Author: Chhun Sun
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Homicide investigation underway in shooting death near Patty Jewett Golf Course, police say
The shooting death of an adult in a neighborhood just northeast of downtown Colorado Springs this week is being investigated as a homicide, police said Wednesday. Police did not list the victim’s gender. A shooting was reported just after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday on the 1200 block of East Columbia Street near the intersection with Hancock…
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Colorado Springs weather: 70 mph gusts prompt high wind warning before late-week warmup
Snow is not expected Wednesday but strong winds with gusting up to 70 mph are in the forecast. That’s enough for the National Weather Service in Pueblo to issue a high wind warning in El Paso County, including Colorado Springs, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday. The weather service warned about winds blowing between 35-45 mph…
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Fatal auto-pedestrian crash reported at major Colorado Springs I-25 intersection
Roads were closed for several hours Wednesday morning following the city’s first deadly auto-pedestrian crash this year near a major Interstate 25 intersection in Colorado Springs, police said. The crash was reported about 3:30 a.m. on Garden of the Gods Road near I-25, police said. The pedestrian died at the scene. Speeding and drunk driving…
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Sheriff’s Office seeking help finding 12-year-old girl believed to have been taken by her mother
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office seeks public help in finding a 12-year-old girl who is believed to have been taken by her mother. In a news release Tuesday, the Sheriff’s Office said that Kaydence Reaume was last seen Feb. 14 leaving with her mother from her father’s home on the 7800 block of Tennis…
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1 dead in shooting near Patty Jewett Golf Course, police say
One person died in a shooting Tuesday morning in a neighborhood northeast of downtown Colorado Springs, police said. The shooting was reported just after 9:30 a.m. on the 1200 block of East Columbia Street near the intersection with Hancock Avenue, according to police, which is just south of Patty Jewett Golf Course. When officers arrived,…
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Fire in basement of Colorado Springs townhome under control
No one was injured in a Colorado Springs townhouse basement fire Tuesday morning. Firefighters saw smoke as they arrived to a working structure fire at 6560 Foxdale Circle on the city’s north side, the Colorado Springs Fire Department said on Twitter. The fire was reported around 10:30 a.m. About 10 minutes later, the fire was…
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Sen. Michael Bennet honors, remembers victims on anniversary of Boulder King Soopers shooting
On the one-year anniversary of the Boulder King Soopers mass shooting, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Denver, provided a statement for congressional record to remember and honor the 10 people — including a police officer — who lost their lives that day. Multiple events planned on 1-year anniversary of Boulder King Soopers shooting: Today’s list It…
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Hiker dies in Fremont County’s Beaver Creek Wildlife Area
A hiker died over the weekend while on a trail in the Beaver Creek Wildlife Area in Fremont County, officials said. Fremont and Rescue, Inc. started about 4 p.m. Saturday searching for two hikers, including one in “medical distress,” on the Powerline Trail Loop, officials with the team said on its Facebook page. They were…
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Colorado Springs weather: Strong winds, snow once again possible Tuesday
It is expected to be windy again in the Colorado Springs area on Tuesday, with gusting up to 45 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. Snow is possible, too, though that might not start taking place until late afternoon. “A few snow showers will light up the Pikes Peak region later in…
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Man was fatally shot on MLK Bypass while ‘calmly walking away’: Affidavit
A man fatally shot on the Martin Luther King Jr. Bypass in Colorado Springs in late January was “calmly walking away” from his shooter, according to an arrest affidavit obtained Monday. But the court documents did not provide a motive into the Jan. 20 killing of Kristopher Wilson, 41. The alleged shooter, Jesus Alberto Velasco,…