Author: Chhun Sun
-
Colorado Springs police warn about fake cops after driver gets pulled over by one Tuesday evening
After seeing flashing red and blue lights, a driver pulled off to the side of a Colorado Springs road on Tuesday evening only to find out that the cop was a fake, police said. A driver stopped about 6 p.m. in the area of Falcon Highway and U.S. 24 on the city’s northeast side after…
-
Man suspected of murder in Colorado Springs, shooting in his South Carolina hometown arrested
A 21-year-old man accused of a killing another man in Colorado Springs was arrested Monday, authorities said. Demar Rayel Ravenell, of St. Stephen, S.C., was taken into custody at a home in Pueblo, police said. He was booked into the El Paso County jail without bond, records show. He is a suspect in a Jan.…
-
Colorado Springs weather: Another mild day Thursday while possible snow to stay outside the city
Perhaps there’s one word to describe the week so far in the Colorado Springs area: mild. In other words, expect another day of warm temps and sunny skies as the National Weather Service in Pueblo says the city could see a high near 51 degrees with light winds. Though the weather service says there’s a…
-
Woman dies inside northeast Colorado Springs home, homicide investigation underway
A woman died early Tuesday after a disturbance inside a home in northeast Colorado Springs, police said. The death is being investigated by police as a possible homicide. A disturbance was reported just after 2 a.m. Tuesday on the 6600 block of Bugle Drive near East Woodmen Road and North Union Boulevard. Officers found a…
-
Traffic backups in east Colorado Springs after wrecks involving 8 cars: report
No serious injuries were reported in a pair of crashes involving eight cars in east Colorado Springs on Tuesday morning, according to police and Gazette news partner KKTV. KKTV reported that five cars collided on southbound Powers Boulevard between Platte Avenue and Galley Road just after 7 a.m., followed by a three-car crash about 30…
-
Reward for information in deadly Colorado Springs skate park shooting increases to $10K
A reward for information leading to arrests in a deadly shooting near a Colorado Springs skate park last year has once again increased after a donor offered an additional $5,000. That brings the reward by Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers to $10,000. Chairman Don Addy has said the nonprofit’s homicide reward is usually $1,000. The…
-
Colorado Springs weather: Mild, breezy day before ‘couple of disturbances’ this week
Winter is not going anywhere this week in Colorado Springs. Residents can expect another mild and breezy Tuesday but “a couple of disturbances” could arrive later in the week, the National Weather Service in Pueblo said in a tweet. Temperatures are forecast to reach in the low 50s on Tuesday and Wednesday but snow could…
-
New lease on life: Orphaned bear cubs released on Pikes Peak
Two orphaned bear cubs have settled in for a long nap on Pikes Peak. The two male cubs, who have been in the care of humans since the death of their mother last summer, were tranquilized Jan. 28 and transported to a den built for them on Pikes Peak to start a new life in…
-
Fountain police seek help in finding suspect in robbery in December
Police are seeking the public’s help to identity a man who stole cash from a Fountain business in December. Fountain police said a man described between 5-foot-4 and 5-6 with a thin build robbed a business on the 7000 block of south Colorado 85 on Dec. 20. He stole an undisclosed amount of cash along…
-
Fort Carson soldier dies in non-combat incident in Syria
A Fort Carson soldier died this week in a non-combat incident while deployed to northern Syria, the Department of Defense announced Friday. Spc. Alex J. Ram — a 20-year-old cavalry scout from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., — was assigned to 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, which is part of Fort Carson’s 4th Infantry Division.…