THE AIR FORCE WILL NO LONGER USE OFFICIAL RESOURCES TO RECOGNIZE CULTURAL AWARENESS HOLIDAYS AND MONTHS. THIS INCLUDES MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, JUNETEENTH AND WOMENS EQUALITY DAY. THIS COMES AFTER A MEMO FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STATING THEY WANT TO FOCUS ON THE CHARACTER OF THEIR SERVICE RATHER THAN SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS ABOUT THEIR IDENTITY.…… MORE
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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
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