Author: The Gazette
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Space Command: Its history and background from Colorado Springs to Huntsville
Space Command is a combatant command established in 2019 that employs about 1,700 people from across the military services to provide deterrence in space and if necessary to defend U.S. space assets. It is separate from Space Force, the newest military branch. Sept. 1, 1982 Air Force Space Command is formed in Colorado Springs to…
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Davis Mortuary investigation: Polis asks for coroner’s resignation, declares disaster emergency
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PUEBLO • Gov. Jared Polis on Friday called on Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter to resign immediately amid a multi-agency criminal investigation that’s underway after state inspectors found “around 20” decomposing bodies hidden inside a private funeral home owned by Cotter during an annual inspection. Polis…
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Western Colorado wildfires update: Access to Blue Mesa Reservoir resumes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Officials on Monday announced that access to the west side of Blue Mesa Reservoir has resumed as crews continue to gain containment of the nearby South Rim fire at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison…
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El Paso County deputies fatally shoot man after responding to disturbance in Security-Widefield
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man was shot and killed by El Paso County deputies Saturday night after he allegedly grabbed and deployed a deputy’s Taser, prompting a struggle inside a home in the Lorson Ranch neighborhood, according to…
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Suspect surrenders to police in shooting near Academy and Palmer Park
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 25-year-old surrendered to police Sunday in connection with a shooting that wounded six people late Saturday near Academy and Palmer Park boulevards. 6 shot near Palmer Park and Academy in Colorado Springs Saturday night Deomni Myers is expected to be charged with attempted first-degree…
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Prescribed burn producing smoke in El Paso, Teller counties
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A prescribed burn in the Rampart Reservoir area is producing smoke visible to people in El Paso and Teller counties on Friday. The Monument Fire Department shared photos on social media of smoke over the…
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5 law enforcement officials injured in Monument explosion, man facing attempted homicide charges
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man is facing attempted homicide and arson charges after authorities say he intentionally set an explosion at a home in Monument that sent five law enforcement officials to the hospital, the El Paso County…
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“Just felt like killing someone”: Man tells police he deliberately tried to kill jogger in Colorado
A man accused of hitting a 74-year-old jogger with his SUV on Monday allegedly told police that he “woke up and smoked weed and just felt like killing someone.” According to court documents, Colorado Springs police received a call around 11:50 a.m. Monday about an automobile-versus-pedestrian incident at the intersection of Cheyenne Boulevard and May…
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WATCH: Is Colorado on the verge of a new mining boom?
On April 13, in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s sharp increase in tariffs, China suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals and rare earth metals, threatening to choke off supplies of components used by automakers, aerospace manufacturers, semiconductor companies and military contractors. Two days later, the White House issued an executive order to…
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DEA raid in Colorado Springs: Fort Carson officials confirm presence of soldiers
DEA estimates around 200 people were inside the nightclub at the time of the raid