Author: Chhun Sun
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More free masks at Colorado Springs-area libraries available next week
Thousands of free masks will be available at Colorado Springs-area libraries next week, the Pikes Peak Library District announced Friday. This includes 42,000 N95 masks and 12,000 surgical-grade masks. The library district said the masks will be available Monday for pickup on a first-come, first-served basis at all library locations, including mobile library services, across…
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Police find ‘blood trail’ after home invasion in southeast Colorado Springs
Police found a “blood trail” not far from a home invasion late Thursday in southeast Colorado Springs. Three people were involved in the burglary on the 300 block of 300 Gahart Drive just before 10:30 p.m., police said. Shots were fired at the scene but police did not say who pulled the trigger. Officers found…
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Man injured after apparent drive-by shooting in north Colorado Springs
A man was injured late Thursday after an apparent drive-by shooting in north Colorado Springs, police said. The man, who was not identified, suffered an apparent gunshot in the leg after he told police that someone fired a shot from a light-colored sedan on the 3900 block of North Nevada Avenue. The vehicle fled after…
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Colorado Springs weather: Chilly morning before sunny skies, warm temps this weekend
Let the snow melting commence. After a few days of snowy weather and cold temps, Colorado Springs is forecast to see sunny skies and dry conditions, perhaps enough to melt snow in the city and across the Pikes Peak region, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. A high of 34 degrees is in…
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Truck hits fire hydrant near intersection in southeast Colorado Springs
Near-zero temperatures caused steam to rise from an accident scene at Jet Wing Dr. and Academy Blvd. on Thursday morning. Crews from Colorado Springs Utilities work to stop water from flowing after a fire hydrant was hit by a truck, causing a water main break on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. (Video: Jerilee Bennett) A truck…
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7th robbery in Colorado Springs reported during two-day winter storm, police say
A seventh robbery was reported in Colorado Springs during a slow-moving storm that dumped about a foot of snow in the area, police said. The latest one took place just before midnight Thursday at a business on the 300 block of Mountain View Lane on the city’s north side, police said. Two robbers went inside…
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Man suspected of attempted murder after fight at Colorado Springs 7-Eleven
A man was arrested Wednesday night after a fight at a Colorado Springs convenience store left another man unconscious, police said. Tyrek Jumar Williams II was booked into the El Paso County jail on suspicion of attempted murder, police said. A clerk at 7-Eleven on the 500 block of South Nevada Avenue near downtown reported…
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Police identify man fatally shot in weekend shooting in south Colorado Springs
Police Wednesday identified a 33-year-old Colorado Springs man fatally shot over the weekend on the city’s south side. The death of Justin Hall is the city’s sixth homicide in 2022. At this time last year, there was one homicide. Just after 3:25 a.m. Saturday officers responded to a shooting at the 2700 block of Bentley…
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Colorado Springs weather: Expect chilly temps after year’s biggest storm
Click or tap here for a list of closures and delays Click or tap here for the latest Colorado road conditions. The snow has ended but the cold remains. A high of just 20 degrees is in Thursday’s forecast, with mostly sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. The morning’s wind chills could between…
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Year’s biggest storm dumps massive snow, disrupts traffic, shuts down businesses
Sights and sounds from around Colorado Springs and Denver as snow continues to fall. In just one day, Colorado Springs had more snow than it did in the first month of the new year. On Tuesday, a slow-moving storm dumped 4.9 inches of snow, which was .06 inches more than in January. Officials said the…