Category Archives: Local News

Colorado Springs Deputy Involved Shooting Ruled Justified

AN DEPUTY INVOLVED SHOOTING IN COLORADO SPRINGS LAST SUMMER HAS BEEN RULED JUSTIFIED BY THE 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ATTORNEYS’ OFFICE. ON JUNE 4TH, THE EL PASO SHERIFF’S OFFICE LEARNED OF A MAN, IDENTIFIED AS 33-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL MARTINEZ, STEALING A MOTORCYCLE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD JUST NORTH OF PIKES PEAK STATE COLLEGE. THEY LATER FOUND HIM IN…MORE

Owners of The “Ford Amphitheater” To Add Sound Mitigation Equipment

NEW SOUND MITIGATION EFFORTS ARE COMING TO THE FORD AMPHITHEATER IN COLORADO SPRINGS. ACCORDING TO COLORADO CITY COUNCIL THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE AMPHITHEATER, VENU, IS BUIDLING TWO SOUND WALLS ON THE NORTH AND SOUND END ALONG WITH A SOUND TUNNEL AT ITS ENTRY. THESE NEW ADDITIONS ARE IN EFFORT TO DIRECT SOUND AWAY FROM…MORE

Recreation Marijuana Sales in Colorado Springs Once Again To Be Voted On

FOR THE THIRD TIME, IT WILL BE VOTERS WILL DECIDE ON RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA SALES IN COLORADO SPRINGS, DURING TUESDAY’S CITY COUNCIL MEETING, MEMBERS VOTED 7-2 TO PUT THE QUESTION ON THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION BALLOT IN APRIL. IF PASSED, IT WOULD OVERTURN THE CITIZEN VOTE BACK IN NOVEMBER IN WHICH THEY VOTED IN FAVOR OF ESTANLISHED…MORE

Suspect Arrested for An Alleged Kidnapping in Colorado Springs

A MAN WAS ARRESTED IN COLORADO SPRINGS FOR KIDNAPPING. EARLY SATURDAY MORNING A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE WAS REPORTED IN THE 300 BLOCK OF EAST ROCKRIMMION BOULEVARD. POLICE SAY A WOMAN HAD ALLEGEDLY BEEN ABDUCTED BY HER EX-BOYFRIEND, IDENTIFIED AS 38-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW CHAVARIES. THEY WERE LATER FOUND IN THE 3400 BLOCK OF AFTERNOON CIRCLE. CHAVARIES WAS ARRESTED…MORE

Man Dead After Accident At UCCS Track and Field Meet

OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THE DEATH OF A SPECTATOR AT A HIGH SCHOOL CLUB TRACK AND FIELD MEET AT UCCS SUNDAY MORNING. A MAN REPORTEDLY DIED AFTER BEING HIT BY A THOWN HAMMER DURING A TRACK AND FIELD EVENT KNOWN AS A “WEIGHT THROW.” FIRST RESPONDERS SAY THE SPECTATOR DIED AT THE SCENE. THE EVENT…MORE

Man Arrested For Attempted Murder In 2023 In Colorado Springs

THE GAZETTE IS REPORTING A MAN WAS ARRESTED LAST WEEK AND HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER. 19 YEAR OLD DAMACIO MONTOYA TOLD POLICE HE WAS IN A HOME WITH HIS FRIEND WHEN SOMEONE FIRED TWO SHOTS INTO THE RESIDENCE. THIS HAPPENED IN OCTOBER OF 2023.  MONTOYA TOLD POLICE HE THOUGHT THE SUSPECT MAY BE…MORE

Woman Is Accused Of Starting The Highland Lakes Fire Last Year

A WOMAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND IS ACCUSED OF STARTING THE HIGH LAND LAKES FIRE LAST YEAR. ACCORDING TO POLICE, BACK IN OCTOBER 77-YEAR-OLD LACEY TILLITT ALLEGEDLY SET HER HOME ON FIRE. THIS SPARKED 166 ACERS TO BURN, OVER 700 HOUSEHOLDS TO EVACUATE AND DISPLACE MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE. TILLITT WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY EARLIER…MORE

Former El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced After Forcing A Woman Into a House

A FORMER EL PASO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY WAS SENTENCED TO JAIL YESTERDDAY. DALTON BRIDGES WAS ARRESTED LAST YEAR AFTER AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT WHEN A WOMAN WAS TRYING TO LEAVE A HOME, HE GRABBED HER ARM AND FORCED HER BACK INSIDE. BRIDGES WAS CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE FELONIES INCLUDING SECOND DEGREE KIDNAPPING AND NO CONSENT SEXUAL…MORE

Man Found with Firearms and Drugs in Colorado Springs Hotel

A MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED AFTER AN FRAUD INVESTIGATION IN COLORADO SPRINGS. MONDAY NIGHT POLICE WERE CALLED TO A POTENTIALL FRAUD INCIDENT AT A HOTEL IN THE 5900 BLOCK OF STENSON HILLS BOULEVARD. OFFICIALS SAY A STOLEN CREDIT CARD WAS USED TO RENT OUT 6 ROOMS. THE SUSPECT, JOSHUA HOLLAND, WAS FOUND IN ONE OF…MORE

One Man Injured At Shooting in Residence in Colorado Springs

ONE PERSON WAS INJURED DURING A SHOOTING IN COLORADO SPRINGS. WEDNESDAY MORNING, POLICE WERE CALLED TO SHOTS FIRED IN A PARKING LOT IN THE 2500 BLOCK OF BIJOU STREET. THEY FOUND ONE MAN INJURED AT THE SCENE. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR HIS INJURIES. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE…MORE

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