Author: Andrea Sinclair
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Project Funway empowers Colorado Springs foster teens
Each of the 16 foster teen models looked a bit timid when they first stepped onto the runway at The Pinery on the Hill, but they stepped off beaming bright, confident smiles at a fashion event that felt a like a coming-of-age celebration. One by one, the girls showed off back-to-school, western, career and formal…
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Sheriff’s Office investigating dead horses in Black Forest, no word on what killed them
The discovery of a dozen dead horses in Black Forest Friday prompted a criminal investigation by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, but there has been no legal recourse to remove the remaining living horses on the property, sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Greg White said Sunday. At least 12 horses were found dead, covered with tarps,…
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Mental health rules a quandary for law enforcement
Even with a basic understanding of mental illness, Colorado Springs fire Capt. Dave Rocco knew that the woman whose home he and other emergency responders were repeatedly dispatched to did not need to go to the ER. The middle-aged patient, whose name was withheld to protect her privacy, has a lifelong medical history of seizures,…
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Colorado Springs house fire displaces nine residents
Nine people and two dogs escaped from a burning home in northeast Colorado Springs early Thursday. Five adults, two teens and one baby were able to get out of their home on the 8300 block of Vaquero Circle, off Meadowland Boulevard, east of North Academy Boulevard, just as the blaze sparked, battalion Chief Jesse Ortiz…
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Calhan homicide victim identified
The victim of a fatal shooting in Calhan was identified Thursday as 30-year-old Michael Mackey, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The El Paso County coroner determined the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds and ruled the death a homicide, the fourth in El Paso County this year. Heather Marie Neville, 59,…
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Five Scottish things in Colorado
A wee bit of Scotch in Colorado As Scotland was voting on independence from the United Kingdom on Thursday, The Gazette tracked down five Scottish things in Colorado: – There are an estimated 182 residents of El Paso County who were born in Scotland, according to the 2008-2012 American Community Survey. – The Scottish Country…
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Multi-vehicle wreck slows morning commute on I-25
A four-vehicle crash on northbound Interstate 25 near the Nevada Avenue exit slowed morning commuters Thursday. There were no injuries in the wreck reported about 7:30 a.m., said Colorado Springs police Lt. Patricia Feese. Tow trucks were en route to the crash and the northbound left lane, which was blocked by the wreck, was expected…
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Police offers gang prevention class
Colorado Springs police will offer a class for the public to learn more about the department’s school resource and juvenile gang prevention programs on Thursday. Attendants will get an overview of police programs to keep schools safe, how juvenile gangs are addressed and the efforts police are making to prevent them. The class is not…
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Static electricity likely cause of ‘accidental’ power plant fire
An “accidental” fire at Ray Nixon Power Plant prompted a brief evacuation of employees Wednesday but the generators were not shut down, Colorado Springs Utilities officials confirmed. The fire was contained to a coal-handling facility in the far-west end of the property and did not damage the main building, utilities spokesman Steve Berry said. “The…
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Police: Traffic stop in Colorado Springs turns up suspected narcotics
A routine traffic stop turned into a pursuit and drug bust Monday night in southeast Colorado Springs, police said. Nathaneal Kurt Lear, 31, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a scheduled controlled substance, resisting arrest and multiple traffic offenses, records show. Lear allegedly ran off when an officer stopped him for a traffic violation…