Author: Nick Smith
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Investigation underway after body found in Fountain Creek
Colorado Springs police are investigating the death of an individual found under a large boulder in Fountain Creek on Tuesday afternoon. As of Wednesday morning, the Colorado Springs Police Department is not investigating the death as a homicide, said spokeswoman Caitlin Ford. The body was found at around 3:30 p.m. near South Nevada and Interstate…
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Colorado Springs weather: Cooler temperatures, windy Wednesday
A windy yet sunny Wednesday is on the forecast for the Colorado Springs area as highs cool by as much as 10-15 degrees from Tuesday. Gusts will be around 20-30 mph across southern Colorado, with some of the strongest winds being focused around the Eastern Plains and Palmer Divide, according to meteorologist Alan Rose with…
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Teller County deputy accused of domestic assault in Security-Widefield
A deputy with the Teller County Sheriff’s Office was arrested on Sunday after officers spoke to a person who alleged the deputy assaulted them after a verbal fight escalated at their house in Security-Widefield. Deputies from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the home of 39-year-old John Taylor at around 8 a.m. after…
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Teller County deputy accused of domestic assault in Security-Widefield
A deputy with the Teller County Sheriff’s Office was arrested on Sunday after officers spoke to a person who alleged the deputy assaulted them after a verbal fight escalated at their house in Security-Widefield. Deputies from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the home of 39-year-old John Taylor at around 8 a.m. after…
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Colorado Springs mayor asks community to support food banks amid freeze on SNAP funding
Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade is calling on the community to help support local food assistance programs amid a funding freeze on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. “I am calling on our entire community — residents, nonprofits, faith leaders, and businesses — to rise to this moment with compassion and action. If you are…
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Community raises funds for injured Colorado Springs man who lost home to fire
A longtime Colorado Springs resident in the hospital with burns on his back is receiving financial help from his neighbors after a fire decimated his mobile home early Thursday morning. Shortly before 7 a.m., Lynn “Doc” Greschke, 69, was pulled from the fire by a fellow resident at Aspen Grove Mobile Home Park before first…
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Colorado Springs mayor asks community to support food banks amid freeze on SNAP funding
Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade is calling on the community to help support local food assistance programs amid a funding freeze on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. “I am calling on our entire community — residents, nonprofits, faith leaders, and businesses — to rise to this moment with compassion and action. If you are…
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1 dead, 2 suffer life-threatening injuries in Colorado Springs stabbing
Homicide detectives are investigating a stabbing at a Colorado Springs home that left one person dead and three others injured late Friday. The stabbing took place in the 1400 block of North El Paso Street, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. Officers arrived just before midnight and found one man and two women with…
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Fugitive still on the run months after ICE raid in Black Forest
Three months have passed since immigration officials swept through Black Forest in search of a man suspected of trying to ram a vehicle into federal agents during a raid in the area. Jose Mendez-Chavez, a man federal authorities believe was living in the U.S. illegally, is considered a fugitive by Immigration and Customs Enforcement following…
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Fugitive still on the run months after ICE raid in Black Forest
Three months have passed since immigration officials swept through Black Forest in search of a man suspected of trying to ram a vehicle into federal agents during a raid in the area. Jose Mendez-Chavez, a man federal authorities believe was living in the U.S. illegally, is considered a fugitive by Immigration and Customs Enforcement following…