State Vibe :: Colorado

Recent Mitchell High School graduate Ian Smith got a crash course in fame when a video he shot of a 20-car pile-up on South Carefree Boulevard on Thursday night grew into the YouTube sensation of the weekend. Smith, 20, a college student home ...

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The day before Thanksgiving, one of the busiest travel days of the year, John Henry was less than thankful for the Colorado Department of Transportation’s road conditions website. The popular site, cotrip.org, was down much of the day, as ...

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Three sisters were arrested Friday in rural El Paso County after one of them allegedly grabbed a rifle and threatened to shoot a sheriff’s deputy who was investigating an animal mistreatment complaint, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office ...

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Thousands of people snaked around the north side of The Citadel mall today to get free toys, bikes, food and clothing at the annual Bob Telmosse Giveaway, an event that doesn't require proof of need, but does require a lot of patience. People ...

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The combination of a growing number of tent cities visible from highways and a controversial proposal to ban camping on public lands has elevated the public debate about homelessness in Colorado Springs perhaps more than ever in recent years. In ...

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With two weeks left until Christmas, organizations that serve the needy are reporting a mixed bag when it comes to having enough food, toys, clothing and gifts to hand out for the holiday. Most say donations are down slightly from last year, ...

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Sunshine and a rising thermometer are a good thing after three days of subzero temperatures and wind chills that made minus 5 feel like minus 25. Unless the pipes are frozen. In that case, thawing brings leaking or busted pipes, floods and ...

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