Author: Cleo Westin cleo.westin@gazettedev.gazette.com
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El Paso County officials urge testing after bat at Fountain Creek Regional Park tests positive for rabies
El Paso County Public Health confirmed its first two cases of rabies this year after two bats tested positive for the disease, the agency announced on social media Thursday. One of the bats was found at Fountain Creek Regional Park, prompting officials to urge anyone with a child or pet that came into contact with…
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9 more bodies ID’d from Davis Mortuary; 6 remain unidentified
Nine additional bodies allegedly found improperly stored by then-Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter and his brother have been identified with DNA analysis, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation announced Wednesday. A total of 18 bodies of people who died between 2010 and 2012 have been identified by Dr. Gregory Grahek, Cotter’s replacement as coroner, and Fremont…
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Academy D-20 appoints Susan Field as interim superintendent
Academy School District 20’s assistant superintendent for learning services, Susan Field, was selected by the Board of Education as its interim superintendent during a special meeting on Tuesday. The board convened virtually to unanimously approve naming an interim replacement for Jinger Haberer, who was ousted in a board vote Thursday after members lost confidence in…
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Suspicious death near Ludlow Massacre Memorial Site prompts state investigation
The Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office has requested help from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation after a suspicious death near the Ludlow Massacre Memorial Site on Sunday, according to a news release by CBI. Deputies were dispatched around 1:45 p.m. to an abandoned building near the site after “a visitor” found the body of James…
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Soldier facing child sex charges waives hearing in exchange for plea deal talks
El Paso County Judge Samuel Evig granted a request from a Fort Carson soldier’s attorney to waive his right to a preliminary hearing in court on Monday for 64 charges of child sex offenses he is facing. Sgt. 1st Class Marquez Parker’s attorney, Joshua Lindley, told the judge that the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office…
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Oklahoma wildfires continue spreading into Colorado; Campo evacuation lifted
More than 36,000-acres has been burned by two fires that both originated around five miles south of the Colorado-Oklahoma border, prompting evacuation orders that were lifted late Sunday. They are two of three fires that ignited within the Oklahoma panhandle in Cimarron County since Thursday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Meanwhile, another fire…
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Walsenburg Junior/Senior High School evacuated after bomb, weapons threats
Several law enforcement agencies evacuated Walsenburg Junior/Senior High School on Monday after a bomb threat and report of weapons at the school were called into the city’s police department, according to police. Walsenburg police determined the reports were not deemed credible after clearing the school and surrounding areas. The neighboring Peakview School was closed due…
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Coroner releases name of person fatally shot by Pueblo police
The Pueblo County coroner on Friday identified the person fatally shot by Pueblo police on Thursday as Tayshawn R. Redford, 19. The coroner did not release any additional information regarding the incident, which police continue to investigate. The incident began when officers responded to Carousel Lane after receiving reports of a “fight with weapons” at…
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Barricaded suspect prompts brief shelter-in-place order by Colorado Springs police
A shelter-in-place order that was issued by Colorado Springs police to apprehend a person on Thursday afternoon was lifted less than an hour later, according to the Peak Alert. The one-block radius for the order extended along the 1300 block of North El Paso Street, between East Columbia Street and East San Miguel Street. The…
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Person shot, killed by Pueblo police following alleged fight in city park
Pueblo police shot and killed a suspect who reportedly brandished a gun as officers approached a van, according to a news release by the department. Officers responded to Drew Dix Park at 12:18 a.m. Thursday after receiving reports of a “fight with weapons,” police said. Three people fled in a van before officers arrived. Police…