Category Archives: Local News

Two Fort Carson Solders Injured After Helicopter Crash on Post

STARTING THIS WEEK FORT CARSON WILL BE CONDUCTING PRESCRIBED BURNS ON THEIR TRAINING AREA AND THE PINION CANYON MANEUVER SITE EAST OF TRINIDAD. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE THE PURPOSE FOR THE BURNS IS TO REDUCE HEAVY VEGETATION IN THESE AREAS THAT CAN LEAD TO WILDFIRES. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THE SMOKE FROM…MORE

Conduct Review of How the Shooting at UCCS was Handled

UCCS IS GOING TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF THE RESPONSE BY OFFICIALS AND AUTHORITIES FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING DEATHS OF TWO PEOPLE IN MID FEBRUARY. STUDENT SAM KNOPP, AND A FRIEND CELIE MONTGOMERY WERE SHOT TO DEATH. SEVERAL DAYS LATER POLICE ARRESTED ANOTHER STUDENT FOR THE SHOOTING, NICHOLAS JORDAN. SCHOOL OFFICIALS HAVE HIRED FORMER COLORADO ATTORNEY…MORE

Republican Party Chairman Dave Williams Wins Top Line Designation

ON SATURDAY COLORADO REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIRMAN DAVE WILLIAMS WON TOP LINE DESIGNATION IN THE JUNE 25TH REPUBLICAN PRIMARY IN THE RACE FOR THE 5TH CONGRESSIONAL SEAT BEING VACATED BY RETIRING DOUG LAMBORN. WILLIAMS PICKED UP SOME 70% OF THE VOTE FROM DELEGATES. FORMER KVOR TALK SHOW HOST JEFF CRANK ALSO QUALIFIED FOR THE JUNE ELECTION,…MORE

Colorado Springs Utilities Proposes Lower Rate For Customers

WEDNESDAY, COLORADO SPRINGS UTILITES PROPOSED A RATE CHANGE FOR CUSTOMERS AT A BOARD MEETING. IF APPROVED CUSTOMERS WOULD SEE A LOWER BILL DUE TO A RATE DECREASE FOR ELECTRIC USAGE AND NATURAL GAS. THE  NEW RATE ADJUSTMENT WOULD LOWER THE AVERAGE BILL BY ABOUT $26 A MONTH. THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE FOR CITY COUNCIL…MORE

Students and Staff Protests Colorado Springs School District Member

ANOTHER PROTEST BY STAFF STUDENTS AND PARENTS OF A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN AN EFFORT TO FORCE THE RESIGNATION OF 3 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. STUDENTS GATHERED OUTSIDE MESA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL YESTERDAY DEMANDING THE RESIGNATION OF BOARD MEMBERS GREG FISHER, TINA WEST AND DAVID DOCK. STUDENTS AND PARENTS ARE UPSET OVER COMMENTS ALLEGEDLY MADE BY…MORE

Police Investigating Card Skimmer Found in Woodland Park

WOODLAND PARK POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE ACCUSED OF PLACING A “SKIMMER DEVICE” IN A SELF SERVICE CHECKOUT LANE AT CITY MARKET. AUTHORITIES SAY THEY FOUND THAT DEVICE MONDAY. A SKIMMER IS A DEVICE THAT STEALS YOUR CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD INFORMATION. POLICE SAY THEY ARE LOOKING FOR 4 SUSPECTS WHO WERE LAST SEEN…MORE

Complaint Made About Colorado Republican Party

A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE YESTERDAY AGAINST LEADERS IN THE COLORADO REPUBLICAN PARTY BY A CANDIDATE RUNNING FOR THE 5TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, JOSHUA GRIFFIN. GRIFFIN CLAIMS THAT A LIST OF ASSEMBLY DELEGATES WAS WITHHELD BY LEADERS OF THE PARTY AND THAT REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIR DAVE WILLAMS HAD ACCESS TO…MORE

Drugs Found on School Bus Taking Students on a Field Trip

FENTANYL WAS FOUND ON A BUS CHARTERED BY PUEBLO SCHOOL DISTRICT 60 OFFICIALS TO TAKE STUDENTS ON A FIELD TRIP TO DENVER LAST WEEK. THE DISTRICT CHARTERED THE BUS FROM RAMBLIN EXPRESS. SCHOOL OFFICIALS INFORMED PARENTS PILLS WERE FOUND ON THE FLOOR OF THE BUS. A TEST SHOWED THEY WERE FENTANYL. THAT BUS WAS CHARTERED…MORE

Attorney For Accused UCCS Shooter Says He Is Incompetent To Stand Trial

THE MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS ROOMMATE AND ONE OTHER PERSON IN A UCCS DORM ROOM, NICHOLAS JORADAN, WAS IN COURT YESTERDAY. HIS ATTORNEY IS SAYING HE IS INCOMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL. DUE TO THIS CLAIM, THE NEXT HEARING FOR JORDAN HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL A MENTAL HEALTH EXPERT FROM THE STATE HOSPITAL…MORE

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