Tag: local
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More than 20,000 attend first day of Fiestas Patrias
Moni Hernandez estimated that 25,000 people attended the first day of the fifth Fiestas Patrias in Colorado Springs. The count was through 5 p.m., and she believed more people may come to bring attendance closer to last year’s 32,000. Plus, there will be a second day of celebrations in Denver on Sunday, she said. Fiestas…
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Tribune news briefs
Meet the candidates Palmer Lake will be holding a “meet the candidates” event on Sept. 19 from 4-7 p.m. at the EcoSpa Annex (250 Highway 105). An event flyer lists Kent Hudson and Atis Jurka as mayoral candidates. William Bass, Beth Harris, Tony Beltran, Dennis Stern, Rebecca Albright, Karla Kerstner, Roger Mosley, Kathy Keely, John…
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New Colorado Springs Wild West-themed expo to offer more than 80 vendors
Ilse Venter does it all and then some. And now she’s about to throw open the doors to her inaugural Wild West Home & Homemade Expo at Norris Penrose Event Center on Sept. 19-20. Venter, who moved with her family to the U.S. from South Africa in 2020, is the owner of Wagon Trail Mercantile,…
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Colorado Springs honors fallen firefighter who died from 9/11 toxic exposure
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the Colorado Springs community honored a local firefighter who died last year from the toxic exposure he experienced while assisting with the recovery efforts. Capt. Patrick Rogacki was a member of the Colorado Task Force One, a group that deployed in the wake of the tragedy to help dig…
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New Mormon temple kicks off construction in Flying Horse
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are particularly excited that construction on the state’s fourth Mormon temple which is now underway in the Flying Horse area. But anyone will be able to bask in the spiritual waves that will emanate from the site, according to Jordan Steel, a member since 2010.…
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Strong second half lifts new-look Coronado football over Harrison
At halftime, Coronado coach Rob Leboeuf told his team to think like a goldfish. The Cougars were down by one to Harrison at halftime, but instead of looking at past mistakes, it was all about the next play. That mentality sparked the Coronado offense in the second half, and the Cougars would go on to…
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14-year-old reported missing in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police issued a community notification for missing 14-year-old Alexander Jones on Friday, the department posted on social media. He was last seen around 3 p.m. on Friday in the 6800 block of Black Forest Road, which is the location of Vista Ridge High School. Alexander was wearing a blue polo, khaki shorts and…
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Commissioners pass STR regulations
Teller County commissioners passed Ordinance 23 last week that regulates short-term rentals in the unincorporated areas of the county. The last county in Colorado to regulate STRs, Teller’s was a response to more than 850 unregulated STRs, many of them with reported violations. The regulations include the requirement to register the property, obtain a license, own…
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Charges advance in Colorado Springs motel murder
An El Paso County judge on Friday ruled that prosecutors had enough evidence to move forward with homicide charges against Timothy J. O’Brien, who is accused of bludgeoning a woman with a hammer in a Colorado Springs motel in May. O’Brien, 60, smoked methamphetamine with Lauren Jensen-Green, 65, before snapping at her for droning on…
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