Author: Liz Forster
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Man arrested in officer-involved shooting at southeast Colorado Springs apartments
A man who was shot Wednesday night by Colorado Springs police officers at an apartment complex has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of felony menacing, third-degree assault, prohibited use of a weapon and reckless endangerment. Police confronted Thomas McGeorge, 32, at the Mountain Ridge Apartments, 2605 Verde Drive, about 7:15 p.m. while investigating…
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Forecast: Chance of snow returns two days after blizzard wreaked havoc on the Pikes Peak region
Another wave of snow is expected to sweep through the Pikes Peak region just two days after a blizzard shut down schools and roads and possibly took a man’s life. The National Weather Service in Pueblo forecast a 40 percent chance of snow showers mainly before 1 p.m. with winds between 5 and 15 mph.…
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Man arrested after allegedly smashing a window and trying to burglarize a home in Old Colorado City
A 45-year-old man was arrested after Colorado Springs police say he smashed a window and attempted to burglarize a home in Old Colorado City early Thursday. Larry Scarborough was found by officers trying to enter the home in the 0 block of North 23rd Street, police reports said. He was holding a broom handle and…
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One seriously injured, another arrested in DUI crash in northeast Colorado Springs
A man was arrested on suspicion of driving while drunk and vehicular assault after his passenger was seriously injured Wednesday night in northeast Colorado Springs. Damian Arroyo, 29, was driving east on North Union Boulevard just before midnight when he drove over the rounded median of the roundabout at the intersection with Nautilus Point, police…
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Man killed in Stratmoor shooting is identified
A man killed in a shooting Friday at an apartment in the Stratmoor area has been identified by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office as Alexsander Warfield, 24. Esteban Espinoza, 31, was arrested by Colorado Springs SWAT officers on suspicion of first-degree murder after deliberation hours after Warfield’s body was found by deputies in the…
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Colorado’s crucial spring runoff expected to be below average due to 2018 drought
Colorado’s spring runoff is expected to take a hit as the impacts of last year’s drought linger. A forecast published last week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls for much-below-average — 50 percent to 70 percent — to below-average — 70 percent to 90 percent — spring runoff across most basins in Colorado.…
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Bark beetle expands radically in Colorado amid historic drought, heat
Bark beetle invaded tens of thousands of untouched acres of Colorado forests last year as trees suffered under record-breaking heat and extreme drought, says a new report by the Colorado State Forest Service and the U.S. Forest Service. Spruce beetle attacked 178,000 acres of Engelmann spruce. Although that’s fewer than the 260,000 acres in 2017…
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Bark beetle expands radically in Colorado amid historic drought, heat
Bark beetle invaded tens of thousands of untouched acres of Colorado forests last year as trees suffered under record-breaking heat and extreme drought, says a new report by the Colorado State Forest Service and the U.S. Forest Service. Spruce beetle attacked 178,000 acres of Engelmann spruce. Although that’s fewer than the 260,000 acres in 2017…
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Bark beetle expands radically in Colorado amid historic drought, heat
Bark beetle invaded tens of thousands of untouched acres of Colorado forests last year as trees suffered under record-breaking heat and extreme drought, says a new report by the Colorado State Forest Service and the U.S. Forest Service. Spruce beetle attacked 178,000 acres of Engelmann spruce. Although that’s fewer than the 260,000 acres in 2017…
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Man found dead on bus bench during Colorado Springs blizzard
A man covered in a blanket was found dead Tuesday on a bus bench in northeast Colorado Springs during a blizzard that whipped through Colorado’s Front Range and Eastern Plains, police said. The man, who police said appeared to be in his 40s, was found by a friend who went to check on him just…