Author: Cleo Westin cleo.westin@gazettedev.gazette.com
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All evacuation orders lifted for Las Animas fire near Army site
Las Animas County officials announced all evacuation orders for the Bear fire will be lifted at 6 p.m. on Thursday. The blaze continued to grow overnight after igniting a day earlier north of the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site. Residents north of County Road 78.9 near Bear Springs Road were allowed to return to their homes…
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Colorado Springs man accused of child sex assault in Pueblo County
A judge set bail at $100,000 for a Colorado Springs man charged with sexual assault on a child in Pueblo County. Deputies arrested Daniel B. Flores, 55, on Tuesday at his home in the Springs and booked him into the Pueblo County jail, according to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office received information…
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15-year-old missing in Colorado Springs believed to be driving to Kansas
Colorado Springs police are searching for a missing teenager who was last seen near the intersection of Constitution Avenue and North Academy Boulevard, the department posted on social media. Aubry Mestas, 15, was last seen around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the 1700 block of Clemson Drive. Police believe she may be driving to Kansas…
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Fire near Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site prompts evacuations in Las Animas County
A 125-acre fire that ignited Wednesday afternoon a few hundred feet north of the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site prompted evacuations for rural residents in the area. Las Animas County Emergency Manager Darren Kolakowski confirmed to The Gazette that evacuations are for residents along Bear Springs Road and County Road 78.9. Evacuated residents and large animals…
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Security-Widefield 13-year-old reported missing for fifth time this year
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 13-year-old Donald Cooper, who was reported missing in the Security-Widefield area on Tuesday, according to the agency. Previous announcements by the Sheriff’s Office show this is the fifth time he has been reported missing this year, most recently on April 29. Donald has black hair and…
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Adult missing from Colorado Springs believed to be traveling without medication
Colorado Springs police are searching for 30-year-old Vanessa Robinson, who was reported missing on Tuesday, according to a social media post by the department. Robinson is believed to be traveling to Denver without her daily medications. She was last seen wearing a black T-shirt and black sweatpants in the 2200 block of Oakridge Lane around…
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Weather alert: Thunderstorm, dust storm warnings issued in southeast Colorado
Storms rolling through southeast Colorado on Tuesday afternoon produced strong winds, hail and dust storms, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. They began within an hour of meteorologists issuing a severe thunderstorm watch across nearly all of southeastern Colorado, except the Pikes Peak region, until 10 p.m. Tuesday. Despite being outside the watch…
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76-year-old man missing from Colorado Springs’ south side
Colorado Springs police are searching for William Stevenson, 76, after he walked away from his residence on Monday, the department posted on social media. Stevenson is believed to have left the 1600 block of Saratoga Drive near South Circle Drive and Monterey Road between 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. He is 6-foot tall with a…
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Victims identified from 2 fatal Pueblo County highway crashes
Two victims involved in crashes on Colorado 165 and Colorado 50 were identified as 36-year-old Crystal M. Case and 46-year-old Robert J. Hepler, the Pueblo County Coroner’s Office announced Monday. Colorado State Patrol is investigating both Saturday evening crashes and no cause has been determined as of Monday, the agency said. Hepler is believed to…
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Fort Carson soldier arrested in court after attending school graduation amid child sexual abuse case
Sgt. 1st Class Marquez Parker was taken into custody in an El Paso County courtroom on Monday after his bond was raised to $150,000 by a judge for allegedly violating his protection order in a child sexual abuse case. Judge Amy Cullen Cano partially based her ruling on new allegations that Parker did not follow…