Author: Joel Millman
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Western Slope wildfires continue rampage; smoke causing health concerns
Four major wildfires continued blazing through Western Slope forests Saturday, growing by thousands of acres, forcing evacuations and polluting air throughout the state. Having mostly spared Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon in a major blowup Thursday, the Grizzly Creek fire east of Glenwood Springs grew about 6,000 acres to nearly 20,000 acres, The U.S. Forest…
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Spooked oxen put a hitch in Flying W Ranch reopening
Not everything went off without a hitch for the reopening of the Flying W Ranch, which resumed its chuckwagon dinners and Western serenades Friday after being razed by the Waldo Canyon fire eight years ago. The newest addition to the ranch, American Milking Devon oxen hitched to a covered wagon, got spooked, causing two guests…
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Wildlife officials looking for bear that attacked woman in downtown Manitou Springs
State wildlife officers are searching for a mother bear with two cubs that attacked and injured a woman Thursday night south of downtown Manitou Springs, officials said. A few minutes after the woman was clawed across the back, leaving three large scratches, another person was chased in the same block by what is believed to…
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8 cases of coronavirus now reported in Colorado, including 1 in El Paso County
El Paso County has its first “presumptive” case of coronavirus, the highly contagious flu-like disease that originated in China in late December and has since spread to more than 80 countries and killed more than 3,300 people. The number of COVID-19 cases in Colorado quadrupled overnight after the first two were announced on Thursday. State…
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Trump coming to Colorado Springs for ‘Keep America Great’ rally
Fresh off his impeachment acquittal this week, President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Colorado Springs later this month, his campaign announced Thursday. The president will host a “Keep America Great” rally at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 at The Broadmoor World Arena, 3185 Venteucci Blvd, which holds about 8,500 for concerts. “The Trump…
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Officers kill 20-year-old Monument man who reportedly fired BB gun at pedestrians, cars
A 20-year-old man who reportedly fired a BB gun at pedestrians, passing cars and Monument police officers was shot and killed Sunday at his home, his family said. El Paso County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Jacqueline Kirby confirmed a person had been shot by an officer at an apartment on Second Street in Monument, but said…
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Monument family waits hours for condition of son in shooting; ‘we’ve been fed pizza and bulls—‘
A 20-year-old man who reportedly fired a BB gun at pedestrians, passing cars and Monument police officers was shot and killed Sunday at his home, his family said. El Paso County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Jacqueline Kirby confirmed a person had been shot by an officer at an apartment on Second Street in Monument, but said…
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Officers kill 20-year-old Monument man who reportedly fired BB gun at officers
A 20-year-old man who reportedly fired a BB gun at pedestrians, passing cars and Monument police officers was shot and killed Sunday at his home, his family said. El Paso County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Jacqueline Kirby confirmed a person had been shot by an officer at an apartment on Second Street in Monument, but said…
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2 killed in charter bus crash on I-25 south of Colorado Springs
Two people were killed Sunday when a charter bus veered off the road as it drove south on Interstate 25 and hit a bridge embankment north of Pueblo, the Colorado State Patrol said. Patrol Cpl. Ivan Alvarado said the driver may have had an unspecified medical issue that contributed to the crash. The driver, whose identity…
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DA: Insufficient evidence to charge El Paso County deputy accused of sexual assault
No criminal charges will be filed against an El Paso County sheriff’s deputy who was fired after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman he had cited for drunken driving, the DA’s Office said Thursday. “Following a thorough review of the events that occurred on Dec. 24-25, 2018 involving former El Paso County Sheriff’s Office…