Category Archives: Local News

Man Arrested in El Paso County after Sexual Exploitation Investigation

A MAN WAS FROM COLORADO SPRINGS WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER A MONTHS LONG CHILD EXPLOITATION INVESTIGATION. ACCORDING TO POLICE 31-YEAR-OLD SEAN PINION WAS ARRESTED ON MONDAY. THE INVESTIGATION STARTED IN 2022 AFTER AN INCIDENT IN WHICH CHILD SEX ABUSE MATERIAL WAS UPLOADED TO SOCIAL MEDIA. AFTER MONTHS AND MONTHS OF SURVEILLANCE, OFFICIALS WERE ABLE…MORE

Suspect Arrested In Connection To Deadly Stabbing in Colorado Springs

A SUSPECT HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN CONNECTION TO A FATAL STABBING OVER THE WEEKEND. ON SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 11:15 POLICE WERE CALLED TO A NEIGHBORHOOD ON DUNDEE PLACE JUST NORTH OF AIRPORT ROAD. THEY FOUND 65-YEAR-OLD FRANK MASON SUFFERING FROM STAB WOUNDS. CREWS TRIED TO PERFORM LIFE SAVING MEASURES BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND…MORE

The EPA is Preparing to Take Down “Return to Nature” Funeral Home

AN UPDATE NOW ON THE DEMOLITION OF THE RETURN TO NATURE FUNERAL HOME. THE ENVIORMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY SAID YESTERDAY DEMOLITION WILL BEGIN THIS TUESDAY. SOME 190 BODIES WERE FOUND IMPROPERLY STORED AT THE FUNERAL HOME LAST OCTOBER. THE OWNERS, JON AND CARRIE HALLFORD ARE FACING HUNDREDS OF CHARGES IN THE CASE. CREWS ARE ALREADY ON…MORE

Colorado Springs Reservoir Closing for the Rest of 2024

A RESERVOIR IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO SPRINGS IS BEING SHUT DOWN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. STARTING TOMORROW, CREWS WILL BEGIN MAINTENANCE WORK AT THE SOUTH SUBURBAN RESERVOIR AT STRATTON OPEN SPACE PARK. THIS IS WHERE RAW WATER IS STORED BEFORE ITS MOVED TO A DRINKING WATER TREATMENT FACILITY. COLORADO SPRINGS UTILITIES SAYS THEY NEED…MORE

Big Announcement Made By Governor Jared Polis at Annual Space Symposium

THE ANNUAL SPACE SYMPOSIUM IS BACK IN COLORADO SPRINGS. THE CONVENTION OPENED MONDAY AT THE BROADMOOR. IT BRINGS TOGETHER NATIONAL SPACE EXPERTS AND BUSINESSES AS THEY DISCUSS NEW ADVANCEMENTS AND DEVELOPMENTS. YESTERDAY ONE OF THE PARTICIPATING COMPANIES, SPECTRUM ADVANCED MANUFACTURING ANNOUNCED IT IS ADDING 100 JOBS TO ITS COLORADO SPRINGS WORKFORCE. THE COMPANY ALSO ANNOUNCED…MORE

Colorado Springs Police Looking at New Way to Track Speeding

COLORADO SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED A PROPOSAL MONDAY FROM THE COLORADO SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT ON A NEW SYSTEM TO TARGET SPEEDING DRIVERS IN THE CITY. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PROPOSING USING SPECIALIZED CAMERA EQUIPMENT THAT USES RADAR TO TRACK SPEEDING VEHICLES. THE NEW EQUIPMENT CAN RECOGNIZE A SPEEDING DRIVER AND THEN PHOTOGRAPH THE CAR. IF…MORE

El Paso County Joins Douglas County in a Lawsuit Against State of Colorado

EL PASO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TUESDAY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO JOIN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE STATE OF COLORADO.. THE LAWSUIT WOULD BE AGAINST TWO STATE LAWS THAT CURRENTLY STOP LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM CONTACTING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS IF THEY ARE HOLDING A PERSON WHO HAS AN IMMIGRATION HOLD FILED AGAINST THEM. THERE ARE GROWING…MORE

A House Fire Displaces Family and Several Pets in Colorado Springs

A HOUSE FIRE DISPLACED A FAMILY AND THEIR PETS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN COLORADO SPRINGS. CSFD WERE CALLED TO A FIRE A AT SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR AIRPORT AND UNION. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE AND WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED. OFFICIALS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THE FAMILY WOULD BE ABLE TO…MORE

Fremont County Prison Complex Lost Water Service Due to Leak

A PRISON COMPLEX IN FREMONT COUNTY HAST LOST WATER SERVICE. OFFICIALS SAY A MAJOR WATER LEAK BROKE OUT AT THE CANON COMPLEX WHICH HOLDS OVER 4,500 INMATES AND 622 STAFF MEMBERS. CREWS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO REPAIR THE LEAK BUT SAY IT CAN TAKE THREE TO FOUR DAYS TO FIX. THE COLORADO STATE OF EMERGENCY…MORE

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