Two Pueblo residents were arrested in Wetmore on Sunday morning. The Custer County Sherriff’s office found meth in a home on County Road 255 west of Wetmore in a rural part of the county. The Fountain police were called in to help with their K-9 unit. Sharla Matchen and Felix Gallegos were arrested and charged…… MORE
Officials eradicated a record number of marijuana plants being grown on Colorado public land last year. Nearly 81,000 plants were destroyed which is up from 45,000 in 2016. A task force director says the reason for the growth is that it is a lot cheaper for people to conduct illegal grows on public land. … MORE
Two teens are under arrest in the murder of a Colorado Springs man last month. A 15 and a 17 year old male were taken into custody for the August 27th shooting death of 30 year old Terrell Duran near Memorial Park. Their identities have not been released since they are minors and a motive…… MORE
A pistol that was used in the shooting death of El Paso County Detective Micah Flick is known to have been used in a previous crime. The weapon, used by alleged car thief Manuel Zetina in February, had been involved in a felony menacing incident a year earlier. The Gazette reports the gun was bought…… MORE
A man is dead and another is wounded in a shooting Sunday morning in Colorado Springs. It happened near Palmer Park and Circle. No names have been released but the surviving victim is hospitalized in critical condition. More details are still pending.… MORE
A man suspected of sexually assaulting an Uber driver and stealing her car is behind bars. 22-year old Raydrian Scott was arrested Wednesday for several outstanding misdemeanor warrants and for failing to register as a sex offender in Alabama. At the time of his arrest, he still had the stolen vehicle. The 63-year old driver…… MORE
T Two Colorado Springs officers are recovering from injuries after they were assaulted by a wanted felon Thursday morning. Law enforcement was called to the Autozone on 8th street and Cimarron when 38-year old Kenneth Boyd allegedly attempted to use a stolen credit card to pay for a purchase. When officers confronted Boyd they…… MORE
Fir The annual International Association of Firefighters Memorial will be held at 11am Saturday. 271 names will be added to the wall in Memorial Park this year. The event is free and open to the public.… MORE
Two Air Force Academy cadets are accused of organizing and participating in hazing activities. Lars Knutson and Michael Hannigan, who were members of the swim team, are accused of dereliction of duty. Details about that incident have not been provided. Knutson and Hannigan will have a preliminary hearing later this month. Both could be expelled…… MORE
Karen Pence, the wife of Vice President Mike Pence, will be in the Pikes Peak region on Thursday. Second Lady Pence will deliver a speech at Fort Carson to military spouses. She’ll also be handing out gifts to children who have a parent deployed overseas. … MORE
