Author: Erin Prater
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Colorado Springs’ story at 150th anniversary: One of desire and innovation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This July, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on the 31st, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses into the people and events that have shaped Colorado Springs into…
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Evacuations ordered as 180-acre wildfire burns near Sylvan Lake State Park in Western Colorado
“Extreme fire behavior” caused a blaze south of Eagle to double in size Sunday, just hours after it ignited. Evacuations were ordered Sunday afternoon for Sylvan Lake State Park, Yeoman Park, Lede Reservoir and Crooked Creek Pass in Western Colorado as 60 firefighters, four single-engine air tankers and a light helicopter worked the blaze, reported around…
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Colorado Springs weather: Strong, possibly severe, thunderstorms possible Sunday afternoon
Isolated strong, possibly severe, thunderstorms are possible in El Paso, Pueblo, Crowley and Otero counties on Sunday afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. A cold front will reach the Interstate 25 corridor and nearby Plains and stall in the afternoon, bringing with it the potential for severe storms with hail…
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El Paso County again a hot spot for new COVID variant of concern
Variant Sentinel Surveillance Program El Paso County is home to Colorado’s second largest concentration of a new COVID strain labeled as a “variant of concern” by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, according to state data. The Delta variant, also known as B.1.617.1, was identified in India in December and is…
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El Paso County unlicensed childcare provider arrested in infant’s death
A Widefield woman was arrested Monday in connection with the February death of an infant who asphyxiated at her unlicensed in-home day care, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. An autopsy provided by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 3-month-old Delavan Johnson; the sheriff’s office would not provide the…
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El Paso County unlicensed child care provider arrested in infant’s death
A Widefield woman was arrested Monday in connection with the February death of an infant who asphyxiated at her unlicensed in-home day care, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. An autopsy provided by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 3-month-old Delavan Johnson; the sheriff’s office would not provide the child’s…
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2 police commanders on leave amid criminal investigation in Woodland Park
A criminal investigation has resulted in two police commanders being placed on “routine paid administrative leave,” according to a Monday news release from the city of Woodland Park. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the Teller County Sheriff’s Office notified City Manager Michael Lawson of the investigation on Monday and requested to “interview some executive-level…
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‘I call them both heroes’: An airman disappeared over the jungles of Vietnam. His wife died waiting for him.
Death waits for no man, but a plot is reserved for Anthony Giannangeli at the Air Force Academy Cemetery in Colorado Springs. The end likely came swiftly for the colonel, who went missing the afternoon of April 2, 1972, over the jungles of Vietnam, when the electronic warfare plane he was aboard took fire and…
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Suspected car thief sustains ‘life-threatening’ injuries after being shot by deputy in Fountain: law enforcement
FOUNTAIN — A suspected car thief sustained life-threatening injuries Monday after being shot by a sheriff’s deputy in a park, which the man swam across a creek to reach in a bid to outrun the law, officials said. The man, who appeared to have a firearm, was approached by a Fountain police officer, who suspected him…
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Colorado Springs mass shooting leaves 7 dead, including suspect, at birthday party: police
A gunman killed six members of an extended family Sunday at a birthday party at a mobile home in Colorado Springs before turning the gun on himself, police said, in what appears to be the fourth deadliest mass shooting in state history, tied for the deadliest mass murder in the city’s history. The killings happened…