Author: Andrea Sinclair
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Two men, one from Colorado Springs, hospitalized after rollover crash
Two men were hospitalized in Pueblo Sunday after a single-car rollover, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Erik Trujillo, 23, of Colorado Springs, was driving northbound about 1 a.m. when his 1995 Chevrolet Impala went off the left side of Las Animas County Road 71.1, about two miles north of Trinidad, state patrol said. The…
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Colorado Springs woman threatened at gunpoint while taking out the trash
Police say a woman was threatened at gunpoint by three men when she was taking the trash out at her northeast Colorado Springs home Thursday morning. The victim was placing garbage cans at the curb of her home about 6:50 a.m. on the 6800 block of Bartlet Court, off Stetson Hills Boulevard, when three men…
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Colorado Springs boy could face attempted murder charge after grocery store altercation
A 16-year-old could be charged with attempted murder after he allegedly fired a handgun during an altercation Tuesday at a Colorado Springs Safeway store. The alleged teen shooter was also arrested on suspicion of accessory to attempted first-degree murder and possession of a handgun by a juvenile, according to police reports. A 14-year-old boy at…
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Rain expected to linger over Pikes Peak region
Recent thunderstorms and heavy rain could be blamed for loosening the mountain side Thursday and helping some rocks to roll near U.S. 24 about a mile west of Manitou Springs, according to Colorado Department of Transportation officials. The rocks rolled onto the shoulder about 6:45 a.m. and a snow plow was immediately sent up the…
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Hit-and-run driver steals vehicle to avoid Colorado Springs police
A hit-and-run crash quickly escalated to a pursuit Thursday when the unidentified driver tried to steal three cars to flee from Colorado Springs police. A green Chrysler was involved in a hit-and-run crash about 10:20 a.m. at the Boulder Street and Cascade Avenue intersection near Colorado College, police said. The same Chrysler fled north on…
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Recent rains bring only slight relief from drought
Recent monsoonal thunderstorms have soaked the Front Range with more rainfall than usual, but Colorado is not out of the dust bowl. Because droughts are fixed with snow, not rain. According to the most recent report from the U.S. Drought Monitor, there has been some improvement in drought conditions across most of south-central and southeast…
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Two wrecks clog up southbound Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs
UPDATE: Both crashes that tied up Interstate 25 through Colorado Springs on Thursday afternoon have been cleared. — Two separate car wrecks about an hour apart on southbound Interstate 25 are slowing traffic on the highway and adding to motorists’ woes Thursday. The first two-vehicle crash without injuries was reported about 11:50 a.m. at Fillmore…
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Colorado Springs woman arrested on suspicion of assault
A woman who allegedly fired a handgun during an altercation was arrested on suspicion of assault Tuesday, according to Colorado Springs police. Jessica McInvale, 28, could also face felony menacing and reckless endangerment charges, police said. McInvale and a former boyfriend were arguing about the ownership of computer equipment about 10 p.m. in a residence…
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Structure fire quickly extinguished north of downtown Colorado Springs
Firefighters made quick work of a fire reported Wednesday from a home in Colorado Springs. The fire was initially reported about 7:15 a.m. from a residence on the 800 block of Paseo Road, off East Fontanero Street and North Nevada Avenue, according to a tweet from the fire department. Fire and emergency responder scanner chatter…
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Rain still falling on Pikes Peak Region, but flood threat no longer imminent
UPDATE 6:40 p.m. The flash flood watch that was in effect for much of the state, including El Paso County, until 9 p.m. Wednesday, has been canceled. UPDATE 3 p.m. Two flood advisories were in effect for central El Paso County until 4:45 p.m. According to the National Weather Service in Pueblo, threatened areas included southern…