Author: Leslie James
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Teller County moves to increased public health measures amid rise in coronavirus cases
By Leslie James Special from The Gazette Teller County is implementing more restrictions for businesses and public gatherings amid rising coronavirus cases, according to a news release. Teller County last week moved to the yellow level of Colorado’s dial that measures the health and safety of communities related to COVID-19. As of Nov. 9, Teller…
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Colorado Springs Utilities employee injured in natural gas fire
A Colorado Springs Utilities employee was injured Monday when an underground natural gas line erupted in flames. The fire was in a hole that was dug near a driveway at 3980 Barrelwood Court in northeast Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs Fire Department said on Twitter about 2 p.m. The employee was taken to a hospital and…
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Academy School District 20 moves elementary schools to online learning after Thanksgiving break
Academy School District 20, the largest school district in Colorado Springs, will move its elementary schools to online learning after Thanksgiving break and until mid-December, officials said in a Monday news release. The district is unable to sustain in-person learning because 14% of its students and teachers are in quarantine and 10 elementary schools are…
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Body recovered from Colorado reservoir presumed to be boy of capsized canoe
Divers from the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team recovered a body Monday from Clear Creek Reservoir where a teenage boy from Buena Vista who was duck hunting Saturday went missing after his canoe capsized, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said in a news release. The body was recovered about 12:30 p.m. Monday following…
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Teller County moves to increased public health measures amid rise in coronavirus cases
UPDATE: On Saturday, Nov. 14, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment moved Teller County to the “high risk” orange level of Colorado’s dial that measures the health and safety of communities related to COVID-19, according to a news release from the county. This level adds additional restrictions. As of Saturday, Teller County’s two-week…
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74-year-old man identified as bicyclist in Sunday’s fatal crash
Colorado Springs police identified the bicyclist killed Sunday afternoon as 74-year-old Richard Timberlake, according to a Monday news release. Police said Timberlake was riding southbound on Centennial Boulevard and crossed multiple lanes of southbound traffic when he was struck by a Subaru about 12:30 p.m. at High Tech Way. Members of the Colorado Springs Fire Department…
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Teller, Arapahoe counties move to increased public health measures amid rise in coronavirus cases
Teller and Arapahoe counties are implementing more restrictions for businesses and public gatherings amid rising coronavirus cases, according to Monday news releases. Teller County on Monday moved to the yellow level of Colorado’s dial that measures the health and safety of communities related to COVID-19. As of Monday, Teller County’s two-week cumulative incidence rate is…
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New I-25 ramp meters to go live near downtown Colorado Springs
Two traffic ramp meters on Interstate 25 near downtown Colorado Springs are planned to go live this week, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced in a Monday news release. Transportation department crews will be on the Fontanero Street on-ramp Tuesday testing the signals. The ramp signals will be operational starting Wednesday “if everything goes as…
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Fountain to open COVID-19 testing site
A new COVID-19 testing site is planned to open in Fountain Tuesday. Fountain Fire and El Paso County Health departments will operate the facility at Fountain Fire Station #1, 811 N. Santa Fe Ave., from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Insurance or doctor referrals are not needed to get tested, officials said…
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2 displaced, 1 taken to hospital after Colorado Springs house fire
Two people were displaced from their Colorado Springs home late Monday amid freezing temperatures following a fire, the fire department said on social media. One adult was taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation after their house caught fire about 7 p.m., officials said. Firefighters extinguished flames by about 8:15 p.m. when the temperature was…