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Man allegedly runs from Colorado Springs police, bites sergeant during arrest
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (148+ words) Colorado Springs police arrested a man they say bit a sergeant after running away from officers on Friday. According to the Police Department, officers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance near Memorial Park when they spotted the man in the…...
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo says goodbye to 27-year-old giraffe Muziki
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (254+ words) The zoo has lost two giraffes from its herd this week The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is mourning the loss of the 27-year-old matriarch of its giraffe herd, Muziki. Zoo officials said in a press release Friday that Muziki (pronounced moo-ZEE-key)…...
Colorado Springs police advisory commission recommends its own end after six years
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (968+ words) The public commission set up to help provide public oversight of Colorado Springs law enforcement feels that it is no longer functional enough to continue. The Law Enforcement Transparency and Advisory Commission voted at the beginning of March to recommend…...
Colorado’s first ‘glass-floored’ gondola makes debut 1,200 feet above canyon floor
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (340+ words) Colorado's first "clear-floor' gondola is open for business " but you won't find it at a ski resort. Suspended about 1,200 feet above the canyon floor, the clear floors of the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park gondola are designed to give riders…...
Commissioners react to proposed bills that affect Teller Couny
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (688+ words) Teller County commissioners issued a Stage 1 Fire Ban last week." The ban on open burning is a response to the ongoing drought, daily red flag warnings and lack of moisture. From issuing the ban to railing against proposed bills in…...
Update: Body of missing boater, dog recovered after boat capsizes at Lake Pueblo
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (265+ words) Update: Body of missing boater, dog recovered after boat capsizes at Lake Pueblo'Colorado Springs Gazette Update: Body of missing boater, dog recovered after boat capsizes at Lake Pueblo The body of a missing boater was recovered Saturday night after an…...
Former megachurch pastor launches new public religious service
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (873+ words) The Phil Long Music Hall at Bourbon Brothers, which hosts concerts by bands such as Friday night's Dead Floyd, will be the location of Brady Boyd's new public religious service that will debut Wednesday night. The venue will host attendees…...
Colorado Springs pet-related information and events starting March 14
13+ hour, 45+ min ago (268+ words) Karma on Tap: Comedy Night Benefiting Safe Place " 6 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Bristol Brewing Co. in Ivywild School Barrel Room, 1604 S. Cascade Ave., $40-$75; safeplacepets.org/comedy-night. Fur Ball " To benefit the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, 4:30-9:30 p.m. May 9, DoubleTree hotel, 1775 E. Cheyenne Mountain,…...
Who has the power to declare war?
6+ hour, 45+ min ago (1199+ words) Our constitutional framers boldly and ambitiously granted Congress the power to declare war yet granted the executive the responsibility, after war is declared, to supervise war as the commander-in-chief.That worked well until the Cold War began. The U.S. has been…...
Testing the holy waters: Former Colorado Springs megachurch pastor launches new public religious service
6+ hour, 45+ min ago (30+ words) Testing the holy waters: Former Colorado Springs megachurch pastor launches new public religious service'Colorado Springs Gazette Testing the holy waters: Former Colorado Springs megachurch pastor launches new public religious service...