Author: Daniel Chac
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Intersection of Platte and Murray closed after head-on crash
The busy intersection of East Platte Avenue and North Murray Boulevard is closed after a head-on collision that sent three people to the hospital. At least one of the victims in the crash is in critical condition with life-threatening injuries, police said. Police are asking motorists to avoid the intersection and use Galley Road for…
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Samurai sword attack leads to arrest
Colorado Springs police say a man attacked his neighbor Tuesday with a samurai sword. Just before 7 a.m., officers were dispatched to the Westwind Apartments, 1935 Carmel Drive, after a woman reported that her boyfriend had been cut with a sword by a neighbor. Police said Sean Knapp had gone to Kenneth Sipes’ apartment and…
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Carson soldier victim in fatal shooting, juvenile suspect
WIDEFIELD — An Iraq War veteran and Fort Carson soldier was shot to death in his home Saturday, and a juvenile family member is suspected of pulling the trigger, authorities said Tuesday. However, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is refusing to provide additional details about the shooting death of Sgt. James F. Fleming, 36,…
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UPDATE: Springs man killed in crash near Peyton
A 77-year-old Colorado Springs man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Peyton Highway near Holman Road in eastern El Paso County about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. The Colorado State Patrol said Raymond G. Lippert was driving a 1986 Toyota pickup south on Peyton Highway when he lost control on the icy, snow-packed roadway. The truck…
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Springs ranks among 10 best cities for driving
Colorado Springs is known for a lot of things. But good driving? The city has been named one of the 10 best cities in the nation for driving. The city’s No. 9 ranking was announced Monday — the same day Colorado Springs police responded to a slew of crashes when another snowstorm hit the region.…
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PHOTOS: Fast-moving storm causes havoc
A fast-moving cold front dumped between 1 and 4 inches of snow across the metro Colorado Springs area Monday. “It cleared Colorado Springs probably within two to three hours. It went from snowing hard to clear skies,” said Mark Wankowski, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pueblo. But it was enough to cause…
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Report: Mass call systems ‘underperformed’ during Waldo
The two mass call systems used for reverse emergency notifications underperformed during the Waldo Canyon fire, report released Wednesday found. “I have serious concerns about the performance of the MassCall system,” study author Gary Klug wrote in the report, prepared for the El Paso-Teller Counties E911 Authority. “The MassCall system appears to have substantially underperformed,”…
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Police commander treated to one-year anniversary surprise
Police Cmdr. Pat Rigdon had to look at the date on his watch Monday to remember that he’s been at the helm of the Gold Hill Division in southwest Colorado Springs for a year. But a group of west-side residents and business owners who have been working to make Colorado Avenue west of 31st Street…
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Slain siblings mourned, laid to rest together
Siblings Scarlett Gallagher, 1, and Ryan Willhite, 3, stabbed to death in a murder-suicide last week in Falcon, were laid to rest together Friday in a single casket. “The family realized that Scarlett and Ryan spent life together, and they went home together,” Pastor Eric Sandras told about 150 mourners, including several El Paso County…
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Springs robber sentenced to 40 years in prison
A 22-year-old Colorado Springs man was sentenced Friday to more than 40 years in federal prison for armed robbery. Joshua Bodean Smith was also ordered to pay $895 in restitution to the two victims of his crimes. His tough sentencing is a result of prosecutors filing charges under the Hobbs Act. The law was passed…