A Colorado Springs resident has qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Kamal Bey, has a rich history with Colorado Springs, beginning his time here by attending Pine Creek High School.
Nowadays, he works in the U.S. Army as a culinary specialist in Colorado Springs.
What some of his comrades may not know, however, is the person behind their nutrition, also happens to be a world-class wrestler.
When Bey travels abroad to Paris he will be representing Team USA in the 77 kg Greco-Roman wrestling event.
We wish Bey all the best and are excited to see a familiar Colorado Springs face make the city and country proud.
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Food crops damaged from an oil spill in an irrigation ditch near Pueblo
News5 viewer Vince Hanson has been a property owner in Pueblo County for nearly nine years. Hanson reached out to News5 after he saw extensive flooding and oil filling up the drainage ditch outside his house. Hanson said reached out to multiple state agencies for help.
Crops damaged from oil spill in irrigation ditch near Pueblo