Author: Kassondra Cloos kassondra.cloos@gazettedev.gazette.com
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TraffickWatch again on the lookout in Colorado Springs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the second time this year, The Exodus Road is sending volunteers to the streets to look for signs of human trafficking. The Colorado Springs-based nonprofit, which did a three-month pilot of TraffickWatch that began…
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Man who shot at Colorado Springs police officer sentenced to 22 years in prison
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man who shot at police in 2014 was sentenced Friday to 22 years in prison, court records show. Chester Dean III, 62, pleaded guilty June 24 to attempted murder with extreme indifference. In May…
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Incline, parking top discussion points at Manitou Springs candidate forum
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Briarhurst Manor Estate had a full house Monday night for a Manitou Springs candidate forum hosted by the Pikes Peak Bulletin. Residents asked City Council and mayoral candidates about overuse of the Manitou Incline, unbearable…
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Prescribed burn in Teller County postponed because of fire ban
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A prescribed burn in Teller County has been postponed, according to Colorado Springs Utilities. The burn, near North Catamount Reservoir, was scheduled for Monday but has been moved to later in the month because of…
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Colorado Springs couple shares passion for helping others learn family history
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Discovering family history is a passion for Trudy and Guy Neddo, directors of the Colorado Springs North Family History Center. They’re intrigued by their own ancestors’ stories, sure, but they also really love watching the…
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Colorado Springs church closed due to fire code violations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fire code violations have shuttered a Colorado Springs church. The Rock Family Church’s Palmer Park Campus, at 1515 N. Academy Blvd., was issued a cease and desist order Wednesday for multiple violations, the Colorado Springs…
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Lawyer: Shut down marijuana ‘social club’ not breaking Colorado Springs laws
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A marijuana social club that opened Friday amid questions over the legality of such venues – and a citywide moratorium on new ones – has been shut down for reasons completely unrelated to marijuana. Fire…
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Cigarette on bed the cause of fire at Colorado Springs apartment complex
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs apartment complex caught fire Wednesday afternoon, leaving dozens of people displaced. Six people were treated and released at the El Vecino Apartments complex for smoke inhalation and other injuries, including one person…
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Pikes Peak government group gets $800,000 grant from Defense
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal grant of $800,000 will help the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments conduct a land-use study with three military installations and local and state governments. The Department of Defense’s Office of Economic Adjustment…
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Colorado Springs school’s Innovations provides thrills for parents and students
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pioneer Elementary School students are too young to drive, but they’re certainly old enough to appreciate the cool factor of a Tesla. The electric, nearly silent vehicles were just one science-driven attraction for parents and…