Author: By O’Dell Isaac [email protected]
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Colorado school safety agency launches statewide plan for dealing with school shootings
Colorado’s top school-safety agency has launched a plan designed to help schools prepare for and respond to large-scale emergencies, particularly shooting threats. In a Thursday news conference, the Colorado School Safety Resource Center announced the release of its Crisis Response Guidelines for K-12 Schools and Institutions of Higher Education, a 38-page document compiled by a…
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Colorado Springs firefighters extinguish 1-acre brush fire near VA medical clinic
Colorado Springs fire crews extinguished a 1-acre grass fire near the VA medical clinic Monday night, according to a tweet from the department. Firefighters initially estimated the fire, reported shortly before 8 p.m., was at 2 acres. No structure were damaged and no injures were reported. The fire department said multiple engines were on scene…
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Evacuations lifted for 38-acre grass fire near Falcon; multiple fires reported in Colorado
A fire east of Colorado Springs Sunday forced mandatory evacuations and burned at least two structures. According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, the blaze was reported near Patton Drive and North Curtis Road, south of Falcon in El Paso County, around 5 p.m. Mandatory evacuations, as well as pre-evacuation orders, were lifted shortly…
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo bids farewell to Asiatic black bear
Keepers at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo are mourning the loss of one of their longest-tenured residents, officials said in a news release. Honey, a 29-year-old female Asiatic black bear, was euthanized Friday after a veterinary exam showed “serious age-related conditions.” The exam came after she began showing signs of “sudden illness and pain” earlier that morning,…
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Overnight grass fire in Colorado Springs forces evacuations
Fire crews quickly extinguished a grass fire early Sunday that forced evacuations just west of the Colorado Springs Airport. Colorado Springs fire crews extinguish grass fire off Circle Drive At about 1:45 a.m., a police officer on patrol noticed the blaze, which was burning near Fountain Boulevard and Aeroplaza Drive. and “spreading quickly due to…
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U.S. Mint unveils Sally Ride quarter at Space Symposium in Colorado Springs
Representatives of the U.S. Mint on Wednesday unveiled a coin honoring the first American woman in space at the Space Symposium. Astronaut Sally Ride is one of the first two women to be honored on coins issued under the Mint’s American Women Quarters Program. Famed author and poet Maya Angelou graces the other quarter. Gov.…
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Wildland firefighting school gives students real-world feel for demands of battling wildfires
Instructors at the Colorado Wildland Fire and Incident Management Academy took advantage of mild Friday temperatures with an outdoor field day at the campus of University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The outing came after four days of classroom instruction in Basic Firefighting Training and Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior, two classes taught in conjunction…
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New Year’s Eve fireworks on Pikes Peak come on AdAmAn Club’s 100th trek up the mountain
The weather conditions at the summit of Pikes Peak are expected to be dismal on New Year’s Eve, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are expected to approach -8 degrees, with moderate snow up to 2.8 inches with winds reaching 25 mph. None of this matters to the 34 men and women of the…
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Fireworks to be launched off 14,000-foot Colorado mountain on New Year’s Eve
The weather conditions at the summit of Pikes Peak are expected to be dismal on New Year’s Eve, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are expected to approach -10 degrees, with about a 40% chance of snow and winds reaching 25 mph. None of this matters to the 34 men and women of the…
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Where to recycle Christmas trees in El Paso, Teller counties
Another Christmas Day has come and gone. Gifts have been exchanged. Large quantities of food and drink have been consumed. Visiting family members are beginning to head back home. New Year’s Eve plans are being formulated. But what do you do with the large pine tree in the living room? “You recycle it,” said Steve…