Author: ESTEBAN CANDELARIA esteban.candelaria@gazette.com
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Public asked to help identify man found dead in creek near Colorado park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man they found dead in October. Police are still working to identify a man they found dead in Fountain Creek next to the…
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Crews search for missing person in popular Colorado Springs open space
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs firefighters are searching for someone they said went missing in the water at a Pikes Peak-region open space Tuesday night. The fire department announced at around 9 p.m. that crews had responded to…
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Multiple bears found roaming area after hikers find decomposing body in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A father and a son discovered a grisly scene while hiking on Spruce Mountain Tuesday afternoon. Luke Fallentine, 27, was hiking on Spruce Mountain near Larkspur with his 9-year-old son and two dogs Tuesday evening…
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Monuments in Colorado city’s Memorial Park vandalized with profane graffiti
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Profane graffiti was painted on the monuments dedicated to fallen first responders and military personnel in Colorado Springs’ Memorial Park sometime over the weekend. All three memorials — the Veterans Memorial, the Peace Officers Memorial,…
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Southwest Colorado County enacts mask mandate after surge of COVID-19 cases
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A disaster has been declared in a southwest Colorado county as new cases of COVID-19 have ravaged its small communities. San Juan County, home to just over 700, has seen a dramatic uptick in cases…
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Popular TikTok creator films Colorado firefighters, garners millions of views
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Firefighters picked up an unexpected tagalong while training in Colorado Springs recently. Kara Lewis, videographer and TikTok content creator with over a million followers on the platform, approached Colorado Springs firefighters and asked if she…
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Durango dealership outbreak kills 3; health department recommends masks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A COVID-19 outbreak at a Nissan dealership in Durango has killed three and infected 12, public health officials said Tuesday. The first case in the outbreak was identified June 19, according to San Juan Basin…
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Manitou Springs enacts universal mask requirement in city buildings
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Beginning Monday, anyone entering a city-owned building in Manitou Springs will need to be wearing a mask, regardless of their vaccination status, officials said Friday. Manitou Springs officials announced in a press release that regardless…
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Man identified after body found in Colorado park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On Thursday, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office identified the man they found dead last weekend in Stratmoor. The man was identified as 45-year-old Shawn Deckert. Last Saturday, deputies responded to the Stratmoor Valley Park…
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Arrest made in Manitou Springs cemetery vandalism
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Manitou Springs police have arrested a man they say is responsible for the vandalism of over 50 monuments and graves in May. Police arrested Landon Wayne Johnston on July 2 after a tip they received…