Author: Abbey Soukup
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Boulder on Barr Trail slows hikers, may not have found its ‘final resting place’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A boulder that recently slid onto Barr Trail is an inconvenience, but not an imminent danger to trail users, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The U.S. Forest Service took to social media Monday, letting people know that its staff had examined the site on…
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Victim identified in Colorado Springs lounge shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A victim has been identified after the deadly parking lot shooting outside of a Colorado Springs bar over the weekend. According to a Colorado Springs Police Department news release, officers received reports at 12:35 a.m. Saturday of multiple people shooting at each other in the…
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Colorado Springs: Wind and warmth return Tuesday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Following a blitz of overnight snow and precipitation, wind and warmth return to Colorado Springs Tuesday. “After some overnight snow showers, skies will clear out quickly this morning as we’ll find ourselves between the exiting area of low pressure and an incoming ridge of high…
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Homicide unit investigates death in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An investigation is underway after a man was found dead in Colorado Springs late Friday night, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. According to police, at around 11:30 p.m. officers received reports of an unresponsive person in the 1600 block of Lorraine Avenue in…
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2 people seriously injured after a shooting outside Colorado Springs lounge
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An overnight shooting Saturday at a Colorado Springs lounge has left two people with life-threatening injuries. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, the shooting happened at around 12:30 a.m. in the parking lot of Luxe Daiquiri Lounge on Galley Road and North Circle Drive. …
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CSFD receives animal rescue equipment in honor of retiring leader
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Although the Colorado Springs Fire Department is here to protect the public first, firefighters are now better equipped to assist furry, four-legged friends on the scene. The Fire Foundation of Colorado Springs, along with the Westside Animal Hospital, donated $4,500 to the Colorado Springs Fire…
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Officials release cause of house fire that displaced 6 people in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs Fire Department says a heat lamp sparked the fire that engulfed two homes last weekend in the Banning Lewis Ranch neighborhood. Fire officials said crews on March 24 received a report at 12:30 p.m. of a fire at 6299 Armdale Heights in…
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Colorado Springs weather: Elevated fire danger Friday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs is forecast for warm, dry temperatures Friday creating elevated fire danger in the Pikes Peak region through the weekend. According to meteorologist Casey Dorn with Gazette news partner KOAA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration storm prediction center, the southern I-25 corridor…
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Demolition date set for Penrose funeral home, new disposal site secured
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A demolition date has been set for the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, where 190 bodies were discovered to be improperly stored in October, according to an announcement from the Fremont County Board of Commissioners. Following a building assessment in Nov., the U.S.…
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FOUND: Missing indigenous teen last seen in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Update: The Colorado Springs Police Department has canceled the missing alert for Erika Franklin, according to a social media post by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Thursday afternoon. Authorities are asking for the public’s help locating a missing, at-risk teenager who was last seen in…