Category Archives: Local News

City Councilman Says Why He Voted Against Measure To Stop Using AMR in Colorado Springs

MORE REACTION YESTERDAY FOLLOWING THE TUESDAY VOTE FROM COLORADO SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL TO DEFEAT PASSAGE OF A MEASURE THAT WOULD HAVE TURNED AMBULANCE SERVICE IN COLORADO SPRINGS OVER TO THE COLORADO SPRINGS POLICE DEPARTMENT. ONE OF THE FIVE WHO VOTED AGAINST WAS DAVE DONELSON WHO SAID THE NUMBERS DIDN’T ADD UP DONELSON WAS ON THE…MORE

Colorado Springs City Council Rejects a proposal to Bring Ambulance Service In House

TUESDAY COLORADO SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL, BY A 5-4 VOTE, REJECTED A PROPOSAL FROM CITY LEADERS TO BRING AMBULANCE SERVICE IN HOUSE, CONTROLLED BY THE COLORADO SPRINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT. A-M-R HAS HAD THE CONTRACT. THAT COMPANY HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT RESPONSE TIMES. ROYAL WAS FRUSTRATED WITH THE DECISION THOSE OPPOSING THE MEASURE ON CITY COUNCIL…MORE

Four People Arrested for Allegedly Torturing a Man in Colorado Springs

MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY TORTURING A MAN IN COLORADO SPRINGS. ACCORDING TO ARREST PAPERS, BACK IN JANUARY POLICE FOUND A MAN UNDER A BRIDGE NEAR WEST VAN BUREN AND BEACON STREET. POLICE SAY THE MAN TOLD THEM THAT THE SUSPECTS, SHEMOR MITCHELL, ALYSSA BRIGGS, JOHNATHAN FOIX AND ELIJAH CUNNINGHAM, ALLEGEDLY BEAT HIM…MORE

Officer Involved Shooting in Downtown Colorado Springs

A MAN WAS SHOT BY POLICE SUNDAY MORNING IN DOWNTOWN COLORADO SPRINGS. JUST AFTER 12:45 OFFICERS PATROLLING THE AREA NEAR EAST COLORADO AVENUE AND SOUTH NEVADA AVENUE SAW A REPORTED DISTURBANCE AT A BUSINESS. THEY FOUND A MAN HOLDING A FIREARM. HE BEGAN TO RUN AWAY. ONE OFFICER SHOT AND HIT THE MAN. HE WAS…MORE

The Owner’s of the “Return to Nature” Funeral Home Will Not Have a Joint Trial

A JUDGE HAS DENIED A MOTION TO HAVE A JOINT TRIAL FOR THE OWNERS OF THE “RETURN TO NATURE” FUNERAL HOME, JOHN AND CARRIE HALLFORD. DURING AN ARRAIGNMENT HEARING YESTERDAY, AN EL PASO COUNTY JUDGE SAID IT WOULD BE VERY CONFLICTING FOR THE COUPLE TO BE TRIED TOGETHER. ATTORNEY’S REPRESENTING THE HALLFORDS WERE READY TO…MORE

The New “Sunset Amphitheatre” Undergoes a Name Change

A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT TUESDAY NIGHT FROM THE OWNERS OF SUNSET AMPHITHEATER,  THE 8 THOUSAND SEAT CONCERT VENUE BEING BUILT IN COLORADO SPRINGS. THEY HAVE AGREED TO A 10 YEAR NAMING RIGHTS AGREEMENT. THE NEW NAME WILL BE THE “FORD AMPHITHEATER.” JW ROTH,THE CEO OF VENUE, OWNERS OF THE SUNSET, SAYS CONSTRUCTION IS SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF…MORE

An Officer Involved Shooting in Southern Colorado Springs Under Investigation

ONE MAN INJURED IN AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN COLORADO SPRINGS TUESDAY MORNING. AROUND 10 A DISTURBANCE BETWEEN MULTIPLE PEOPLE WAS REPORTED ALONG CHAMBERLIN AVENUE. ONE OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED WAS REPORTEDLY ARMED AND DANGEROUS AND HAD MULTIPLE WARRANTS OUT FOR THEIR ARREST. A SHOT WAS FIRED BY A DEPUTY AT THE INDIVIDUAL. THE MAN…MORE

Woman Sentenced After Distributing Drugs in El Paso County Jail

A WOMAN HAS BEEN SENTECED FOR DISTRIBUTING DRUGS IN THE EL PASO COUNTY JAIL. ACCORDING TO THE EL PASO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, 44-YEAR-OLD WENDY SANCHEZ, WAS BEING INVESTIGATED AFTER VIDEO SURVELIANCE SHOWED HER PASSING AROUND FETANYLTO OTHER WOMEN IN JAIL. SANCHEZ PLEAD GUILTY TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. SHE WAS SENTENCED TO SIX…MORE

A Victim has Been Identified in a Fatal Shooting in Colorado Springs

POLICE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR A SUSPECT IN CONNECTION TO A HOMICIDE LATE LAST MONTH. ON THE MORNING OF MAY 23RD  A MAN, WHO HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS DARRYL SCURRY, WAS FOUND WITH A GUN SHOT WOUND ON ONE OF THE OFF RAMPS AT I-25 AND SOUTH NEVADA. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE…MORE

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