Author: By O’Dell Isaac
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Children’s Colorado, Evans Army hospitals team up with twofold goal
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Evans Army Community Hospital providers spend most of their time caring for adults, but many Fort Carson families have children who live on base, and when one needs immediate medical attention, it’s important that they can get it at the nearest care facility. “What we don’t want to see is people putting their loved ones…
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Exercise caution when approaching stopped school buses: Colorado State Patrol
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As several Colorado school districts prepare to reopen their classrooms, the Colorado State Patrol is working to remind motorists of the rules associated with school buses that are stopped to load or unload passengers. A new rule, enacted May 24, requires drivers approaching a stopped school bus from an oncoming lane to stop “unless there…
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Gov. Jared Polis declares emergency for northwest Colorado wildfire
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As fire conditions in northwest Colorado approach near-record levels, Gov. Jared Polis on Sunday issued a disaster declaration to support emergency response efforts for the Elk Creek fire in Rio Blanco County, according to a news release. The wildfire, burning on private- and state-owned lands, was about 100 acres as of Sunday morning, officials said.…
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Online schools emerge as viable option for many Colorado Springs families
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As schools in Colorado and across the U.S. worked to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, many school districts were forced to adopt online learning options to deal with erratic school closings, student and staff quarantines, and a host of other unforeseen problems. The Pikes Peak region’s largest districts had offered limited access to virtual learning for…
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Inmate found dead in El Paso County jail ID’d
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The El Paso County Coroner’s Office has identified a county jail inmate who was found dead in her cell on Thursday. Paula Orth, 47, was found unresponsive in her cell at 6:47 p.m. Thursday, officials said. Jail personnel and emergency responders attempted life-saving measures for more than 40 minutes before Orth was pronounced dead at…
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Flight of the Helldiver: World War II plane makes journey from lake bottom to Colorado Springs
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The National Museum of World War II Aviation, located in east Colorado Springs, routinely flies its restored aircraft, especially during the warmer summer months. But when the museum’s latest addition took to the skies last week, it was the culmination of a decades-long journey from the bottom of a lake in the Pacific Northwest. For…
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis makes disaster declaration on wildfires in western Colorado
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Gov. Jared Polis on Sunday made a verbal disaster declaration for a series of wildfires burning in Montrose, Delta and Mesa counties, according to a news release. The declaration allows the state to mobilize its resources, including supplies, equipment and personnel, to assist in battling the fires and support the residents of the affected areas.…
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Arrested Fort Carson soldier could face military punishment in addition to federal penalties
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The Fort Carson-based soldier who was present at a Colorado Springs illegal nightclub during a large-scale federal raid last month and arrested days later on suspicion of cocaine distribution could face military penalties in addition to any civilian punishment, according to a local attorney who specializes in military law. Army Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez,…
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Recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs pick up as stores bolster inventory
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On Sunday afternoon, in a parking lot near the northeast corner of Academy Boulevard and Austin Bluffs Parkway, an outdoor party was underway, with food trucks, games, a disc jockey spinning tunes and a 6-foot Easter bunny. But the spring jamboree, located outside Green Pharm’s North Academy store, was not the typical Easter celebration. This…
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Colorado Springs firefighters join statewide task force to support storm-riddled Tennessee
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Three members of the Colorado Springs Fire Department are part of a team that headed to Tennessee over the weekend to join search and rescue efforts following a series of severe storms that have killed at least 10 people and injured hundreds more, according to CSFD. Colorado Task Force 1, a team composed of responders…