Author: Erin Prater
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Body of El Paso County woman located in Douglas County
Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the death of an El Paso County woman whose body was found in Douglas County on Saturday. The woman’s body, located off Highway 83 and North Pinery Parkway, was recovered by members of Douglas County Search and Rescue, according to a Sunday news release from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The…
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Ptarmigan fire grows in Summit County; over 500 homes impacted by evacuation and pre-evacuation orders
The Ptarmigan fire, burning near Silverthorne, continued to grow Tuesday, with no containment reached as firefighters protected nearby neighborhoods. Currently the blaze is between 85 and 100 acres, said Dillion District Ranger Adam Bianchi during an evening press conference. Firefighters do not have a precise number due to aerial support being downed at 1 p.m. because…
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Crews scramble to keep Ptarmigan fire near Silverthorne away from homes, unable to battle blaze on ground
A fire near Silverthorne had crews scrambling to contain it to the forest, away from neighborhoods, with ground crews unable to safely attack it as of Monday night. The Ptarmigan fire — located on Ptarmigan Mountain near Silverthorne, primarily on federal land in the White River National Forest — was reported around 4:30 p.m. Monday,…
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Memorial service for missing airman, wife a reunion of family, Vietnam-era comrades
The lives of Col. Anthony Giannangeli and his wife, Mary Louise, were honored during a funeral at the Air Force Academy on Sept. 3, 2021. On April 2, 1972, Col. Anthony Giannangeli was one of five electronic warfare aircrew who went missing when their aircraft took enemy fire and crashed in Vietnam. The five Airmen…
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2 more Pikes Peak-area school districts enact mask mandates for students, staff
Students, staff and visitors at two Pikes Peak-area school districts will be required to wear masks after Labor Day due to rising COVID cases and outbreaks. Harrison School District 2 will require masks in all schools and offices beginning after the Labor Day holiday, according to a Thursday message from Superintendent Wendy Birhanzel. Widefield School…
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House Armed Services Committee votes to postpone Space Command’s move from Colorado Springs
Congress may put the brakes on the move of U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs. The House Armed Services Committee on Thursday passed, with bipartisan agreement, Colorado Springs U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn’s amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022’s National Defense Authorization Act — an amendment that would prevent the move of the command to Huntsville, Ala., and…
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Lake Tahoe wildfire seemed controllable, until winds flared SACRAMENTO, Calif. • Just last week, managers overseeing the fight against the massive wildfire scorching California’s Lake Tahoe region thought they could have it contained by the start of this week. Instead, the Caldor fire crested the Sierra Nevada on Monday, forcing the unprecedented evacuation of all…
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District 49 leads COVID outbreaks among Colorado Springs-area schools
District 49 leads Colorado Springs-area schools in active COVID-19 outbreaks with more than half of them, according to public health data released Wednesday. The district is home to four outbreaks, at Horizon Middle School, Odyssey Elementary School, Remington Elementary School and Power Technical Early College (a charter school), according to weekly data released Wednesday from…
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A call to return: Some Colorado Springs schools actively recruiting students; others anticipate holding steady, growth
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save School staffers are calling students and making home visits to learn what their educational plans are for the coming academic year, a spokeswoman for one of Colorado Springs’ largest school districts said this month. Where District 11’s so called “lost students” are “is an extremely…
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Colorado Springs firefighters aid 3 hikers at Cheyenne Mountain State Park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Firefighters, including a high-angle rescue team, came to the aid of three hikers at Cheyenne Mountain State Park on Sunday. The hikers encountered a medical issue about 2 1/2 miles up a trailhead according to Capt. J.J. Halsey, public information officer for the Colorado Springs…