Author: Nick Smith nick.smith@gazette.com
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1 hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after crash involving motorcycle near The Citadel mall
Colorado Springs police are investigating a Thursday morning crash between a motorcycle and a work-style pickup truck that sent a person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The crash occurred at about 7:50 a.m. near North Murray Boulevard and East Bijou Street, just southeast of The Citadel mall, according to the Police Department. Preliminary findings…
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Northern El Paso County home burglarized, truck stolen: Sheriff’s Office
Authorities are searching for two suspects they believe burglarized a Monument home Aug. 22 before driving off in a vehicle they stole from the home. An eyewitness told the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office they saw the two individuals, a man and woman, attempt to open doors and windows at the home, located in the…
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Northern El Paso County home burglarized, truck stolen: Sheriff’s Office
Authorities are searching for two suspects they believe burglarized a Monument home Saturday before driving off in a vehicle they stole from the home. An eyewitness told the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office they saw the two individuals, a man and woman, attempt to open doors and windows at the home, located in the 17900…
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Alleged Colorado Springs street racers plead not guilty to vehicular homicide
A duo accused of an illegal street race that led to a fatal crash in Colorado Springs pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide charges. Leeanaya Martinez, 18, entered his plea in an El Paso County courtroom Wednesday morning. He and 48-year-old Jerome Archer, who pleaded not guilty July 29, are headed to trial unless they…
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Police investigating possible arson at downtown Colorado Springs building
Police are investigating a possible arson at a downtown Colorado Springs building located near Costilla and Weber streets. The structure fire broke out around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 300 block of East Costilla Street. According to police, the reporting party said there was a possible disturbance going on before the fire started and that…
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2 sisters-in-law plead not guilty to Colorado Springs shooting that killed teenager
Two sisters-in-law tied to a Colorado Springs shooting that killed a 15-year-old girl said in court Monday that they are not guilty of the crime. Alexious Barben-Wright, 32, and Alyssa Jaramillo, 21, are both charged with first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder after an incident at 3 a.m. March 1 in the parking…
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2 sisters-in-law plead not guilty to Colorado Springs shooting that killed teenager
Two sisters-in-law tied to a Colorado Springs shooting that killed a 15-year-old girl said in court Monday that they are not guilty of the crime. Alexious Barben-Wright, 32, and Alyssa Jaramillo, 21, are both charged with first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder after an incident at 3 a.m. March 1 in the parking…
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Lawsuit claims Colorado man was framed in girlfriend’s suicide
James “Jimmy” Garcia returned to his Monte Vista home the morning of March 26, 2014, and found his girlfriend hanging in their bedroom. Almost immediately, he dialed 911 and started performing CPR, but she was too far gone. He would find a suicide note hours later. The day marked the start of a nearly decade-long…
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Burn bans, restrictions downgraded in El Paso County, Colorado Springs, officials say
The authorities on Friday downgraded burn restrictions in El Paso County and Colorado Springs after favorable weather since the start of August. Fire restrictions went from stage 2 to stage 1 in the county at 1 p.m. Friday, the Sheriff’s Office announced in a news release. The burn ban in Colorado Springs changed to burn…
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Colorado Springs weather: Record could fall Friday ahead of forecast rain, storms over the weekend
Southern Coloradans will be feeling the heat Friday afternoon, with forecast temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s and possible triple digits for some. Temperatures in Colorado Springs could break or tie the daily high of 94 degrees, National Weather Service meteorologists report. Further south, Pueblo could break 100 degrees. Meteorologist Casey Dorn of Gazette news partner…