Tag: breaking
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Vehicle fire closes northbound I-25 north of Castle Rock
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — Northbound lanes of Interstate 25 are closed Friday morning as crews battle a vehicle fire. According to South Metro Fire Rescue, a box truck caught fire Friday morning in the northbound lanes of the interstate just south of Happy Canyon Road. Northbound lanes were closed at Founders Parkway, South Metro Fire…
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Strong front-runners emerge in El Paso County’s House and Senate primaries
The initial results Tuesday night in the five competitive primaries for the legislators representing El Paso County show clear front-runners in all races, with one candidate commanding at least 60% of the early results. Republicans Jill Haffley and Jamie Koch faced off in the primary for District 16. Haffley led the initial results with 65.3%…
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Tom Bailey resigns from Colorado Springs City Council
Just under a year since being elected to the Colorado Springs City Council, councilmember Tom Bailey has resigned in the face of a successful recall campaign. Bailey announced his decision at a press conference on Tuesday in the City Council Chambers at the end of the council meeting. “I think the work my former colleagues…
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Xcel Energy reaches settlement agreement over Marshall fire
Colorado’s largest utility company said it has reached an agreement to settle all claims relating to the 2021 Marshall fire, which tore through a thousand homes and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate. Xcel Energy said under the deal, it will pay north of $640 million to resolve all the pending litigation, about…
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VIDEO: Body camera footage from officer-involved shooting in Colorado Springs
Body camera footage from officer-involved shooting on Aug. 3, 2019. Warning: The following contains graphic language and images. (Video provided by Colorado Springs Police Department)