Author: Tom Roeder; The Gazette
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Major stretch of Interstate 25, other highways closed in Colorado
Interstate 25 along the Front Range in Colorado from Interquest Parkway to Castle Rock is closed in both directions due to blowing snow and treacherous driving conditions, according to Colorado State Patrol shortly before noon Sunday. I-25 is closed from north Colorado Springs to the Plum Creek exit in Castle Rock. U.S. 24 is currently…
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What stays open under Colorado’s stay-at-home order?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday issued a statewide stay-at-home order beginning Thursday until April 11 in response to COVID-19. The move by Polis orders Coloradans to stay at home, but there are some big loopholes:…
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Mystery of drone sightings over Colorado could have a simple explanation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The mysterious drone swarms spotted over Colorado that have vexed the governor, law enforcement and residents might not be so mysterious after all. While no one has taken responsibility, and even the Federal Aviation Administration…
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Space Force to officially call Colorado home
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In what is seen as a major accomplishment for a bitterly divided Congress, America’s Space Force will call Colorado Springs home thanks to a defense policy bill that lavishes construction cash on the Pikes Peak…
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Colorado police save man that drove off steep mountain road
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A driver who purposely drove off Old Stage Road in what police described as a suicide attempt was rescued by officers and firefighters Tuesday evening. Colorado Springs police say they were called to the road…
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How high-altitude helicopter training saves lives in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While winching an injured hiker off the Sangre de Cristo mountains at nearly 10,000 feet in July, Chief Warrant Officer Mark Winter says he wasn’t worried about swirling winds, or the tiny performance window that…
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Woman describes getting stranded for 12 hours in Colorado bomb cyclone
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Stuck on a six-lane parking lot for 12 hours, Margaret Radford couldn’t even force her driver’s door open against howling winds at points on Wednesday. Radford was one of hundreds of people stranded on Woodmen…
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Colorado-based defense command will help thousands of kids track Santa on Christmas Eve
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Crews at the North American Aerospace Defense Command are ready for their biggest annual mission: tracking an elusive target that propels a bearded senior citizen at mind-boggling speed for a 24-hour intercontinental race that spans…
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[BREAKING] Firefighters working to rescue fallen climber near Garden of the Gods
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save UPDATE: Patient has been loaded into transport and is headed to area hospital (see tweet with image below). Colorado Springs firefighters were working Wednesday to rescue a climber who fell as far as 60 feet…