Author: Andrea Sinclair
-
Trial underway for Colorado Springs murder suspect
Opening statements began Tuesday in the murder trial of 22-year-old Damian Martez Evans, accused of gunning down a man during a brawl at a Fourth of July house party in Colorado Springs last year. Christopher Vazquez, 21, was found dead in the early hours of July 5 outside a home on the 4500 block of…
-
Colorado Springs man accused of impersonating police officer
A Colorado Springs man was accused of trying to impersonate a police officer and with driving under the influence, police said. Willie Greene III, 40, was arrested on suspicion of impersonating a police officer, obstructing a peace officer and driving under the influence, then booked into the El Paso County jail, records show. Police got…
-
Colorado Springs marijuana expo draw entrepreneurs
Marijuana’s annual holiday, April 20, may be commonly associated with wearing tie-dye T-shirts and eating brownies, but a local Colorado Springs company wants to turn it into an event for business suits and entrepreneurship. Every event hall and conference room at The Mining Exchange hotel in downtown Colorado Springs was filled with botanists, doctors, scientists,…
-
Driver cited after car crashes into Colorado Springs house
Alcohol was not a factor when a car crashed into a house in northeast Colorado Springs Sunday, but the driver was cited by police. Melissa Huntley was cited for careless driving and taken to the hospital, along with a female passenger, for minor injuries, Colorado Springs police said. Someone called 911 about 11:45 p.m. and…
-
Police: Colorado Springs man accidentally shoots himself in jaw
A man was accidentally shot in the face and was found laying on the front yard of a home near downtown Colorado Springs, police said. A neighbor called police about 6 p.m. Sunday and said a man may have been shot in the neck and was outside in the yard on the 100 block of…
-
Colorado Springs man accused of throwing rocks at cars, kicking officer
Colorado Springs police arrested a man accused of throwing rocks at vehicles and assaulting an officer Monday, according to police reports. Zachary Walter Fay, 23, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree assault on a police officer and booked into the El Paso County jail, records show. Witnesses told police that a man, later identified as…
-
No injuries after small airplane makes hard landing, bursts into flames at Meadowlake Airport
A single-engine airplane burst into flames following a hard landing at the Meadowlake Airport Monday, but no injuries were reported, according to fire department officials. Falcon fire crews were among emergency responders who rescued the pilot and put out a small grass fire next to the runway caused by the plane crash, which was reported…
-
Fountain police investigate large rocks placed on Powers
Large rocks deliberately placed on a main road in Fountain since last summer have caused enough wrecks and damage to warrant felony charges, prompting police to ask for the public’s help to find the culprits. More than a dozen vehicles have been damaged or totaled in several incidents since June, when someone put large rocks…
-
Single-car rollover shuts down Woodmen Road
Colorado Springs police said alcohol was not a factor in a single-vehicle rollover crash that shut down a portion of Woodmen Road east of Academy Boulevard Saturday night. The driver of a four-door Saturn was traveling eastbound of E. Woodmen Road about 11 p.m. and drifted off the right side of the road, police said.…
-
Colorado Springs cannabis enthusiasts gear up for 420 festivities
As Denver braces itself for what’s being touted as the biggest “420” celebration yet, Colorado Springs has enough going on Sunday to keep cannabis enthusiasts enjoying the day without traveling north on what has become the annual day of marijuana celebration. One of the top events will be the International Cannabis Technology Expo at The…