3 arrested after money laundering, motor vehicle theft investigation in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs police arrested three people during the execution of an arrest warrant related to accusations of money laundering, motor vehicle theft, identity theft and burglary on Tuesday, according to a blotter entry by police.
Carl Goodwin and two others were taken into custody near Dublin Boulevard and Rangewood Drive and police allegedly recovered a “felony amount” of narcotics, a stolen vehicle and “mail theft burglary tools,” the blotter entry states.
Goodwin is scheduled to appear in an El Paso County courtroom April 3 in connection with the charges.
Colorado ski resorts announce early closures amid historic snowpack lows, high temperatures
Kyla Pearce
kyla.pearce@gazette.com
Updated 20 hours ago
As Colorado’s historically low snowpack year comes to a close and spring conditions take over the mountains, the state’s major ski resorts are announcing closing dates — some of which are weeks before historic closing dates. Most of Colorado’s ski...
Boulder police investigate sexual assault, ‘drugging’ at bar near CU
Matt Kyle
matt.kyle@denvergazette.com
Updated 23 hours ago
The Boulder Police Department is investigating reports of sexual assault and “suspected drugging” involving underage girls at a bar. There may be additional victims who have not yet come forward, the department said in a news release. The bar, Scrooge...
‘Civility in the City’ event with two national experts to be held Monday at UCCS
DEBBIE KELLEY
debbie-kelley@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 18 hours ago
Two notables working on the front lines of civic and cultural repair will discuss “Civility in the City” on Monday at the University of Colorado’s Colorado Springs campus. The event will feature Maury Giles, CEO of Braver Angels, and Alexandra...
Thornton police investigating homicide
Matt Kyle
matt.kyle@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 days ago
Police in Thornton are investigating a homicide that happened late Wednesday night. Thornton Police Department officers responded just before 11 p.m. near the intersection of East 88th Avenue and Grant Street after a 911 caller reported someone bleeding. Upon arrival,...
Denver residents question funding, local transport aspects of Front Range Passenger Rail
Matt Kyle
matt.kyle@denvergazette.com
Updated 20 hours ago
Funding, local transit focus and how exactly the Front Range Passenger Rail will serve Coloradans are a few topics Denver residents have on their minds regarding an upcoming project meant to bring 180 miles of passenger rails to the Interstate...
CDOT pivots from snowplowing to wildfire mitigation along highways
Scott Weiser
scott.weiser@gazette.com
Updated 24 hours ago
Colorado Department of Transportation maintenance crews have launched an early push to clear dry vegetation along highways to reduce the chance that sparks or cigarette butts from passing vehicles might ignite fast-moving fires this summer. With CDOT meteorologists forecasting above-normal...
Pueblo man held in Afghanistan for more than a year released, Taliban says
The Associated Press
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Updated 4 days ago
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on Tuesday released American academic Dennis Coyle after holding him for over a year, with the foreign ministry saying the release came on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday that marks the end of the...
Guilt by association: Former Jeffco teacher claims district wrongfully terminated her
Sage Kelley
sage.kelley@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 days ago
Courtney Capek claims her career was completely altered by the actions of another. The Lakewood native returned to the school she graduated from, Green Mountain High School, in 2023 to begin her career teaching and establishing a new era for...
Denver airport hasn’t had notice ICE agents will assist TSA yet. Wait times are short, though
Bernadette Berdychowski
bernadette.berdychowski@denvergazette.com
Updated 5 days ago
As President Donald Trump deployed immigration agents to help U.S. airports manage hours‑long security lines during the partial government shutdown, Denver International Airport remained relatively calm on Monday. At the nation’s third‑busiest airport, TSA PreCheck lanes remained open to start...
It’s time to let unaffiliated voters caucus | Vince Bzdek
Vince Bzdek
vince.bzdek@gazette.com
Updated 5 days ago
There’s no getting around it: Colorado’s 3,000 county caucuses, which just wrapped up recently, left half the electorate out in the cold. Since unaffiliated voters now make up 51% of all Colorado voters, a majority of Colorado electors are barred...
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CDOT pivots from snowplowing to wildfire mitigation along highways
Colorado Department of Transportation maintenance crews have launched an early push to clear dry vegetation along highways to reduce the chance that sparks or cigarette butts from passing vehicles might ignite fast-moving fires this summer. With CDOT meteorologists forecasting above-normal wildfire potential — particularly in the mountains and foothills — the department is ramping up […]
Denver residents question funding, local transport aspects of Front Range Passenger Rail
Funding, local transit focus and how exactly the Front Range Passenger Rail will serve Coloradans are a few topics Denver residents have on their minds regarding an upcoming project meant to bring 180 miles of passenger rails to the Interstate 25 corridor. Planners for the Front Range Passenger Rail District laid out project goals and […]