Author: Liz Forster
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Roads closed around Colorado College for commencement Sunday
Streets around Colorado College north of downtown will be closed during Sunday’s commencement ceremony. Between 7 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Cascade Avenue between Cache La Poudre and Unitah streets, and Cache La Poudre Street between Tejon Street and Cascade Avenue will be shut off to traffic. Oprah Winfrey will deliver the commencement address. The event…
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Colorado Springs man suspected of stealing truck found hiding in field near Pueblo
A Colorado Springs man suspected of stealing a truck was found Wednesday morning hiding in a field in southwestern Pueblo County, sheriff’s deputies said. Dominic Atencio, 47, was reportedly seen driving a 2004 Chevrolet truck near Colorado 78 West and Waterbarrel Road by the vehicle’s owner. The owner followed Atencio west on Colorado 78 until…
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House intentionally set on fire south of downtown Colorado Springs
Police are searching for an arsonist who set fire to an acquaintance’s home south of downtown Colorado Springs on Thursday night. The arsonist arrived at the house in the 900 block of South Cascade Avenue just after 8:30 p.m. looking for an item that the person living there claimed to not have. The culprit then…
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Police investigating fatal shooting at west side Colorado Springs home
One person was killed in a shooting northwest of downtown Colorado Springs Thursday night, police said. Investigators provided no other information about the incident other than it happened at West Monument Street and North Walnut Street. Police told Gazette news partner KKTV that more details would be released Thursday morning. Crime scene photo courtesy KKTV.
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Avalanche debris delays opening of Maroon Bells, Independence Pass
Those waiting for the gates to open to one of Colorado’s most popular outdoor destinations won’t have to idle much longer as plow crews make the final push to clear several feet of avalanche debris. The Maroon Bells Scenic Area is expected to open May 24, the White River National Forest announced in a news…
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Possible case against STEM School security guard transferred to 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office
4th Judicial District Attorney Dan May will determine whether charges will be filed against a private security guard who reportedly fired two rounds during the STEM School shooting after seeing the muzzle of a gun around the corner. The transfer of the potential case to the Pikes Peak region DA’s Office was announced by 18th Judicial…
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Colorado snowpack, streamflow far exceeding early winter predictions
Colorado is swimming in snowpack this year, with the state’s southwest corner at 19.5 inches, 220% of the median for May 14 and 1.6 inches above the usual April 2 median peak, federal data show. So reservoirs are filling, and the generous snowfall has nearly eliminated a drought that hydrologists said in January would take…
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UPDATE: Juvenile suspected of shooting up Douglas County school charged as an adult
A juvenile suspected of shooting up the STEM School at Highlands Ranch last week was charged as an adult at a court hearing Wednesday Alec McKinney, 16, appeared at the Douglas County Courthouse, at 4000 Justice Way in Castle Rock Wednesday morning. His alleged partner in the crime, Devon Erickson, was formally charged about an…
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Report: Rocky Mountain among Colorado national parks suffering from pollution, climate change
eople and nature at nearly every national park in the U.S. are being harmed by air pollution, predominately from fossil fuels and vehicles, an analysis by the National Parks Conservation Association found. “What emerges from the stories (in the study) is that people are suffering, businesses are suffering, recreationists are suffering and parks are suffering,”…
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Rocky Mountain among 96% of national parks suffering because of pollution, climate change
People and nature at nearly every national park in the U.S. are being harmed by air pollution, predominately from fossil fuels and vehicles, analysis by the National Parks Conservation Association found. “What emerges from the stories (in the study) is that people are suffering, businesses are suffering, recreationists are suffering and parks are suffering,” said…