House fire quickly extinguished
Colorado Springs firefighters say no one injured and a house fire in the 1800 block of Doherty Road was put out in about 15 minutes Sunday morning. Firefighters were called to 1825 Doherty Road about...
View ArticleManhunt for music teacher ends in Palisade
PALISADE, Colo. — A nationwide manhunt for a man accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl has ended in Garfield County where is being held without bail. The Daily Sentinel (Grand...
View ArticleLIST: Christmas closures, store hours, events and traffic info
Here's a roundup of what's open and what's not over Christmas Eve and Christmas, along with events and road information: CLOSURES Banks and credit unions: Banks and credit unions closed Tuesday. Some...
View ArticleKLEE: For Manning and Broncos, it's Super Bowl or bust
DENVER — About Von Miller's pants. They were cherry red, a color so bright only a Broncos’ record-holder could pull them off. His trademark eyeglasses? Wide-rimmed and perfectly huge. I won’t go into...
View ArticleWhite Christmas more likely to be a reality
Dreams of a white Christmas are more likely than ever to become reality. Meteorologists on Sunday stuck to their forecast — issuing their first winter weather advisory in anticipation of a storm that...
View ArticleSprings doctor rescued in Afghanistan is back in US
A Colorado Springs doctor freed from the Taliban by U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan on Dec. 8 has returned home and reunited with his family, according to a statement made Friday by his employer. “I...
View ArticleWALDO CANYON FIRE: 6 months later, neighborhood rebounds
Aubrey West knew he was witnessing history on June 26.As a retired history teacher, West compared the night to old news reels of cities being bombed.“With the planes flying overhead and the smoke and...
View Article$73.5 million sole-source contract raises eyebrows
Colorado Springs Utilities officials are defending their decision to award a $73.5 million no-bid contract to a local company for a power plant emission control technology that they say shows major...
View ArticleUnwavering NRA opposes any new gun restrictions
WASHINGTON — An unwavering National Rifle Association said Sunday that not a single new gun regulation would make children safer, that "a media machine" relishes blaming the gun industry for each new...
View ArticleNOREEN: The New Deal was big in Palmer Park
Gazette reader Joe Oppelt noticed signs of human activity in the distant past in Palmer Park, having seen an old foundation and an abandoned well. “I’ve heard there was a CCC or WPA camp in Palmer Park...
View ArticleWhat goes around comes around for pair
Wilma Harrison met her guardian angel Friday.He was dressed in a blue uniform, carried a pistol and pulled up in a Colorado Springs police car.The 82-year-old resident of Pikes Peak Towers hadn’t been...
View ArticleNORAD trackers to follow Santa
Kids: Curious when you can expect Santa to slide down your chimney? Parents: Eager to get your kids in bed early on Christmas Eve? The military can help with that. Over 1,000 Santa trackers will be on...
View ArticleFINAL FROM DENVER: Broncos 34, Browns 12
DENVER — The Broncos will find something, somewhere that deserves their attention in Monday's film session. But to the commoner's eye, Denver's 34-12 rout of Cleveland at Sports Authority Field on...
View ArticleIntimate Allies: Couples learn marriage requires work — and fun
What is one of your partner’s favorite novels?” Spc. Chris Kurth knew the answer he’d give wouldn’t earn him any brownie points. But he’d accompanied his wife to a marriage seminar. Hadn’t that earned...
View ArticleEMPTY STOCKING: Red Cross volunteer makes a difference
This is one of a series of stories about the 15 nonprofit agencies that receive money from The Gazette/El Pomar Foundation Empty Stocking campaign that runs through the holidays. Seven years ago Roger...
View ArticleTeenager survives random shooting
Asleep in his bed just before midnight Friday in central Colorado Springs, with his eight-year-old brother Oscar beside him, Ivan Rincon was awakened by a strange warmness in his foot. “I didn’t know...
View ArticlePark reopened after mountain lion encounters
Officials reopened trails on the southern end of Cheyenne Mountain State Park at 9 a.m. Sunday after two mountain lion encounters prompted the area's closure. Officials found tracks leading away from...
View ArticleOUR VIEW: As President Obama pushes for tax hikes, extension of cuts might be...
As the fiscal cliff looms, and politicians debate taxes and spending, we see news of economic hope. Friday’s print and electronic editions of The Gazette carried uplifting headlines, including:•...
View ArticleOfficial: Navy SEAL died of apparent suicide
WASHINGTON — U.S. military officials are investigating the apparent suicide of a Navy SEAL commander in Afghanistan. Navy SEAL Cdr. Job W. Price, 42, of Pottstown, Pa., died Saturday of a...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Broncos-Browns at Sports Authority Field
PHOTOS: Broncos vs. Browns at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.
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