta cargos en su contra por asesinato en primer grado en el Condado Arapahoe los investigadores creen que el menor mato a su hermano de 5 años. La muerte ocurrió al sur de Jerico en centennial el miércoles pasado. Diputados del departamento del alguacil del Condado Arapahoe determinaron que el caso sera investigado como un homicidio. Por la
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INTERNACIONAL, (KTLO)– Cuba aun continúa batallando con los apagones esto viene después de que los EE.UU. continúa bloqueando el petroleo que viene de Venezuela. Limitando el bajo poder eléctrico que de por si ya tiene la isla. Ahora mismo hay cubanos que están viviendo sin luz. Esta semana hablamos con una familia Cubana quien vive aquí en Colorado Springs y nos dice que ellos están extremadamente preocupados por sus familiares
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FORT CARSON, Colo. (KTLO)– Telemundo Sur Colorado esta siguiendo las actualizaciones de los incendios en Fort Carson. Esta mañana los oficiales militares mencionaron que el siniestro esta en el area donde los soldados entrenan. Los equipos creen que se han quemado alrededor de 500 acres, aun estamos esperando una actualización de ellos sobre cómo esta la situación. Al momento no
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CALHAN, Colo. (KTLO)–Los incendios y el alto viento finalmente están mejorando en Calhan los fuegos causaron que varias casas estuvieran bajo alerta de evacuación. Incluso unos tuvieron que salir de sus viviendas por una horas. Los bomberos respondieron a los siniestros justo antes de las 12 de la tarde. Cuando el primer incendio ocurrió en la calle Judge Orr, cuando ellos llegaron a la escena había un edificio que estaba bajo llamas y con los
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) and the local 4-H Club launched a partnership that connects incarcerated individuals with local youth through agricultural education and art. According to EPSO, the “Cultivating Change: Agriculture and Mental Health Initiative” allows 4-H members to share agricultural research with people in the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Travelers along 8th Street will see one last major traffic shift on the Fountain Creek bridge starting with work overnight on Wednesday, March 18, as the west side of the 75-year-old structure will close so that crews can continue bridge repairs. Traffic will remain open in both directions during this work.
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