Author: Joel Millman
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Week starts with snow and arctic air, ending with temperatures near 60
Click here for the latest closings and delays — A lingering snowstorm that moved in Saturday afternoon and intensified as the day went on dropped 4 to 8 inches in the Colorado Springs area and left streets snow packed and icy Sunday after temperatures plummeted into the single digits overnight. The season’s most severe winter…
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West Point apologizes for falcon’s injuries; Air Force Academy mascot expected to fully recover
The Army’s military academy issued an apology Sunday for an apparent prank in which a live Air Force mascot falcon was abducted and injured ahead of the weekend’s Army-Air Force football game in West Point, N.Y. “The U.S. Military Academy sincerely apologizes for an incident involving USMA cadets and the Air Force Academy falcons, which…
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s youngest giraffe to undergo surgery for leg infection
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s youngest giraffe will need surgery Monday on an infected leg. Penny’s health has been a near constant concern since her June 4 birth. She was found days later splayed in the stall she shared with her mother, Muziki, unable to get…
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Rampart fire near Woodland Park 100 percent contained
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Rampart fire started by a lightning strike Friday evening near Woodland Park was declared 100 percent contained Sunday. The fire burned about 6 acres, authorities said, with an additional 7 acres burned by firefighters to prevent it from spreading. No homes or structures were…
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Firefighters report progress in containing Colorado wildfires
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Firefighters are making progress in containing several of nine major wildfires in Colorado, though a mix of hot weather and rains in the south and southwest are bringing fresh challenges. Fire crews have contained 50 percent of a southwestern Colorado fire that has blackened 85…
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Nancy Lewis, parks and community advocate, dies at 79
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nancy Lewis, a former director of the city’s parks department, an author and tireless community leader and volunteer, died Saturday at a hospital in Denver. She was 79. Lewis, who had battled chronic lung disease in recent years, devoted her life to preserving and improving…
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Motorcyclist struck by SUV and killed while waiting at traffic light near Falcon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An 80-year-old Minnesota man was killed Saturday when his motorcycle was struck from behind by an SUV while he was stopped at a traffic light near Falcon, the Colorado State Patrol said. Donald Danner of…
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Jury asks about lesser charges while deliberating in death-penalty case
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A jury deliberating double-murder charges in an El Paso County death-penalty case appears to be weighing whether Glen Law Galloway acted in self-defense in the first of two fatal shootings for which he is on trial. During Thursday’s deliberations, the jury asked for guidance on…
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11 AFA cadets barred from swimming competitions while misconduct investigated
Eleven members of the Air Force Academy men’s swim team are prohibited from taking part in competitions due to a misconduct investigation, the Colorado Springs military school said in an email. Citing privacy act protections, the email said the academy is “unable to share details of the misconduct.” Sources, though, said the suspensions were related…
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CC chaplain: Safety officer killed in crash near Colorado Springs campus
A veteran Colorado College Campus Safety officer died Saturday night after hitting utility and telephone poles while driving near the school west of Monument Valley Park, Colorado Springs police said. Police have not identified the crash victim, but the Colorado College chaplain sent an email Sunday morning to students and staff identifying the driver as…