Author: The Colorado Springs Gazette
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Construction worker dies a week after hit-and-run crash on I-25 in Colorado
PUEBLO — A highway construction worker who was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Interstate 15 in Pueblo has died of his injuries. The 31-year-old man was hit late on Oct. 16. Pueblo police announced the worker’s death on Friday. His name was not released. He worked for a company that contracted with the Colorado…
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Subaru recalls more than 400,000 vehicles over 2 separate issues
Subaru is recalling more than 400,000 vehicles in the U.S. to fix two separate problems with engine computers and motor debris. The first recall from the Japanese automaker covers 466,000 Impreza compact cars from 2017 to 2019, as well as the 2018 to 2019 models of the Crosstrek sports utility vehicles. Subaru said the engine…
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Classes resuming in Park County despite teachers’ strike
FAIRPLAY — Classes are resuming in a rural Colorado school district despite a teachers’ strike now in its second week. The president of Park County School District RE-2, Kim Bundgaard, told The Denver Post that classrooms will be staffed Monday by teachers who chose to come back to work, licensed substitute teachers and other staffers.…
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Squirrels hide more than 200 walnuts under SUV’s hood
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh area couple found out where all their walnuts have gone. It turns out squirrels stored more than 200 of them under the hood of the couple’s SUV. Chris Persic tells KDKA-TV his wife called to say the vehicle smelled like it was burning. When she popped the hood, she found…
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Westbound I-70 closed in Denver following chase; suspect apparently shot self, police say
A pursuit on Interstate I-70 through Arapahoe County into Denver on Wednesday morning ended with a suspect being transported to a hospital with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Denver police. Westbound I-70 was closed from Interstate 270 to Washington Street as the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office investigate. Denver police officers assisted the sheriff’s…
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6 children, 2 adults taken to hospital after school bus rolls over in Colorado
BRIGHTON — Six high school students and two adults were taken to the hospital for evaluation and treatment of injuries after the school bus they were in overturned on a road in suburban Denver. A school district spokeswoman says there were no serious injuries in Wednesday morning’s accident. Officials say the crash happened south of…
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Colorado confirms 6 cases of vaping-related illness
DENVER — Colorado health officials have confirmed six cases of vaping-related illness since the state announced its first case last month. The state Department of Health previously announced four known reports before confirming two more Wednesday. Officials say the illness has hospitalized four in Colorado and is affecting mostly young people who reported vaping marijuana,…
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Colorado hiker found safe after he went missing for 2 days
ASPEN — A 66-year-old Denver man has been found safe after he went missing for two days in the western Colorado mountains. The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office says Neil James Brosseau was found in good spirits shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday. Officials say Brosseau was climbing Pyramid Peak with two family members on Sunday when…
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PHOTOS: Broncos vs. Raiders
The Oakland Raiders defeated the visiting Denver Broncos 24-16 in the 2019 season opener on Monday, Sept. 9.