Author: Liz Forster
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Questions remain about why officer fired gun while questioning suspected car thief
Questions remained about why a Colorado Springs police officer fired his gun while investigating a reported car theft earlier this week after the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, which is investigating the shooting, issued a news release Thursday. Police arrested David McKnight, 24, on suspicion of two counts of first-degree aggravated motor vehicle theft over…
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Forecast: Balmy, sunny weather before weekend rain arrives in Colorado Springs
Enjoy the sunny skies while they last, as rain is headed for Colorado Springs this weekend. The National Weather Service predicted sunny skies and a high of 60 degrees Thursday. The winds should pick up by the afternoon, with speeds between 15 and 20 mph and gusts as high as 30 mph. The heat will…
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Hitchhiker throws Colorado Springs driver out of car and speeds away, say police
A driver who picked up a hitchhiker north of downtown was beat up, thrown out of the car and left in the dust as the assailant sped away Wednesday night, police say. The driver was stopped at North Nevada Avenue and Cache La Poudre Street about 8:30 p.m. when the thief, about 30 years old,…
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Thursday’s traffic: Crash on U.S. 24 at 31st Street clear
Roundup of Thursday’s traffic and road conditions around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. 8:39 a.m. The crash on U.S. 24 at 31st Street has been removed from traffic. The left lane of eastbound North Carefree Circle and the outside left turn and right turn lanes of eastbound North Carefree are blocked by a…
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Truck, other valuables stolen out of open garage in north Colorado Springs
Thieves took advantage of a garage left open overnight in north Colorado Springs, stealing a car, purse and other valuables, police say. About 1:30 a.m., intruders entered the garage in the 10300 block of Rifle Falls Way and nabbed the keys to a truck, a purse from another car and other items. They drove off…
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Man robbed at gunpoint after leaving work at east Colorado Springs shopping plaza
A man was assaulted and robbed after leaving work early Thursday at a east Colorado Springs shopping plaza, police say. The victim was leaving an unspecified business in the 3000 block of Cinema Point just before 1 a.m. when a man with a gun jumped out of a dark-colored sedan and demanded the employee’s wallet,…
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Woman ‘infatuated’ with Columbine is found dead after 24-hour Colorado manhunt
A young Florida woman who traveled to Colorado, bought a shotgun and allegedly threatened Denver-area schools just days before the Columbine massacre anniversary was found dead Wednesday with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in Clear Creek County after a nearly 24-hour manhunt, the FBI confirmed. “We are relieved that the threat to our schools and…
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6 things we know about a Florida teen Sol Pais, accused of threatening Denver schools
A Florida teen accused of threatening schools in the metro area the week of the the 20th anniversary of the Columbine tragedy was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound Wednesday morning. – Sol Pais, 18, flew to the city and bought a gun after becoming “infatuated” with the mass shooting that killed 12 students and…
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Young woman accused of threatening Denver area schools legally bought gun in Colorado
A Littleton gun shop owner said he legally sold the shotgun purchased by a young Florida woman who was “infatuated” with Columbine and threatened Denver area schools this week. Josh Rayburn of Colorado Gun Broker at 8966 W. Bowles Ave. posted on Facebook that Sol Pais, 18, passed a background check through the National Instant…
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Colorado wildfire danger a ‘complete 180’ from dry 2018
Colorado’s fire season is shaping up to be a “complete 180” from last year, experts say. “Everything last year was pointing toward above average fire risk, and everything this year is pointing toward below average,” said Bureau of Land Management meteorologist Russell Mann, who compiled the Rocky Mountain Region’s Fire Potential Outlook released in April.…