Author: Liz Forster
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Man sought in assault, shooting at El Paso County strip club
Deputies are looking for a man who allegedly assaulted a dancer at an El Paso County strip club, then fired several shots at employees early Friday. Matthew Anthony Fanelli, 30, shot at the manager and two bouncers at Deja vu Showgirls after he was asked to leave just after midnight, the Sheriff’s Office said in…
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Friday’s traffic: Street work closes two lanes of northbound Academy at Airport
Roundup of Friday’s traffic and road conditions around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. 8:35 a.m. The left and center lanes of northbound Academy Boulevard will be closed at Airport Road for street work between 9 a.m. and at least 11 a.m. — 6:53 a.m. A crash is blocking lanes of Uintah and El…
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Forecast: 1 to 2 inches of snow headed for Colorado Springs
A storm that has been dumping snow on southern Colorado could drop 1 to 3 inches in the Pikes Peak region overnight Friday, meteorologists say. The National Weather Service expects snow to start falling in the northern part of El Paso County by mid-morning — about 10 a.m. — and by late afternoon in Colorado Springs. By…
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Armed men shoot at pair in northeast Colorado Springs
Two armed men shot at a pair they were trying to rob early Friday in northeast Colorado Springs, police said. The thieves approached the victims who were in their car in the 3900 block of Palmer Park Boulevard and demanded their money. They pointed their guns at the people in the car. When they refused,…
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Third skier in four days dies in Colorado avalanche
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story misspelled the names of one of the men who was killed in the avalanche in Crested Butte. The story has been corrected. A backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche triggered Tuesday by snowboarders descending 2,000 feet above him near the Telluride Ski Resort, marking Colorado’s third…
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Thursday’s traffic: Slow traffic on NB/SB I-25 at North Gate due to Air Force Academy symposium
Roundup of Thursday’s traffic and road conditions around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. 8:51 a.m. A crash is blocking the right lane of westbound Hancock east of Academy Boulevard. — 8:39 a.m. Southbound I-25 near Monument will be intermittently closed between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. for emergency repairs and lane striping. —…
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Forecast: More snow possible this week in Colorado Springs
More snow is forecast to fall in Colorado Springs to cap off the work week, meteorologists say. The National Weather Service expects clouds to start building Thursday. Temperatures should reach a high of 34 degrees. Snow will arrive by 11 a.m. Friday and last through the evening, though little accumulation is expected, the weather service…
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IRS: Closed Colorado Springs cannabis club owner admits not paying more than $3M in taxes
An owner of a shuttered private Colorado Springs marijuana club has admitted stiffing the IRS for more than $3 million in taxes under a plea deal announced Wednesday by the Department of Justice. Andrew C. Poarch and his wife, Shuntay, both 31, took in nearly $10.8 million while operating The Lazy Lion from 2013 to…
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Fire crews stomp out blaze in chimney at Colorado Springs home
Firefighters braved sub-zero wind chills early Tuesday to battle a blaze that started in the chimney of a home in northwest Colorado Springs. The fire was reported just after 3 a.m. at 2640 Trevor Lane. The weather service reported a wind chill between -3 and -5. The residents were able to escape uninjured, the Fire…
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Icy roads prompt two-hour delays at schools across the Pikes Peak Region
School districts across the Pikes Peak region are delayed after a frigid winter storm blanketed roads in snow and ice. Districts on two-hour delays include Academy District 20, Cheyenne Mountain District 12, Colorado Springs District 11, Fountain-Fort Carson District 8 and Lewis-Palmer District 38. Fort Carson, Schriever Air Force Base and the University of Colorado…