Author: By NATASHA LYNN
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CSPD issues 400-plus violations in 1 week for expired vehicle registration
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
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
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
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
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…