Author: Abbey Soukup
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26th annual MLK Unity Celebration honors Black history, promotes inclusivity
Members of the Woodland Park community gathered at the Ute Pass Cultural Center Jan. 13 for the 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration. The event’s legacy is carried by founder and lead coordinator Charlotte Rickert, who began the event as a means of fostering and celebrating diversity in a historically homogeneous area. Rickert…
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Over 1,500 customer affected by brief power outage in southwest Colorado Springs Saturday
Colorado Springs Utilities said hundreds of customers in southwest Colorado Springs lost power early Saturday evening. According to a social media post by CSU, the outage occurred just after 4 p.m. in an area near South Academy Boulevard and Westmeadow Drive. CSU said at least 1,579 customers were impacted by the outage. As of 6…
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Polar vortex: Colorado Springs could see record-breaking lows Sunday
Colorado Springs could see record-breaking low temperatures Sunday in the wake of a polar vortex that has settled into the Pikes Peak region. According to meteorologist Mark Wankowski with the National Weather Service in Pueblo, Saturday’s temperatures are not going to break any records. Although Saturday morning saw single-digit readings, the “official standing max high…
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Fire department rescues person in Cheyenne Canyon amid arctic temps
Crews with the Colorado Springs Fire Department executed a high-angle rescue Saturday morning after a hiker got stranded on steep terrain due to conditions posed by freezing temps. The fire department received reports at around 7 a.m. of a man stranded in the backcountry of Cheyenne Canyon, officials said. Using drone technology, crews located the…
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Here’s how the Pikes Peak region is preparing for this weekend’s polar vortex
Pikes Peak region officials are preparing for the polar vortex expected to bring brutally cold temperatures and subzero wind chill values throughout the weekend ahead. Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management Deputy Director Meredith Nichols told reporters Friday morning, in a joint news conference with Colorado Springs Utilities and the Colorado Springs police and…
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Judge rules to unseal probable cause affidavits in Hallford case
Fourth Judicial District Judge William Moller ruled Friday morning to unseal the probable-cause affidavits for both Jon and Cari Hallford, co-owners of Return to Nature Funeral Home. The Hallfords are facing over 200 felony charges stemming from the discovery of 189 improperly stored bodies at a building in Penrose connected to the Return to Nature…
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Polar vortex expected to bring brutally cold temps and subzero wind chill values to Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs is forecast to experience its first major cold snap of the winter as a polar vortex settles into the Pikes Peak region. According to meteorologist Cameron Simcoe with the National Weather Service in Pueblo, temperatures this weekend will run in the teens and single digits. “It’s all going to suck,” Simcoe said. “Sunday…
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Crews combat early morning structure fire in Colorado Springs
One person has been transported to the hospital following a structure fire in Colorado Springs Friday morning. According to a social media announcement by the department, crews arrived on the scene of the fire at 2610 East Bijou Street in Colorado Springs just after 7 a.m. At 7:19 a.m., the fire was announced to be…
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Colorado Springs weather: Cold and blustery conditions Friday, subzero wind chill values expected
Colorado Springs is forecast for cold, blustery conditions Friday with highs in the mid-30s as the polar vortex settles in the region. “Winds will gust 30 to 40 mph today, from the west – a downsloping warm wind — which is responsible for the increase in our temperatures relative to yesterday,” meteorologist Casey Dorn with…
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Slot machines, simulated gambling devices seized in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police confiscated over a dozen slot machines and simulated gambling devices from an illegal gaming establishment Wednesday, according to police news release. The 19 slot machines and two simulated gambling devices were found at the location on the 600 block of Peterson Road on the east side of the city. Following the bust,…