Author: Nick Smith
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Mother calls for accommodations in trafficking case of disabled Colorado Springs woman
The sex trafficking case involving a disabled Colorado Springs woman is headed for a trial, but her mother is advocating for accommodations in what is expected to be a grueling court process for the family. Alleged Crips gang member Tieson Craig, 48, is facing human trafficking and pimping charges after investigators connected him to the…
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1 detained after deadly shooting in Stratmoor Hills
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has detained one person after a shooting in Stratmoor Hills killed one person and injured another on Wednesday afternoon. Deputies were dispatched to the 4400 block of Millburn Drive after receiving multiple reports of shots fired around 1:30 p.m., according to Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Kurt Smith. They…
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Stratmoor Hills murder suspect tried to destroy evidence, court records say
El Paso County authorities arrested a man they say tried to hide evidence of a killing in which a 38-year-old woman was shot six times inside her apartment. Yetzabel Quinones was found inside her home in the Stratmoor Hills area of unincorporated Colorado Springs by her ex-husband and daughter on Halloween day after having not…
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Arrest made after shed explodes, catches fire in Colorado Springs neighborhood
A home in a Colorado Springs neighborhood caught fire after a shed filled with trespassers exploded Wednesday morning, police said. Smoke and fire was reported in the 200 block of Swope Avenue, northeast of Memorial Park, just before 6:30 a.m., according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. One of the 911 callers reported hearing someone…
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UPDATE: Police standoff near The Vanguard School ends in arrest
UPDATE: Colorado Springs police said the suspect has been taken into custody without incident Wednesday. Corona Avenue between Brookside Street and Hunter Avenue is back open. Police are working to arrest a suspect barricaded inside a building near The Vanguard School on the south side of Colorado Springs. The Colorado Springs Police Department are asking…
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Box truck rollover crash shuts down part of Stetson Hills Boulevard
All westbound lanes at Stetson Hills Boulevard near Power Boulevard are closed after a box truck rollover crash late Tuesday morning. The wreck was reported at the intersection of Stetson Hills and Powers shortly after 11:30 a.m., according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. No lanes on Powers are closed. One person was transported to…
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Pedestrian hit in I-25 crash in Colorado Springs
A woman was seriously injured after a car hit her while driving northbound on Interstate 25 on Tuesday morning. The collision happened near North Nevada Avenue at around 7:30 a.m., the Colorado Springs Police Department reported in an online blotter entry. Responding officers learned that the woman was walking along the lanes of I-25 when…
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UPDATE: Grass fire near Powers Boulevard extinguished; roadway reopened
Part of South Powers Boulevard was closed Tuesday morning from a small grass fire, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. The fire was reported just before 8:30 a.m. in the area of Powers and East Platte Avenue and was under control about 15 minutes later. Two lanes of northbound South Powers at Airport Road…
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Colorado Springs weather: Possible record-breaking temps forecast amid elevated fire risk
Veterans Day will be “much warmer” than normal across the Pikes Peak region, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. The possible record-breaking temperatures are contributing to dry conditions that will bring brief elevated fire-weather conditions during the afternoon, according to the NOAA. Temperatures are expected to be 10-15 degrees above average. In Colorado…
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Colorado Springs turns out for Veterans Day parade amid government shutdown
Colorado Springs turned out by the thousands Saturday to salute the nation’s veterans — even as Washington has put many of them in limbo. While spectators filled downtown sidewalks waving small American flags and thanking those who served, a government shutdown that has prevented new funding for several services and programs has left some veterans…