Author: Cleo Westin cleo.westin@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Firefighters battling small grass fire near I-25 and Nevada Avenue
Visible smoke could be seen off of Interstate 25 near Nevada Avenue as firefighters battled a small grass fire early Monday afternoon, CSFD posted on social media. The approximately 0.25-acre fire had crews at the scene around 12:30 p.m. with more wildland crews on the way. This is a developing story. Return to gazettedev.gazette.com for…
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Man arrested after allegedly menacing pizza delivery driver at Colorado Springs hotel
A man with Nazi tattoos on his face, neck and chest was charged twice in three days by Colorado Springs police after allegedly menacing a woman on Tuesday. Cody Greathouse, 35, is accused of following a pizza delivery driver from the entrance of the Roadway Inn to her car and flashing a gun at her,…
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Construction to temporarily close Mount Herman Road, Monument Trail
The U.S. Forest Service’s Pikes Peak Ranger District will close over five miles of Mount Herman Road from May 3-15 for construction, according to a news release by the agency. The work to repair retaining walls and increase the safety on National Forest System Road 320 will span from its intersection with Red Rocks Drive…
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All of Colorado enters drought status for first time since 2021
For the first time since December 2021, all of Colorado is in a drought, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor published on Thursday. The Pikes Peak region was the only part of the state that was not in a drought until this week, when parts of El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo and Teller counties moved…
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1 injured in shooting in southwest Pueblo
Pueblo police are investigating a shooting that injured one person in the 3000 block of West Northern Avenue around 6:50 p.m. Thursday, according to a release by the department. Officers located everyone involved in the shooting, but there was no word of an arrest. The victim was taken to a hospital in stable condition, and…
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Pueblo man charged in downtown Colorado Springs assault
An anonymous tip helped detectives identify an 18-year-old as a suspect in an alleged assault that caused “significant injuries” to another teenager in downtown Colorado Springs on March 15, according to city police. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant Thursday for Elijah Benjamin Valdez of Pueblo, who already was in custody at the Pueblo County jail…
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13-year-old missing in Colorado Springs located safely: Police
Update: Izobella has been safely located, according to a Colorado Springs Police Department X post.Colorado Springs police are searching for Izobella Castillo, 13, who was last seen around 9:45 a.m. Friday in the 700 block of Riverview Lane, the department posted on social media. Izobella is 5-foot-1, 130 pounds and has black hair, brown eyes…
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Pueblo man sentenced for shooting at Chaffee County deputies while barricaded
A domestic disturbance that led to Chaffee County deputies exchanging gunfire with a man in early 2025 resulted in him being sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office. Richard Borrego, 55, of Pueblo, barricaded himself in a home near Garfield on Jan. 8, 2025, and fired…
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U.S. marshals arrest Oklahoma murder suspect in Alamosa
A man charged in the 2016 murder of a 23-year-old hiker near a lake in Oklahoma was arrested by U.S. marshals in Alamosa on Tuesday, according to news release by the agency. Charles Shamblin, 35, was released in 2017 due to a lack of evidence in the case, but the authorities obtained a warrant Tuesday…
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Missing Colorado Springs children believed to be traveling to Utah weeks after prior disappearance
Colorado Springs police are searching for two children they believe are attempting to travel to Utah and are “trying to avoid being found,” according to a post on social media by the department. Giuliano Hurtado, 13, and Lilyana Norris, 12, were last seen Tuesday, possibly driving a 2026 blue Honda Civic. Their disappearance is the…