Author: Andrea Sinclair
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Red or Green: Colorado Springs traffic signals differ by intersection
Sometimes traffic lights seem to change from red to green within seconds. Other times, it seems you wait for five minutes at a red light. A traffic light’s timing depends largely on the time of day and the number of cars on the road. Increased attention is being placed on the traffic grid in Colorado…
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Police: Man linked to three bank robberies in Colorado Springs
A man police said has only lived in Colorado Springs for a few months was accused of robbing two banks and trying to rob a third bank in a one-week period, according to police reports. Kurtis Robert Alva, 28, was arrested Friday on suspicion of aggravated robbery and attempted robbery and booked into the El…
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Man, dog displaced after early morning fire destroys home
A man and a dog were forced out of their home early Sunday morning after a fire destroyed their trailer at an RV park in Colorado Springs, fire officials said. About 20 firefighters responded to a one-alarm fire at the Northwoods Village RV Park off West Fillmore Street and North Nevada Avenue about 4 a.m.,…
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Back-to-school safety top priority for Colorado Springs police
Thousands of elementary school-aged children in Colorado Springs return to school Monday and police will try to keep them all safe as they cross streets, walk through intersections and ride school buses. Since last week, motorcycle officers have made school-zone safety their top priority, actively watching for speeders and distracted drivers, said Colorado Springs police…
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Lightning strikes zap areas throughout Pikes Peak regoion
Dry air colliding with storm clouds traveling over mountain tops in the Pikes Peak region sparked plenty of lightning over west Colorado Springs, starting small grass fires in Bear Creek Park and Garden of the Gods Park Sunday. In Bear Creek Park, lightning knocked down electric lines and burned a small patch of grass near…
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Garden of the Gods golfers have close encounter with lightning strike
Lloyd Strode, 62, felt the force of the lightning’s current when it struck close to him and his friend, knocking them down as they were leaving the Kissing Camels Golf Course at Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs Sunday afternoon. “I felt like I was lifted off the ground and then I fell…
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Colorado Springs murder set for trial after nearly 40 years
After nearly 40 years, the murder of an Antlers Hilton housekeeper, a case Colorado Springs police detectives feared had gone cold for more than three decades, will go to trial. Robert Baillie, 59, a convicted rapist and Colorado prison inmate whose DNA allegedly matched a genetic profile developed from biological evidence preserved by police, will…
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Beer, firefighters and golf combine at 2nd annual Colorado Springs Professional Firefighters’ Golf Tournament
Sunny skies, golf, and beer are about to come together Saturday for a good cause: the 2nd annual Colorado Springs Professional Firefighters’ Golf Tournament at Pine Creek Golf Course. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Colorado Professional Firefighters Foundation. Pikes Peak Brewing Co. will donate beer before and after the tournament, and Samuel Adams…
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Records indicate decrease in wrecks at east Colorado Springs intersection since 2006
The intersection at Bradley and Marksheffel roads where a mother and her 10-year-old son died Friday in a crash, has had 30 wrecks and three fatalities since Colorado Springs added a traffic signal in 2006, police records show. Ten of the crashes in those 8 1/2 years involved only one vehicle, and there were no…
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Colorado Springs police use stun gun on domestic violence suspect
Police used a stun gun to subdue a man and take him into custody Wednesday in connection to a domestic disturbance call in Colorado Springs. Brandon Baumgartner, 30, was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence and obstructing police, records show. A 23-year-old woman reported a domestic violence incident from The Fillmore Crossing Apartments on…