Author: Andrea Sinclair
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Missing Utah rafter’s body found in Arkansas River
The body of a 31-year-old Utah woman was found Wednesday three miles downstream from where her raft overturned in the Arkansas River, according to the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office. Amanda Taylor, of Vernal, Utah, had been missing since Saturday night, when she was tossed from a raft as it rode over a diversion dam on…
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Two Colorado Springs men accused of armed robbery after potential marijuana sale
Two men were arrested after police said they allegedly lured a man into their car and robbed him at gunpoint Tuesday night in east Colorado Springs. Joshua William Day, 24, and Justin Lashawn Miller, 20, were arrested on suspicion of aggravated robbery and booked into the El Paso County jail, records show. According to police…
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Eightmile fire contained; Colorado Springs-area agencies help out
Cooler temperatures and higher moisture levels were a welcome change for crews battling the Eightmile fire in eastern Fremont County, which was 65 percent contained Wednesday. Hundreds of firefighters from 36 assisting agencies, including the Colorado Springs and Black Forest fire departments, will be packing up and returning home soon. The Rocky Mountain Incident Management…
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SudSisters: Young Colorado Springs brewer shows wisdom, drive beyond her years
Aly Hartwig has gone from engineering student to beertender to assistant brewer at Pikes Peak Brewing Co. in Monument. And all in about three years. She’s one of two professional female brewers in Colorado Springs and at 24, the youngest. She founded the first beer group for women in the Pikes Peak region, Brewers Broads,…
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Grass fire burning near Fort Carson off Interstate 25
Fountain fire crews are battling a small grass fire off southbound Interstate 25, between the Fort Carson and Fountain exits. The exits are located between milemarkers 128 and 132. The grass fire was reported about 7:50 a.m. and no structures were immediately threatened. Check www.gazettedev.gazette.com for more updates. Ted S. Warren
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Suspect in fatal stabbing suspect appears in El Paso County courthouse
Donald Wayne Becker, who is accused of stabbing his roommate to death at their residence in northeast Colorado Springs, appeared at the El Paso County courthouse Monday for a preliminary hearing. The body of Richard Card, 47, was found covered by a green tarp and wrapped in blood-soaked blankets near the west side of Monument…
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No injuries in three-car crash on I-25
All drivers involved in a three-vehicle crash that blocked southbound Interstate 25 at Baptist Road walked away unharmed Monday morning, according to the Colorado State Patrol. One of the cars rolled over and ended up on its top over the median while the other two vehicles blocked the left lanes, Trooper Nate Reid said. The…
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UPDATE: Eightmile fire 40 percent contained
The Eightmile fire in eastern Fremont County was about 40 percent contained Monday evening, the U.S. Forest Service reported. About 300 firefighters and support personnel battled the 528-acre blaze Monday. Six Type I and II hand crews- trained to work in rough, steep and rugged terrain – were working the fire line, according to a…
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Canon City triple homicide suspect expected to plead guilty
Jaacob Van Winkle, the man accused of killing a Canon City mother and her two young children and sexually assaulting the woman’s teenage daughter, pleaded guilty Monday in exchange for a life sentence in prison, the Canon City Daily Record reported. A Fremont County judge accepted Van Winkle’s guilty plea to 36 charges, including: 14…
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Four juveniles arrested in connection with Fountain burglaries
Four juveniles were arrested in connection with two residential burglaries and a burglary at Fountain-Fort Carson High School, according to a statement released by Fountain police Monday. All four minors, whose identities were not released by police, were arrested on suspicion of burglary and conspiracy, and two of the juveniles were also arrested on suspicion…