Author: O’Dell Isaac odell.isaac@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Colorado Springs-area brew festivals offer many reasons to rejoice
Colorado Springs-area beer lovers will have much to rejoice about this weekend as two brew festivals will offer a wide variety of beverages from dozens of local breweries and wineries. On Friday, the Dead Man’s Brewfest returns to Colorado Springs for its seventh straight year. The event, held at Weidner Field, promises hand-selected beers, wines…
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Smoke shop hit again in smash-and-grab burglary
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The latest in a string of smash-and-grab burglaries left a business off South Academy Boulevard with cleanup and repair — again. Colorado Springs police responded to the burglary shortly after 4 a.m. Wednesday at a smoke shop in the 2400 block of South Academy Boulevard,…
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2024 Primary Election Voter Guide: Vacated House District 20 has 2 running for seat
Jason Lupo and Jarvis Caldwell are facing off in the Republican Primary for House District 20, which covers northern El Paso County and northern Colorado Springs, including Monument, Palmer Lake and the Air Force Academy. Caldwell and Lupo are running for the seat vacated by Rep. Don Wilson, who is running for El Paso County…
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Driver killed in I-25 crash after attempted traffic stop in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A motorist was killed early Sunday after she drove off a bridge on Interstate 25 in an apparent attempt to evade a traffic stop by Colorado State Patrol, according to the agency. Just after midnight, a trooper attempted to make a traffic stop on southbound…
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Driver killed in I-25 crash after attempted traffic stop in Colorado Springs
A motorist was killed early Sunday after she drove off a bridge on Interstate 25 in an apparent attempt to evade a traffic stop by Colorado State Patrol, according to the agency. Just after midnight, a trooper attempted to make a traffic stop on southbound I-25, just north of the U.S. 85 exit, which is…
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CommonSpirit hospitals conduct large-scale bioterrorism exercise in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the emergency department at CommonSpirit Penrose Hospital on Wednesday, a woman lay in bed, struggling to breathe as she described her symptoms to a nurse. In the hallway, another staff member checked vital signs on a young mother and her baby. All three patients…
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2 sought in El Paso County shooting, burglary
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in finding two men who broke into a home in December and shot the homeowner. The burglary and shooting took place on Dec. 15 in the 400 block of De La Vista Circle…
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Fugitive suspected of throwing cat to death in Colorado Springs, officials say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Authorities are looking for a man suspected of tossing a house cat three stories to its death in Colorado Springs in September. Witnesses say they saw Shane Carty throw a short-haired cat, named Zayn, from…
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Two CSPD cars crash into each other while trying to avoid deer
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police say two patrol cars crashed into each other early Saturday as they tried to avoid hitting a deer in the road. The two cruisers were driving east on Constitution Avenue about 1 a.m. Saturday when a deer ran in front of the…
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Colorado Springs police defuse bomb threat near Gold Hill station
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police say they arrested a man Thursday who threatened to blow up government buildings with explosives he claimed to have in his truck. Officers at the Gold Hill substation arrested Shawn Wallace after anti-terrorism agents warned them that a potential bombing suspect was headed…