Author: Carlyn Ray Mitchell
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Grass fire near Coronado High extinguished
West Fillmore Street was shut for hours Thursday afternoon between Grand Vista Circle and Mesa Road due to a brush fire in a field across from Coronado High School. The fire was reported extinguished about 3:45 p.m. Fire crews battled the flames on multiple fronts. About half of the city’s resources responded to the blaze…
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Fire levels home southwest of Bear Creek Regional Park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A fire leveled a large home in Colorado Springs’ western foothills Friday evening, sending firefighters on a race to prevent flames from spreading to the surrounding woods and fields and evacuating 24 homes. The blaze…
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Fire levels home southwest of Bear Creek Regional Park
A fire leveled a large home in Colorado Springs’ western foothills Friday evening, sending firefighters on a race to prevent flames from spreading to the surrounding woods and fields and evacuating 24 homes. The blaze – reportedly at 2855 Stratton Forest Heights, above Cheyenne Mountain High – could be seen from across the city and…
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October deadliest for Fort Carson since wars began in 2001
The deaths of two Fort Carson combat engineers in Afghanistan last week raised the war’s toll to 15 in October, making this month the deadliest for the post since American troops helped oust the Taliban in 2001 and invaded Iraq two years later. Pfc. Kimble A. Han, 30, of Lehi, Utah, and Spc. Eric N.…
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Police search for missing woman, 70, as temperatures fall
An at-risk elderly woman disappeared Thursday afternoon from a Wal-Mart hair salon, and police are concerned that she isn’t properly dressed to be out in dropping temperatures tonight. Elaine Medcap, 70, is a resident at the Westside Assisted Living Center, and was dropped off at the hair salon. An employee at the Wal-Mart on South…
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Woman who tried to pet deer recovering from goring
A 63-year-old woman visiting her sister in Florissant was gored by a buck mule deer Monday after trying to coax the animal to come to her, the Colorado Division of Wildlife said today. Joan Nutt was treated for lacerations caused by the deer’s hooves and antlers at Pikes Peak Regional Medical Center in Woodland Park,…
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Gang leader gets five years for possessing a gun
A Colorado Springs gang leader has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing a gun as a convicted felon. Bobby Ulysses Brown, 27, is a “senior leader” of the Sureno street gang, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He was convicted of drug possession, theft and aggravated car theft in 2005. Brown’s semiautomatic…
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Springs gang leader sentenced to 5 years
A Colorado Springs gang leader has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possessing a gun as a convicted felon. Bobby Ulysses Brown, 27, is a “senior leader” of the Sureno street gang, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He was been convicted of drug possession, theft and aggravated car theft in 2005.…
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Debate over proposed tax focuses on its effect on business
Wednesday night’s televised debate over the proposed $27 million property tax increase focused on how businesses will be affected and where the money will go if the tax is approved. Former Colorado Sen. Andy McElhany, an opponent of Issue 2C, faced Councilwoman Jan Martin in the half-hour debate, which was moderated by KOAA’s Rob Quirk.…
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Airport screeners never know what wacky things they will find
There once was a man so angry about having to throw away his toothpaste in the airport security checkpoint, he whipped out his toothbrush and brushed his teeth right there. “He didn’t have any cavities that day,” said TSA officer Mark Hogan. Then there was a man whose can of wood stripper was sent back…