Author: Chhun Sun
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Colorado Springs, Fountain police find missing teen
Colorado Springs and Fountain police have found 17-year-old Brooklyn Crawford, who went missing. According to police officials, Brooklyn was previously last seen in the area of 1100 Motor City Drive. Brooklyn Crawford (Provided by the Colorado Springs Police Departments)
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Free shuttle service rolling in downtown Colorado Springs
Moving up and down vibrant Tejon Street in downtown Colorado Springs just became easier. The city’s bus system, Mountain Metropolitan Transit, launched the first phase of its new free shuttle service on May 22 “to make visiting downtown even more convenient,” the city said in a news release. The shuttle runs between Cache La Poudre…
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No growth in Ouray County fire but zero percent contained
A fire in Ouray County that forced evacuations and destroyed at least three structures did not spread overnight, officials said Friday morning. Fire is zero percent contained. The fire erupted Thursday in the county’s Simms Mesa area, which is about 15 miles southwest of Montrose, and has burned about 370 acres, officials said. Emergency evacuations…
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Pedestrian seriously injured after crash in southeast Colorado Springs
A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in southeast Colorado Springs, police said. Officers responded just after 11:50 p.m. Thursday to an auto-pedestrian crash near South Academy Boulevard and Shelley Avenue, police said. They found that a vehicle traveling north on Academy hit a pedestrian, causing serious bodily injury. The pedestrian…
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Affidavit provides gruesome details of murder before major I-25 crash in stolen police car
A recently obtained affidavit alleges a gruesome killing by a man who is said to have later caused a major crash in a stolen police car on Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs last weekend. Osemeke Uwadibie, 31, was arrested after he was allegedly involved in a multiple-vehicle crash that closed the interstate for several hours.…
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Cañon City police seek help in finding missing teenage girl
Cañon City police are seeking the public’s help in finding a teenage girl who went missing Monday. In a Facebook post, police said 15-year-old Kaydence Mize was last seen about 2 p.m. Monday on the 900 block of Main Street in Cañon City. Police released a photo of Kaydence without a description. Anyone with information about…
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Colorado Springs weather: Thunderstorms, high fire danger, snow possible over next few days
In a tweet Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service in Pueblo summed up the upcoming forecast this way: “Mother Nature is going to throw a variety of weather at us over the next several days, including the potential for severe thunderstorms today across the southeast plains, HIGH FIRE DANGER for Thursday, followed by snow and…
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Man suspected of homicide before major crash on I-25 in stolen police car identified
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday identified a man suspected of walking out of an apartment where a homicide occurred before stealing a police car and causing a major crash in Colorado Springs over the weekend. Osemeke Uwadibie, 31, was arrested Sunday, two days after he was allegedly involved in a crash that…
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Teen arrested in shooting at Kum & Go, Fountain police say
A 19-year-old teenager was arrested Monday in connection with a shooting over the weekend at a Kum & Go in Fountain, police said. Nickilaus Oakley was booked into the El Paso County jail on suspicion of first-degree murder, first-degree assault, illegal discharge of a firearm and reckless endangerment, police said. Officers responded about 2:30 a.m.…
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Colorado Springs weather: Snow this weekend? It could happen.
Another day of warm, dry conditions are expected Tuesday across the Pikes Peak region but a significant shift in weather could take place this weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. Snow could start falling as early as Friday, forecasters say. But for now, the weather service expects more sunshine and windy conditions…