Author: Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick
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Man hit by car after road-rage incident on I-25 in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Alan DuAlan Du A man was severely injured when he got out of his vehicle and was hit by a car in an apparent road-rage incident Sunday evening, Colorado Springs police said. Two drivers were demonstrating road rage while heading north on Interstate 25, police…
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3 Colorado Springs cellphone stores targeted, $1,000-plus in merchandise stolen
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three cellphone stores were burgled in northeast Colorado Springs starting at 2 a.m. Monday, said police. Police said to Gazette news partner KKTV that the thief struck first at the T-Mobile on 373 East Fillmore Street, moved on to Verizon on 5102 North Nevada Avenue…
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GoFundMe page taking donations for volunteer Hanover firefighters injured in road collapse
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A GoFundMe has been set up for two volunteer Hanover firefighters who were injured when their firetruck fell into a 20-foot-deep sinkhole after last week’s torrential rains. Donations will go toward medical bills that aren’t covered by insurance and to assist them financially while they…
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Saturday’s traffic: Crash on Powers and Omaha shuts down northbound lanes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Traffic and road conditions Saturday around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. 6:06 p.m. Powers is now open. 4:50 p.m. One lane is open on northbound I-25 between Monument & Larkspur, but northbound backup…
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Colorado Springs residents suffer consequences when urge to fight back takes over
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When his family’s Jeep was stolen in front of him, Mitchell Sanders didn’t think twice before latching onto the luggage rails as the thief sped away. “All I thought was, ‘Someone’s taking my stuff,’ ” he said. His feet dragging on the pavement, the friction burning…
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Thunderstorms, hail and high winds roll in Colorado Springs Saturday afternoon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Update 2:45 p.m. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northeast El Paso County until 3:15 p.m. Property-damaging quarter-sized hail is expected. There are reports of a strong thunderstorm over Air Force…
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Power outage reported in southwest Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 4,000 homes were affected by a power outage near Motor City and neighborhoods to the south and east Friday afternoon. The outage area stretched south from East Las Vegas Street south to Cheyenne…
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Bear hiding in storm sewer in Colorado Springs runs off after checking if the coast is clear
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Poking its head out of the manhole of a storm drain in west Colorado Springs, the bear looked one way, then the other, before hauling itself out and running off, hurried along by a non-lethal rubber slug fired by a state wildlife officer. Drawn to…
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Military members, vets to get free admission to state parks in August
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Veterans and active-duty military will get free admission to all 41 Colorado state parks for the month of August. “We greatly appreciate our active duty service members and veterans for their service to our country,” said Kris Middledorf, Colorado Parks and Wildlife area wildlife manager.…
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Fort Carson soldier found dead in Lake Pueblo
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Fort Carson soldier was found dead in Lake Pueblo on Sunday after a cliff-diving accident in Cottonwood Creek Cove, authorities reported. Staff Sgt. Matthew R. Riggs, 31, had served in the Army for six years, including deployments to Afghanistan and Kosovo and three years…