Author: Andrea Sinclair
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Wintry conditions over most of Colorado
A tropical weather front brought plenty of moisture and precipitation to Colorado’s Front Range through the weekend, but slightly drier conditions and higher temperatures could make for a pleasant and crisp autumn week, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. Several inches of snow was possible for elevations above 9,000 feet Sunday, but by…
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Colorado Springs Celebration Fair explores metaphysics, New Age beliefs
For some, the words “metaphysical fair” conjure images of people wearing dry flowers and holding burning sage sticks. For others, it’s a place to ask questions, seek answers and explore new perspectives and ideologies. Deanna Ward, 45, and her friend, 26-year-old Eileen McNeill, walked through makeshift aisles lined with more than 100 vendors, including 50…
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Traffic stop turns up suspected narcotics east of downtown Colorado Springs
A Colorado Springs man and woman were arrested Sunday when a traffic stop allegedly turned up suspected heroin, cocaine and syringes loaded with possible drugs, police said. Theresa Ackerman, 44, and Richard Maestas, 28, were arrested on suspicion of possession with the intent to distribute and booked into the El Paso County jail, records show.…
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Teller County Sheriff candidates don’t see eye to eye
In the Teller County sheriff’s race, incumbent Michael Ensminger is going head-to-head against opponent Mark Manriquez for a second time, after beating him by more than 1,000 votes in 2010. Facing a rematch, Ensminger stresses that sharp decreases in violent crimes such as child and domestic abuse cases speak for his administration’s success. Manriquez, on…
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Woman killed after being pinned between train cars in Colorado Springs
A 42-year-old woman died after being trapped between two train cars in a southeast Colorado Springs industrial complex Wednesday, Colorado Springs police and fire officials said. Officials have ruled the death an industrial accident. The incident was reported about 12:30 p.m., Colorado Springs Fire Department spokesman Capt. Steven Oswald said. The woman, who has not…
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Neighbor talks about chaos after shooting in typically ‘calm’ Colorado Springs apartment complex
The morning after a shooting that left a man dead in a southeast Colorado Springs apartment complex everything was quiet and calm, which is how one resident described the Park Hill neighborhood. Mark Wolfe, 51, hunched over his car’s open hood and tinkered with a few wires then recalled the commotion when he heard gunshots…
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Police: Colorado Springs man confessed to sexual assault of teen
A man allegedly confessed to sexually assaulting his girlfriend’s teen daughter, according to Colorado Springs police reports. Anthony Ryan Donovan, 33, walked into the police subdivision off Stetson Hills and Powers boulevards about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and told officers he had sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl, police said. The man, whose identity has not been…
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No victims, arrests after reported shooting in east Colorado Springs
No one was injured or arrested after a reported shooting Monday night in east Colorado Springs, police said. Officers found two shell casings following a shots fired call on the 2100 block of Delta Drive, off El Morro Road and South Academy Boulevard, according to police reports. Investigators followed three people, one considered to be…
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I-25 crash stalls commute in south Colorado Springs
Update 4:45 p.m.Colorado State Patrol reports that all lanes of traffic on northbound Interstate 25 near milepost 161 have been opened following two rollover accidents. Two rollovers and a fuel leak shut down all northbound lanes of Interstate 25 at the Monument port-of-entry Tuesday, the Colorado State Patrol said. A semi truck hauling gravel rolled…
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Driver in fatal Colorado Springs wreck had methamphetamine in her blood
Methamphetamine may have played a role in the wreck that killed a woman and her 10-year-old son in August, according to an autopsy report released Friday by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office. Kimberly Mears, 50, had 2090 nanograms/milliliter of methamphetamine and 180 ng/ml of amphetamine in her blood at the time of the Aug.…