Author: Cleo Westin cleo.westin@gazette.com
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3 Colorado Springs banks robbed within minutes; FBI, police investigating
Colorado Springs police and the FBI are investigating three bank robberies that occurred in short succession Thursday afternoon, according to a blotter entry by the department. The first robbery was reported in the 1100 block of North Circle Drive around 12:04 p.m. and “within minutes” another was reported in the 500 block of the same…
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Second teenager charged in Cimarron Hills homicide
El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a second suspect, Simon Botros, 19, in connection with a homicide in Cimarron Hills on July 7, the agency announced on Thursday. Michael Fell, 39, was fatally shot around midnight in the 2300 block of Reed Grass Way. He died despite life-saving attempts by first responders. Botros was charged…
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Motorcyclist killed in crash on Platte Avenue, another injured
One person was pronounced deceased and another was evaluated on scene after a crash near East Platte Avenue and North Chelton Road late Wednesday afternoon, according to a blotter entry by Colorado Springs police. A preliminary crash investigation found that a silver sedan making a left turn onto westbound East Platte Avenue fatally struck an…
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Unidentified human remains found at Lake Pueblo State Park
The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the discovery of human remains “on the edge” of Lake Pueblo State Park near Liberty Point, according to a news release by the agency on Wednesday. The remains were found by emergency responders on Tuesday night after a report of a possible body in the area. The Pueblo…
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CPW expands water contact advisory as Pueblo sewage spill continues downstream
A 4.2 million gallon raw sewage spill into the Arkansas River in Pueblo a week ago prompted state officials to expand a water contact advisory on Wednesday, according to a news release by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. E. coli levels have continued to test significantly above safe levels downstream after the spill on Aug. 26…
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E. coli in Arkansas River up to 24 times above safe levels after Pueblo sewage spill
E. coli in the Arkansas River tested well above safe levels after a 4.2 million-gallon untreated sewage spill in Pueblo, tests by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on Thursday and Friday showed. Samples collected several miles downstream of the Pueblo Wastewater Facility recorded over 2,400 colony-forming units (CFU) per 100 mL, above…
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2 killed, 2 injured in crash leaving Marksheffel Road closed
A two-vehicle collision around 1:30 p.m. Monday on Marksheffel Road south of East Gate Street resulted in two deaths and two injuries, according to Colorado Springs police. The crash is believed to have been caused by a Toyota sedan failing to negotiate a slight curve and crossing from the southbound to the northbound lanes, striking…
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Suspect arrested after allegedly setting Colorado Springs apartment complex on fire twice
Colorado Springs police arrested Leontra Stewart, 60, on Friday after allegedly igniting an apartment complex on fire twice the day prior, according to a blotter entry from the department. Around 9 p.m. Thursday, emergency responders were dispatched to a fire at The Peaks at Woodmen Apartment Complex in the 6800 block of Alpine Currant View,…
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Trump signs executive order creating commission for military space academy
President Donald Trump on Friday said he will create a U.S. Space Academy that will be on par with West Point and the Air Force Academy. Looking ahead to future missions to Mars and beyond, Trump said the nation needs to train “an entire generation of skilled service members, engineers and civil operators.” Speaking at…
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Teen needing medication reported missing in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police on Friday issued a missing at-risk adult notification for Liam Sweezey, 18, who goes by Latin. He was last seen around 8:45 p.m. Thursday near South Circle Drive and the Hancock Expressway, police posted on social media. Sweezey is considered at-risk because he needs daily medication, may become confused or disoriented and…