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Colorado spot aims to be ‘smartest’ of smart cities
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save City officials and community representatives publicly revisited their goal of making Colorado Springs “the smartest of smart cities” during the 2023 SmartCOS Innovation Summit at the City Auditorium on Tuesday. The daylong conference included 29 presentations that updated participants on advanced technologies, such as “smart”…
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Denver weather update: Another day of single-digit temps spark school, organization closings, DIA delays
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 11:00 a.m.: Flightaware is reporting 177 delays and 103 cancelations at Denver International Airport as of 11 a.m. A handful of schools and organizations in the Denver metro area and in northern Colorado have announced closures and delays on Monday as temperatures are expected to…
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Colorado Springs man threatens neighbors, police with baseball bat
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man was taken into custody after battering neighbors’ doors and threatening them with a baseball bat late Sunday night, according to Colorado Springs police. 2 people shot, wounded near North Academy Boulevard At around…
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Denver weather: High near 30, snow possible Monday morning
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver residents could see more wintry weather as temperatures drop and some snow could fall across the mountains, eastern foothills and plains Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder. Monday could see…
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Home, RV fire near Calhan displaces 5 people
A fire that spread to an RV and nearby home near Calhan early Wednesday morning has displaced five people, according to Gazette news partner KKTV. Fire crews responded to Palomino Drive off of Highway 24, east of Calhan, for a fire that started in the RV before spreading to a nearby home, KKTV reported. Three…
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Colorado Springs bus system assists travelers seeking shelter during storm
While many roads were quiet early Thursday morning as the arctic storm arrived in Colorado Springs, Mountain Metropolitan Transit buses ran after-hours routes to assist people seeking shelter from the cold, according to city spokesperson Elaine Sheridan. COLORADO WEATHER UPDATES: Arctic storm, massive airport delays as arctic blast hits state Sheridan said the Pikes Peak…
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5 warming shelters to open in the Colorado Springs area as temperatures plummet
Five warming shelters will open to the homeless and others seeking respite from sub-zero temperatures expected in the Colorado Springs area through the end of the week, city officials said Wednesday. Colorado Springs prepares for arctic blast; officials offer tips on staying safe in extreme cold Representatives with law enforcement, first responder, utility provider and…
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Will Colorado Springs see a white Christmas this year? Maybe, says forecaster
Could Colorado Springs see a white Christmas this year? Maybe, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. Given Colorado Springs’ poor historical odds of seeing snow on Christmas Day, any indication of flurries on Dec. 25 is noteworthy. According to the weather service, the last white Christmas — rigidly defined by the service as “over…
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Colorado fire department offers safety tips as holidays see increase in electrical fires
As extra candles, decorative lights and heating devices are broken out for the holiday season and as temperatures drop, families and homes are all the more at risk of fire danger. Snow totals from December blizzard around Colorado Capt. Michael Smaldino of the Colorado Springs Fire Department said home fires are common year-round, but firefighters…
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Pedestrian killed in crash reportedly involving El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputy
A fatal crash has been reported in southeast Colorado Springs near the El Paso County jail, according to Gazette news partner KKTV. The crash happened just before 7 a.m. on Las Vegas Street near U.S. 85, KKTV reported. Officials with the Colorado State Patrol told the station that a pedestrian was killed. A deputy was…