Author: The Gazette
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Aspen Acres fire: Rye residents scheduled to return home
Residents in the town of Rye are planning for a return home Thursday after officials announced a scheduled change in evacuation status. The mandatory evacuation order for two areas known as zone P-8 and P-11, which includes Rye, will move to pre-evacuation status at 8 a.m. Thursday, according to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, which…
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Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres surpasses 101,000 acres burned
The Aspen Acres fire in Pueblo and Custer counties has grown by nearly 800 acres since Monday, hitting the 101,546-acre mark, officials announced Tuesday on social media. The fire, the seventh-largest in Colorado history by acreage burned, remained 61% contained and had 1,256 assigned personnel on Tuesday, down about 50 from a day earlier. Some…
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Victim in fatal Colorado Springs stabbing on July 14 identified
Colorado Springs police announced that the victim of a fatal stabbing in the 600 block of North Murray Boulevard on July 14 has been identified, according to a news release Monday night. Responding officers found a deceased male with multiple stab wounds late that night. On Wednesday, the El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified the…
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Identity of man found dead on Delta Drive released
Colorado Springs police announced that a male who was found deceased in the 2700 block of Delta Drive on Thursday has been identified, according to a department news release on Monday night. No clear cause of death was determined immediately. However, a collaboration between detectives from the homicide unit and the El Paso County Coroner’s…
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Vocal Arts Festival brings young singers, big voices to Colorado Springs
By Katie SoenkeSpecial to Springs Scene For three weeks this summer, Colorado Springs will become a training ground for the next generation of opera and musical theater performers. Opera Theatre of the Rockies’ 2026 Vocal Arts Festival, held in collaboration with Colorado College, brings young singers and developing artists to campus for intensive study in…
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Enjoy the classic character of Curious George in a new way at Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center musical
By Katie SoenkeSpecial to Springs Scene The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College is set to present a musical conveying the value of friendship — through childlike eyes — as the beloved and mischievous monkey Curious George leads the way. “Curious George: The Golden Meatball” opens Tuesday and runs through Aug. 2 at…
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Motorcyclist dies in late-night Colorado Springs crash
A motorcyclist who crashed after failing to negotiate a curve on Interstate 25 died late Thursday night, according to Colorado Springs police. The driver was going northbound on I-25 between the Cimarron Street and Tejon Street exits shortly before 11 p.m. when they missed a curve and hit the median, police said in an online…
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El Paso County deputy charged with unlawful sexual conduct
An El Paso County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested on Tuesday night in unincorporated El Paso County and charged with unlawful sexual conduct, according to a news release by the Sheriff’s Office. Christopher Ramirez, 34, was taken into custody without incident after the Sheriff’s Office received a call stating an adult male had entered a business…
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Aspen Acres fire nears 100,000-acre mark
The Aspen Acres fire in Pueblo and Custer counties continued slow growth, according to officials on Wednesday, nearing the 100,000-acre burned mark. Colorado’s seventh-largest fire in history grew by 452 acres since Tuesday, meaning it’s burned 99,529 acres. Containment remained at 36%. The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday said the community of Beulah was…
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Motorcyclist killed in east Colorado Springs crash
A motorcyclist died after drifting off the road and crashing in the 1800 block of North Academy Boulevard on Friday, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. The driver, whose name has yet to be released, was pronounced dead at the scene and may have been speeding, police said. The 911 call for emergency assistance…