Author: By NATASHA LYNN
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CSPD issues 400-plus violations in 1 week for expired vehicle registration
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Are your car tags and IDs up to date, Colorado Springs? The Colorado Springs Police Department participated in a week-long registration enforcement surge last month that resulted in more than 400 violations. According to police, between April 20-26, 409 violations were given for expired plate registrations. In addition, 43 vehicles were impounded for expired plates…
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Weapons, 23,000-plus fentanyl pills and more drugs seized amid downtown Colorado Springs arrests: Police
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A man and a woman were arrested for the possession of illegal weapons and the unlawful possession of controlled substances Wednesday in Colorado Springs, according to a police blotter entry. Officers arrested the man on a felony eluding charge and the woman on an unrelated warrant in the 100 block of South Cascade Avenue. Police found…
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Put your phone down: CDOT urges Colorado drivers to take new law seriously
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Colorado’s hands-free cellphone driving law appears to be working at curbing distracted driving, according to a release Monday from the Colorado Department of Transportation. The law prohibits drivers from using handheld mobile devices while driving, unless a hands-free accessory is used, with exemptions for emergencies. Colorado is the 30th state in the country to enact…
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Live burn training at Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station scheduled
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Colorado Springs residents might see light smoke Friday as fire officials conduct live burn training at the Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station. According to a Friday morning news release, the live burns are scheduled 9 a.m. to noon Friday. The intent is to help better prepare defense missions and train new crews, officials said. With the…
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Cloud-seeding effort focuses on Front Range, eastern Colorado rivers
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Toying with Mother Nature isn’t as scary as it sounds in the context of cloud seeding, according to meteorologists and experts focused on the task. The term refers to a process of weather manipulation in which silver iodide is burned and injected into snow clouds, similar to the blast from a propane burner, to stimulate…