Cleo Westin

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is investigating an apparent homicide Tuesday in the Cimarron Hills area.

A federal grand jury indicted two men after they allegedly robbed a U.S. Bank in Pueblo while armed in March, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado

A grand jury in El Paso County indicted six people after law enforcement seized over 108,000 suspected fentanyl pills and other drugs, the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday. Colorado Springs police and the Drug Enforcement Administration believe that the defendants were operating a drug-trafficking organization in the Pikes Peak region from July […]

Editor’s note: This article was updated to reflect corrections issued by the District Attorney’s office on July 10 regarding the amount of and type of drugs seized. A grand jury in El Paso County indicted six people after law enforcement seized over 300,000 suspected fentanyl pills, heroin and other drugs, the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s […]

Pueblo police are investigating a shooting that killed a man in the 400 block of Morrison Avenue in Pueblo on Sunday morning, according to a news release by the Pueblo Police Department. Officers initially arrested the individual who reported the shooting, but, according to police, that the person later was released “pending further investigation.” No […]

The victim of a shooting in a Cimarron Hills house on July 7 has been identified as Michael Fell, 39, a spokesperson with the El Paso County Coroner’s Office told The Gazette on Monday. Deputies found Fell with a gunshot wound after they responded to the residence in the 2300 block of Reed Grass Way, […]

As hundreds of firefighters made progress in slowing the eastward spread of the Aspen Acres fire, its expansion to the south and west prompted new pre-evacuation orders in Huerfano County. Officials asked residents for patience as many areas, including the towns of Rye and San Isabel, remain under evacuation orders. “Overall, progress has been made, […]

Law enforcement and elected officials representing Teller County and its communities asked Colorado Springs to drop its proposal to withdraw from the El Paso-Teller County 911 Authority

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has renewed its request to the community for information regarding a fatal shooting in a Cimarron Hills home around 1 a.m. on July 7

Two Colorado Springs police officers were justified in shooting a man on the city’s east side because the suspect shot and wounded one of the officers and reached for the other officer’s gun, according to a decision letter released Wednesday by the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Officers Daniel Mork and Steven Mibert pursued Michael […]