Author: Leslie James
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Colorado Springs Airport to resume shuttle service
Colorado Springs Airport is bringing back its shuttle service for long-term parking areas beginning Thursday, officials said in a Monday news release. The service had been suspended because of COVID-19 concerns. Masks will be required for all passengers, and social distancing markers and hand sanitizer will be available in the vehicles when the shuttle resumes,…
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Cameron Peak fire surpasses 120,000 acres overnight, more structures damaged
The Cameron Peak fire burning in the national forest west of Fort Collins continued to grow after surpassing 120,000 acres to become the third largest wildfire in state history, Forest Service officials said Sunday. The wildfire added nearly 5,000 acres, growing from 119,166 to 124,021 acres by Sunday morning. The fire remains 25% contained, according…
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Fountain police searching for two people in armed robbery
Two people got away before officers responded to a reported armed robbery at a bank in Fountain Monday afternoon, according to Fountain Police Department. Police responded to United Business Bank, 410 S. Santa Fe Ave., at 3:51 p.m., authorities said in a news release. The first suspect is described as a black male, between 5-feet,…
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Wildlife officers give 700-pound moose a bath after rescuing him from Fort Carson
A 700-pound bull moose was rescued from Fort Carson early Monday and given a bath by wildlife officers on his way to a new location, according to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The moose was reportedly in a “bad area” of the Army base south of downtown Colorado Springs about 10:30 a.m., officers posted on…
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Police searching for hit-and-run driver that struck woman in a Colorado Springs crosswalk
Police are looking for the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash late Saturday that struck a pedestrian in Colorado Springs, according to police. A 52-year-old woman was hit by the car while in a crosswalk at Garden of the Gods Road and Centennial Boulevard about 7:40 p.m., police said. The vehicle was turning north on…
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83-year-old killed, left in bathtub in El Paso County shooting after long dispute
A long-simmering dispute ended with gunfire that left an 83-year-old woman dead in a bathtub and a 58-year-old woman in jail, El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies said in court papers. Rhaiyanna Earley is facing first-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the killing of Christine Rush and for allegedly firing a shot at another person,…
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Police arrest barricaded suspect after neighborhood ordered to ‘shelter-in-place’
A northeastern Colorado Springs neighborhood was under a shelter-in-place order by police for more than three hours Monday evening after a man barricaded himself in his house with a gun, police said. An alert was sent to surrounding residents about 7:30 p.m. in the area of 6800 Dream Weaver Drive. The area is near Austin…
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Man suspected of sexual assault, kidnapping at Calhan gas station
Deputies are searching for a man suspected of sexual assault and kidnapping early Monday at a gas station in Calhan, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said. Calhan police responded to the 1000 block of 5th Street about 3:45 a.m. on reports that a man demanded a ride from a victim at gunpoint, the Sheriff’s…
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Heavy traffic alert for I-70 traffic in Colorado’s mountains
Officials are alerting eastbound travelers on Interstate 70 west of Denver for heavy traffic that could cause several hours of delays in travel time Monday evening, according to Colorado Department of Transportation. The transportation department sent a travel alert about 4:45 p.m. to eastbound motorists on I-70 between Silverthorne and Mountain Vernon Canyon, mile markers…
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TRAFFIC: Full closures on Garden of the Gods Rd., CO-94 east of Colorado Springs
A serious crash closed all lanes of Garden of the Gods Road and a fatal crash fully closed Colorado 94, east of Colorado Springs, late Monday. Garden of the Gods Road is closed between Chestnut Street and Hilton Parkway. Police said the closure is likely to last for several hours at 8:40 p.m. A deadly…