Author: Abbey Soukup
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1 arrested for arson following structure fire in Colorado Springs
One person has been arrested for arson following his part in a structure fire on Dec. 29, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. Police said on Dec. 29 at around 4 a.m., officers were dispatched alongside the Colorado Springs Fire Department to a structure fire near the 2100 block of Naegele Road. Through investigative…
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K9 Creed receives new protective vest thanks to local sponsor
One of the Colorado Springs Police Department’s K-9 units has received new gear, thanks to a charitable donation. According to a Tuesday morning announcement, the department’s K-9 Creed has received a new bullet and stab-resistant vest from the nonprofit Vested Interest in K9s Inc. Creed’s new vest, valued at $1,800 was made possible by a…
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1 arrested after crashing into multiple parked vehicles and assaulting a police officer
One person has been arrested after crashing into several parked cars and assaulting a police officer, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. Police said just before midnight Monday, officers received reports of a vehicle that crashed into multiple parked cars near the 1400 block of Jamboree Drive. Upon arrival, officers discovered the vehicle and…
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Colorado Springs weather: Cloudy and cool Tuesday, highs in the upper 40s
Colorado Springs is forecast for a cloudy, cool Tuesday as a storm passes through the area from the east. “A storm moving over New Mexico has brought some clouds into southern Colorado this morning,” meteorologist Alan Rose with Gazette news partner KOAA said. “As the storm moves east, clouds will thin out this afternoon. These…
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Seeking truth: Fountain’s Go West Farm looks to bridge connection between us and our food
At Go West Farm in Fountain, nestled on a piece of land just south of Colorado Springs, workers are aiming to bridge the gap between us and our food by participating in their first chicken and turkey culling . “I don’t really carry judgment about other people and where they get their food from, but…
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1 dead following fatal crash in Colorado Springs
One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Colorado Springs, according to the Police Department. Officers received reports just after 1 p.m. Monday of a vehicle crashing into a tree near Research Parkway and Criterion Drive, police said. According to police, witnesses said the vehicle had been traveling eastbound on Research Drive…
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1 arrested following hours-long standoff near downtown Colorado Springs
One person was arrested Monday following an hours-long standoff with police near downtown Colorado Springs, according to the Police Department. Officers received reports at 5:30 a.m. from a woman at a residence near the 200 block of Writers Way, claiming the male friend she was with was not allowing her to leave the home, police…
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Colorado Springs’ UCHealth’s first baby of 2024 is a boy
Hospitals across Colorado Springs welcomed their first newborns of the new year on Monday. UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central in Colorado Springs welcomed its first baby of 2024 just after midnight, according to a Monday morning hospital announcement. At 12:49 a.m., the hospital’s labor and delivery team welcomed August Theodore Coleman — who will be called “Auggie”…
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Community rallies against violence at Citadel mall following deadly Christmas Eve shooting
An emotional display of community support could be seen at The Citadel mall food court Saturday afternoon during a rally against violence following the deadly Christmas Eve shooting of 18-year-old Teryus Thomas. Those who were closest to the Colorado Springs teen have described him as an aspiring businessman and a “fun, goofy kid.” The others…
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Hundreds gather at Colorado Springs gun shop to support Donald Trump’s place on primary ballot
Hundreds gathered at DCF Guns in Colorado Springs on Saturday to support former President Donald Trump’s reelection, just days after an appeal by the Colorado Republican Party to reinstate Trump’s place on the state’s GOP primary ballot. On Dec. 19, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision that Trump is constitutionally disqualified from…