Author: Liz Forster
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Wildlife crossings planned for I-25 widening to improve animal and driver safety
As drivers eagerly await the lane expansion in the “Gap” on Interstate 25, so, too, might local and migrating wildlife searching for a safe crossing amid high-speed traffic. “As we create barriers to wildlife movement like roads, wildlife are more likely to get stuck or hit,” said Chuck Attardo, the I-25 South Program’s environmental manager.…
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Teens killed in Monument crash both Discovery Canyon athletes
Two teenagers were killed in Thursday’s crash on Colorado 105 east of Monument, the Colorado State Patrol said Friday. Kaden Currier of Monument and Avory Kvale of Colorado Springs, both 17, were killed after their vehicle drifted into the opposite lane and crashed into a semitrailer driven by 51-year-old Christopher Murray on Colorado 105 near…
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Teens killed in Monument crash both Discovery Canyon athletes
Two teenagers were killed in Thursday’s crash on Colorado 105 east of Monument, the Colorado State Patrol said Friday. Kaden Currier of Monument and Avory Kvale of Colorado Springs, both 17, were killed after their vehicle drifted into the opposite lane and crashed into a semitrailer driven by 51-year-old Christopher Murray on Colorado 105 near…
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Price hike set for Colorado state parks
Entrance fees for Colorado state parks will increase Jan. 1, the first price hike since 2010. The revised fees will help to fund increased operating costs, provide adequate staffing and address park maintenance needs, a news release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife said. Daily vehicle and individual passes will each increase a dollar. The price…
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Colorado Springs, state cracking down on DUI drivers around New Year’s
DENVER • The Colorado State Patrol and police around the state are cracking down on drunken driving as the year draws to a close. The Colorado Department of Transportation says saturation patrols and extra law enforcement officers will be on duty Friday through Wednesday, with more than 100 agencies participating. Colorado Springs police will ramp up…
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Friday’s traffic: Crash on NB I-25 in the ‘Gap’ cleared
1:04 p.m. The crash on northbound I-25 north of Tomah Road has been cleared. — 12:15 p.m. A crash is blocking the right lane of northbound I-25 north of Tomah Road. — 11:24 a.m. A crash has been reported on U.S. 50 on the overpass between Malibu Boulevard and Colorado 115, the Colorado Department of…
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Fugitive accused of paralyzing a woman in hit-and-run crash turns himself in
A wanted man accused of paralyzing a 26-year-old woman in a hit-and-run crash in January turned himself in to authorities Thursday, Colorado Springs police said. Preston Bailey, 28, was scheduled to accept a plea deal on charges of aggravated robbery, felony menacing and motor vehicle theft Nov. 26 but did not show up to court,…
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Forecast: Single digit temperatures possible in Colorado Springs
Bundle up, for Colorado Springs could see single digit temperatures Friday and at the start of next week, meteorologists say. The National Weather Service in Pueblo predicted a high of 20 degrees and a low of 4 degrees Friday with a 20 percent chance of snow showers between 7 a.m. and 1 a.m. No major…
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Colorado State Patrol chief denounces ‘epidemic’ of traffic fatalities after 9 deaths in less than 72 hours
Nine people have been killed in seven crashes investigated by the Colorado State Patrol in less than 72 hours, prompting Col. Matthew Packard, the agency’s chief, to denounce the “epidemic” of traffic fatalities. The deaths — including two in El Paso County — bring the state’s total this year to 600. “This is an epidemic…
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Colorado Springs man sentenced to 18 years for killing son, 4, in DUI crash
A Colorado Springs man was sentenced to 18 years in prison last week for the death of his 4-year-old son in a drunken-driving crash earlier this year, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said Thursday in a news release. Christopher Small, 31, pleaded guilty in October to vehicular homicide DUI in a February one-vehicle crash…