Author: Maria Sanchez
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Trained dogs help lift the spirits of those in crisis
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save At a visitation for Ke’Arre Stewart, one of the victims of the Nov. 27 Planned Parenthood shootings, Sandy Miller and her 9-year-old golden retriever, Lani, are doing their best to quietly comfort anyone they can.…
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Colorado Springs code officers say downtown holiday music is too loud
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Whether the Christmas music coming from a downtown business is holiday cheer or an anti-homeless campaign, one thing is clear: it’s illegally loud. The tinny Christmas carols blaring from speakers at the corner of South…
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Uber’s taking taxi business for a ride in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s 7 p.m. on a Friday in Colorado Springs and Uber driver Simon Shah is ready to patrol for passengers. He’s tall with a shaved head, goatee and wireframe glasses. Though quiet by nature, the University of Colorado at Boulder graduate becomes animated when speaking…
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Taxi companies: Ride-share drivers have unfair advantage
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While ride-sharing businesses like Uber and Lyft are regulated in Colorado, they don’t have to follow the same rules placed on taxi companies. This gives ride-sharing companies and unfair advantage, said Saed Adukar, manager for…
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Child, 5, recounts the shooting of his mother in courtroom video
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save So short his neon shoes weren’t touching the ground, a kindergartner sat in a red chair and told an investigator about a disturbing scene at his house in October. “Our dad shot our mom,” the…
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Removal of power lines will cause traffic delays in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Drivers going between Interstate 25 and 8th Street along U.S. 24 in west Colorado Springs can expect significant delays Tuesday morning. Lanes of the highway along that stretch will be closed off from 4 to…
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Probation violation hearing for former Colorado representative Douglas Bruce continues to be delayed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Douglas Bruce probation violation hearing, originally scheduled in July, still has no end in sight. Closing arguments for the hearing, which spanned three court sessions over the course of three months, were received by…
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Monument boy accepts plea deal in stabbing of his mother
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fidgeting and whispering, a 12-year-old boy admitted in court that he stabbed his mom in their Monument home in May. “I hurt her,” he quietly told Judge G. David Miller when he was pressed to…
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Killings of three or more people pepper Colorado Springs history
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It didn’t take long for the world to tune into Colorado Springs on Friday as a gunman started shooting outside Planned Parenthood on the west side of the city. Police radios, which can be monitored on the internet, were followed by reporters, bloggers and anyone…
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Tips and tricks for the imperfect Thanksgiving cook
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Has anyone ever pulled off the perfect Thanksgiving dinner where nothing goes wrong? We sure haven’t. But good news for all of the imperfect cooks out there: We’ve got you covered. We scoured cooking blogs…