PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — For the first time since she was nearly killed in a shooting near the Pueblo Riverwalk, we’re hearing directly from Diamond Sanchez. The 13-year-old spoke out ahead of her shooter’s sentencing hearing tomorrow. Diamond is doing okay — but her family tells me she’ll never be the same after last summer’s
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The Coronado boys basketball team defeated Palmer on Tuesday night 59-57.
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A Southern Colorado coaching legend received a great honor on Tuesday night. Every time you step foot into the gymnasium at Palmer High School from this day forward there will be a banner recognizing Dan McKiernan. Coach McKiernan coached basketball at Palmer High School for 31 years, winning two state championships. The court at Palmer
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– A local favorite Filipino restaurant on the East Side of Colorado Springs is temporarily closed after a break-in left its kitchen heavily damaged, according to the owners. The owners tell KRDO13 they discovered the damage when they arrived at the restaurant this morning, finding ceiling tiles knocked loose, wiring hanging down,
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TONIGHT: Fire weather warnings are more widespread than Monday, stretching from I-25 to the Continental Divide – as humidity levels drop to the single digits and winds increase to 20-40 MPH with isolated 60 MPH gusts in the mountains. Overnight lows will be cold again in the teens across lower lying areas. TOMORROW: Fire danger
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) says a kidnapped 2-year-old has been found safe. CSPD says the little boy was in the back seat of a Kia Seltos when it was stolen from the King Street Apartments, in the 2700 block of King Street, around 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday. New
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A street improvement project that was supposed to end this summer has started back up this week after a year-long break. We’re referring to the second and final phase of work along two miles of South Academy Boulevard, between Fountain Boulevard and Jet Wing Drive. Crews are making major drainage
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TODAY: From 10 am until 5 pm areas including Pueblo, Fremont, Teller, and parts of El Paso County are under a red flag warning because of 15-25 mph wind speeds with 45 mph gusts. Relative humidity is also low. Temperatures are freezing to start but we can expect to be above freezing by 10 am.
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TODAY/MLK DAY: Snow showers began just before 4 a.m. across El Paso County and surrounding areas. Outside of Denver, the most impacted locations include Douglas, Elbert, Lincoln, and Kiowa Counties. Winds will be gusty at times, peaking between 20 and 25 mph. Morning temperatures are chilly, starting out in the 20s area-wide, then warming into
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Surveillance video obtained by 9NEWS shows former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters involved in a physical altercation inside a Pueblo prison, fueling renewed claims from her allies that she is unsafe behind bars – claims that state corrections officials have heavily disputed. The video, captured inside La Vista Correctional Facility on
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Since October, a new type of miniature “library” has started popping up around Colorado Springs. Instead of books, the cabinets are filled with both new and vintage Hot Wheels. Take a car, leave a car! It’s a relatively new initiative by Jason Franklin and Caleb Chambley, called “Cars for Everyone.”
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) responded to a structure fire near 2500 E Dale St. as of 5:49 p.m. on Jan. 19. CSFD says a shed was fully engulfed in flames and spreading to a nearby fence, and that East Monument St. has been closed. As of 6:18 p.m., CSFD
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Reporting by photojournalist Haden Gillespie contributed to this article. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO ) — Across the nation, communities gathered to honor the legacy of one of America’s most iconic civil rights leaders, Martin Luther King Jr. It was no different here in Southern Colorado; groups gathered in downtown Colorado Springs to share Dr. King’s
Continue Reading TONIGHT: Temperatures drop drastically as clear skies persist. Overnight lows will sit in the teens in lower lying areas and single digits and negatives across western portions of Colorado. TOMORROW: Expect fire weather warnings to become more widespread as humidity levels drop and winds increase. Temperatures warm to the 50’s along and east of I-25
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colder temperatures and the federal Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday aren’t keeping crews from making progress in the ongoing improvement project on 8th Street. Until now, it has generally affected northbound 8th Street, on the bridge over Fountain Creek, and the eastbound US 24 Frontage Road to Cimarron
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– New details are emerging after a Corvette crashed into a parked pickup truck on North Union Boulevard Friday afternoon. Colorado Springs police say the driver lost control, veered onto the sidewalk, and struck a parked truck in the 20 block of North Union Avenue, leaving the Corvette wedged underneath the vehicle.
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Mesa Ridge Senior Hailey Lewis finds her peace in the fractions of seconds between leaving the diving board and hitting the water. “It gives me something to focus on, and it’s mind-clearing,” Hailey said. “She just goes for it. She’s always been that way,” said Hailey’s mother, Danielle. Hailey only started diving competitively three years
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Tomorrow might be Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but honoring Dr. King started on Sunday with a gathering at Colorado College for an educational panel, earlier this evening with a special guest, his only granddaughter. And who better to learn from than a descendant of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. himself? Panelists of all
Continue ReadingA fast moving cold weather system is headed straight down Colorado’s Front Range, and there’s just enough cold and moisture to trigger snow showers just in time for the early morning commute. First, a review of how mild it has been over Eastern Colorado, Sunday afternoon, where high temperatures reached the low to mid 50s.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Most Coloradans spent their afternoon watching the highly anticipated home playoff game between the Denver Broncos and the Buffalo Bills. Walking into one bar on the east side of Colorado Springs, you’ll notice a lot more buffalo blue than expected. “Broncos fans, you’re done. You’re done. And then we going
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