Author: Jerry Herman
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Six Colorado Springs nightclubs investigated for possible illegal activity since 2022, police say
Six nightclubs around Colorado Springs have been investigated for potential illegal activity since 2022, according to Colorado Springs police. Police said New Havana Bar and Grill off North Academy Boulevard, an unnamed after-hours club on Palmer Park Boulevard, and La Terraza on South Circle Drive were all shut down through the public nuisance process. Police…
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Department of Corrections employee arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
A Colorado Department of Corrections employee who is suspected of attempted murder in a road rage case was arrested Friday after turning himself in, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Loyd Dewees, 48, allegedly pulled in front of another driver and brake-checked their car on northbound Colorado 115 on Dec. 11. Dewees continued to…
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Snow totals in southern Colorado: Nov. 6, 2024
Snow totals in the Colorado Springs area and southern Colorado over the past 24 hours, through noon Wednesday. Totals range in the Colorado Springs metro area from 7 inches to 12 inches in several areas, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. Colorado Springs – 12 Monument – 9.5 Air Force Academy – 8…
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Missing veterinarian’s body recovered in Park County
The Park County Coroner’s Office has identified the missing veterinarian whose body was recovered after an ATV ride in the Pike-San Isabel National Forest this week. Shelley Ekstrom, a 60-year-old from Conifer, died Tuesday as the result of an ATV crash, according to a social media post by the Park County Sheriff’s Office. Her body…
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Arrest announced in August homicide: Colorado Springs police
Michael Gilliam, a suspect in a homicide investigation in late August, was arrested Tuesday, according to Colorado Springs police. On Aug. 26, Vidal Vigil was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound inside a vehicle after police responded to a single-car crash in the 4200 block of North Chestnut Street, near Interstate 25 and Garden of…
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Woman faces animal cruelty charges after horses seized in El Paso County
A woman faces misdemeanor charges after five malnourished horses were recently seized by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies, according to a news release Friday. Three of the horses found Sept. 12 on property leased by Mindy Gonzales were in extremely poor condition and required urgent care, the Sheriff’s Office said. No food…
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Colorado Springs weather: Cooler, stormy forecast ahead of heat wave
Expect a mix of weather conditions in the Colorado Springs area in the week ahead, according to local forecasts. “The work week will begin on a cooler, cloudier and unsettled note across southern Colorado,” said Alan Rose, meteorologist with Gazette news partner KOAA. “The threat for the heaviest rain today will shift farther west, favoring…
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UCCS celebrates new engineering building
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs College of Engineering and Applied Science celebrated the completion of the Anschutz Engineering Center and the Design and Prototyping Center on Thursday, according to a news release from UCCS. The 23,000-square-foot Anschutz Engineering Center will be the home to state-of-the-art laboratory space, classroom facilities, an executive conference room and…
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KOAA Alan Rose
We’re getting absolutely clobbered this morning from Denver south into the Pikes Peak Region. Snow level is currently hovering around 5,000 feet. Feel free to share pictures with me here or at weather@koaa.com. #cowx pic.twitter.com/FYB6ezUSgc — Alan Rose (@AlanRoseWX) March 14, 2024