Author: Carlyn Ray Mitchell
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TRAFFIC ALERT: Hwy 105 reopen
Highway 105 at Forrest Drive has reopened after a cut 2-inch gas line shut down the road for about two hours this afternoon. Empty building at 540 E. Kiowa St. Photo by
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Package with dummy grenade shuts down Manitou Springs
A package containing a dummy grenade and “other suspicious items” shut down the heart of Manitou Springs Thursday, setting off a criminal investigation in the usually peaceful mountain town.Two “suspicious packages” were discovered Thursday afternoon near Lovers Lane and Lafayette Road.That intersection and numerous surrounding roads were closed beginning just after 1 p.m. after the…
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Two toddlers hit in separate crashes, one critically injured
Two young children were hit within minutes of each other Tuesday evening in separate incidents in Colorado Springs, and one suffered life-threatening injuries, police said. A 2-year-old boy was in critical condition with head injuries after being struck by a Hummer SUV at a car wash near the 3100 block of South Academy Boulevard, said…
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Supreme Court justice discusses advances for women
Two of North America’s top judges — both women — talked candidly about the dramatic gender breakthroughs in the legal profession during a Friday night event in Colorado Springs that drew judges and lawyers from the western United States.Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Canada’s Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin spoke to a…
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Strong-mayor proposal headed to November ballot
Colorado Springs voters are virtually assured the chance to decide in November whether to dramatically change the structure of city government. On Thursday, the city clerk informed The Mayor Project it collected 25,598 verified signatures on its petition to ask voters to end the city’s longstanding council-manager form of government and make the mayor the…
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Man suspected in carjacking arrested in northeast Springs
Allen Ernest Heinze, 31, was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of carjacking two vehicles and attempting to steal a third, an sequence of events that sent police on a chase through much of northeastern Colorado Springs Heinze allegedly threatened the driver of the a van with a weapon before stealing the vehicle from the area of…
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Girl mauled by pit bull perseveres despite challenges
Six-year-old Meagan Garrow bounded home from her first day of 2nd grade last week, buzzing with the normal excitement of a little girl looking at a new school year. But in the quieter moments before bed that night, Meagan confessed to her mom that a group of friends pushed her away when she tried to…
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Girl mauled by pit bull persevers in spite of challenges
Six-year-old Meagan Garrow bounded home from her first day of 2nd grade last week, buzzing with the normal excitement of a little girl looking at a new school year. But in the quieter moments before bed that night, Meagan confessed to her mom that a group of friends pushed her away when she tried to…
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UPDATE: Zoo chairlift reopens after part installed
The Mountaineer Sky Ride at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo reopened Friday afternoon after a breakdown caused the ride to shut down in mid-run Wednesday. Nineteen stranded riders needed to be resuced by firefighers. The manufacturer found Thursday that a malfunction in a computer wire running from the ride’s stop gate to the computer caused the…
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Health officials issue urgent appeal for pair who handled rabid bat
Surveillance video has given public health officials some clues about two people who dropped off a rabid bat at the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region early Sunday, but they still haven’t tracked the couple down. Officials from the El Paso County Department of Health and Environment are concerned that the couple, who appear…