Author: Cleo Westin cleo.westin@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Kimberlee Singler case: Mountains of new documents introduced, judge grants defense motion
A mother accused of killing two of her children and attempting to kill a third will wait until June for a preliminary hearing after the defense’s motion was granted by Judge William Bain in an El Paso County courtroom on Monday. The attorneys for Kimberlee Singler, 37, requested that the judge continue the hearing to…
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Driver who died after Prospect Lake crash was under the influence of fentanyl, autopsy reveals
A man who drove over a curb and into Prospect Lake on Feb. 19 died of drowning in the “setting of fentanyl intoxication,” according to his autopsy results from the El Paso County Coroner’s Office. The coroner ruled that 39-year-old Cedric Harp’s manner of death was an accident. Colorado Springs police and firefighters were on…
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Strongest earthquake since 2023 rocks area southwest of Trinidad
An earthquake less than a mile south of the Colorado-New Mexico state line near Interstate 25 on Thursday morning was felt as far north as Pueblo, according to the United States Geological Survey. The 4.0-magnitude earthquake is the strongest to impact Colorado since 2023, when two earthquakes registered 4.0 and 4.1 on the Richter scale…
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UPDATE: Victim identified in fatal hit-and-run in Pueblo
The authorities identified the man killed in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday in Pueblo as 39-year-old Kevin A. Martinez. Officers were called shortly before 10:30 p.m. to Routt and Baystate avenues, where they found Martinez lying in the road, police said. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police. The…
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May snowstorm blankets I-25 corridor
Much of eastern Colorado experienced spring snowfall on Wednesday, following a drier-than-average winter that put the entire state in drought. Still, much of the snowfall at lower elevations in southeast Colorado melted quickly due to warm soil temperatures. Around 6 p.m., 1.6 inches of snow was recorded at the Colorado Springs airport, making Wednesday the…
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Colorado Springs police release sketch of a person of interest in 2024 homicide
Colorado Springs police on Wednesday released a sketch of a person of interest in a homicide that occurred in the summer of 2024. Dwayne Easterling, 60, was assaulted and robbed on July 31 of that year in the 4400 block of East Fountain Boulevard. He died of his injuries at a hospital on Aug. 14,…
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Bear relocated after falling asleep in Falcon window well
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers have been busy after relocating their second bear in about a week from El Paso County on Tuesday, as drought continues to push bears into neighborhoods for food. A Falcon couple discovered the unexpected guest in their home on Tuesday morning after a 250-pound black bear fell asleep in their…
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Several school districts in Pikes Peak region cancel classes due to May storm
Numerous school districts across the Pikes Peak region decided to alter their schedules for Wednesday as a rain-snow mix hit the Colorado Springs area. Academy District 20, District 49, Lewis-Palmer District 38, Calhan District RJ-1 and Pikes Peak BOCES East were among those to first cancel Wednesday classes. Banning Lewis Academy, CIVA Charter High School,…
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Driver, 83, in Platte Avenue crash dies at hospital
A man hospitalized with injuries from a crash at the intersection of East Platte and North Wahsatch avenues on April 17 has died, Colorado Springs police announced Tuesday. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office informed police that the driver, 83-year-old Donald Leibfried, died April 23 at a local hospital from his injuries. Officers determined Leibfried…
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Snow is coming for Colorado Springs; how much is the question
A wide range of snowfall accumulations is possible in the Pikes Peak region overnight Tuesday into Wednesday as National Weather Service meteorologists remain uncertain on how much will remain due to ground warmth. The National Weather Service in Pueblo described its forecast for the storm, which will impact the Interstate 25 corridor, as “most uncertain”…