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Pretoria, August 24, 2024 – Law enforcement agencies achieved a significant breakthrough in the fight against crime when they arrested three suspects involved in a series of online robberies and vehicle hijackings in Winterveld, Jikisi Stand, north of Pretoria. The arrests came after a meticulous tracing operation carried out by a specialized task team. The […]

In a surprising political turn, Nombuso Mkhize, the warder famously photographed with former President Jacob Zuma during his incarceration at Estcourt Prison in KwaZulu-Natal, has been appointed as the Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party’s new Deputy Secretary-General. This development was announced at a press conference in Johannesburg yesterday. Mkhize, who previously worked for the Department of […]

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — City leaders met with the owners of Ford Amphitheater on Wednesday, Aug. 28 to discuss community feedback and third-party measurements, and agreed on changes that will be made to further the amphitheater's harmonious coexistence with surrounding neighbors. According to a press release from the City of Colorado Springs, on Wednesday, city officials [...]

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The City of Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services (PRCS) celebrated the ribbon cutting of the completion of Oak Meadows Park in southwest Colorado Springs. The renovated playground — located at 4690 Farthing Drive — now provides new, accessible play equipment with ADA-compliant parking and access to both the playground and [...]

After less than two years of demolition work, the former Martin Drake Power Plant has been taken to ground level, marking a dramatic change in the city's skyline for the first time in 100 years. Community leaders are celebrating the milestone while looking toward a cleaner and more sustainable future.

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders was just trying to be the nice guy and get his teammate a late touchdown. It nearly backfired. Sanders threw for 445 yards and four touchdowns — three to Travis Hunter — and Colorado began Year 2 under Deion Sanders by holding off FCS power North Dakota State 31-26 [...]

(PARIS) — A Colorado Springs soldier stationed at Fort Carson has earned the United States' first medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Marks took silver in the 50m freestyle for S6, which is the classification for swimmers with short stature, lower trunk and leg impairment, or loss of [...]

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The City of Colorado Springs is looking to gather community feedback on the redrawing of City Council districts. The City and District Process Advisory Committee is inviting the community to take part in a series of public meetings in September to discuss potential options. The public will have the opportunity to provide [...]

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers has released its featured wanted fugitives list for the week of Thursday, Aug. 29. The following individuals are wanted in the Pikes Peak area. A reward may be given for any information provided. Ivory Constance Chavez is wanted for aggravated robbery. Chavez is a 27-year-old woman with [...]

(PUEBLO, Colo.) — The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) responded to a barricaded suspect situation on Thursday evening, Aug. 29 who has since been arrested. At approximately 2:30 p.m., PPD officers received a call of a home burglary in the 1200 block of West Street near North Elizabeth and West 11th Streets. Upon arrival, PPD said [...]