Author: Annika Schmidt annika.schmidt@gazette.com
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Affidavit: Victim gave suspect a ride before being stabbed near Manitou Incline
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A 24-year-old man is accused of stabbing a Cripple Creek man possibly more than 20 times in a truck at the Barr Trail parking lot near the Manitou Incline Monday night after the victim offered his attacker a ride, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by The Gazette. Million Zimmerman admitted to the stabbing, according to…
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Badger Creek fire transitions to pre-evacuation order in Park County
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Evacuation orders in the area of Hartsel in Park County have transitioned to pre-evacuations as of 8 p.m. Wednesday evening for the Badger Creek fire that sparked Wednesday afternoon southwest of Wilkerson Pass. The fire was at 41 acres as of 3 p.m. and is…
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Rampart fire burns 20 acres west of Colorado Springs, crews continue work
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Rampart fire that sparked Tuesday afternoon and caused short-term pre-evacuations near Rampart Range Road remains at 20 acres Tuesday night as crews prepare to monitor the fire overnight. Engines will patrol and secure the edges of the fire after fire activity decreased late Tuesday…
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403 fire in Park, Teller counties allegedly human caused: Sheriff
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A fire that has burned more than 1,500 acres in Park and Teller counties was allegedly human caused, according to the Park County Sheriff’s Office. While the investigation is ongoing, it is believed that the…
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Club Q in Colorado Springs announces plans to reopen later this year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Club Q is expected to reopen by fall 2023, one year after the LGBTQIA+ nightclub became the site of a mass shooting that claimed five lives in November 2022, according to a news release shared on social media Monday. The interior of Club Q will…
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Man arrested for allegedly wielding makeshift flamethrower, chasing woman
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One person was arrested Wednesday night after allegedly chasing a woman with a “torch” in southeast Colorado Springs, Gazette news partner KKTV has reported. Police said they responded to an area close to Airport Road…
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Fire reported near Cripple Creek, shelter-in-place lifted
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A shelter-in-place was issued in Teller County for three miles north of Cripple Creek due to a structure fire, according to the Teller County Sheriff’s Office on Facebook. The blaze is near the 2900 block…
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Second Boulder County man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child in 2 weeks
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man has been arrested in Lafayette for the alleged sexual exploitation of a child, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office announced. Cameron Joseph Lawstuen, 32, was arrested Friday for the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material on a social messaging app, the Sheriff’s…
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California refuses to sign onto Colorado River states’ proposal for usage reductions
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado and five other Colorado River states have reached a consensus on how they plan to reduce their water usage, the states announced Monday. California, notably, is not a part of the consensus. SPECIAL REPORT | Tipping Point: The Colorado River in peril The proposal, which…
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Colorado officials call for driver caution after ‘alarming’ uptick in struck-by crashes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On a snowy early morning last week, Colorado State Patrol trooper Cameron Gill was on the scene of a one-car crash in the Denver metro area. Not a minute after exiting his vehicle to speak…