Author: Kassondra Cloos kassondra.cloos@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Springs man faces felony charges after hitting and killing another during drag race
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A driver who allegedly hit and killed a Colorado Springs man while drunkenly racing another driver waived his preliminary hearing in court Wednesday. John Marvel, 21, has been charged with two felonies, two misdemeanors and…
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Fort Carson, Black Forest send more firefighters to battle West Coast blazes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As fires continue to burn along the West Coast, local agencies continue to send help. Fort Carson announced Tuesday that it has sent six Department of the Army civilian firefighters to Washington to help fight…
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Panel discussion pushes need for help fighting human trafficking
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Even as southern Colorado residents become more informed about the horrors of human trafficking and law enforcement goes after criminals with more vigor, it remains exceedingly difficult to prosecute the perpetrators, experts said during a…
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Fountain woman arrested on suspicion of arson blamed fire on her daughter
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Fountain woman set her ex-girlfriend’s home on fire in June and then tried to peg the crime on her daughter, according to an arrest affidavit. Claudia Barajas, 37, was arrested Aug. 20 after what…
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Flood advisory expires on Black Forest burn scar
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A flood advisory for the Black Forest burn scar expired at 7:30 p.m. Thursday The advisory was put in place about 5:30 p.m. after radar indicated heavy rain because of thunderstorms, the National Weather Service…
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Colorado Springs rescue is the cat’s meow
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs kitten got its 15 minutes of fame Tuesday after Animal Law Enforcement officers rescued her from a storm drain. Stormy, as the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region has named her,…
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Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood protest draws hundreds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Hundreds of anti-abortion Colorado Springs residents spilled into Centennial Boulevard Saturday as part of a national push to protest Planned Parenthood. People gathered outside Planned Parenthoods in seven Colorado cities and hundreds of others worldwide…
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Men involved in weekend stabbing met on Grindr
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two men who met on a mobile app planned to hook up Friday night, but the evening ended with a deadly stabbing when one allegedly became aggressive, court records say. A Colorado Springs man is…
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Police looking for missing 86-year-old Colorado Springs woman
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An 86-year-old woman last seen picking flowers near the Colorado Springs Senior Center hasn’t been seen since Monday morning. Colorado Springs police are looking for Cherry Harford, 86, who was last seen on East Buena…
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Top 5 “CSI” myths debunked: Colorado Springs police show real-life investigators are real people
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Compare real-life cops, jail and prison to shows like “CSI,” “NCIS” and “Orange is the New Black,” and police will likely roll their eyes. In honor of National Forensic Science Week, the Colorado Springs Police…