Author: Lisa Walton
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WATCH: Officials hold press conference on state trooper shooting in Teller County
The Colorado State Patrol, the Teller County Sheriff’s Office, the 4th Judicial District, the FBI, and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation are holding a joint press conference about an incident involving two state troopers who were shot during a traffic stop Tuesday morning near Woodland Park. The incident happened at about 7:15 a.m. near milepost…
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Colorado Prosecutorial Misconduct Cases (Trial Level) Updated July 2026 • 23 judicial districts across 64 counties • Documented Rule 16 or Brady failures that altered the course of a case Districts
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MAP: Where Colorado wildfires are burning
Colorado Wildfire Dashboard → Interactive map, evacuation information, videos and the latest updates from across Colorado. Thousands of firefighters continue to battle multiple large wildfires in Colorado. The Aspen Acres fire, southwest of Pueblo, surpassed 100,000 acres as of Saturday. It is 61% contained. According to the latest update, additional hotshot firefighting crews have arrived…
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PHOTOS: 2025 Pikes Peak Ascent
Runners approach the finish line of the 69th Pikes Peak Ascent on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Parker Seibold, Special to The Gazette) Alicia Vargo is welcomed to the finish line with an embrace from her daughter Skylar and son Brayden at the 69th Pikes Peak Ascent on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025,…
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Colorado’s wildlife bridge on I-25 will be ‘world’s largest’ officials say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The wildlife overpass under construction on Interstate 25 between Larkspur and Monument will be the “world’s largest bridge structure built for wildlife,” officials said in a release Friday as they marked the project’s halfway point. Measuring 200 feet wide and 209 feet long, the massive…
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Weather blog: Freezing temps delay gas repairs, intersection west of downtown closed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A arctic blast is sweeping through much of the U.S. and the Pikes Peak region this weekend, bringing snow, slick roads and bitterly cold temps that will linger through the beginning of next week. A winter weather advisory expires at 5 p.m. Saturday. The next…
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4-year-old attacked by coyote in north Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Wildlife officers are “aggressively pursuing” a coyote that attacked a 4-year-old girl in Colorado Springs on Thanksgiving Day, according to a release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The attack happened on the city’s north side, near the Air Force Academy, in a neighborhood east of…
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A roundabout at Platte and Nevada? Colorado Springs will explore the idea
Drivers have complained for decades about the intersection, which is home to the large statue of the city’s founder, Gen. William Jackson Palmer.
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Bear spotted around downtown Colorado Springs
A black bear was spotted taking a “stroll” in downtown Colorado Springs Sunday. One person on Twitter reported spotting a bear near the Police Operations Center at South Nevada Avenue and Rio Grande Street.”Literally a bear running lose in downtown Colorado Springs…,” wrote user AJ on Twitter around noon. A few blocks west, Twitter user Kari…
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Fountain police officer Julian Becerra dies from injuries sustained after falling from bridge
A Fountain police officer who suffered serious injuries in a fall while trying to apprehend a suspect has died, according to a news release from the Police Department. EPSD Dep. Andrew Laderman salutes a procession of first responders that were escorting the body of Fountain Police Officer Julian Becerra from Penrose Hospital to the El…