UPDATE: Person of interest arrested at DIA
UPDATE: FRIDAY 7/4/2025 7 p.m. (EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) said that during the investigation, a person of interest was identified as 23-year-old Eddie Lacharles Jackson. Detectives later determined Jackson was at the Denver International Airport (DIA) and coordinated with...
A Colorado dog bar, cat café and dog park were ranked among the nation’s...
Colorado has some of the country’s best places for people and pets to mingle. A dog park, cat cafe and dog bar in the state were all recognized in the USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards. The locations were recognized among the best places for pets (and presumably their people) in the U.S. Pub Dog Colorado ranked...
FOUND: El Paso County Sheriff’s Office issues alert for missing 85-year-old woman with dementia
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - UPDATE: The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said that Wilkerson has been located. ORIGINAL: The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) has issued an alert for a missing 85-year-old woman Friday night. According to EPSO, Joann Wilkerson was last seen in the...
Fun-filled events across Colorado this weekend July 4 – July 6, 2025
Each week, News5 tries to compile a list of events happening across Colorado. From firework shows to the Pikes Peak or Bust Parade, there's plenty to enjoy this Fourth of July weekend!
Manitou Pride supported by community fundraising for fourth annual festival
[The Pikes Peak Bulletin is one of the organizations sponsoring the Manitou Springs Pride Fest. – Ed.]. Manitou Springs Pride Fest is relying on community fundraising after facing funding challenges this year – but the party is on!. Manitou Pride will be held on Saturday, July 12, from...
Three teens apprehended after allegedly stealing 7K in jewelry
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Two 18-year-olds and one 15-year-old were arrested after allegedly stealing $7,000 worth of jewelry. At around 1 a.m. on Friday, July 4, the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) Motor Vehicle Theft unit received a notification of a stolen gray 2013 Dodge Charger moving through the city....
Colorado Springs man arrested after runaway child contacts mother to say she’s being held...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Colorado Springs police arrested a man on a number of charges, including child sex assault, early Friday morning after officials said a runaway child contacted her mother saying she was being held against her will. According to an online police blotter post, police received a...
Visitor surge as Green Mountain Falls art experience goes viral
A typically small arts festival in Green Mountain Falls, Colorado is turning into a big deal thanks to a massive outdoor art installation.
Highway 85/87 in Security-Widefield reopens Friday after overnight closure for deadly shooting investigation
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The 4th of July holiday is off to a violent start after authorities confirmed the discovery of two people shot to death during an apparent robbery. Highway 85/87 between Main Street and the South Academy Boulevard interchange reopened just before 7:30 a.m. Friday; it had been closed...
Denver-based documentary aims to raise awareness of ‘cannabis-induced psychosis’
Samuel Yeager began consuming marijuana after he turned 15. At only 23, he was dead — killed in an armed standoff with authorities. Yeager was dropped off alongside Interstate 25 during what his family described as a marijuana-induced psychotic episode before a Douglas County deputy shot him in April 2021.