Author: Nick Smith
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‘He’s reconnected with Mother Nature’: Families honor fallen vets through Wreaths Across America
Bobby Fischer sat alone beside his parents’ marble gravestone, tears welling in his eyes as rows of wreaths and American flags decorated the tombstones around him. Fischer drove from Pueblo to lay a wreath on the gravestone, joining hundreds of other military families who came to Pikes Peak National Cemetery on Saturday to honor the…
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Colorado Springs weather: Above-average temps remain in the forecast
Be ready to take off your winter coats this weekend for above-average temperatures that will persist across the Pikes Peak region for several days. According to the National Weather Service in Pueblo, temperatures Friday will hit a high near 55 degrees, and they are expected to break into the 60s over the next few days.…
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3 injured in 2 Colorado Springs shootings
Two shootings across Colorado Springs have left three people in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police reported. The first shooting happened Thursday afternoon in the 1600 block of South Nevada Avenue, according to a Colorado Springs Police Department blotter entry. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound to his lower leg. Witnesses told police…
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Fremont County jail deputy arrested in connection with excessive use of force
A Fremont County jail deputy was arrested this month after allegedly choking an inmate, authorities announced Thursday. Luis Mora-Huerta, 62, was arrested Dec. 1 after investigators from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation learned of an interaction between Mora-Huerta and a 57-year-old inmate at the jail in Cañon City on Oct. 14. During the interaction, Mora-Huerta…
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Southbound I-25 in Colorado Springs reopens after crash
Interstate 25 near Garden of the Gods Road in Colorado Springs has fully reopened following a crash earlier Thursday morning, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The closure was between exits 145 and 146, and standstill traffic and delays of around 16 minutes were reported in the area for about two hours. The wreck…
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Part of Garden of the Gods Road to close overnight; Union Boulevard partially reopens
The center lanes of Garden of the Gods Road, close to Interstate 25, will be closed for the installation of new traffic lights starting Wednesday night. According to the City of Colorado Springs, the closure starts at 8 p.m. and will remain in place until 5 a.m. Thursday. At least one lane will stay open…
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Fatal overnight auto-pedestrian crash in Pueblo shuts down portion of I-25 for hours
One person died in an overnight crash in central Pueblo that shut down a portion of Interstate 25 that runs through the city, police reported. The wreck was initially reported by the Colorado Department of Transportation right after midnight Wednesday and later confirmed as fatal by the Pueblo Police Department. Southbound Interstate 25 remained closed…
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Teller County deputy arrested again one month later
A Teller County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested last week, making it the second time in a little over a month that he’s been in custody at the El Paso County jail. John Taylor, 39, faces an indecent exposure charge, a misdemeanor, after being arrested in Colorado Springs the night of Dec. 1, according to his…
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Police swarm northeast Colorado Springs neighborhood after man found with severe injuries
Police flooded into a northeast Colorado Springs neighborhood early Tuesday morning after they learned that a man was found with severe blunt force trauma. Officers found the man bleeding outside a residence in the 4000 block of Hollow Road just after 4:30 a.m., according to a Colorado Springs Police Department blotter entry. The man had…
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Teller County deputy arrested again one month later
A Teller County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested last week, making it the second time in a little over a month that he’s been in custody at the El Paso County jail. John Taylor, 39, faces an indecent exposure charge, a misdemeanor, after being arrested in Colorado Springs the night of Dec. 1, according to his…