Author: Lance Benzel lance.benzel@gazette.com
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Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park closed amid winter storm
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two popular scenic drives in Rocky Mountain National Park were closed to motorists Sunday after a storm brought snow showers, high winds and below-freezing temperatures. The wintry weather raised concerns about visibility and slick surfaces…
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Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park closed amid winter storm
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two popular scenic drives in Rocky Mountain National Park were closed to motorists Sunday after a storm brought snow showers, high winds and below-freezing temperatures. The wintry weather raised concerns about visibility and slick surfaces…
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Fire south of Colorado Springs prompts evacuation orders, closure of Highway 115
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 30-mile stretch of Highway 115 is closed to motorists and residents of the Turkey Creek area are under orders to leave the area after a new wildfire sparked south of Colorado Springs. Few details…
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Halfway house residents struggle to buy food, medicine after facility issues run of bad checks
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Residents of a private halfway house in Colorado Springs say they struggled for weeks to access personal funds for food, medication and other necessities while their halfway house-issued checks were rejected by banks and check-cashing services. The snag at Community Alternatives of El Paso persisted…
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Missing elderly couple found fatally shot near Monument Creek, police say
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Police investigating the shooting deaths of a missing elderly couple near Monument Creek in north Colorado Springs say there is “no danger to the community” and that no arrests are expected. Circumstances behind the deaths…
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Driver killed on I-25 after car goes airborne, hits overpass
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 33-year-old man was killed on Interstate 25 south of Colorado Springs late Saturday when his sedan veered out of the southbound lanes, went airborne and slammed into an overpass. The driver, who wasn’t identified,…
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Cameron Peak fire burning northwest of Fort Collins prompts new evacuations
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save New evacuations were ordered Sunday for the Cameron Peak fire burning northwest of Fort Collins after wind-driven flames forced firefighters into retreat. Residents of Red Feather and Crystal Lakes were in “immediate and imminent danger”…
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Fort Collins-area fire explodes, prompting Rocky Mountain National Park closures including iconic road
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Cameron Peak fire northwest of Fort Collins blew up Saturday, prompting a new round of evacuations and reportedly making a run into Rocky Mountain National Park, which has closed the popular Trail Ridge Road.…
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Fort Collins-area fire explodes, prompting Rocky Mountain National Park closures
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Cameron Peak fire northwest of Fort Collins blew up Saturday, prompting a new round of evacuations and reportedly making a run into Rocky Mountain National Park, which has closed the popular Trail Ridge Road. The fire, which ignited Aug. 13 in the Arapaho…