Author: Brandon Buchmeier
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Colorado Springs company selected to test potential COVID-19 vaccine
A Colorado Springs company has been tapped to conduct a two-year test of a potential vaccine for COVID-19, according to Jill York, director of clinical trials at the Lynn Institute of The Rockies. The Lynn Health Science Institute of Colorado Springs announced Wednesday it was awarded the Moderna Phase III COVID-19 vaccine study, York said. The…
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Man, woman identified suspected murder-suicide in Monument
A man and woman found dead inside a Monument home Friday afternoon have been identified, according to a statement from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide. At about 1:23 p.m. on Friday, Monument police were dispatched to a residence on Front Street. When police arrived, they found…
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People in two cars shoot at each other near Fountain high school, police say
Occupants of two cars were shooting at each other in the 400 block of Hadley Drive, just north of Fountain-Fort Carson High School, according a statement from the Fountain Police Department. Just before 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to reports of shots fired. Both cars had left the area when police arrived, according to police. Witnesses…
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Man, woman identified in Monument suspected murder-suicide
A man and woman found dead inside a Monument home Friday afternoon have been identified, according to a statement from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The deaths are being investigated as a murder-suicide, officials said in the statement. At 1:23 p.m., Monument police were dispatched to a residence on Front Street. When police arrived,…
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo acquires first male hippo in decades
If everything goes according to plan, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo will eventually be hearing the pitter-patter of little hippo feet. On June 30, the Colorado Springs zoo welcomed its first male hippo in 31 years. Biko, a 17-year-old male Nile hippopotamus, came to the zoo from Florida as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’…
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Air Force Falcons welcome new gyrfalcon mascot, name TBD
The Air Force Academy Falcons have a new live mascot. The school announced via its Facebook page last that that the newest addition to the Falcon family, a healthy female gyrfalcon, has arrived. The month-old chick was hatched in May, Academy spokeswoman Maureen Welch said. The Cadet Wing will vote on a name at a later date.…
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Air Force Falcons welcome new gyrfalcon mascot, name TBD
The Air Force Academy Falcons have a new live mascot. The school announced via its Facebook page last that that the newest addition to the Falcon family, a healthy female gyrfalcon, has arrived. The month-old chick was hatched in May, Academy spokeswoman Maureen Welch said. The Cadet Wing will vote on a name at a…
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Pueblo motorcyclist dies after hit-and-run
Pueblo Police are asking for help in identifying a suspected hit-and-run driver. A white car, possibly a Chevrolet, struck a motorcycle and drove off Friday at about 6:40 p.m. at South Santa Fe Avenue and Alan Hamel Avenue near the Arkansas River Walk, according to the Pueblo Police Department. Pueblo resident Timothy Chambers, 60, was…
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Colorado Springs weather: Severe thunderstorm warning for parts of El Paso County
A rain out may further dampen the weekend’s Fourth of July celebrations already curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic. Update: 2:05 p.m. Friday The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of El Paso County until 2:30 p.m. Friday. The warning covers the far northern edge of the county, bordering Douglas and Elbert…
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Air Force Academy working to contain coronavirus outbreak among basic cadets
The Air Force Academy is dealing with a coronavirus outbreak among freshmen, according to a school spokesman. Air Force Academy Public Affairs Deputy Director Michael Kucharek declined to say how many of the basic cadets, who arrived on campus north of Colorado Springs on June 25, have tested positive for the infectious disease. “There is not…