Author: Liz Forster
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The struggle to save Colorado’s forests in a changing world
Mike Battaglia discusses the forest restoration process in Pike National Forest. When Mike Battaglia walked into the woods of the Pike National Forest on a sunny, late winter day, he pointed to the mature ponderosa pines — their needles assembled into bulbous groups, their burnt-orange bark furrowed into scaly plates and the buds of their…
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Car splits in half, catches on fire after suspected drunk driver rams into guardrail
Interstate 25 was briefly shut down Friday night after a suspected drunk driver rammed his car into a guardrail, causing it to split in half and catch on fire, Colorado Springs police said. Kevin Verbeck, 32, allegedly was speeding down southbound Interstate 25 near Uintah Street just before midnight when he veered into the guardrail.…
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Colorado Springs Latinx community celebrates female activists, immigration rights and reform
Just after City Councilwoman Yolanda Avila graduated from Colorado College, she met a young woman, eight months pregnant, working in the fields of California’s San Joaquin Valley in 1984. “Her husband told me to lift up a bag of pears about this tall,” she said, raising her hand about 3 feet in the air. “I…
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Saturday’s traffic: Snow showers making for slick roads in Pikes Peak region, CSPD on accident alert
Roundup of Friday’s traffic and road conditions around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. 4:56 p.m. Colorado Springs police are on accident alert. 4:24 p.m. The left lane of northbound I-25 just north of exit 163, County Line Road, is blocked by a trailer. All other crashes are clear. — 4:14 p.m. A crash…
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Forecast: Light snow showers to continue in Colorado Springs
Light snow showers will continue through Saturday night in Colorado Springs before the return of the sun, meteorologists say. A wintery mix began falling late afternoon Friday. The National Weather Service initially predicted 1 to 3 inches of snow for Colorado Springs, but by Saturday morning, the region had little to no accumulation. The storm…
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Part of I-70 entirely closed this weekend through Denver
Three miles of Interstate 70 will be closed this weekend for construction, the Colorado Department of Transportation tweeted. The work on the Central 70 project will block both directions between exit 276B (Colorado Boulevard/Colorado 2) and exit 279A (Interstate 270) between 10 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday. Drivers will be detoured to I-270 and…
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Fort Carson holds memorial for soldier who took on risks to protect others
A tribute for a fallen Fort Carson Soldier Whether training for the field or taking inventory for change of commands, Sgt. Joseph Collette made whatever he did fun, Sgt. Thomas Simpson said. When told to jump into a water buffalo tank to clean it out, the explosive ordnance disposal specialist asked to be shut inside…
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Forecast: 1-3 inches of snow headed for Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs may get the snow it was anticipating earlier this week, meteorologists say. The National Weather Service predicted a 30 percent chance of snow showers after 2 p.m. with some possible thunder. The likelihood increases to 70 percent between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. before dropping to 50 percent for the rest of the…
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Colorado Springs driver blows through red light, hits two other vehicles where city plans to install a camera
A driver who went through a red light at a dangerous Colorado Springs intersection where the city plans to install a camera to catch offenders this spring injured several people in a collision with two other vehicles, police said. The driver, an 84-year-old man, turned against the light from northbound Academy Boulevard onto westbound Dublin…
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Friday’s traffic: Crash in ‘The Gap’ on southbound I-25
Roundup of Friday’s traffic and road conditions around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. 1:36 P.M. A crash is blocking all through lanes of eastbound Galley west of Powers and the right through lane of southbound Powers. — 1:27 p.m. A crash is blocking the right lane of southbound Interstate 25 in ‘the Gap’…