Tag: Woodland Park
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8 hiking destinations for fall colors in Pikes Peak region
Pikes Peak region and Colorado Springs-area hikers need not travel far to catch Colorado’s signature aspen displays in the fall. Here are some favorites: Seven Bridges The Seven Bridges trail, a little more than 1½ miles one way, follows North Cheyenne Creek through a shady forest. Once you’ve reached the seventh bridge, you can continue on to…
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One Colorado nurse sentenced, another pleads guilty for taking controlled substances from patients
Two Colorado nurses appeared in federal court last week on separate accusations of illegally taking controlled substances such as fentanyl and hydromorphone from patients, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado. Littleton resident Katie Muhs, 34, was sentenced to three months probation on Friday for illegally obtaining a controlled substance through fraud…
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‘Wild West’ shooting area west of Colorado Springs a focus of Forest Service plan
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Last summer, the volunteer fire chief overseeing lands along the Teller and Douglas county line received word of “dragon’s breath” in a place of frequent trouble. “I’d never heard of it,” Steve Brown recalled. “It’s…
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Woodland Park Mayor dies of COVID-19
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Val Carr, the mayor of Woodland Park, died Tuesday after an ongoing battle with COVID-19, city officials announced in a release Wednesday. Carr began his term as mayor last April after serving on the Woodland…
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Val Carr, mayor of Woodland Park, dies at 71
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Woodland Park Mayor Val Carr died Tuesday weeks after being diagnosed with COVID-19, according to Mayor Pro Tem Hilary LaBarre. He was 71. Carr, who was less than a year into his mayoral term, had…
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As mayor is hospitalized with COVID, Woodland Park council deadlocks on resolution opposing Colorado restrictions
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WOODLAND PARK • The City Council on Thursday deadlocked on a resolution branding Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ COVID-19 restrictions on businesses and gatherings as unconstitutional, unable to break a tie vote because the mayor is hospitalized with the virus. Mayor Pro Tem Hilary Labarre announced…
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Woodland Park man suspected of assaulting police officers in Capitol riot surrenders
Robert Gieswein, a man suspected of participation in the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, has turned himself in to the Teller County jail and will be turned over to the FBI, officials reported Monday. Federal authorities said the Woodland Park man with ties to a militia group attacked police during the riot, court papers show. Gieswein,…
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Two-year remembrance for Kelsey Berreth comes days before accomplice in her murder could be let out of prison
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Scenes from the Kelsey Berreth Remembrance Vigil in Woodland Park on Sunday afternoon. (Video by Katie Klann) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “NEWS | Kelsey Berreth Remembrance Vigil”, “description”: “Scenes from the Kelsey Berreth Remembrance Vigil in Woodland Park on Sunday afternoon. (Video by…
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NEWS | Kelsey Berreth Remembrance Vigil
Scenes from the Kelsey Berreth Remembrance Vigil in Woodland Park on Sunday afternoon. (Video by Katie Klann)
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Teller County tracking more COVID-19 outbreaks related to events held by Andrew Wommack Ministries
Health officials are tracking “other [COVID-19] outbreaks” related to events held by Andrew Wommack Ministries, according to a Monday news release from Teller County Public Health and Environment. Wommack Ministries, an evangelical Christian organization that hosts retreats, theater performances and seminars, and runs Charis Bible College in Teller County held a ministers conference at the…