Author: Chhun Sun
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Colorado Springs weather: ‘Nice couple of days’ before significant storm moves in
It’s time to relax a little. Just hear what the National Weather Service in Pueblo had to say in a tweet early Friday: “Nice couple of days expected.” The forecast in Colorado Springs calls for temperatures in the 50s Friday and Saturday, followed by a high near 61 degrees Sunday. All those days are to…
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Colorado Springs woman suspected of selling fentanyl to teens advertised drugs on Facebook, affidavit says
A Colorado Springs woman accused of selling fentanyl pills to teenage girls, in a deal that led to the death of a classmate at Mitchell High School, is a known drug dealer who advertised her product on Facebook, an arrest affidavit states. Alexis Nicole Wilkins, 26, was arrested Tuesday; she’s accused of giving two girls…
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Gazette delivers during COVID pandemic, 100 years after chronicling Spanish flu
When the world started to shut down because of the coronavirus, many compared it to the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. It was different back then. Back then, news didn’t travel as fast. Many people relied on newspapers to get their information — and some had to wait a long time to know the latest on the…
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Colorado Springs officer justified in shooting of man in carjacking: District attorney
The 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said Thursday that a Colorado Springs officer was justified in shooting at a man who allegedly hijacked a car in November. “Officer John Clay was justified in the level of force used as the suspect posed an immediate threat to Officer Clay and others in the immediate vicinity,” the…
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Man with military background accused of multiple sexual assaults in Colorado Springs
A 39-year-old man with a military background was arrested last week on suspicion of three counts of sexual assault in Colorado Springs. Leo Sterling has also been named as a suspect in a separate alleged sexual assault in Aurora. He’s been booked in the El Paso County jail, records show. Sterling is accused of sexually…
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Colorado Springs weather: Storm to dump several inches of snow; some schools adjusting schedules
A winter storm arriving Wednesday is expected to dump several inches of snow across the Pikes Peak region over the next couple days, the National Weather Service in Pueblo says. “Places along higher terrain will see heavy wet snow, while lower elevations will see mostly rain” on Wednesday, the weather service said in a tweet.…
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Police seek public help in finding two people in assault behind Colorado Springs 7-Eleven last summer
Police released on Wednesday images of two people suspected of an assault last summer behind a Colorado Springs 7-Eleven. The two are suspected of an alleged felony assault during the early hours of July 12, 2021, behind the convenience store located at 1801 E. Platte Avenue, police said. The male victim suffered “significant injuries” in…
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Colorado Springs weather: Snow, rain impacting morning commute
Click or tap here for a list of closures and delays Click or tap here for the latest Colorado road conditions. Update 7:11 a.m. Both Colorado Springs and Fountain are on accident alert status. This means drivers involved in a crash with no injuries, no suspected use of alcohol or drugs and proper drivers license and vehicle…
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Thousands of dollars in medical supplies from Colorado Springs to help fight in Ukraine
UCHealth workers and volunteers on Tuesday loaded boxes of medical supplies bound for Ukraine as part of an an effort to help the people of Ukraine during the war with Russia. (Video by Chhun Sun) Workers and volunteers on Tuesday unloaded box after box of syringes, gloves, suction equipment, skin scrub trays, masks and gowns…
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Colorado Springs weather: Day of sunshine before winter returns
Enjoy it while you can, Colorado Springs. Tuesday is expected to see temperatures in the mid 60s, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. But that warm trend ends Wednesday with the onset of two days of winter-like conditions, with rain and snow expected to fall. “Winter returns (Wednesday and Thursday), at least to…