Author: Kassondra Cloos kassondra.cloos@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Fort Carson soldier dies in motorcycle crash on post
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Fort Carson soldier died on post in a motorcycle crash early Wednesday afternoon, according to a Fort Carson news release. The man was involved in a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Specker Avenue…
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Flood advisory issued for El Paso County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A flood advisory for much of El Paso County expired at 8:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. Streams could swell and cause flooding in southeastern El Paso County and northern Pueblo County, the…
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Deluge leaves muddy aftermath, temporarily closes Springs-area businesses
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It poured hard over the Waldo Canyon burn scar Monday, and as the rain came down, so did the mud. Water carried sludge down Canon Avenue in Manitou Springs, closing several businesses temporarily, and so much mud and debris flowed into the Alpine Autism Center…
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Colorado Springs residents celebrate Korean independence
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Davie Chong has lived in Colorado Springs for the last 40 years, and life has been good, he said. But Saturday, he remembered growing up in Korea at a time when Japanese occupation meant families…
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El Paso County jail needs more than $1 million to repair kitchen
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Board of El Paso County Commissioners will discuss repairs to the El Paso County jail Tuesday that could cost up to $1.26 million. An item to grant a construction contract for emergency repairs to…
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Woodland Park’s first Night Out event a success
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Teller County and Woodland Park first responders, volunteers and victim advocates held their first joint National Night Out event Tuesday night to a solid crowd. The first Tuesday in August is traditionally a night for…
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National organization wants help to find person who went missing Colorado Springs 25 years ago
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is asking again for help locating a man who disappeared from Colorado Springs as a teenager almost exactly 25 years ago. Robert Pillsen-Rahier was 15 when he…
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Man with Fort Carson ties arrested in Cañon City was in car of Colorado Springs homicide victim
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A car belonging to a Colorado Springs homicide victim was found Tuesday in Cañon City, with a Fort Carson soldier at the wheel. The vehicle belonged to Ashley Melnyczok, 27, who was found stabbed to…
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Colorado Springs NAACP chapter airs issues, vows to move forward
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP made strides Saturday to put years of internal leadership fighting behind and to move forward to resolve bigger issues facing the community. President Henry Allen Jr. held the…
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Affidavit: Colorado Springs man provided drug that led to woman’s death
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Colorado Springs man gave his intoxicated ex-girlfriend morphine to help her sleep, accidentally killing her, court records say. Lee Keyser, 67, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of manslaughter, months after he told police he…