Author: Liz Forster
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3.1 magnitude earthquake shakes Glenwood Springs
A 3.1 magnitude earthquake rattled residents of Glenwood Springs early Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake occurred just before 2 a.m. 1.18 miles below the Earth’s surface. About 23 hours earlier, a 2.2 magnitude tremor was reported a couple miles further north. Glenwood Springs last felt a earthquake Dec. 11 when it was…
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Law enforcement sees Bigs with Badges as a bridge to El Paso County youth
Law enforcement officials are extending a hand to El Paso County youngsters in hopes of building bridges at a time of deep distrust between police and minorities across the country. With help from Big Brothers Big Sisters — Pikes Peak, 30 members of the Sheriff’s Office, Colorado Springs Police and Fire departments and other area…
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Man, 20, arrested after standoff, suspected of stealing ‘puffing’ car
A 20-year-old man suspected of stealing a car that was left running and unattended was arrested Wednesday after a standoff with Colorado Springs police. Ryan Daniel Carvey was arrested on suspicion of second-degree aggravated motor vehicle theft of a car worth more than $20,000, a felony, and driving under restraint, a misdemeanor, court records show.…
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Thursday’s traffic: Emergency pothole repairs on I-25 near Monument between 10 a.m. and noon
8:17 a.m. Expect delays on northbound and southbound I-25 from 10 a.m. to noon between County Line Road and Monument due to emergency pothole repairs. — 7:05 a.m. All lanes of northbound Academy are blocked at Platte as crews clean up a crash. — 6:58 a.m. The left lane of northbound Academy north of Jet…
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Forecast: Temperatures to hit nearly 60 degrees this weekend in Colorado Springs
Temperatures could reach nearly 60 degrees this weekend in Colorado Springs as sub-zero degree weather continues to blast the eastern half of the U.S. The National Weather Service in Pueblo predicted a high of 50 degrees Thursday, 54 degrees Friday and 59 degrees Saturday. All three days should be sunny with calm winds. Pikes Peak…
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After 2 days of safe skiing, steeper terrain took life of Aspen environmental educator
Just a few degrees difference in slope steepness turned an otherwise safe backcountry family ski trip fatal last week near Aspen, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center reported. The death of Arin Trook, an environmental educator with the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, is the second avalanche fatality in the state this ski season. Trook, 48,…
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Third jewelry store robbed in less than a week in Colorado Springs
Another jewelry store was robbed Tuesday morning in Colorado Springs, marking the third targeted by thieves in four days. Four men, one of whom might have had a handgun, entered Glenn’s Jewelry and Loans at 1505 N. Academy Blvd. just before 10:30 a.m. and smashed the display cases. They took “multiple items” and fled, police…
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Tuesday’s traffic: Crash causing delays on Palmer Park Blvd
Roundup of Tuesday’s traffic and road conditions around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. 5:10 p.m. A car accident is causing traffic back-ups and blocking the westbound thru-lanes of Palmer Park Boulevard, west of Waynoka Road. 3:44 p.m. A crash is blocking the right lane on westbound U.S. 24 at the Manitou Springs Exit.…
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Worker killed in forklift rollover in Woodland Park identified
A construction worker killed Monday when a forklift rolled on top of him at a parking garage construction site in Woodland Park has been identified as Robert Ummel. Ummel was employed by Executive Custom Construction Inc., said Mike Perini, a company spokesman. The accident was reported about 9:15 a.m. at a worksite at Charis Bible…
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Forecast: Snow to start falling early Monday in Colorado Springs
Light but whipping snow is expected to roll through Colorado Springs starting early Monday, meteorologists say. The National Weather Service predicted a high of 55 degrees Sunday, plummeting to a high of 26 and a low of 9 Monday. Scattered snow showers are forecast to last throughout the day with winds between 15 and 25…