Author: Carlyn Ray Mitchell
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4-year-old hit by car suffers serious injuries
A 4-year-old hit by a car on Custer Avenue this afternoon was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, police said. The boy ran out from behind two parked cars in front of a 1992 Jeep Cherokee about 1:30 p.m. in a neighborhood south of Patty Jewett Golf Course, police said. The 46-year-old driver, whose…
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9 teams deploy to rescue couple in Cheyenne Canyon
A man and a woman were rescued from the rocks of Cheyenne Canyon Wednesday night after a daylong search for the two hikers. Colorado Springs Firefighters climbed to rescue the pair, one of whom had a leg injury. El Paso County Search and Rescue had been searching for the pair most of Wednesday afternoon. Crews…
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Gas line in Old Colorado City repaired
A gas line cut in Old Colorado City has been repaired, a Colorado Springs Utilities spokesman said. Shops in Old Colorado City were evacuated after the gas line was cut in the 2400 block of West Colorado Avenue. The line was hit by a private contractor working in the area. Colorado Springs Utilities crews repaired…
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One dead in suspected home invasion in south-central Springs
A shooting Thursday night in the 300 block of East Las Vegas Street left a man dead. Police got a call for a possible home invasion about 8:20 p.m. When they arrived, they found a man dead and learned that a dark, older pickup truck had left the scene, said Sgt. Darrin Abbink, a police…
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Man killed in Saturday motorcycle crash identified
A man killed Saturday when his motorcycle crashed on Highway 24 near the Waldo Canyon Trailhead has been identified by the Colorado State Patrol as 52-year-old Hoyt Kemmerer of Woodland Park. Kemmerer was not wearing a helmet when he lost control of his 2008 Harley Davidson on westbound U.S. 24, about four miles west of…
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Northbound lane of I-25 near North Academy reopens
A semi rolled over in the median of Interstate 25 near the North Academy Boulevard exit and backed up traffic in both directions as drivers slowed to get a look at the scene, Colorado State Patrol said. The lane reopened about 8:45 p.m. Wednesday. Emergency crews closed one northbound lane of the interstate as they…
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California siblings robbed at gunpoint in Garden of the Gods
A brother and sister from California were robbed at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon while hiking in Garden of the Gods park, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the state, Colorado Springs police said. The robbers fled in a white van after taking a wallet, handbag and camera, according to police. The camera was later…
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DOW: Killing bear may have saved sleeping children
The man who shot a young bear in his Green Mountain Falls home Saturday prevented a possible tragedy by killing the bear before it climbed the stairs to a room of sleeping children, the Colorado Division of Wildlife said Monday. Christopher Pease killed the 18-month-old bear around 2 a.m. after the bear broke through a…
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Winds wreaking havoc in Pikes Peak region
A wind storm that produced gusts nearly 70 mph today has firefighters and utilities workers hopping from one downed powerline or tree to another this afternoon. The near-hurricane force winds are the product of a cold front moving through the Pikes Peak Region, said James Hall, spokesman for the National Weather Service in Pueblo. The…
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Pair wanted by Sheriff’s Office for questioning in Monument child’s death
El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies have issued a nationwide bulletin for law enforcement to be on the look out for two former residents of the Monument townhome where a little girl’s dead body was discovered in a crawl space last week.Monique Lynch and Hanif Sims are believed to have moved out of the townhouse at…