Author: Danae Bucci
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Tuesday’s traffic: Stalled vehicle creating delays on I-25
7:15 a.m. The stalled vehicle on I-25 northbound between Exits 161 and 163 has been pushed out by a Colorado Springs Police Department trooper. All lanes are now open. 7:01 a.m. A stalled vehicle on I-25 northbound between Exits 161 and 163 (County Line Road) are causing more delays. The car is blocking center lane…
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Construction on U.S. 50 to bring months of delays, state warns
Major traffic delays are expected on U.S. Highway 50 during a $4.1 million roadwork project starting Monday. While drainage, guardrails and fencing are being upgraded, speed limits will be lower and partial road closures will restrict traffic, the Colorado Department of Transportation said. Construction will take place during daylight hours Monday through Friday. Once construction…
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Mount Evans Road is open for the season
The highest paved highway in the United States officially opened for the season Friday, but anyone wanting to take a drive up Mount Evans Road will have to wait until Saturday afternoon. The Colorado Department of Transportation tweeted that the scenic road will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday to noon Saturday for the Mount…
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Pants-less man arrested after Sonic Drive-In incident, police say
Cañon City police say they arrested a man Thursday night after a car-hop found him pleasuring himself at a Sonic Drive-In. Officers said, 37-year-old Matthew Parsons drove up and placed his order at the restaurant Royal Gorge Boulevard. When the car hop delivered his food, he was pants-less and began pleasuring himself, police said in an…
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Evacuation drill to help prepare west side Colorado Springs neighborhoods for wildfires
The threat of wildfires is something Colorado Springs residents know all too well, and emergency crews are making sure three high-risk neighborhoods know what to do if a fire threatens them. The Pikes Peak Regional office of Emergency Management is conducting wildfire evacuation drills from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday in Crystal Hills, Crystal…
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105-year-old woman dies of injuries from crash last month in southeast Colorado Springs
A 105-year-old woman has died a week after being injured in a car crash late last month, Colorado Springs police said Thursday. Leone Darnold was injured May 30 in a two-car crash at South Circle and Verde drives in southeast Colorado Springs. Darnold was a passenger in the front seat of a Cadillac that was…
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Colorado Springs Fire Department celebrates 125th anniversary
The Colorado Springs Fire Department will mark its 125th anniversary with a community celebration Saturday June 8 featuring firefighting and life-saving demonstrations, children’s activities and food trucks. The celebration will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Fire Department Complex, 375 Printers Parkway. Among the equipment and techniques displayed will be a fire engine…
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El Paso County airport receives more than $500,000 in federal grant for new asphalt
An El Paso County airport has received $538,176 from the U.S. Department of Transportation. U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., announced that five Colorado airports are getting federal grants through the Airport Improvement Program. Meadow Lake Airport, in Falcon, received the second-highest grant, behind Front Range Airport in Adams County, which received $1.5 million. The federal…
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Deputies make arrest after late-night stabbing in Widefield
A victim was left with several stab wounds and a man was arrested after a Widefield late night stabbing, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Conrad Guerrero, 37, was held without bail in the El Paso County jail after the 11 p.m. Tuesday incident. Mugshot of stabbing suspect, Conrad Guerrero. El Paso County Sheriff’s…