Author: Liz Forster
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Breck and Keystone fully open after natural gas line troubles keep skiers off the slopes Friday
Skiers who were hoping to start the weekend early were thwarted from hitting the slopes at Breckenridge Ski Resort and Keystone Resort much of Friday morning after a natural gas line problem cut off electricity to more than 17,000 customers in Summit County. Both mountains were operating normally Saturday. The resorts tweeted just after 8…
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Parts of Keystone, Breck reopen as crews work to fix power outage in Summit County
Breckenridge Ski Resort and Keystone Resort reopened about four hours after a natural gas line issue cut off electricity to more than 17,000 customers in Summit County. Power was restored to all customers by 3 p.m. Keystone’s Decrum Mountain — including River Run Gondola, Peru Express, Summit Express, Montezuma Express, and Ranger and Discovery chairlifts — and…
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Friday’s traffic: All lanes of northbound I-25 closed north of Colorado Springs
Roundup of Friday’s traffic and road conditions around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. 11:34 a.m. A crash is blocking all lanes of northbound Interstate 25 south of Baptist Road. Exit at North Gate Boulevard and take Suthers Road to Jackson Creek Parkway and back on I-25 via Colorado 105. Click here for The Gazette’s…
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Great horned owl rescued from Colorado Springs water treatment plant
A great horned owl is recovering at a Pueblo raptor rehabilitation facility after it was found drenched at a sewage treatment plant in Colorado Springs. The 2-year-old male owl likely was going after one of the ducks in the pond at Colorado Springs Utilities’ facility off East Las Vegas Street “and just got a little…
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Forecast: Sunny winter weather expected in Colorado Springs as snow hits the mountains
The sun will warm up Colorado Springs this weekend after a minor snowstorm brought frigid temperatures to the region earlier this week, meteorologists say. The National Weather Service predicted a high of 36 degrees and sunny skies Friday. Temperatures should jump to 47 degrees Saturday, then back down to 43 degrees Sunday. In the mountains,…
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Parents of Kelsey Berreth will keep custody of her child; court security increased
Kelsey Berreth’s parents will retain temporary custody of the daughter the missing Woodland Park woman had with the man suspected of killing her, a judge ruled Thursday. Berreth’s daughter was under the care of her father, Patrick Frazee, for three weeks after Berreth, 29, disappeared Nov. 22. Frazee, 32, was arrested Dec. 21 and charged…
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Man arrested in attempted kidnapping of woman driving in east Colorado Springs
A 39-year-old man was arrested early Thursday after allegedly flagging down a woman on U.S. 24 and trying to kidnap her, Colorado Springs police said. The woman, who police did not name, was driving on U.S. 24 near Peterson Road when she saw a man, identified by police as Clarence Pate, waving at her from…
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Addition of Utah, Idaho resorts expands Epic Pass access to 67 ski areas
With the addition of two ski areas in Utah and Idaho, Vail Resorts’ multimountain pass will provide holders with access to 67 resorts next season. Epic Pass holders will have seven days at each resort with no restrictions at Idaho’s Sun Valley and Utah’s Snowbasin during the 2019-2020 season. Those with an Epic Local Pass…
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Thursday’s traffic: Crash blocking traffic at Austin Bluffs and Templeton Gap
Roundup of Thursday’s traffic and road conditions around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. 8:10 a.m. A crash is blocking traffic at Austin Bluffs Parkway and Templeton Gap. — 7:59 a.m. A crash has been reported at East Fountain Boulevard and South Circle Drive. Unknown blockages. — 7:42 a.m. A crash has been reported…
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Gunman sought in suspected road rage shooting that injured one
A man was shot in the leg during what Colorado Springs police are calling a road rage incident Wednesday night. The victim was in the back seat of a car near Constitution Avenue and Circle Drive when an older man with gray or white hair in a silver sedan pulled up around 9 p.m. and…