Author: Garrison Wells
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Colorado Springs shooting leaves victim with life-threatening injuries
An adult woman was taken to a local hospital and is in critical and stable condition after a shooting early Saturday, according to Colorado Springs police. The shooting occurred at about 12:50 a.m. in the 3200 block of Tail Spin Drive. Police found several people in the area when they responded to a report of…
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Life as a lion is exhaustive for Pikes Peak Arts & Music Festival performers
Gavin Coulson, 20, was the tail. At the lion’s head was 18-year-old Victoria Zheng. And for about 15 minutes Saturday morning, the lion was center stage, undulating and dancing for visitors to the 10th Annual Pikes Peak Art & Music Festival put on by the Pikes Peak Arts Council. The Shaolin Hung Mei Kung Fu-Lion…
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One body was found early Saturday after Colorado Springs police responded to a report of an explosion and flames near Bear Creek Road. When emergency vehicles arrived at about 5:10 a.m., they found a vehicle on fire after an apparent one-car crash at the 400 block of Bear Creek Road. Early investigation showed that the…
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Ham radio operators always prepared to help behind the scenes
When these guys make long-distance calls from Colorado, it’s the hinterlands. Russia. Iceland. Sweden. The Philippines. Not the normal calling radius of most Americans. But there are no boundaries for Ham radio operators. On Saturday, about a dozen local Hams, as they call themselves, were perched on the plains four miles south of Ellicott. Five…
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Remote controlled planes fill the sky in Warbirds contest
Four miles down a rural ribbon of blacktop east of Colorado Springs, F-15s soared. One, after about 10 minutes airborne, came in for a landing. At the end of the runway, it tipped, scraping its wing. No damage though. And the pilot wasn’t injured either. He stood next to the runway with a remote control.…
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Home from deployment, father surprises his girls
A gasp. A tug at the heart. Then a dash up the shadowed aisle at Old Chicago and Erin was in her father’s arms. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Burke came home early from his deployment to Bahrain a day before Father’s Day. His five daughters, ranging in age from 18 to 9, didn’t…
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Marijuana growers get pushback in southern Colorado county
Pueblo County is evolving into the place to be for pot growers, a distinction that is creating concerns among some residents and at least one law enforcement official who says such operations are attractive to drug cartels. The Pueblo County Commission, however, sees the grow operations as an impetus for revenue and jobs. The commission…
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Police investigate shooting at Colorado Springs motel
One person was taken to Memorial Hospital after an early morning shooting Saturday at a Colorado Springs motel near Fountain and Powers boulevards, according to Colorado Springs police. A second person was grazed by a bullet, police said. Police were called to the Holiday Inn Express at 1815 Aeroplaza Drive at about 4 a.m. Saturday.…
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Ramblin’ man: So long, time to motor on to Oregon
Good news. Ramblin’ man is ramblin’ on. So for you tortured readers, those of you who rambled through a year or so with me, here’s a twist on a Nixon quote: “You won’t have me to kick around any more.” Unless you go to southern Oregon. Or read my novels, because that’s what I am…
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Colorado Springs Police detectives were probing an overnight shooting that left one man dead. It occurred at about 2 a.m., according to a news release. Police received a report of a “large disturbance and shooting in the vicinity of South Chelton Road and Pikes Peak Avenue,” the news release said. The victim, police said, was…