Author: Glenn Wallace
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ICE confirms 18 people taken in Colorado Springs nightclub raid have been flagged for deportation
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A spokesperson with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has confirmed that 18 people who were taken into custody on April 27 as part of a major raid on an unlicensed Colorado Springs nightclub had previously been ordered to be deported. According to the ICE spokesperson Thursday, 18 of the 104 individuals detained in the raid…
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Colorado Springs man accused of ‘Declaration of War’ death threat to Musk, Tesla owners
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A Colorado Springs man was arrested by the FBI Tuesday on suspicion of writing a “Declaration of War” against the Trump administration, threatening “newsworthy killings” that would begin on Thursday. Among those threatened in the document was billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk, as well as “owners, drivers and occupants of Tesla Swasticars.” The man, identified…
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Pueblo officials blame lax crime laws for shooting that left 3 officers wounded and a suspect dead
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The Pueblo police chief and mayor placed blame on “soft-on-crime legislation” during a news conference after an officer-involved shooting the night before left three officers hospitalized and a suspect dead. Three Pueblo Police Department officers were shot by a suspect in an attempted murder case. Gunfire broke out around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday near West Mesa…
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A timeline of the days leading to Cybertruck explosion at Trump’s Las Vegas hotel
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The motive for why career Army man Matthew Livelsberger, 37, apparently committed suicide before detonating a rented Tesla Cybertruck in front of the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day remains unclear. However, investigators have laid out the path he took from his home in Colorado Springs to that fateful valet station.…
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The rise and fall of former Mobolade booster Derrick Bernard Jr., and his radio station, The Slide
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There was a time — just last year, in fact — when Derrick Bernard Jr. was by all appearances a respected community activist and rap artist in Colorado Springs. But in November he was convicted of first-degree murder, and separately indicted in federal court for a hate crime hoax. In the federal indictment, the 35-year-old Black man,…
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Colorado Springs man gets prison sentence for meth and fentanyl trafficking
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A traffic stop led to a major drug bust, and now a 23-year prison sentence for Colorado Springs resident Michael Hemersbach, 36. Hemersbach pleaded guilty Nov. 7 in a Douglas County courtroom to possession with intent to manufacture or distribute fentanyl, possession with intent to manufacture or distribute methamphetamine, possession with intent to manufacture or…
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Charges dropped against Colorado Springs police officer accused in case involving 10-year-old
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Investigators have dropped the case against a Colorado Springs Police Department sergeant, who was accused of inappropriate sexual contact with a minor — though charges of intimidating a witness and violation of a protection order remain. Gazette news partner KOAA confirmed with the Woodland Park Police Department said it could not find sufficient evidence to…
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Highland Lakes fire near Divide grows to 90 acres; 700 homes evacuated, Stage 3 fire ban in place
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A fire burning in the Highland Lakes area northwest of Divide prompted pre-evacuation and evacuation orders Monday night in Teller County, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The fire, named the “Highland Lakes fire,” was estimated to be around 90 to 97 acres with 0% containment, according to Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell. In a 7 p.m.…