Author: Nick Smith nick.smith@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Overnight blaze destroys historic home in Manitou Springs
Everyone escaped a fire Friday that destroyed a historic home in Manitou Springs, city spokesperson Alex Riegelmann said. Firefighters responded to the blaze around 2 a.m. at 30 Burns Road near the SunWater Spa. The home was engulfed in flames, which were spreading to nearby vegetation, Riegelmann said. At least one person was home when…
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Dozens of gallons of fuel leak onto Colorado Springs road, shut down lanes
The Colorado Springs Fire Department’s hazmat team is responding to a diesel fuel leak Friday morning along a roadway on the city’s south side. Around 50 gallons of fuel from a semi-truckleaked near the intersection of Hancock Expressway and Milton Proby Parkway, the Fire Department announced in a social media post just after 9:30 a.m.…
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Man accused of kidnapping, sexual assault of at-risk adult in El Paso County
A man is in custody after authorities found a missing person with an intellectual disability inside his unincorporated El Paso County mobile home in September 2025. According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, authorities arrived at the home of 69-year-old Eugene Romero the day of Sept. 24 and talked to the missing person, who…
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Trial set after alleged DUI crash that killed former Calhan superintendent
With a plea deal still on the table, a tentative trial is scheduled for a woman accused of driving into and subsequently killing a retired Calhan School District superintendent while impaired. Colorado State Patrol investigators allege in court documents that Amy Dalton, 37, was driving a Subaru when it went airborne and struck 79-year-old Robert…
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State officials issue air quality health advisory for southern Colorado counties
An air quality health advisory has been issued for El Paso, Teller, Pueblo and eastern Fremont counties Saturday, according to state officials. Colorado’s Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) issued the advisory for 2-8 p.m. after an intrusion of ozone from high in the atmosphere, according to a page on the department’s website. CDPHE…
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UPDATE: Missing 13-year-old found in Colorado Springs
UPDATE: A 13-year-old who had last been seen on Friday near The Citadel mall has been found and is safe, Colorado Springs police announced at 6:13 p.m. on Saturday, May 30. The department had asked for help earlier Saturday to locate the missing teenager. Jacobi Lillie, 13, had been last seen in the 700 block…
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Public defender: Boulder firebomber’s federal case in possible jeopardy if family is deported
DENVER — As one side of the federal government pushes for the deportation of the El Gamal family, its judicial branch is raising concerns of how that could impact the Boulder firebomber’s federal hate crime case. Attorneys on both sides of Mohamed Soliman’s federal case gathered at the Alfred A. Arraj U.S. Courthouse on Friday…
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Man tied to several violent crimes across Colorado Springs pleads not guilty
A man linked to a kidnapping, aggravated robberies, arson and attempted murders in Colorado Springs left a jury to decide his fate after denying a plea deal in court Thursday. Joshua Spradling, 34, is tied to at least five felony-level crimes that occurred over the span of a year and a half across the city,…
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Apparent motive revealed for ex-state Senate candidate accused of murder
A former state Senate candidate accused of murder in Colorado Springs allegedly told police that the shooting was in self-defense, arrest papers show. The victims are painting a different story. Robert Dougher, 43, was shot in the chest on Sunday following a dispute in the 1900 block of Calle De Seville, south of Old Colorado…
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Rider identified in fatal Colorado Springs crash that critically injured 4 others
Police on Wednesday released the identity of the motorcyclist killed in a crash on South Nevada Avenue that also injured four others earlier in May. The Colorado Springs Police Department found Jason Mullet, 43, dead near the 1600 block of South Nevada Avenue on May 17 at 12:20 a.m. after he collided with a car…