Author: Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick
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As nation debates statues, Colorado Springs park’s memorial event turns 150
Amid national debate over Confederate statues, some have been toppled, vandalized and removed. But a controversial monument in a little Colorado Springs park remains undisturbed. A plaque tucked into a boulder at Boulder Crescent Park commemorates the murders of three pioneer boys by Arapaho Indians, an event that happened 150 years ago Monday . The…
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Tip from girlfriend of Colorado Springs road rage victim leads to arrest
The 25-year-old victim of a road rage incident “flew up into the air and out of his shoes” when he was hit by a Lexus on Sunday in south Colorado Springs, court documents say. The Lexus driver, Alan Du, 45, was competing with Robert John Arthur Ray Mullikin to merge onto Interstate 25 about 5…
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Robbery suspect allegedly causes crash while fleeing Colorado Springs police
A suspect in an armed ATM robbery Tuesday night — and several personal robberies — was arrested Wednesday, but not before allegedly causing a wreck in a busy Colorado Springs intersection, police said. Police gave this report: Officers spotted the suspect driving a black Jeep near East Fountain Boulevard and South Chelton Road about 11:15…
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Great American Beer Festival tickets on sale Wednesday morning
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Calling all beer lovers! Tickets for the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) in Denver go on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday. GABF tickets cost $85, and they’ll likely sell out fast. Tickets have sold out every year for the event. The beer festival is from Sept…
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Police ask for help finding at-risk man, again
Police are asking for help finding a potentially at-risk man. He is 62-year-old Andrew Roybal, who is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall and 160 pounds. He has brown and gray hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing an all-black outfit made up of a hoodie, shirt and pants. He signed out of…
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Woman robbed at gunpoint at Colorado Springs ATM, car stolen
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Woman robbed at ATM, car stolen A Colorado Springs woman told police two people pointed a gun at her and demanded she withdraw all her money when she stopped at an ATM about midnight Tuesday. When she couldn’t withdraw money, her would-be robbers took her…
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Cheyenne Mountain Zoo explains “humane” decision to euthanize calf giraffe Penny
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Cheyenne Mountain Zoo officials didn’t want to “wait too long” to end giraffe Penny’s pain, zoo President and CEO Bob Chastain said Tuesday, explaining the sudden decision to euthanize the 8-week-old calf. So although the decision was difficult, it was the kindest choice, Chastain said.…
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Man arrested, suspected of robbing 2 convenience stores
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 22-year-old man was arrested Friday on suspicion of committing armed robberies at two Kum & Go convenience stores in Colorado Springs. Jacob Hunnicutt, 22, is suspected of robbing the store at 7385 Duryea Drive on July 1 and the store at 9665 Prominent Point…
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Tuesday’s forecast: Colorado Springs sees “a brief break” in stormy weather
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It is will be a sunny and mild day in Colorado Springs, with a high near 83 and light, 5 to 10 mph, winds, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. But stormy weather…
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Several cell phone stores burglarized early Monday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three cellphone stores were burgled in northeast Colorado Springs within 30 minutes starting at 2 a.m. Monday, reports Gazette news partner KKTV. The thief struck first at the T-Mobile store at 373 E. Fillmore St., then at the Verizon store at 5102 N. Nevada Ave.…