Author: Ellie Mulder; The Colorado Springs Gazette
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UPDATE: Blizzard causing traffic problems on Colorado’s Front Range, power loss
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As what some are calling the “baby bomb cyclone” is starting to move in, some repeated nightmares of the March blizzard are appearing in the mountain areas at lunch time Wednesday. Colorado Department of Transportation…
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Rescue of 1,000+ stranded drivers underway in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Snow driven by winds approaching 100 mph shut down the Pikes Peak region Wednesday, stranding hundreds of drivers and cutting power to thousands in Colorado Springs and across El Paso County. The bomb cyclone — a…
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600+ stranded on Colorado Springs area roads
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Snow driven by winds approaching 100 mph shut down the Pikes Peak region Wednesday, stranding hundreds of drivers on roads across El Paso County and the Colorado Springs area. By mid-afternoon, El Paso County Search…
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Blizzard to bring hurricane-force winds to Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An “anomalous” blizzard setting up across northern El Paso County into Denver Wednesday is expected to plow through the state with the force of a category 1 or 2 hurricane, but it’s not quite the…
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Woman responsible for starting Colorado’s largest wildfire sentenced to 15 more years of probation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A former U.S. Forest Service fire spotter who was convicted of arson for starting the largest wildfire in Colorado history will spend 15 more years on unsupervised probation, 4th Judicial District Chief Judge William Bain…
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Corpse-scented plant in Denver soon-to-bloom
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Stinky, one of the Denver Botanic Gardens’ notorious corpse flowers, might bloom in September, with only a 24-hour window to take in the rare sight — and smell. The plant, which is native to the…
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Climber hospitalized after big fall at Garden of the Gods
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A climber was hospitalized Thursday after falling 40 to 50 feet from the Three Graces rock formation in Garden of the Gods, said Colorado Springs Fire Capt. Brian Vaughan. The man, who was not using…
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2 more zoo animals die following Colorado hailstorm; 100+ cars in lot undriveable
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two more animals at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo have died of injuries from Monday’s hailstorm, bringing the total to four, and the zoo will remain closed until Saturday, zoo spokeswoman Jenny Koch said Wednesday. A peacock…
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Parts of Manitou Springs Evacuated Due to Flooding; US 24 Closed Following Mudslide
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Flash flood and severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings kicked off a week of wet weather expected in Colorado Springs and surrounding areas. Here’s a roundup of the weather. — 5 p.m. update Colorado Springs firefighters…
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Millennials Flocking to One Colorado City at Highest Rate in America
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The rest of the nation has caught on to what local residents have known for years: Colorado Springs is a great place for young adults to live. Millennials are moving to Colorado Springs at a…