Author: The Gazette
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Year-round gardening: Penstemons a welcome addition to anyone’s garden
By Pat ShepperdsonColorado Master Gardener Beardtongue (Penstemon spp.) is a beautiful, hardy, flowering perennial for your garden! You will love seeing some of the pollinators feeding on the penstemon’s nectar such as hummingbirds, hawk moths, butterflies and solitary native bees. The genus Penstemon contains 281 recognized species, with over 60 species native to Colorado. Colorado…
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Pedestrian struck, killed in Colorado Springs identified
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office has identified the pedestrian who died after being hit by a motorist Aug. 19 in the area of Garden of the Gods Road and Northpark Drive, according to Colorado Springs police. Amanda Garcia, 39, died on scene after being struck by a vehicle that was headed eastbound on Garden…
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2 arrested after allegedly taking children from caseworkers
Two family members were arrested Thursday after they forcibly took two children in the care and custody of caseworkers, according to Colorado Springs police. Law enforcement responded to a call for help from a social service agency around 3 p.m., police reported in an online blotter entry. Caseworkers were allegedly accosted and assaulted before the…
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1 dead in scooter crash near Colorado Springs
One person died after crashing their scooter Thursday night in the Falcon area of unincorporated El Paso County, according to a Sheriff’s Office news release. Shortly after 8 p.m., Colorado State Patrol responded to a single-vehicle wreck northeast of Colorado Springs involving a scooter on Bent Grassmeadows Drive near Meridian Park Drive, which is just…
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7 Brew opens second location in Colorado Springs
By Laura Fitzgerald Special to The Gazette Four years after it was originally approved with the city, a new 7 Brew Drive Thru Coffee location is open in Colorado Springs. Developers opened the coffee stand at the corner of 26th Street and U.S. 24 in mid-July, meeting a timeline expectation set by project developer and…
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Aspen Acres burn scar hit with flooding, road closures
The National Weather Service in Pueblo issued a flash flood emergency for the Aspen Acres burn scar, including San Isabel and North Creek near Beulah, shortly after 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. A flash flood warning remained in effect through 8:15 p.m. for east-central Custer and west-central Pueblo counties. “Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavyrain have ended…
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Missing woman’s body recovered at Lake Pueblo State Park
The Pueblo County Sheriff’s dive team recovered the body of a missing woman on Monday evening after Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers located the body at Lake Pueblo State Park. CPW officers were informed earlier Monday of the missing woman by family members, who said they had not seen her since Sunday evening. Officers found…
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As Colorado’s educator and school staff shortage drags on, enrollment in alternative pathways increases
By Laura Fitzgerald, Special to The Gazette As the statewide educator and school staff shortage persists, school districts are relying more often on short-term staff to fill the gaps. But many of these shortage hires are training to become teachers or specialized service providers, reflecting growing enrollments in alternative pathways to certification. School staff shortage,…
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2 identified in fatal crashes in Colorado Springs
An 87-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man were identified by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office as victims of recent fatal traffic crashes in Colorado Springs, according to a news release Monday from police. Dorothy Young died after an early July crash on Powers Boulevard. Young died July 14 from injuries after she crashed her…
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19-year-old identified in apparent shooting death near Memorial Park
The man who died after a shooting near Memorial Park early Saturday as been identified, according to a news release by Colorado Springs police. Shots were fired at about 2:30 a.m. on South Hancock Avenue, where officers found a dead man inside a car in a parking lot. They also spotted a possible suspect vehicle…