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Law enforcement sweep car on East Platte Avenue after report of bomb
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save About 1.5 miles of westbound Platte Avenue was closed Monday afternoon, from Peterson Road to Powers Boulevard, after a report of a bomb inside a car. The Cimarron Hills Fire Department originally told The Gazette the department was responding to a “possible bomb threat.” El…
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Sports roundup
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Last week the Woodland Park Boys’ soccer team beat Pueblo East for the second time this season 8-0. Seven different players scored for the Panthers. Jamie Urban had three assists alongside a goal. Freshman goalie…
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The clock is ticking: Negotiations stall on Colorado River water-sharing pact
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With a critical Nov. 11 deadline fast approaching, negotiators from the seven Colorado River basin states remain at odds over how to manage a river that serves 40 million people and which — experts have long…
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First responders in the Pikes Peak region remember 9/11
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save From climbing the Incline in full gear to biking across the country, first responders in the Pikes Peak region dedicated their mornings to remembering the 343 firefighters lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Hundreds of first responders and military personnel met at the…
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A look at what’s being called the ‘he-cession’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I am going to talk about America’s younger generation, in other words, our future. It appears that our labor market and housing system are converging into a two-pronged crisis — one disproportionately hitting young men,…
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Standoff with children in El Paso County home ends with arrest of wanted felon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A wanted felon was arrested Wednesday after nearly a four-hour standoff in the Stratmoor area, according to a social media post by Colorado Springs police. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office issued a shelter-in-place in the 1300 block of Burnham Street after a suspect barricaded…
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Office of Public Guardianship director resigns amid reports of toxic workplace, high turnover
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After almost six years and after accusations by numerous employees of a toxic work environment, the director of the state’s Office of Public Guardianship, Sophia Alvarez, has resigned. The OPG board was scheduled to meet…
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Colorado Springs weather: Hazy and sunny Wednesday gives way to a hot Thursday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Temperatures Wednesday reached 91 degrees with some haze in the sky lingering from wildfires, and Thursday temperatures are forecast to reach 93 with a slight chance of afternoon thunderstorms. “With a high-pressure system continuing to…
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Teller County fire suspect competent to face trial, judge rules
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Teller County judge ruled that the woman accused of sparking the Highland Lakes fire that burned more than 150 acres near Divide last year is competent to proceed to trial. Lowa Tillitt, 77, also referred to as Lacey Tillitt in public records, was arrested…
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Return to Nature co-owner Carie Hallford to change federal plea Monday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Return to Nature Funeral Home co-owner Carie Hallford is expected to change her federal plea in the improperly stored bodies case to guilty Monday, moving the criminal matter one step closer to resolution for the many families involved. However, the father of Carie Hallford’s daughter,…