Author: Michael Braithwaite michae.braithwaite@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Barry Morphew bond-related request denied by judge
ALAMOSA • Barry Morphew, the Colorado man accused of killing his wife and burying her in a shallow grave in the San Luis Valley, may be able to leave jail while he awaits trial, though he’ll have to find a way to come up with $3 million in property or bonds. District Court Judge Amanda Hopkins…
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Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off updates: Balloons launch off Sunday morning
The 49th annual Labor Day Liftoff hot air balloon festival is underway this weekend at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs. Balloons were cleared to launch on Sunday morning amid clear skies. The ballon glow event planned for Saturday night will include aerial acrobats, two concerts, vendors and a drone show. Festivities begin at 3:30 p.m.…
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1 dead in motorcycle crash in southeast Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police said one person died Saturday night after being thrown from the motorcycle they were riding. The single-vehicle crash was reported just before 9 p.m. in the 4100 block of Drennan Road, near Springnite Drive. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. The Colorado Springs Police Department’s major crash team is investigating.…
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El Paso County deputies fatally shoot man after responding to disturbance in Security-Widefield
A man was shot and killed by El Paso County deputies Friday night after he allegedly grabbed and deployed a deputy’s Taser, prompting a struggle inside a home in the Lorson Ranch neighborhood, according to the Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 11:30 p.m., Sheriff’s Office received a call about a disturbance involving a gun at a…
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Barry Morphew indicted on murder charges in the death of his wife Suzanne Morphew
The suspect was arrested in Arizona and will be extradited to Colorado
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DEA raid in Colorado Springs: Fort Carson officials confirm presence of soldiers
Fort Carson officials confirmed that some of its service members were present when federal law enforcement officials said they detained more than 100 people who were in the country illegally in a raid at an “underground” Colorado Springs nightclub early Sunday. The Drug Enforcement Administration estimated there were around 200 people inside the nightclub at…
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100-plus undocumented immigrants detained in large drug raid at Colorado Springs nightclub: Officials
Federal law enforcement officials said they detained more than 100 people who were in the country illegally in a raid at an “underground” Colorado Springs nightclub early Sunday morning. The Drug Enforcement Administration said it also seized cocaine and guns during the raid at the northwest corner of Academy Boulevard and Airport Road. U.S. Attorney…
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Colorado snow totals for Saturday April 19
A spring snowstorm that moved into Colorado on Friday dropped more than a foot of snow in parts of the state’s high country, while totals varied widely in lower elevations. In the Colorado Springs area, 6.1 inches was reported on the city’s west side. Black Forest and Peterson Space Force Base each saw 3 inches.…
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1 dead, several injured in road rage crash on I-25 Friday; 1 arrested, police say
One person is dead, and multiple others injured following a crash in north Colorado Springs that stemmed from road rage, according to police. The crash, reported on Interstate 25 and Garden of the Gods Road at approximately 6:30 p.m. Friday, closed all northbound lanes of the interstate for hours. One southbound lane was closed as…
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Space industry execs look to ‘deliver more quickly’ amid threat from China, others
The U.S. space industry is having a “Sputnik moment, one launch at a time,” with each satellite or spacecraft launched by the Chinese government, a top industry executive said Tuesday at the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. The general public in the U.S. “doesn’t have any clue how much they rely on space — they believe ‘I…