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Product recall release: Go Max Go vegan candy bars labeled “dairy free”

Product Recall Company name: Go Max Go Foods LLC of Santa Fe, N.M. Product name: Go Max Go vegan candy bars labeled “dairy free” Reason for recall: Undeclared allergen: milk. No confirmed illness associated with products. Distribution: Nationwide,...

Free Skin Cancer Screening 5/4/13

Local Health Care Providers Offer Free Skin Cancer Screening   Penrose Cancer Center, Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers, Memorial Health System, Peak Vista Community Health Centers and the American Cancer Society team up for community screening  Colorado...

Rockslide on US-24 Closes one lane west of Manitou

One lane of westbound US 24 is closed, one mile west of Manitou Springs (Ute Pass), due to a rock slide.  Approximately nine rocks fell into one lane of Highway 24 – some are 10 feet X 10 feet X 3 feet.  Crews are on scene and will attempt...

Postponed: Sky Sox Doubleheader

Tonight’s doubleheader between the Colorado Springs Sky Sox and the Las Vegas 51s has been postponed due to extremely cold temperatures. The games will be made up as part of a doubleheaders when Las Vegas next returns to Security Service Field...
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Sky Sox Players & Mascot to Visit Springs Rescue Mission

WHO: Colorado Springs Sky Sox & Springs Rescue Mission WHAT: Sky Sox players Coty Woods & Mike McClendon along with Sky Sox mascot Sox the Fox will be visiting Springs Rescue Mission and the individuals there. They will be signing...

Tonight’s Sky Sox Game Has Been Postponed

Tonight’s game between the Colorado Springs Sky Sox and the Las Vegas 51s has been postponed due to extremely cold temperatures. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Tuesday, April 23. Each game is scheduled for seven innings...
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Summer Symphony is back!

Get your picnic basket ready. We’ve got four Summer Symphony performances coming soon: all FREE, and all FUN! For the first time in years, the parks of our region will play host to a series of FREE summer performances of the Colorado...

@i25expansion Project Work to Impact Overnight Traffic

Nighttime construction on Interstate 25 between Woodmen Road and N. Academy Boulevard will reduce the interstate to one lane early next week as crews restripe and place barrier in advance of work to expand the highway. The closures are scheduled...

Western Spirit Coloring Contest

March 28th, 2013 The Western Spirit Committee is pleased to announce the second annual Western Spirit Coloring Contest. The goal of the project is to involve our youth in embracing the Western Heritage of the Colorado Springs area in a creative...

Colorado Springs Wildfire Mitigation Program Receives $60,000 in Grants and Donations

The Colorado Springs Wildfire Mitigation Program has received outside funding from two separate sources totaling $60,000 to augment the community’s increased fire mitigation efforts following the Waldo Canyon Fire. Grants include a $10,000...

Neumann Education Foundation Provides Ten iPads to Monterey Elementary

The Neumann Education Foundation is pleased to announce that ten iPads have been purchased for students and teachers at Monterey Elementary School in Harrison School District 2. “NEF is proud to partner with Harrison District 2 and Mr. Michael...

CBI Continues to Investigate Shooting of a Montrose County Deputy

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) continues to investigate the shooting of a Montrose County deputy in Crawford on March 25, 2013. Agents with CBI worked late into the evening on March 25, and resumed their investigation in the early...

IRS Emite la Docena Sucia de Estafas Tributarias del 2013

YouTube Videos del IRS: Docena Sucia:  Spanish IR-2013-33SP, 26 de marzo de 2013 El Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS) emitió hoy su clasificación anual de “Docena Sucia de Estafas Tributarias”, recordando a los contribuyentes tener...

Lengthy Stops required for Bridge Project, Five miles East of Florence

Lengthy Stops required for Bridge Project, Five miles East of Florence          The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be setting concrete deck panels on the new Arkansas River/Union Pacific Railroad Bridge in Portland next...

Free Head and Neck Cancer Screening

Penrose Cancer Center Offering Free Screenings During Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week   Ten Minutes That Could Save Your Life   Just because you can’t feel it, doesn’t mean it isn’t there. Just ask the more than 100,000 Americans...

Job Search: Workshops & Labs for April, 2013

NEW WORKSHOP TO HELP GET YOUR JOB SEARCH STARTED . . .   JOB SEARCH 101:  H.I.R.E.D. (Helpful Information on Resources, Employment, and Development): Learn how the services available at the Pikes Peak Workforce Center and throughout the...

Colorado Snow Update- 6:30 a.m.

Sunday 6:30am (March 24th) Significant progress was made overnight and we are down to four highway closures. CDOT remains on full snow shift with about 75 trucks in the Denver metro area, 200 on rest of the front range and eastern plains. 30...

I-25 Multi Vehicle, Semi Fire Crash

Colorado State Patrol investigating semi fire, multi-car crash   The Colorado State Patrol is on scene at I-25 near mile marker 253 (Johnson’s Corner) for multiple vehicle crashes, including a semi-tanker that was engulfed in flames. ...

@i25expansion Project Construction Postponed

 Weather forecast forces delay in barrier placement   The @i25expansion Project contractor has postponed night work scheduled for the week of March 24 because of winter weather conditions forecasted for the Front Range.  Weather and road...

Town Hall Meeting with Rep. Exum

Saturday, March 23, 2013; 10:30 a.m.  Town Hall Meeting with Rep. Tony Exum  Jobs, Economic Development & the Colorado Legislature  WHAT: Please join Rep. Tony Exum Sr. for a town hall focusing on job creation and economic development....

Free Sandbags – Colorado Springs

The Colorado Springs Office of Emergency Management Offers Free Sandbags   Colorado Springs, Colo. – Residents in the western areas of the city will have some tools to help prepare for potential flooding from the Waldo Canyon Fire, thanks...

St. Pat’s Day DUI Enforcement Details

DON’T PUSH YOUR LUCK THIS ST. PATRICK’S DAY WEEKEND No Excuses for Drinking and Driving DENVER—With 148 RTD bus and light rail routes, along with 1,262 taxis permitted to operate in Denver at one time and 106 law enforcement agencies statewide...

Red Rock Canyon Fire

CSFD Responds to a Grass Fire in Red Rock Canyon   The Colorado Springs Fire Department was called to a reported grass fire in the Red Rock Canyon Open Space at 4:15pm on March 14, 2013. As fire crews arrived, they called for additional resources...

The Colorado State Patrol is currently investigating a fatal crash

The Colorado State Patrol is currently investigating a fatal crash at a residence in Jefferson County that resulted in the death of a female.   The driver of the Dodge, Karen Sanders a 54 year old female of Arvada was backing out of a garage...

Update Homicide Cedarcreek Apts

March 13, 2013 approximately 12:34 AM the CSPD received the report of gunshots fired at the Cedarcreek Apartment Complex, located at 1020 S. Chelton Rd.   Upon arrival, officers discovered a male with a gunshot wound who was then transported...

Driver seriously injured after colliding with snow plow on Highway 93

The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle crash that seriously injured a Westminster man early this morning.  At 3:23 a.m., a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer was traveling southbound on Highway 93, near Highway 128, when it lost control...

Crash seriously injuries family near Colorado Springs

The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle crash that seriously injured a family of three on Highway 24, east of Ellicott Highway.  At 11:45 a.m., a 2012 Hyundai Elantra was traveling eastbound on Highway 24 when it traveled across...

Storm Update: Sunday March 10

Sunday 4:10 p.m. All lanes of eastbound and westbound I-70 between Airpark and Kansas are now open. The only closure that remains in place is SH 86 between Kiowa and I-70. CDOT crews continue to cut through 4-foot drifts, but will hopefully...

Two children die in crash near Gunnison

The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle crash resulting in two fatalities that occurred this morning on Highway 50, east of Gunnison.  At 8 a.m., a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt was traveling westbound, near milepost 169, when the...

Tri-Union Seafood expands recall to include Chunk Light Tuna in Oil

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment today announced that Tri-Union Seafoods LLC has expanded its voluntary nationwide recall of Chicken of the Sea brand tuna to include 5-ounce cans of Chunk White Tuna in Oil. The recall...