Author: Andrea Guzman
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Hiker rescued after being stranded for hours on Mount Herman near Monument
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On steep terrain through more than four hours in the dark of night, 10 members of El Paso County Search and Rescue worked, some rappelling a cliff, to rescue a stranded hiker from Mount Herman near Monument. The hiker was brought off the mountain to…
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Police arrest 2 teens in robbery at Amy’s Donuts
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two teenage boys were arrested Thursday on suspicion of robbing Amy’s Donuts in May. One of the robbers struck someone in the head with a handgun during the heist at 2704 E. Fountain Blvd. about 3 a.m. May 18. A shot fired from the handgun…
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s newest giraffe, Penny, euthanized by veterinarians
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Penny, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s newest giraffe, was euthanized Monday after veterinarians determined that her dislocated hip, infected leg and other health complications would prevent her from living a good life. She was born eight weeks ago, on June 4, the 200th giraffe calf born at…
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Colorado Springs on brink of change with millennials — if current residents don’t stand in their way
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Historically behind other cities in the state when it comes to numbers of young people, Colorado Springs is on the brink of change — if current residents don’t stand in their way. A Brookings study this year showed millennials are moving to Colorado Springs at…
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Severe thunderstorm watch lifted for Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 5:45 p.m. The National Weather Service has ended a severe thunderstorm watch for the Colorado Springs area as well as Pueblo and Huerfano counties. — 3:45 p.m. Colorado Springs, along with most of southeast Colorado,…
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11 neglected, underfed horses seized from El Paso County property after complaints
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nearly a dozen severely underweight horses have been seized from a property in Yoder in eastern El Paso County after multiple complaints that the animals weren’t being properly fed. The Bureau of Animal Protection checked on horses in the 1400 block of Ramah Highway on…
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Cripple Creek officer cleared in shooting suspect who allegedly tried to choke her
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Cripple Creek police officer was justified in shooting a man during an arrest in May, the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s office has determined. Officer Heike Karr shot Jeffrey Boyd Bader, 52, in the leg during an altercation in which Bader allegedly held her in…
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Royal Gorge Railroad reopens for a weekend of murder mystery
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Royal Gorge Route Railroad in Cañon City reopened Friday after the track’s closure this week to clear damage from Monday’s rain and hail storms. Crews with Rock & Rail speedily cleared up gravel washout underneath the tracks, according to the Cañon City Daily Record.…
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City of Manitou Springs calls for caution after sinkhole develops
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Crews are assessing road damage of a sinkhole in Manitou Springs. The sinkhole in the 400 block of El Paso Boulevard arrives just after Mayor Ken Jaray declared a local disaster emergency due to damage from Monday’s rain and hail storms. Traffic has been reduced…
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Friday’s traffic: Crash on I-25, traffic backed up to Academy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Traffic and road conditions Friday around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. 1:10 p.m. A crash has been reported at Circle and Monterey. Lane blockage is unknown. — 11:14 a.m. The left lane is…