A Colorado Springs group is trying to persuade voters not to extend Colorado Springs’ road maintenance sales tax. Springstaxpayers.com is currently running ads encouraging voters to vote no on the 2C tax that was first approved four years ago. Posts to the group’s website claim the money raised by the tax has not been dedicated…… MORE
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Colorado Springs Airport Offering Discounts for Holiday Travelers
The Colorado Springs Airport is offering parking discounts for travelers during the holiday season. The 50% discount is good from November 15th through December 31st for travelers using long-term parking. Interested travelers can go online to register their email and get a coupon that can be used for the discount.… MORE
Fort Carson and Stratmoor Hills Respond to House Fire
Stratmoor Hills and Fort Carson Fire Departments responded to a house fire on Paoli Grove just southeast of Colorado Springs. The fire started around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. There is some smoke damage to the second floor but most damage occurred to the garage. Everyone was able to get out of the house and they…… MORE
Woman’s Death Being Treated As A Homicide By Police
Colorado Springs Police are investigating the death of a woman at a home on Bow River Drive as a homicide. Police were called to the home Sunday evening. Details about the victim and her cause of death have not been released at this time. Police have also not released any information about a possible suspect.… MORE
Pueblo Police Searching for Hit and Run Suspect in I-25 Construction
Pueblo police are searching for a driver who hit a construction worker then fled the scene Wednesday night. It happened around 11pm on southbound I-25 between the Center City Drive and Ilex Street. The vehicle is described as a newer red Ford F-150 full-cab pickup with black around the wheel wells and possible damage to…… MORE
More Details in Vehicle Crash That Killed Teen
More details emerging from Wednesday’s deadly rollover crash on Pikes Peak Avenue near South Academy. Colorado Springs Police say a 14-year-old boy was killed after he took an SUV from a relative without permission. Authorities tried pulling the vehicle over, but the SUV took off at a high rate of speed. Just minutes later police…… MORE
Coach Arrested After Fight During Game
A youth basketball coach has been arrested for his involvement in a fight during a game this past weekend. Police say William Thomas Harris was arrested for second-degree assault in the incident which occurred in the gym at Colorado Springs Christian Schools. The victim was officiating at the game, which was not affiliated with the…… MORE
Michael McGinnis Pleads Not Guilty in Vehicle Shooting
A man accused of shooting into a vehicle on I-25 is pleading not guilty to the charges against him. Michael McGinnis was in court Monday and pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and reckless endangerment charges. McGinnis is accused of shooting at a car on southbound I-25, north of the Garden of the Gods Road…… MORE
Man Arrested For Memorial Park Shooting
Authorities have identified the suspect in a shooting near Memorial Park on October 8th. It happened on Prospect Lake Drive, authorities found a victim with a gunshot wound, he was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Monday, 49-year-old Demetrius Howard of Colorado Springs was taken into custody on charges of first-degree assault. This case…… MORE
Springs Police Looking for Attempted Robbery Suspect
Colorado Springs Police are searching for a man who fired a weapon during a robbery attempt in a Walmart parking lot. An elderly couple was loading groceries into their vehicle Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of North Union Boulevard and Constitution Avenue. A man armed with a shotgun approached and demanded the keys to the…… MORE
