Tag: public safety
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Strongest earthquake since 2023 rocks area southwest of Trinidad
An earthquake less than a mile south of the Colorado-New Mexico state line near Interstate 25 on Thursday morning was felt as far north as Pueblo, according to the United States Geological Survey. The 4.0-magnitude earthquake is the strongest to impact Colorado since 2023, when two earthquakes registered 4.0 and 4.1 on the Richter scale…
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UPDATE: Victim identified in fatal hit-and-run in Pueblo
The authorities identified the man killed in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday in Pueblo as 39-year-old Kevin A. Martinez. Officers were called shortly before 10:30 p.m. to Routt and Baystate avenues, where they found Martinez lying in the road, police said. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police. The…
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Colorado Springs police release sketch of a person of interest in 2024 homicide
Colorado Springs police on Wednesday released a sketch of a person of interest in a homicide that occurred in the summer of 2024. Dwayne Easterling, 60, was assaulted and robbed on July 31 of that year in the 4400 block of East Fountain Boulevard. He died of his injuries at a hospital on Aug. 14,…
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Bear relocated after falling asleep in Falcon window well
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers have been busy after relocating their second bear in about a week from El Paso County on Tuesday, as drought continues to push bears into neighborhoods for food. A Falcon couple discovered the unexpected guest in their home on Tuesday morning after a 250-pound black bear fell asleep in their…
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Investigation into Colorado Springs crane operator’s fatal entrapment could last months
Workplace safety enforcement officials said it could be months before more is learned about the entrapment incident that killed a Colorado Springs crane operator last week. The Colorado Springs Fire Department recovered the operator’s body with the help of other crane operators on April 28 after spending nearly seven hours at a construction site located…
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Driver, 83, in Platte Avenue crash dies at hospital
A man hospitalized with injuries from a crash at the intersection of East Platte and North Wahsatch avenues on April 17 has died, Colorado Springs police announced Tuesday. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office informed police that the driver, 83-year-old Donald Leibfried, died April 23 at a local hospital from his injuries. Officers determined Leibfried…
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Firefighters battling small grass fire near I-25 and Nevada Avenue
Visible smoke could be seen off of Interstate 25 near Nevada Avenue as firefighters battled a small grass fire early Monday afternoon, CSFD posted on social media. The approximately 0.25-acre fire had crews at the scene around 12:30 p.m. with more wildland crews on the way. This is a developing story. Return to gazettedev.gazette.com for…
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Man arrested after allegedly menacing pizza delivery driver at Colorado Springs hotel
A man with Nazi tattoos on his face, neck and chest was charged twice in three days by Colorado Springs police after allegedly menacing a woman on Tuesday. Cody Greathouse, 35, is accused of following a pizza delivery driver from the entrance of the Roadway Inn to her car and flashing a gun at her,…
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Construction to temporarily close Mount Herman Road, Monument Trail
The U.S. Forest Service’s Pikes Peak Ranger District will close over five miles of Mount Herman Road from May 3-15 for construction, according to a news release by the agency. The work to repair retaining walls and increase the safety on National Forest System Road 320 will span from its intersection with Red Rocks Drive…
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All of Colorado enters drought status for first time since 2021
For the first time since December 2021, all of Colorado is in a drought, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor published on Thursday. The Pikes Peak region was the only part of the state that was not in a drought until this week, when parts of El Paso, Fremont, Pueblo and Teller counties moved…