Author: Ellie Mulder
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Monument man killed by deputy had history of mental health issues, family says
A 20-year-old Monument man was fatally shot Oct. 6 by an El Paso County sheriff’s deputies after he reportedly fired a pellet gun at passersby and barricaded himself inside his home, Colorado Springs police said. David Jaxon Page, also known as Jax Phalen, was killed near his Second Street apartment in Monument after a standoff,…
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Monument man killed by deputy has history of mental health issues, family says
A 20-year-old Monument man was fatally shot Sunday by an El Paso County sheriff’s deputy after he reportedly fired a pellet gun at passersby and barricaded himself inside his home, Colorado Springs police said Monday. David Jaxon Page, also known as Jax Phalen, was killed near his Second Street apartment in Monument after a standoff,…
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Why is smoke visible in skies around Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak?
Smoke moving through the Pikes Peak region is from the 1,591-acre Decker fire near Salida, not from a local blaze, say officials from agencies across the region. “Strong winds are pushing the smoke from the Decker fire in the Sangre De Cristo Wilderness past the Cadet Chapel this evening,” the Air Force Academy tweeted, along…
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Colorado Springs police officer won’t face charges in May fatal shooting
A Colorado Springs police officer was exonerated Monday in the fatal May 18 shooting of a 29-year-old domestic violence suspect. SWAT officer Christopher Laab “acted reasonably and was justified” in the killing of Sean Michael Collins, ruled the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Collins reportedly shot at officers while barricaded inside a northwest Colorado Springs…
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Pre-evacuation notice lifted for residents living near 400-acre grass fire in eastern El Paso County
A 400-acre grass fire that destroyed two trailers, a barn and a house Monday in eastern El Paso County has been contained, a spokeswoman for the Ellicot Fire Department said. The fire, near 1010 Blaney Road, was reported fully contained at 3:25 p.m., spokeswoman Christy Malone said. Falcon and Ellicot fire crews returned to the…
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Two Pikes Peak region military nonprofits announce merger
Two Pikes Peak region military nonprofits, The Home Front Cares and Peak Military Care Network, are merging to create Home Front Military Care Network, the organizations announced this week. The merger, expected to be completed by the end of the year, will “provide better and more efficient support for service members, veterans and their families,”…
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Gold Star wife receives car restored by Fort Carson soldiers
A car restored by Fort Carson soldiers transitioning out of active duty was gifted this month to the widow of a soldier who was killed in Iraq in 2007. “I’m so excited and so happy to be receiving this, and it’s a little emotional, under the circumstances,” said Tracy Ruoff, whose husband, Staff Sgt. Michael…
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200-pound bear euthanized in west Colorado Springs
A 200-pound bear that was “suffering and in distress, breathing heavily” in west Colorado Springs was euthanized Monday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife reported. The agency’s officers responded to reports of a bear “acting strangely” about a block away from Jackson Elementary School, 4340 Edwinstowe Ave., and found the sow, the agency tweeted. The bear and…
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Annual exercise to simulate active-shooter incident on Fort Carson
Gunfire from blank ammunition may be heard near Fort Carson on Wednesday while the post conducts its annual full-scale exercise simulating an active-shooter incident. The Mountain Guardian 19 exercise, which begins at 9 a.m., is intended “to test the post’s emergency response and recovery systems and capabilities in an active shooter scenario,” a news release…
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Royal Air Force’s iconic Red Arrows land in Colorado Springs, meet Air Force Academy cadets
Nearly six weeks into a tour of North America, the Red Arrows landed 12 Hawk T1 jets the morning of Sept. 16 at Peterson Air Force Base, arriving in formation and trailing white smoke. The 11-week tour is the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team’s most extensive visit ever to the United States and Canada —…