Author: Esteban Candelaria
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Blodgett Peak fire approaching complete containment
The Blodgett Peak fire, a .78 acre fire smoldering in rugged terrain above Blodgett Peak Open Space, reached 90% containment Thursday, according to officials. A multi-mission aircraft that flew over the fire Thursday detected one heat signature on the fire but no smoke was visible, officials said in an update to a blog for the…
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Colorado Springs weather: 40-degree temps expected to hold steady through Friday
Colorado Springs residents will continue to see 40-degree weather on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. The city on Wednesday was expected to see a high near 41 degrees, with winds ranging from five to 15 miles per hour. That weather is predicted to continue on Thursday, but may be joined on Friday by…
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Colorado snowpack exceeding average after falling way behind earlier this season
A meager start to the snow season in Colorado has turned around across much of the state in recent weeks, a welcome sign for the state’s water supplies and ski industry. In early December, snowpack across the state was lagging, with the southwest corner around Durango falling the farthest behind at just 27% of normal…
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1 dead in late-night Colorado Springs shooting
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting on Hampton South in Colorado Springs on Tuesday morning. Deputies were dispatched just after midnight on Tuesday to the 1600 block of Hampton South, in south Colorado Springs, after dispatchers received a call of shots fired, the sheriff’s office said in a press release. When…
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Fountain man arrested in Housing Authority burglary
Authorities on Tuesday arrested a man suspected of burglarizing the city of Fountain’s Housing Authority over the weekend. On Monday, Fountain police received reports that someone over the holiday weekend had stolen a vehicle owned by the city and several other items from the city’s Housing Authority at 501 E Iowa Avenue, according to a…
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Denver weather: Sunny, with winter storm and avalanche dangers further west
Denver is expected to be mostly sunny on Tuesday, with a high near 39 degrees, the National Weather Service in Boulder predicted. Residents should also expect winds ranging from 7 to 11 mph, with gusts reaching 18 mph. Special avalanche advisories have been issued for Colorado’s Front Range and Steamboat Springs and Flat Tops zones,…
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Colorado Springs weather: Avalanche advisory for Pikes Peak, wintry conditions in the mountains
Pikes Peak was under a special avalanche advisory on Tuesday as part of an advisory for Colorado’s Front Range, according to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Forecasters issued the special avalanche advisories in Colorado’s Front Range, Flat Tops and Steamboat Springs regions amid National Weather Service predictions of winter weather for much of central and…
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Colorado Springs again nears grim record for traffic fatalities
Nearly 12 months after its deadliest year on the roads, Colorado Springs is again approaching a record for traffic fatalities. According to a Gazette tally of reports through Monday, the city has seen 48 deaths related to traffic. In 2020, Colorado Springs had 51 deaths — the highest number on record. “Of course it’s a…
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Lawsuit can only target Colorado Springs K-9 officer whose dog pulled man from shower: Judge
A federal judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit involving a Colorado Springs police dog who apprehended a man while he was in the shower. John Mullins, the Colorado Springs man who in February filed a complaint against the city over his 2019 arrest, saw claims against two of the officers on scene and the…
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Power in Colorado Springs fully restored after ‘most significant impact to our electric system in history,’ Utilities says
The last people still waiting for their power to be restored after hurricane-force winds struck the city last week went back online overnight, a spokeswoman with Colorado Springs Utilities said. Nearly one week after a windstorm downed power lines and trees throughout Colorado Springs, cutting electricity for 47,000 customers at the peak of the outages,…