Author: Emily Wilkins
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SUNRISE: Springs man found dead with gunshot wound
Police found a man dead early Tuesday morning after being called to 4900 Hackamore Drive South in Colorado Springs. Officers arrived at the Hackamore Drive house about 12:30 a.m. and found the body, with a gunshot wound, outside a house. An autopsy on the body will be performed by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office…
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Two house fires caused by careless smokers
Colorado Springs firefighters fought two house fires early Tuesday that investigators determined were caused by careless smokers, spokeswoman Sunny Smaldino said. A resident at 24481/2 Gunnison Road was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in the basement of the duplex around 1:30 a.m. The amount of damage has not been determined. Another…
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Police: Moocher stabbed man who wouldn’t hand over smoke
A a man who refused to hand over a cigarette to his attacker was stabbed just after 11 p.m. Friday night, Colorado Springs police said. The victim was near the 2400 block of Tremont Street when he was approached by a man, who asked for a cigarette. When the victim refused, a fight ensued and the man who wanted a smoke…
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Customers get a heaping scoop of wedded bliss
Some people scream for ice cream.Lindsay Beggs Keller said “I do.”Patrons dipping into Josh & John’s Ice Creams Saturday afternoon were surprised to see about a hundred white folding chairs filling the building on Pikes Peak Avenue in downtown Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs resident Tony Brizendine thought there was some sort of conference going on,…
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Body of heart-attack victim recovered in canyon
The body of a 65-year-old New Jersey fisherman was pulled from the water in Eleven Mile Canyon on Friday afternoon after he suffered a fatal heart attack and fell in from the bank, Park County Coroner David Kintz Jr. said Saturday. Robert Chilstrom was fishing in the canyon on a stretch of the South Platte River…
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Officer injured during fight outside downtown nightclub
A man was tased and a police officer hurt early Thursday after several fights erupted outside Cowboy’s nightclub in downtown Colorado Springs.One officer noticed a fight outside the club, 25 N. Tejon St., at about 1:45 a.m. Thursday and called for assistance.Several people tried to restrain Quasim Johnson, 22, who was yelling profanities at officers…
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Springs man arrested in connection to 2 armed robberies
A Colorado Springs man was arrested late Thursday night in connection with two recent armed robberies. Colorado Springs police believe Daniel Easterling, 26, robbed Spring Creek Liquor, 1720 S. Circle Drive, at about 9:10 p.m. Thursday and the Diamond Shamrock gas station at 2455 Arlington Drive on Tuesday evening.Officer Ryan Mooney saw a man matching…
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Newest food pantry serves city’s southside residents
The newest local food pantry is a product of a community in need and a community willing to help. The Stratmoor Hills Community Center, located in a strip mall behind the 7-Eleven on B Street in south Colorado Springs, will help level out some of the area’s economic inequalities, a community leader said. Neighborhood unemployment…
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Many Coloradans qualify for food assistance, but only about 40 percent apply
Many Coloradans are feeling an economic pinch, but less than half those eligible for federal food assistance take advantage of it. Between 2007 and 2009, use of food stamps in El Paso County increased 38 percent. But in 2009, Colorado had the country’s lowest percentage of participants of those eligible for the Supplemental Nutrients Assistance…
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Women’s Open volunteers enjoy golf, see idols on the course
Spectators at the 2011 U.S. Women’s Open recognize golfers such as Christina Kim and Lexi Thompson. But on the green, Kim and Thompson recognize Christine Adler. The 17-year-old from Chesterfield, Va., has been volunteering at the U.S. Women’s Open with her mother and a family friend for a decade, first sorting golf balls for players…