Tag: death
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Utah agave enters death bloom ‘grand finale’ at Denver Botanic Gardens
The 25-year-old plant shot up a towering stalk to produce seeds before its demise A few years into Dan Johnson’s 29-year horticulture career at the Denver Botanic Gardens, the nonprofit acquired a hard-to-come-by agave plant. The now decades-old Utah agave has “survived multiple hailstorms, polar vortexes, crazy swings in weather … through all of it,…
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Fort Carson soldier dies during ‘routine training activity’ in Iraq, military officials say
A Fort Carson soldier died Sunday in a training-related incident at Erbil Airbase in Iraq, the Defense Department announced Thursday. Sgt. Devin A. Seibel, 26, of Robinson, Texas, was a critical care flight paramedic assigned to the Air Ambulance Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, based at Fort Carson. Lance Cpl. James Freeman, 29,…
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Crime Recap: 306 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw a homicide, a juvenile death in a crash and several fires last week, with law enforcement making a total of 306 arrests in El Paso County. From April 19 to April 25, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted 10 blotter entries to its database of arrests approved for public release. Here is…
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Death in the Dust: Downburst wind, dry lakebeds and disaster at milepost 92
Pueblo County Emergency Management Coordinator Josh Johnson was on the road, negotiating details of a public safety power shutoff due to high winds when the first 911 dispatch came in, just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Seconds later, scanner traffic blew up across all channels of his radio. “Semi vs car.” Then, “multiple…
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Centennial boy held on suspicion of murder in death of 5-year-old brother
An 11-year-old Centennial boy was taken into custody and is being held on suspicion of murder in the death of his 5-year-old brother, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Deputies responded to a call at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 5200 block of South Jericho Street, where a 5-year-old boy had died in…
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo mourns loss of legendary primatologist
Jane Goodall was in her early 50s, decades into a legendary career evolving the human-primate dynamic, when her passion and mission brought her to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. Goodall visited the zoo in 1985 as part of her ChimpanZoo research program, a sweeping collaboration among the renowned primatologist and colleges and zoological facilities…
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Two-toed, artistic sloth at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo dies at 6
Bean, the 6-year-old Hoffman’s two-toed sloth at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, died recently after a short illness. Bean, born in May 2019, died Wednesday after being diagnosed one week earlier with kidney disease. A necropsy, or an animal autopsy, found that she also had heart disease. Bean’s trainers said they remember her as one of…
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Colorado Springs police release body cam footage of fatal July 5 officer-involved shooting
Colorado Springs police on Sunday released additional details about an officer-involved shooting that killed an armed suspect on July 5. In a “significant event briefing” video, police officials provided a timeline of the incident, including audio of the initial 911 call, security footage from surrounding areas and body-worn cameras from the involved officers. Just before…
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Colorado Springs police release body cam footage of fatal July 5 officer-involved shooting
Colorado Springs police on Sunday released additional details about an officer-involved shooting that killed an armed suspect on July 5. In a “significant event briefing” video, police officials provided a timeline of the incident, including audio of the initial 911 call, security footage from surrounding areas and body-worn cameras from the involved officers. Just before…
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Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine inspection complete after fatality, tours can resume
An inspection of the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek prompted by an elevator malfunction that killed tour guide Patrick Weier and left 23 stranded for hours has wrapped up, according to a news release Wednesday from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The mine closed in the 1960s and has since been turned into…