Author: Maria Sanchez
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22-year-old Texas man ID’d as Colorado Springs homicide victim
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police identified Vance Christian Wilfong as the man killed in a Friday homicide. Wilfong, 22, was a transient out of Texas, according to police. Police say he was shot to death and his…
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Vote breakdown shows Colorado Springs defied anti-tax reputation in election
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Despite the city’s anti-tax reputation, voters in all parts of Colorado Springs during the coordinated election supported measures to pay for roads and trails. The precinct results from the Nov. 3 election show that measures…
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Transportation Triathlon shows perils of alternative transportation in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A blind man biking through Downtown Colorado Springs Thursday didn’t notice the vehicles whizzing past narrow bike lanes, construction prompting him to merge with cars on the road or bike lanes filled with debris that…
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Warrior Renew aims to help soldiers, veterans cope with sexual trauma
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs will soon have a pioneering program to help active-duty soldiers and veterans who have experienced sexual trauma during their service. Warrior Renew is meant to help soldiers who have been sexually assaulted or…
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Update: No bomb found after threat at south Colorado Springs school
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Update A bomb threat made to a school in south Colorado Springs was unfounded, according to Colorado Springs police. Police were investigating the threat at Ambassador Academy, 2046 Jet Wing Drive in south Colorado Springs,…
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Update: Grass fire put out in south Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs firefighters quickly put out a grass fire on the city’s south side Wednesday night. The fire started at 8:30 p.m. near the Interstate 25 and S. Nevada Avenue. The fire was put out…
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Big money a factor in two Colorado Springs school board races
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There was once a time when a school board election involved a couple of yard signs and some handshaking at PTA meetings. Tuesday’s election shows that those kinds of campaigns are a thing of the…
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Flooding displaced autism center, could recur
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A month after a flash flood closed the Alpine Autism Center, staff members are working to get their youngsters back into a routine while still worrying about the center’s future. “We are happy to now…
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Colorado Springs sinkhole fix will take longer than expected
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Instead of a quick fix to a massive sinkhole in northwest Colorado Springs, a new bridge will be constructed, costing an estimated $2 million and closing off the area for much longer than the initial…
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Man, 47, arrested in connection with Colorado Springs robbery
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 47-year-old man was arrested Thursday after police say he robbed a Colorado Springs liquor store at gunpoint. The robbery happened about 4:40 p.m. at a liquor store on the 2000 block of South Academy…