Author: Evan Ochsner [email protected]
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Children from Thursday AMBER alert found safe
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Law enforcement located two children who were announced as missing Thursday night. The children are safe, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Officials cancelled an AMBER alert early Friday morning after it was issued…
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Dylan Redwine of Monument died by homicide, expert testifies
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A forensic pathologist testified on Wednesday that Dylan Redwine died by homicide, even though he could not say exactly how, or if, Dylan’s injuries led to his death or the details of how they were inflicted. Dr. Robert Kurtzman told jurors during the murder trial…
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Crews reopen Highway 285 after mudslide on Poncha Pass
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Road crews reopened Highway 285 near Poncha Pass about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday after a mudslide covered the road. Officials closed the stretch of highway about 10 p.m. Tuesday because of the mudslide. The opening came…
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Hickenlooper: ‘We’re in a cyber war’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday said he supported taking action against international cybercriminals and the nations that harbor them while touring the National Cybersecurity Center in Colorado Springs. A cyberattack on Friday was the largest ransomware attack on record, affecting businesses in at least…
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Nightly I-25 closures north of Colorado Springs expected to add to travel times this week
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Interstate 25 will close in both directions north of Monument on three nights this week as crews work to demolish a bridge at exit 163. Motorists should expect to add 30 minutes to their transit…
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Some Coloradans are heading to other states for car fixes. Here’s why.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Justin Urbanek, owner of JT’s Garage in Cheyenne, Wyo., has a new source of revenue: Colorado victims of theft. In the last month, he’s had three different Colorado residents drive up to his shop to get a new catalytic converter installed in their vehicle. The…
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‘Bridge to the future’ opens in Colorado Springs amid busy week of major openings for city
Colorado Springs officials on Thursday officially opened a new pedestrian bridge that connects America the Beautiful Park with the U.S Olympic and Paralympic Museum and downtown. America the Beautiful Park had long been separated from downtown by railroad tracks, and the new Park Union Bridge solves that problem by connecting it to the revamped southwest…
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Flash flood watch issued for I-25 corridor, Front Range
The National Weather Service Thursday morning issued a flash flood watch for El Paso, Teller and Pueblo counties and much of the Interstate 25 corridor. Forecasters issued the watch to heighten awareness about an elevated risk for floods due to “slow-moving thunderstorms with heavy rain that could potentially lead to flash flooding along part of the I-25 corridor,” said Stephen Rodriguez, a National Weather Service…
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Updated Cog Railway and new summit house officially open at Pikes Peak
Mel McFarland stood at the end of platform one in Manitou Springs with a broad grin on his face. His faded navy blue shirt had a large graphic on it bearing a photo of the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway. A self-described “railroad enthusiast,” McFarland worked as a conductor and engineer, guiding sight-seers…
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Witnesses say robbery suspect killed by Colorado Springs police was shot while fleeing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A robbery suspect, who police said reached for a gun when confronted by officers, was shot and killed Saturday night southeast of Memorial Park. The shooting has raised tensions in the neighborhood, with a large, hostile crowd gathering Saturday night, a vigil Sunday evening at…