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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…
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Snow in the forecast for Colorado Springs 48 hours after hottest day of the year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Even for Colorado’s famously unpredictable weather, the contrast is hard to believe. From the hottest day of the year on Sunday, when the 97-degree high set a record for the day in Colorado Springs, to…
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2 motorcyclists die in five-way collision that shut down Colorado highway
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two people on a motorcycle were killed Sunday afternoon in a collision west of Divide involving as many as five vehicles, the Colorado State Patrol said. The crash was reported about 2 p.m. on Highway 24…
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8-week-old orphan moose to relocate to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A newborn Alaska moose left orphaned by the death of his mother is set to become the latest addition to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. Orphaned moose coming to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo…
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Colorado Springs considering making wearing masks mandatory amid spike in COVID-19 infections
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs city leaders are considering requiring that masks be worn in public in hopes of slowing the worsening COVID-19 pandemic and averting tighter restrictions or renewed shutdowns of local businesses. A proposed mask mandate…
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De’Von Bailey family attorneys file lawsuit alleging wrongful death in police shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Attorneys for the estate of De’Von Bailey, a 19-year-old black man shot four times in the back last summer while fleeing Colorado Springs police, sued in federal court Thursday alleging wrongful death and civil rights…
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Palmer Lake cyclist’s fatal shooting investigation stalled, authorities concede during hearing over releasing autopsy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Unless new clues surface, an arrest in the shooting death of Palmer Lake cyclist Timothy Watkins is unlikely, a prosecutor and top investigator said Friday. Authorities offered a dour outlook on their prospects of solving the September killing in a popular recreational area on Mount…