Author: Natasha Lynn natasha.lynn@gazettedev.gazette.com

Update: The Colorado Springs Police Department says Virginia Manzi has been found safely.  The Colorado Springs Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a 70-year-old woman who went missing around 2:30 p.m. Monday. Authorities say Virginia Manzi was last seen at La Baguette Cafe and Espresso Bar located at 117 Pikes Peak…

A woman is dead following a shooting at the Mountain Shadows Apartments in the 1000 block of Fontmore Road on the west side of Colorado Springs, according to police. Police report receiving a call for service just after 11:30 a.m. for a burglary and finding the woman dead on scene with one gunshot wound. Officers say…

The city of Manitou Springs has banned all water use except for essential drinking purposes due to a critical shortage, according to a news release issued Monday. The temporary ban includes showering, dishwashing, laundry, car washing and outdoor water use. Because of the shortage, Manitou Springs School District 14 announced Monday night that classes would…

Update: The Colorado Springs Police Department says Maryellen Conaway has been found safely.  The Colorado Springs Police Department sent out a missing at-risk person alert Monday evening, shortly before 7 p.m. for a 78-year-old woman from the north end of the city. Maryellen Conaway was last seen around 3:30 p.m. Monday, at her home in…

The Cheesman Canyon parking lot will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday as crews replace public toilets, according to a post on X by the Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands page. The project consists of decommissioning old toilets and installing new ones for visitor use. The parking lot was previously closed…

Colorado Springs police are looking for one Hispanic male and one Caucasian female suspected of robbing a convenience store early Monday morning. The robbery happened at about 5:15 a.m. at the 7-Eleven in the 300 block of South Hancock Avenue near Memorial Park, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. An employee of the store told police…

The man who was found dead with a gunshot injury and a grenade in his hand at a residence in southeast Colorado Springs May 4 has been identified by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office. Jason Arndt, 23, was found by police around 9:40 a.m. while responding to a call of a shooting at an apartment complex in…