Author: The Gazette
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Pueblo County coroner resigns, suffered cardiac event after bodies found
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Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter has submitted a resignation letter with an effective date of Tuesday, according to the letter dated on Thursday posted by Gazette news partner KOAA. Cotter has been under investigation since an inspection by the Department of Regulatory Agencies found his business, Davis Mortuary, had improperly stored 24 bodies and other…
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Western Colorado wildfires update: Access to Blue Mesa Reservoir resumes
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Officials on Monday announced that access to the west side of Blue Mesa Reservoir has resumed as crews continue to gain containment of the nearby South Rim fire at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. “With low fire behavior and favorable weather conditions in place, firefighters were able to dig fireline directly next…
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5 law enforcement officials injured in Monument explosion, man facing attempted homicide charges
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A man is facing attempted homicide and arson charges after authorities say he intentionally set an explosion at a home in Monument that sent five law enforcement officials to the hospital, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post. Sheriff’s deputies and Monument police officers responded to a family disturbance involving…
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DEA raid in Colorado Springs: Fort Carson officials confirm presence of soldiers
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Fort Carson officials confirmed that some of its service members were present when federal law enforcement officials said they detained more than 100 people who were in the country illegally in a raid at an “underground” Colorado Springs nightclub early Sunday. The Drug Enforcement Administration estimated there were around 200 people inside the nightclub at…
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Firefighters dealing with small wildfires in Pueblo County Thursday
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Two wildfires near Pueblo occupied firefighters Thursday. The smaller of the two was reported on the north end of the city, near U.S. Highway 50 and Nyberg Road Thursday afternoon. It burned less than an acre and was declared 100% contained as of 4:45 p.m. according to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. The larger, and…
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FBI descends on Colorado Springs home as Cybertruck investigation continues
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Vehicles attached with the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrived at a townhouse complex in northeast Colorado Springs on Thursday morning as the investigation connected to an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck outside President-elect Donald Trump‘s Las Vegas hotel continued. One person died and seven others were injured on Wednesday when a Tesla Cybertruck that carried…
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Colorado political, civic leaders react to passing of former President Jimmy Carter
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Political and civic leaders across Colorado reacted with sorrow and gratitude on Sunday following the news that former President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100. After serving as the nation’s 39th president from 1977 to 1981, Carter remained actively committed to human rights and other causes, founding the Carter Presidential Center at Emory…
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What we know so far about police responding to Boulder shooting
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Additional attempted murder charges sought by prosecutors in the Boulder King Soopers mass shooting last month name 11 officers who responded to the attack, in addition to Officer Eric Talley, who was killed. District Attorney Michael Dougherty said Thursday the second group of Boulder police officers who went into the store entered within 30 seconds…
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Colorado Springs City Council takes shape as 3 new members, 3 incumbents prevail: Latest results
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Three new Colorado Springs City Council members and three incumbents won the six district races in Tuesday elections, early returns showed. The upset came in District 2, the northern portion of the city, with retired Air Force Col. Randy Helms winning over incumbent Councilman Dave Geislinger, who ran unopposed four years ago. “I am very…
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East Troublesome fire blows up, prompting evacuations near Rocky Mountain National Park
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Wildfires that have blackened hundreds of thousands of acres and forced the closure of national forests showed no sign of slowing Wednesday as strong winds again fanned the flames of several fires in northern Colorado. The East Troublesome fire, which has been burning for the past week in Grand County west of Lake Granby, blew…
