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• Vehicle runs into MMJ shop

  May 8, 2012 7:15 AM

  A vehicle crashed into the front of a medical marijuana dispensary early Tuesday morning. It happened on the 3600 block of Galley Road in Colorado Springs. That is the Happy Buddha Wellness Center. Investigators say the vehicle was unoccupied and still running when they found it. They... more »

• Teen injured after falling from hood of moving vehicle

  February 22, 2012 2:54 AM

  A teen boy is in critical condition after Colorado Springs police say he fell from the hood of a moving vehicle and hit his head. It happened Tuesday night a little before 9:00 p.m. Officers say four teens were in a vehicle the parking area on the south edge... more »

• UPDATE: I-25 ramp reopened at Nevada

  February 2, 2012 3:14 AM

  Four people were taken to the hospital when the car they were driving in crashed following a high speed chase with police just after midnight Thursday. Colorado Springs Police officers pursued the black sedan north along I-25 when the car suddenly exited at the Nevada/Tejon ramp. At some point the... more »

• Boulder looking for hybrid vehicles

  January 23, 2012 7:06 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Residents in Boulder appear to have some kind of drive to buy hybrid vehicles. The Daily Camera reports statistics from the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder's Office show 4.8 percent of all vehicles registered in the city of Boulder are hybrids. National statistics are... more »

• Two arrested for armed robbery of man walking dog

  January 12, 2012 1:07 PM

  Two men are under arrest and Colorado Springs police are looking for a woman after a man walking his dog was robbed by the trio in the 5400 block of Pinion Valley Road early this morning. 23-year old Joseph Kennedy and 20-year old Christopher Richards were taken into custody... more »

• Roads open after multiple vehicle crash

  December 14, 2011 6:54 AM

  All lanes of SB I-25 are open this morning after a multiple vehicle crash. It happened a little after 10 last night near MM 135. That's the Academy exit. Injuries are not known at this time more »

• Serious vehicle rollover injures two

  December 3, 2011 4:21 AM

  El Paso County Sheriffs Office and State Patrol are reporting a serious rollover at the intersection of Fontaine Boulevard and Fountain Mesa Boulevard. It happened around 11 p.m. last night. Two people were in the vehicle, State Patrol says both were injured and taken to the hospital. Both... more »

• Fire crews are working to remove a vehicle from a building

  November 18, 2011 10:23 AM

  Colorado Springs Firefighters and Police are on scene at 3612 Galley Rd, for a vehicle that reportedly went into a building. A Fire Department heavy rescue unit is also responding to assist in removing the vehicle. We have a crew en route as well. There is no word on... more »

• One lane of Northbound I-25 closed due to vehicle fire

  October 5, 2011 1:30 PM

  One lane of northbound I-25 at Woodmen Road is closed while fire crews work to extinguish a vehicle fire and remove any dangerous materials from the roadway in Colorado Springs. The vehicle appears to be on the right shoulder but emergency equipment is currently blocking the right northbound lane. No... more »

• Stolen car crashed after police chase

  August 8, 2011 9:03 PM

  A one-car crash at the intersection of Hancock and Circle was the result of a police chase. Colorado Springs police say they spotted a stolen vehicle in the area of Astrozon and Hancock Expressway. The driver, Eric Maestas, 21, began to speed away and police started to chase. The... more »

• Don't be a victim of a car break-in

  July 27, 2011 8:30 PM

  Folks enjoying our local parks and trails are being targeted by thieves and some are forgetting to keep valuables out of sight in their cars. On Monday night three cars were broken into while they parked in a lot in monument valley park. CSPD says they have no leads... more »

• Gas prices still on the rise

  March 8, 2011 11:29 PM

  It seems every week you're paying more at the pump. One of the worst areas hit, a gas station in Florida near the Orlando International Airport. The price? Try $5.39 for a gallon of regular! Here in Southern Colorado it's not as bad, but we've still seen an increase over... more »

• Police find more copper thefts after stolen vehicle is recovered.

  January 29, 2011 6:40 PM

  Colorado Springs Police were notified by citizens who heard a loud crash around midnight Friday night and later noted a pick up truck on the median at Grand Cordera Parkway and Happy Meadows. When officers arrived they found that besides the truck, they found what appeared to be a... more »

• Motorist detained at Fort Carson

  November 8, 2010 5:48 PM

  Fort Carson security workers reported a vehicle attempted to get into the base through an entrance near Butts Field Monday afternoon without stopping at the checkpoint. Workers were able to stop the vehicle later and apprehend the driver. As a precaution they closed all the gates into Fort Carson.... more »

• CSPD investigates suspicious death

  October 12, 2010 9:56 AM

  A man was found dead in a car in the 1200 block of Potter Dr. in Colorado Springs early Tuesday morning. Police say a security guard at the Rustic Hills Apartment complex found the man around 1:15 and called 911. The victim was rushed to the hospital, where he... more »

• Four vehicles damaged during arrest

  September 30, 2010 2:46 PM

  Four vehicles were damaged when a Colorado Springs Police Officer attempted to stop a suspect in a stolen vehicle. Officer J. Reeser attempted to detain the suspect at a red light at 8th and Cimarron. Reeser reported the suspect vehicle ran into another officer's car, as well as two... more »

• Stolen SUV crashes into Colorado Springs house

  August 27, 2010 9:38 AM

  A stolen SUV crashed into a home in the 3000 block of E. Pikes Peak Ave. The driver fled the scene, but was later caught by police. It happened just after 5 am Friday. The suspect is being held on charges including hit and run and motor vehicle theft.... more »

• PooPower: From the toilet to the tank

  August 20, 2010 3:49 PM

  Flint, Michigan has taken another step in becoming a zero-waste city. The city unveiled its first biogas vehicle at Kettering University on Thursday. It's intended to educate, enlighten, and employ. Green technology now powers the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 heavy duty pickup truck. More specifically and scientifically, without... more »

• 9-year-old girl dies in Colorado go-cart crash

  August 16, 2010 8:06 AM

  A 9-year-old Aurora girl whose go-cart collided with a maintenance vehicle at Grand Junction Motor Speedway has died. Mesa County Sheriff's spokeswoman Sally Weese says Taybor Duncan's go-cart rolled multiple times after it clipped a maintenance vehicle on the track Sunday morning. Weese says Taybor had just crested... more »

• I-25 & Bijou: Vehicle vs. deer

  July 30, 2010 8:25 AM

  A vehicle struck and killed a deer on I-25 in Colorado Springs. The deer is on the southbound side of the road, just past Bijou. The deer is not blocking traffic, but is causing curiosity slowing. more »

• New info: Pedestrian killed in Pueblo was woman

  July 28, 2010 10:05 AM

  Pueblo Police say the pedestrian killed by a car last night was a woman. She was around 50-years-old. Her name has not been released because family members have not been notified. Police told Georgiann Lymberopoulos that the driver of the car that hit the woman stopped immediately. Alcohol and... more »

• Two recent crash victims identified

  June 11, 2010 2:05 PM

  The victims of two recent deadly accidents in Colorado Springs have been identified. Michael Colister of Colorado Springs died early Monday morning in a crash on North Academy Blvd. Jeffery Edward Millner, 42, died Tuesday when his motorcycle crashed at Pikes Peak and Institute. more »

• Motorcycle fatal accident on Pikes Peak Ave.

  June 8, 2010 5:53 PM

  A motorcycle rider is dead after hitting a car this afternoon. Colorado Springs Police say the man on the motorcycle failed to stop for a red light at the intersection of Pikes Peak Avenue and Institute Street around 2:30 and was broadsided by another vehicle. No names have... more »

• Two bills push electric car with tax credits

  May 27, 2010 6:29 PM

  Two bills introduced in Congress would provide big grants to cities to set up the infrastructure needed for electric cars and sweeten the tax credits for buyers of the vehicles. The similar bills in the House and Senate are designed to smooth the way for electric vehicles that are... more »

• Ritter vetoes registration bill

  May 10, 2010 5:54 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has vetoed a measure that would have eased restrictions on registering a farm vehicle. The bill would have barred issuers of farm truck license plates from requiring owners to show proof of eligibility for those agricultural license plates. Under current law,... more »

• Stolen Colorado Springs SUV involved in border shooting

  April 19, 2010 5:06 PM

  A man shot and wounded by federal officers after he allegedly sped from a gate at the nation's busiest border crossing near San Diego was in an SUV stolen in Colorado Springs March 1. Richard Cress, 54, is also suspected in a string of Denver metro area purse snatchings. ... more »

• Bones found in Pueblo County identified

  April 6, 2010 4:47 PM

  The Pueblo County Sheriff is investigating human bones found in eastern Pueblo County last Friday. Tuesday afternoon at a news conference Pueblo Sheriff Kirk Taylor identified the remains as Benjamin Clark, 35 of Pueblo. He was reported missing back in October. His vehicle was found, burned, in the same... more »

• UPDATE: Drivers want light at dangerous intersection

  March 31, 2010 6:32 PM

  A dangerous intersection in Rocky Ford is getting more attention these days. There have been multiple accidents recently, leaving several people hurt. One driver says she's scared for her family to drive through it. Improvements to the intersection could be making the problem worse. There was a bad wreck Tuesday... more »

• Teen charged in death of pedestrian

  March 23, 2010 2:08 PM

  A 19 year old has been charged in the death of a 15 year old Palmer High School student. Erick Ryan was driving a Honda Accord at Circle and Winnipeg on March 15 when the car struck and killed Ali Aashiq. Alcohol and drugs were not a factor in... more »

• Texan drives $1 million sports car into salt marsh

  November 13, 2009 9:22 AM

  A man blamed a low-flying pelican and a dropped cell phone for his veering his million-dollar sports car off a road and into a salt marsh near Galveston. The accident happened about 3 p.m. Wednesday on the frontage road of Interstate 45 northbound in La Marque, about 35 miles... more »

• "Westernized" daughter run over by her Dad

  October 22, 2009 11:58 AM

  Arizona police are searching for a man accused of intentionally running over his daughter and her friend. Investigators say Faleh Hassan Almaleki, an Iraqi immigrant, ran down his daughter Noor Faleh Almaleki and Amal Edan Khalaf in a Peoria parking lot on Tuesday. Almaleki was driving a silver... more »

• Fort Carson soldier killed in Iraq

  September 14, 2009 2:02 PM

  A Fort Carson soldier serving in Iraq was killed when his vechile crashed. The one-vehicle rollover claimed the life of Sgt. 1st Class Duane A. Thornsbury, 30, of Bridgeport, West Virginia. He died Sept.12 in Baghdad. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson,... more »