CSFD crew knock down house fire with no injuries reported
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) knocked down a house fire that caused heavy damage to the home near Lake Avenue and Venetucci Boulevard in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 5. According to CSFD, crews responded to the scene of the fire on Harrison Road around 1 a.m. and...
For sale: Colorado Springs home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s granddaughter
It’s pleasing to imagine the ghost of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright wandering around an enclave of a dozen homes off Mesa Road in Colorado Springs. He hasn’t lost his way in the afterlife, but come to visit and pay homage to the heirlooms designed by his granddaughter, Elizabeth Wright Ingraham, a longtime...
El Paso deputies make arrest in Highway 85/87 overnight deadly shooting
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- El Paso County Sheriff's Office has confirmed the arrest of a suspect allegedly involved in the Highway 85/87 overnight deadly shooting. Eddie Lacharles Jackson, 23, was arrested at Denver International Airport (DIA) and charged with two counts of second-degree murder and is currently...
CSPD finds two at-risk adults
The Colorado Springs Police Department is asking for community assistance to find two at-risk adults.
Las Cruces amateur boxer Joscelyn Olayo-Munoz among nation’s best fighters for Team USA
Joscelyn Olayo-Munoz's rise to the top of amateur boxing in the United States has been an extraordinary journey but not unexpected because of her passion and love for the sport. The 17-year-old Olayo-Munoz, who recently graduated from Las Cruces High School and trains at the Dona Ana Boxing Gym, was named captain of...
Man arrested in basement after trying to enter homes in Manitou Springs
The City of Manitou Springs and the police department issued a shelter-in-place order after they received multiple calls about a suspect trying to break into homes, shelter-in-place has been lifted.
Police searching for missing Colorado Springs teen
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sent out a missing person alert for a Colorado Springs teen. Sophia Muniz, a 14-year-old Indigenous girl, was last seen on July 4 at 8 a.m. near the intersection of Shelley Ave. and S Murray Blvd. in Colorado Springs, according to CBI....
Deadly shooting shuts down busy Colorado highway for several hours
Law enforcement investigating after deadly shooting shuts down busy Colorado highway. A major highway will be shut down for several hours after a deadly overnight shooting, according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. America the Beautiful: How Pike’s Peak inspired one of the most famous pieces of Americana...
Showers and storms for 4th of July weekend
Strong to severe storms in the afternoon. More storms through the weekend. Warm temperatures in the 80s and 90s. 4TH OF JULY: Showers and storms form near the mountains and move east, especially around Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Scattered storms continue through the afternoon, some of which could produce gusty...
How ancient Ancestral Puebloan dwellings ended up as a roadside attraction in Colorado
Before Congress passed the 1906 Antiquities Act, ancient ruins had no federal protection from looters and relic hunters. In 1904, Virginia McClurg formed the Colorado Cliff Dwellings Association and hired William Crosby’s company to relocate authentic 800-year-old Ancestral Puebloan structures from McElmo Canyon. The...