Author: The Gazette
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Fatal police shooting of 41-year-old Colorado Springs man declared justified
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Prosecutors will not file criminal charges against a Colorado Springs police officer who fatally shot 41-year-old Matthew Kemper in October, saying in a decision letter that the officer’s use of deadly force was legally justified.…
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Colorado Springs police: Gunfire leads to felony arrest
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police arrested a man on suspicion of felony menacing Friday in connection with a report of gunfire on the city’s west side, according to an online blotter entry. Shots rang out about 11:30…
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Weather alert: Storms force major flight delays in Colorado Springs, Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An active weather day Thursday including thunderstorms and flash flood warnings in parts of Colorado have resulted in numerous flight delays at the Colorado Springs Airport and Denver International Airport. In Colorado Springs, more than 40 delays and two cancellation were listed by FlightAware as…
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UPDATE: Nothing suspicious found after Pueblo Safeway store evacuated due to bomb threat
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save UPDATE: As of 5:45 p.m. Monday, the Pueblo Metro Bomb team cleared the Pueblo West Safeway and found nothing suspicious, according to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. A suspect has been identified in this incident and will likely face charges, the Sheriff’s Office said. —…
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Western Colorado wildfires update: Access to Blue Mesa Reservoir resumes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Officials on Monday announced that access to the west side of Blue Mesa Reservoir has resumed as crews continue to gain containment of the nearby South Rim fire at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison…
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Western Colorado wildfires update: Access to Blue Mesa Reservoir resumes
Officials on Monday announced that access to the west side of Blue Mesa Reservoir has resumed as crews continue to gain containment of the nearby South Rim fire at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. “With low fire behavior and favorable weather conditions in place, firefighters were able to dig fireline directly next…
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1 dead in motorcycle crash in southeast Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police said one person died Saturday night after being thrown from the motorcycle they were riding. The single-vehicle crash was reported just before 9 p.m. in the 4100 block of Drennan Road, near Springnite Drive. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. …
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El Paso County deputies fatally shoot man after responding to disturbance in Security-Widefield
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man was shot and killed by El Paso County deputies Friday night after he allegedly grabbed and deployed a deputy’s Taser, prompting a struggle inside a home in the Lorson Ranch neighborhood, according to the Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 11:30 p.m., Sheriff’s Office received…
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Jones, Robert Harold
Jones Robert Harold Jones August 24, 1935 July 2, 2025 Robert “Bob” Jones, 89, of Manitou Springs passed away peacefully on July 2, 2025. A…
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Colorado Safeway strike ends; workers expected to return to work Monday
Safeway and the union representing grocery workers have reached a deal and plans were afoot to dismantle the picket lines on Saturday. “The strike is over,” declared the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7R, the union that is bargaining on behalf of Safeway and Albertsons workers in Colorado. The workers are expected to return to…