Category Archives: Local News

Stabbing Death Suspect in Custody

Stabbing Death Suspect in Custody

We now know the name of a man who was stabbed to death last Friday in Colorado Springs.  33 year old Brandon Watkins was found on Cabana Circle, near Dublin and Tutt.  The suspect, 31 year old Jaqueline Souza, is jailed on second degree murder charges.  She reportedly killed Watkins, her fiancé, when he suggested…MORE

Fatal Crash on Highway 24

Fatal Crash on Highway 24

The State Patrol identified two people who were killed Tuesday after a head-on collision on Highway 24 east of Falcon that involved an El Paso County Deputy.  75-year-old Kenneth Wuerfele and 71-year-old Dorothy Wuerfele were in car that collided head-on with a dump truck.  Both were from Peyton.  Deputy Quinlan Linebaugh passed the couple, causing…MORE

Downtown Stadium a GO

Downtown Stadium a GO

A sports and events center in Colorado Springs is ready to go.   It will be split between two downtown locations.  A 10,000-seat outdoor stadium for the Switchbacks minor league soccer team will be near Cimarron and Sahwatch streets.  The stadium will be accompanied by a seven-floor building to the south with hundreds of apartments and…MORE

Shooting on The West Side of the Springs

Shooting on The West Side of the Springs

A man is hospitalized after an early morning shooting on Colorado Springs’ west side.  Just after 4am, a man was found with a gunshot wound in the street near Spruce and St Vrain.  He is expected to survive.  There is no description of the suspect.MORE

Fire Fighters Hospitalized After Flooding

Fire Fighters Hospitalized After Flooding

Two firefighters and another person are in the hospital after a crash at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.   A car was swept by floodwaters into a culvert near Old Pueblo Road near Birdsall.  When firefighters responded to assist, they ended up in the culvert too, along with another vehicle.   Old Pueblo Road is closed…MORE

Wild Fire Suspects in Court

Wild Fire Suspects in Court

The men accused of starting the destructive Chateau Wildfire appeared in Teller County Court on Monday. 23 year old David Renfrow, 19-year old Keegan Owens and an unidentified 17-year old male are all facing up to eight years in prison on first-degree arson charges. The suspects allegedly started an illegal campfire and then left it…MORE

Crash Suspect Arrested

Nathaniel Stager, the man who allegedly caused Saturday’s deadly crash at Powers and Platte has been caught. Colorado Springs Police are saying that stager is now under arrest and that they have recovered the stolen Chevy Suburban that he had reportedly stolen. Stager is facing first degree murder charges for causing that crash that killed…MORE

Flooding Impacts On Colorado Springs

Flooding Impacts On Colorado Springs

The aftermath of yesterday’s storms have closed the North Pole. This is due to damage sustained by the amusement park, management will be making a decision on reopening by 3pm Tuesday afternoon. Two firefighters are in the hospital after they were called to rescue a motorist near Old Pueblo Road. That car was swept away…MORE

El Paso County Deputy Shot

El Paso County Deputy Shot

An El Paso County Deputy is expected to make a full recovery after being injured in a shooting Sunday afternoon. Deputy Jeremy Juhl, a member of the swat-team, was shot after responding to reports of heavily armed men on Loop Road in the southern part of the county. When authorities arrived, they were reportedly fired…MORE

Suspect On The Run

Suspect On The Run

A man is on the run after allegedly causing a deadly crash on Powers Sunday afternoon.  Police say a passenger grabbed the steering wheel and forced a car into oncoming traffic just south of Platte.  One person in another vehicle died at the scene.  The suspect ran off.  Authorities are looking for 25 year old…MORE