Author: brooke-nevins
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office seeks help locating stolen travel trailer
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a travel trailer stolen in late August and identifying the suspects in the theft. 13-year-old among 4 teens arrested in Colorado Springs homicide On Aug. 26 around 8:20 a.m., a 1992-1995 “dark colored” Toyota 4Runner entered through a security gate at…
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Moose tramples hiker in Colorado, prompting warning from officials
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are offering wildlife safety tips after a hiker was trampled by a moose in Teller County on Tuesday. Two hikers were walking their three dogs near the Crags Trail, off Colorado 67 around 3 miles south of Divide, when they spotted a cow moose with her calf, officials said in…
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Underground fire in downtown Colorado Springs update: Utilities optimistic about power restoration
After an underground fire caused a partial downtown blackout on Monday, Colorado Springs Utilities crews were able to restore more than 50% of the metered customers that lost power. But the restoration efforts hit a bit of a snag on Tuesday, according to Utilities officials. As of 8 p.m. on Monday, crews had restored power…
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‘Unique’ underground fire in downtown Colorado Springs sends flames through manholes, power outage remains
Late Monday afternoon, Tejon Street bore little resemblance to the bustling thoroughfare residents are used to seeing, with few cars or pedestrians on the street, after an underground fire caused a power outage that affected hundreds of Colorado Springs Utilities customers in the downtown area. Just after 2:30 a.m., firefighters received calls reporting an underground…
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Cyclist hospitalized after rattlesnake bite in popular Colorado Springs park
One person was hospitalized Tuesday after being bitten by a rattlesnake while riding a bike in a popular park in Colorado Springs, the Colorado Springs Fire Department reported Wednesday. Banished from Colorado Springs, beavers find new home in Pueblo Just before 4:40 p.m., fire crews were dispatched to Ute Valley Park in the Rockrimmon area…
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Injured hiker rescued from popular Colorado Springs park
An injured hiker was hospitalized after being rescued from a popular park in Colorado Springs Sunday night, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. 1 dead in Saturday morning shooting in Colorado Springs Around 8:30 p.m., crews responded to Pulpit Rock, located north of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, and performed a high-angle…
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‘Possible grenade’ prompts evacuation of Colorado neighborhood
A portion of a northeast Colorado Springs neighborhood was evacuated after officers responded to a “possible grenade” inside a garage Wednesday afternoon, police said. Arrests made in connection to Falcon shooting that left 2 juveniles dead Around 4 p.m., a resident in the 7000 block of Barraport Drive “rightfully” called police to report he had…
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Man suspected of killing man, mortally wounding dog in Pueblo arrested in New Mexico
A suspect accused of shooting and killing a man and a dog in Pueblo has been arrested in New Mexico, the Pueblo Police Department reported Monday. 1 dead following multi-vehicle crash in southeast Colorado Springs Just before 10 p.m. Saturday, police received a report of a shooting at a home in the 1000 block of…
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Rollover crash involving Bustang bus reported in downtown Colorado Springs
A crash involving a Bustang regional bus has been reported downtown Colorado Springs Monday morning. Motorist seriously injured in rollover crash on I-25: Colorado Springs police Police have reported few details from the crash, but Gazette news staff located the crash involving a flipped vehicle and the bus near the intersection of Kiowa Street and…
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Popular El Paso County park to close Friday following thunderstorms
A popular park for running and hiking in Black Forest will close Friday because of poor trail conditions, El Paso County officials announced Thursday evening. A decade later, mitigation against new Black Forest inferno remains incomplete Following severe thunderstorms Wednesday and a historically wet June, Pineries Open Space, northeast of the intersection of Shoup and…




