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Sheriff Maketa downgrades part of evacuation area
Posted 10:34 AM 6/17/2013 by Elaine Sheridan
Sheriff Maketa Downgrades Additional Area of Mandatory Evacuation to Pre-Evacuation Status 6/17/13 June 17, 2013 - Sheriff Maketa downgrades new areas Mandatory Evacuation to Pre-Evacuation Status. Most areas north of Hodgen Rd. are now under pre-evacuation. To include (More)
6/11/2013
Royal Gorge Fire at 38-hundred acres
Posted 9:41 AM 6/13/2013 by Elaine Sheridan
The fire at the Royal Gorge west of Canon City is still burning tonight.
Fire officials say that the fire is believed to have burned more than 38-hundred acres and is threatening the Canon City Water Treatment Plant.
There are evacuations in the area and those boundaries are County (More)
Wildfire burning near Royal Gorge
5/31/2013
Councilman arrested for allegedly assaulting elderly couple
Posted 8:56 PM 5/31/2013 by Elaine Sheridan
Canon City Police have arrested a councilman and another man for allegedly assaulting an elderly couple Thursday night.
54-year old Councilman and local business owner, Michael "Colby" Katchmar and 59-year old Canon City artist Thomas Lockhart were arrested for investigation of First (More)
Brutal cold case sex assault possibly solved
5/30/2013
Horses seized in abuse case available for adoption
Posted 8:42 AM 5/31/2013 by Elaine Sheridan
In mid-April, Pueblo Animal Services (PAS) Animal Law Enforcement impounded four horses from a residence in Boone. Jet, Cash, Lois and Shadow were reported to be all very thin and neglected by their former owner and their ribs were clearly visible through their winter coats. It is something that (More)
5/29/2013
AFA Graduation underway after brief delay
Posted 9:48 PM 5/29/2013 by Elaine Sheridan
After a 20-minute delay caused by technical issues with the public address system, the graduation at the Air Force Academy has gotten underway.
Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley is addressing the more than one-thousand cadets that are graduating today.
You can watch the (More)
Man killed by truck in "freak accident"
5/28/2013
Flood analysis for the Waldo Canyon Burn Area released
Posted 1:16 PM 5/28/2013 by Elaine Sheridan
The preliminary "flash flood risk analysis" for the Waldo Canyon Burn Scar has been released.
The report , a joint effort by the El Paso County Office of Emergency Management, the City of Colorado Springs Office of Emergency Management, and the City of Manitou Springs , hopes to make the (More)
5/23/2013
Cooler and gray today
Posted 9:21 AM 5/23/2013 by Stephen Bowers
More rain is possible along the Southern Front Range today, but unlike the past couple of days the afternoon should be mostly quiet. Our Thursday will begin with clouds and perhaps some spotty areas of light rain. Temperatures will hold steady under the clouds in the 50's for most of us (More)
5/21/2013
Motorcycle rider seriously injured in accident
Posted 3:59 PM 5/21/2013 by Elaine Sheridan and Jesse Cohen
A serious motorcycle accident closed a street in Colorado Springs for more than an hour Tuesday afternoon.
Police say a motorcycle was driving north on Chestnut St. at a high rate of speed around 2pm when it was hit by a car pulling out onto the street.
The driver of the motorcycle (More)
5/10/2013
Prince Harry in DC, coming to Colorado this afternoon
Posted 9:22 AM 5/10/2013 by Elaine Sheridan
Prince Harry has begun the second day of his US visit by laying a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
This afternoon he is flying here to Colorado. Tonight he will attend a private reception at a Denver country club.
The prince will (More)
5/9/2013
Fatal accident in Bent County
Posted 4:34 PM 5/9/2013 by Elaine Sheridan
The Colorado State Patrol(CSP) is investigating a fatal accident near Las Animas.
CSP says they found an SUV that crashed and went down an embankment Thursday morning, but believe the actual accident happened Wednesday night.
The crash occurred on US Highway 50, milepost 400, at the (More)
5/8/2013
American Airlines plane makes emergency landing in Pueblo
Posted 2:31 PM 5/8/2013 by Elaine Sheridan
A Denver to Dallas American Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Pueblo today.
Passengers and crew noticed a burning smell. 110 people were deplaned at the airport.
No injuries, nothing obvious found. Unknown plans for the passengers. (Photo: Pueblo Fire Department)
5/7/2013
Overnight stabbing update
Posted 8:54 AM 5/7/2013 by Garrett Boyd
Colorado Springs police investigated a stabbing Tuesday morning. The call came in after 12:00 a.m.
Officers were dispatched to the area of Cimarron and El Paso Street. The victim told police a man asked him for money. However, when he started to run, he fell down before being (More)
Tuesday morning stabbing investigation
Pueblo nursing home hit with $3.7 million judgement for patient's death
5/6/2013
Barr Camp caretakers call it quits
Posted 2:01 PM 5/6/2013 by Elaine Sheridan
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A husband and wife who have greeted thousands of hikers on Pikes Peak are leaving the mountain. Neal and Teresa Taylor have served as the caretakers at Barr Camp - halfway up the Pikes Peak trail - for eight years. Our news partners at the Gazette (More)
April showers... in May
5/3/2013
Police situation over, but road still closed
Posted 10:05 AM 5/3/2013 by Juice Godfrey
Colorado Springs Police have confirmed to News 5 that an early morning tactical situation is over.
Springs police were assisting the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF)to serve a warrant for sexual assault, felony menacing and kidnapping when the suspect (More)
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