Author: Tony Peck
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2 motorcyclists critically injured in crash near Cripple Creek
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two people were in critical condition after a motorcycle crash Sunday on Highway 67 north of Cripple Creek. The driver and passenger were flown to a local hospital, the Colorado State Patrol said. The crash shut down both lanes of Highway 67 five miles north…
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1 man hospitalized after being stabbed during domestic dispute in Colorado Springs
A man was hospitalized after being stabbed during a domestic dispute in east Colorado Springs early Saturday, police said. The incident occurred at a home in the 1200 block of Delaware Driveabout 8 a.m. As police arrived at the residence in response to a reported disturbance, a man suffering a stab wound to the chest…
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Grounded by high-altitude winds, balloonists chalk it up to Colorado Springs’ challenging weather
As crowds filled Memorial Park on Sunday morning, balloon pilots gathered around Dave Bair, the 42nd Labor Day Lift Off balloon meister and bearer of some frustrating yet expected news. “We canceled our flying today because the winds are going too fast for us,” he said. “The winds at ground level are fine, but the…
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Piñon Canyon exercise prepares Fort Carson soldiers for fall trip to National Training Center
Piñon Canyon exercise prepares Fort Carson soldiers for fall trip to National Training Center Fort Carson soldiers on Monday commenced a two-week mock war at the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site in preparation for a trip to the Army’s National Training Center in California this fall. The event, dubbed Iron Strike 18, pits 3,500 soldiers of…
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Teen girl shot at house party in Colorado Springs
A teenage girl was shot in the leg at a party in east Colorado Springs late Saturday, police said. Police received multiple reports of shots fired in the 100 block of South Roosevelt Street around 11:50 p.m. When officers arrived they found the victim with a nonlife-threatening gunshot wound, police said. The teen was taken…
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Man, 27, killed in rollover crash in El Paso County
A 27-year-old man was killed in a rollover crash early Sunday in eastern El Paso County, the Colorado State Patrol said. The man, whose name has not been released, was driving south on Highway 24 near Peyton Highway shortly after midnight when he lost control and overcorrected, said State Patrol Cpl. Ivan Alvarado. The driver…
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1 dead, 2 injured after driving off cliff near Pueblo Motorsports Park
One person was killed and two injured when an SUV soared off a 17-foot cliff, reports the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. The driver of a 2006 Ford Explorer was trying to get up a steep hill when he drove off the cliff about 1:50 a.m. Monday, the agency reported. The 35-year-old driver was ejected from…
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Monday’s Traffic: Vehicles on right shoulder of southbound Powers Boulevard north of Fountain
Roundup of traffic and road conditions around Colorado Springs and elsewhere in Colorado. UPDATE 9 a.m. Crash on southbound South Academy Boulevard east of Interstate 25, vehicles on right shoulder, tweeted Colorado Springs Traffic. — 7:12 a.m. Crash on southbound Powers Boulevard north of Fountain has vehicles on right shoulder, tweeted Colorado Springs Traffic.
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Smoke from western wildfires likely around Colorado Springs
Smoke from western North American fires is expected to settle across the Pikes Peak region and Colorado Springs on Monday, forecasts the National Weather Service in Pueblo. The smoke hails from fires in western Colorado as well as major burns in California, the Pacific Northwest and Canada. “There is a high pressure system to the…
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Hanover Fire Department delivers water to Midway residents; boil order remains in effect after floods
The Hanover Fire Department on Sunday delivered water to Midway-area residents lacking clean water after flooding Friday disrupted the supply. About 200 homes are without water, or have diminished access to water, said Carl Tatum, Hanover’s fire chief. “We have delivered about six or eight loads of water to folks who have no water for…