Author: The Gazette
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Colorado National Guard members deployed to the Middle East
The Colorado Army National Guard announced Thursday that more than 200 members are deploying to the Middle East. The members of the 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment (Mountain), a unit based at Fort Carson, are deploying to help support an international peacekeeping force that supervises the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty and enforces its terms, according…
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Colorado Springs police search for missing man
Colorado Springs police are asking the public for help in finding a missing 20-year-old man. Police released photos Sunday of Jonathan Stephens, who was last seen about 7:45 p.m. Saturday in the 100 block of Troy Hill Road. He is 6 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs 130 pounds and has sandy hair with gray eyes.…
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1 injured in Pueblo West hit-and-run crash Saturday
The Colorado State Patrol is asking the public for help as it investigates a hit-and-run crash in Pueblo West that sent a teenage girl to the hospital Saturday. Troopers responded at about 2:30 a.m. to South Springmont Drive for a report of a 16-year-old who was struck by a vehicle while she was standing in…
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Friday 24 fire update: Crews take another step toward 100% containment
Containment of the 24 fire between Colorado Springs and Penrose continued to increase, according to a Friday news release from Fort Carson officials. The fire is 86% contained, up from 61% on Thursday. The size of the burn area remained at 7,385 acres. “Fire crews continue to patrol and monitor the control lines,” the news…
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Police release video of suspect in January kidnapping case involving stolen car with 2-year-old inside
Colorado Springs police are asking for the public’s assistance in the alleged kidnapping of 2-year-old Geovani Salazar-President in January. Geovani was reported missing just before 3 p.m. on a Tuesday from the King Street Apartments in the 2700 block of King Street on the city’s west side. Geovani was in the back seat of a…
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Woman dies in single-vehicle crash east of Colorado Springs
A 47-year-old woman died Monday in a single-vehicle crash in eastern El Paso County, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The wreck happened around 8 p.m. and involved a 2015 Ford Explorer on Falcon Highway just west of Curtis Road. The Ford was westbound on Falcon Highway east of Colorado Springs when it lost control…
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Suspect’s dog bites Colorado Springs officer during arrest
A Colorado Springs police officer was bitten by a dog during the arrest of a male who was wanted on multiple felony warrants, according to a post on the department’s blotter on Wednesday. Officers Matt Kirby and Justin Cropper spotted the suspect, Ryler Olson, 37, in America the Beautiful Park on Wednesday morning, walking with…
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Volunteers power Crossfire Ministries in Colorado Springs
By Katie Soenke, Special to The Gazette At Crossfire Ministries, the heartbeat of the nonprofit organization is not a building, a program or even a leader. It is the volunteers. Last year alone, volunteers gave more than 112,000 hours of service, providing families across Colorado Springs with groceries, hygiene items, education classes, on-site prayer support,…
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Adult gymnastics leagues spring to popularity in Colorado
By Jennifer Brookland, The Gazette It’s Jay Wrathall’s first gymnastics practice, and his loose yellow tank top is dropping to his shoulders as he kicks his feet skyward. Across a variety of mats and springboards coated with a fine dusting of chalk a woman is swinging her body around a set of uneven bars, while…
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Hoax bomb threat in Pueblo leads to building evacuation
Heavy law enforcement presence was reported Friday at the Dennis Maes Judicial Building in Pueblo because of a perceived bomb threat, according to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. “Building and parking lot were searched, and nothing suspicious was found,” the Sheriff’s Office stated in a social media post at about 4:15 p.m. “The bomb threat…