Tag: el paso
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Property tax bills jolt Pikes Peak area homeowners
This year’s property tax bill is provoking some cringes statewide as expiring reductions and rising assessments cause increases. El Paso County, the state’s most populous, was not left behind. “My property taxes have gone crazy,” said Colorado Springs resident Tim Burke. The handyman has lived in the Old North End for over 30 years. With…
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Boys Track Peak Performer of the Year: Fountain-Fort Carson hurdler Kyler Lewis displays excellence of execution
Start to finish. Kyler Lewis heard those words and cherished them each time he stepped on the track. And in his final season on Fountain-Fort Carson’s track and field team, that mentality earned him titles in the 110- and 300-meter hurdles. But the senior’s journey to a pair of state hurdle titles began with a…
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Fatal crash near El Paso and Fremont county lines
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado State Patrol troopers said one person died and another was seriously injured in a head-on crash near the line between El Paso and Fremont counties Tuesday evening. The crash took place at around 5:30 p.m. on Highway 115 between County Road F-45 and Barrett…
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Fatal crash near El Paso and Fremont county lines
Colorado State Patrol troopers said one person died and another was seriously injured in a head-on crash near the line between El Paso and Fremont counties Tuesday evening. The crash took place at around 5:30 p.m. on Highway 115 between County Road F-45 and Barrett Road, according to Colorado State Trooper Josh Lewis. Three vehicles…
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NEWS | Remembrance ceremony for Deputy Jeff Hopkins
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office held a remembrance ceremony for Deputy Jeff Hopkins. Deputy Hopkins died one year ago after contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty. (Video by Katie Klann)
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TRAILER | High and Dry: Colorado in Drought
HIGH AND DRY: Colorado in Drought: A three-part series from The Gazette begins Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. The severe drought that swept through Colorado in 2020 could be a harbinger of what the future will hold. However, in the arid Southwest, it’s not the first time that such challenges have wrecked lives and livelihoods. In…
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NEWS | Body-worn camera footage in excessive force lawsuit
Body-worn camera footage from federal lawsuit filed against El Paso County sheriff by woman who claims excessive force was used during a traffic stop and arrest for resisting. Charges later dismissed.
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ELECTION 2020 | Update with Wayne Heilman
Gazette reporter Wayne Heilman with updated ballot numbers in Colorado. (Video by Skyler Ballard & Katie Klann)
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ELECTION 2020 | Update with Tom Roeder
Gazette military editor Tom Roeder discusses the key races in the county. (Video by Skyler Ballard & Katie Klann)
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NEWS | El Paso County ballot hand off
Today, Colorado Springs Postmaster JoLea Quintana and El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Chuck Broerman transferred ballots to election officials and answered questions about election mail at the Colorado Springs General Mail Facility, 3655 E. Fountain Blvd., Colorado Springs. (Video by Breeanna Jent & Skyler Ballard)