Author: Liz Forster
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Woman found shot to death at southwest Colorado Springs Walmart
A woman was found shot to death early Thursday in the parking lot of a southwest Colorado Springs Walmart. A man called police from the Walmart at 707 S. Eighth St. about 3:30 a.m. Thursday and said he had shot someone four times, according to radio scanner traffic. Officers arrived and found the alleged shooter…
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Bark beetle threatens Black Forest’s trees ripped down by historic bomb cyclone
Foresters are urging Black Forest residents to chip, chop and clip the hundreds of small trees and branches ripped down during last month’s bomb cyclone to help avoid another bark beetle infestation. “If people treat the slash and green branches impacted by the storm properly, the first brood of the Ips beetle will die,” said…
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Forecast: Chance of rain, snow for Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs will see another chance of snow and rain Sunday afternoon, meteorologists say. The National Weather Service predicted partly sunny skies Sunday followed by a 30 percent chance of rain and snow showers after 3 p.m. High temperatures will be in the mid-40s. The storm should clear by Sunday night. Mostly sunny skies are…
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Crews work to repair gas leak on Fountain Mesa; evacuation lifted
UPDATE 4:11 p.m. Residents are being allowed back into their homes, the city of Fountain tweeted. Crews are continuing to work on repairs. — Fountain Mesa Road is closed between Ancestra Drive and C & S Road due to a gas leak. A car involved in an accident in the area hit the gas line,…
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It’s spring, and the weather is wild in Colorado Springs
So much for March departing like a lamb. Two days after Colorado Springs basked in a near record-high temperature, winter returned with a vengeance Friday. Rain turned to punishing hail that shut down Interstate 25, snow covered cars and fields and a tornado touched down in eastern El Paso County. Reports of funnel clouds starting…
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Kansas man killed in car crash in Baca County
A 77-year-old man was killed Saturday morning after he drifted off the highway in Baca County and flew into a field, Colorado State Patrol said. Thomas Gillespie of Elkhart, Kan. was driving around a curve in a 2014 Ford Explorer on U.S. 160 when he drifted off the right side of the road and into…
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Court-martial scheduled for cadet accused of marijuana, cocaine use
The court-martial for a junior at the Air Force Academy accused of wrongful use of marijuana and cocaine is scheduled for Tuesday. Cadet Daven Horne was charged Aug. 23 and had his first hearing Sept. 24. Horne’s first court martial scheduled for Jan. 9 was postponed. MORE COVERAGE: Gazette file photo the gazette file
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Southbound South Academy closed between Milton Proby Parkway and Colorado 85
A sink hole closed southbound South Academy Boulevard between Milton E. Proby Parkway and Colorado 85 on Thursday afternoon. The road is closed while El Paso County Public Works repairs the damage, Colorado State Patrol tweeted. The road remained closed as of 8:30 p.m Thursday night, according to updates from Total Traffic. Photo courtesy of…
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Oprah to deliver Colorado College’s 2019 commencement speech
Oprah Winfrey will be delivering the final words of Colorado College’s Class of 2019 undergraduate career this May, the college said Thursday. Tickets to the college’s ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, May 19 and the media giant and philanthropist’s speech will be limited to graduating seniors and their guests. For those unable to attend, Winfrey’s…
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Forecast: Rain tonight, sun tomorrow in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs residents will likely be falling asleep to rain pitter-pattering on their roofs Sunday night as a brief storm moves through the region. The National Weather Service predicted partly sunny skies Sunday morning followed by a 20 to 30 percent chance of rain between 1 p.m. and 1 a.m. Thunder is possible in the…