Author: By Kassondra Cloos kassondra.cloos@gazettedev.gazette.com
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TraffickWatch again on the lookout in Colorado Springs
For the second time this year, The Exodus Road is sending volunteers to the streets to look for signs of human trafficking. The Colorado Springs-based nonprofit, which did a three-month pilot of TraffickWatch that began in March, recently embarked on its second phase. The organization plans to bring the program to several other cities, starting…
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Man who shot at Colorado Springs police officer sentenced to 22 years in prison
A man who shot at police in 2014 was sentenced Friday to 22 years in prison, court records show. Chester Dean III, 62, pleaded guilty June 24 to attempted murder with extreme indifference. In May 2014, the former American Legion chaplain began shooting at witnesses when Officer Allison Detwiler walked toward Dean’s house on a…
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Incline, parking top discussion points at Manitou Springs candidate forum
Briarhurst Manor Estate had a full house Monday night for a Manitou Springs candidate forum hosted by the Pikes Peak Bulletin. Residents asked City Council and mayoral candidates about overuse of the Manitou Incline, unbearable downtown parking, marijuana and how the city can attract more diversity, among other issues. Norman “Paotie” Dawson was the only…
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Two new elephants are now calling Cheyenne Mountain Zoo home
Two new elephants have joined the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo after more than a month of anticipation. Missy and Kimba Lou, both elderly female elephants from the Lee Richardson Zoo in Garden City, Kan., arrived Sunday night and are settling into their new home. Missy, 46, is the fifth-oldest living elephant in facilities accredited by the…
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Pro police rally in downtown Colorado Springs park draws sparse crowd, no police
It was a pro-police rally with not a uniformed officer in sight nearly two hours into the event. Pro Police Rally Colorado, a new group that’s made its mission to publicly support police, held its second “pep rally” in Colorado Springs Sunday afternoon, at the tail end of a heavy rainstorm and a Broncos game…
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Prescribed burn in Teller County postponed because of fire ban
A prescribed burn in Teller County has been postponed, according to Colorado Springs Utilities. The burn, near North Catamount Reservoir, was scheduled for Monday but has been moved to later in the month because of a fire ban. The burn will take place Oct. 26, so long as weather allows it, Colorado Springs Utilities spokeswoman…
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Colorado Springs couple shares passion for helping others learn family history
Discovering family history is a passion for Trudy and Guy Neddo, directors of the Colorado Springs North Family History Center. They’re intrigued by their own ancestors’ stories, sure, but they also really love watching the excitement in others when they’ve helped them uncover a piece of their past. During Family History Day Saturday, the couple…
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Colorado Springs church closed due to fire code violations
Fire code violations have shuttered a Colorado Springs church. The Rock Family Church’s Palmer Park Campus, at 1515 N. Academy Blvd., was issued a cease and desist order Wednesday for multiple violations, the Colorado Springs Fire Department said in a press release. Seating over occupancy limits, failure to apply for a change of occupancy type,…
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Lawyer: Shut down marijuana ‘social club’ not breaking Colorado Springs laws
A marijuana social club that opened Friday amid questions over the legality of such venues – and a citywide moratorium on new ones – has been shut down for reasons completely unrelated to marijuana. Fire investigators went to One Love Club, on 21st Street between U.S. 24 and Colorado Avenue in Colorado Springs, before it…
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Cigarette on bed the cause of fire at Colorado Springs apartment complex
A Colorado Springs apartment complex caught fire Wednesday afternoon, leaving dozens of people displaced. Six people were treated and released at the El Vecino Apartments complex for smoke inhalation and other injuries, including one person rescued from the burning unit. The fire was ruled accidental, caused by “improper disposal of smoking materials,” according to Colorado…