Author: Andrea Guzman
-
Back to School Guide: Charter schools getting per-student boost
—
by
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Independent charter schools will receive an additional $300 per student this upcoming school year, with a boost from the state legislature. Terry Croy Lewis, excutive director of the Colorado Charter School Institute, said that House bill 1375 makes funding for independent charters “not quite equal…
-
Friday’s traffic: crash on I-25 at Monument
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Traffic and road conditions Friday around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. 11:37 a.m. A crash on eastbound Woodmen under I-25 has been moved out of traffic to the right shoulder. — 11:36 a.m.…
-
Friday’s weather: showers followed by sunny weekend
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms in Colorado Springs today, along with winds up to 10 mph. Today is expected to be mostly cloudy, but the weekend will see sunny conditions. South central and…
-
Man arrested on charges of stalking and kidnapping
A 34-year-old Colorado Springs man was arrested Thursday in a stalking and kidnapping case, police said. Lawrence Johnson was arrested on a domestic violence stalking warrant and on suspicion of two counts of kidnapping and two unrelated warrants. The fugitive unit found Johnson in the 3900 block of East Bijou Street with a woman and…
-
Colorado Springs police investigating 127 burglaries since March
About 127 burglaries since March are linked to a group that routinely targets businesses’ cash drawers and safes, Colorado Springs police say. Officers have arrested two men and a teen on suspicion of the citywide burglaries. Rayvaughn Milne, 24, was arrested May 25. About then, investigators had predicted likely times and locations of the next…
-
At-risk man who went missing a second time from assisted living home returns safely
A man with memory issues who went missing Tuesday for the second time in two weeks after signing himself out of a Colorado Springs assisted living home returned safely the next morning, police said. Andrew Roybal, 62, was reported missing from Soaring House, 6243 Soaring Drive, in northeast Colorado Springs. Police put out a bulletin…
-
Colorado Springs Black Business Network working to fix an ‘unacceptable’ problem
Rodney Gullatte Jr. says starting the Colorado Springs Black Business Network is the scariest endeavor of his life, but he’s out to fix a problem he doesn’t think would get solved otherwise. “I’ve met black business owners that have said, ‘I feel confident when I’m sending emails for business or when I’m talking on the…
-
Colorado Springs police encourage safety in school zones
In the early morning rush to get kids to school on time, drivers shouldn’t let speeding through school zones become part of their routine, Colorado Springs police say. Drivers “need to pay attention when coming in through school zones” and should obey the 20-mph speed limit as schools resume operating this month, said Police Sgt.…
-
Mattress fire displaces Colorado Springs family
A family of four was displaced when a fire broke out at their home in east Colorado Springs on Tuesday. A woman and her daughter arrived to find smoke in their home at 806 Hutchinson Drive just after 2 p.m., Fire Capt. Brian Vaughan said. Fire crews arrived four minutes later and found the flames…
-
Embattled Fremont County sheriff resigns
Embattled Fremont County Sheriff Jim Beicker resigned Tuesday, after a dozen of his deputies were placed on administrative leave last year and he was the target of a failed recall effort. His resignation is effective Sept. 1, Undersheriff Megan Richards said. Beicker, sheriff for 15 years, was not running for re-election this year. Candidates for…