Lisa Walton

Colorado Springs

Digital Editor at The Gazette (Colorado Springs)

Digital editor at @csgazette.

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Third measles case confirmed in El Paso County; new exposure site identified

5 days ago | coloradopolitics.com | Lisa Walton

El Paso County Public Health officials confirmed a third case of measles Monday night and identified an additional exposure site. In a Facebook post, county health officials reported that the latest case involves a vaccinated adult who was at Denver International Airport on May 14. Health officials have identified the Single Barrel Bar and Grill at 5885 Stetson Hills Blvd. as another measles exposure site.
Body of missing boater recovered at Lake Pueblo after 23-hour search

6 days ago | gazette.com | Lisa Walton |Nick Smith

The body of a boater who went missing on Lake Pueblo Friday night has been recovered after a nearly 23-hour search effort, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Officials said in a Saturday night news release that three anglers were on a boat when it capsized amid high winds in Bogg’s Creek Cove around 8 p.m. Friday. Two adults in the boat were able to swim to shore. The body of the third adult was recovered around 6:30 p.m. Saturday by the CPW Marine Evidence Recovery Team and Lake Pueblo.
6 shot near Palmer Park and Academy in Colorado Springs Saturday night

1 week ago | gazette.com | Lisa Walton

Six people were injured — one critically — in a shooting late Saturday night near Palmer Park and Academy boulevards in Colorado Springs, apparently after an argument escalated, police said in an online report. The initial call for service came in around 10:12 p.m. from the Olympic Gardens apartments in the 1400 block of Potter Drive, just south of Palmer Park Boulevard, near the Rustic Hills Shopping Center. The shooting appears to have occurred on the street in front of the apartments.
Shooting with multiple victims reported near Academy and Palmer Park in Colorado Springs

1 week ago | gazette.com | Lisa Walton

Multiple people were shot near the Rustic Hills Shopping Center in Colorado Springs Saturday night. Police confirmed several victims; the exact number and their conditions were not known as of 11 p.m.The call for a shooting came in around 10:12 p.m., at the Olympic Gardens apartments in the 1400 block of Potter Drive, just south of Palmer Park Boulevard. The apartments are across the street from the shopping center.
6 shot near Palmer Park and Academy in Colorado Springs Saturday night | OutThere Colorado

2 weeks ago | denvergazette.com | Lisa Walton

Six people were injured — one critically — in a shooting late Saturday night near Palmer Park and Academy boulevards in Colorado Springs, apparently after an argument escalated, police said in an online report. The initial call for service came in around 10:12 p.m. from the Olympic Gardens apartments in the 1400 block of Potter Drive, just south of Palmer Park Boulevard, near the Rustic Hills Shopping Center. The shooting appears to have occurred on the street in front of the apartments.
Arrest made of a juvenile in Colorado Springs shooting that left 1 minor dead, 1 injured in February

2 weeks ago | gazette.com | Lisa Walton

Colorado Springs police have announced the arrest of a juvenile male in the case of a February shooting that left one minor dead and another injured. Just before 11 a.m. on Feb. 8, police received a report of shots fired in the 3700 block of El Morro Road, near Delta Drive in southeast Colorado Springs. According to police the responding officers arrived and found "indications that a firearm had been fired," but did not locate any victims.
Man shot in foot at Colorado Springs intersection Friday night, police say

3 weeks ago | gazette.com | Lisa Walton

A man is in custody on suspicion of first-degree assault and harassment following an incident that left one man with a gunshot wound to his foot, Colorado Springs police said. Around 9:30 p.m. Friday, officers responded to the area of Hancock Expressway and Chelton Road on a report of a road rage incident involving a gun. Officers arrived to find a man had been shot in the foot.
Motorcyclist killed in crash under South Circle Drive bridge Friday night

3 weeks ago | gazette.com | Lisa Walton

A motorcyclist died Friday night following a collision with a vehicle on Hancock Expressway in Colorado Springs. According to Colorado Springs police, the crash occurred around 10 p.m. beneath the South Circle Drive bridge. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene, while the vehicle's driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital. The site of the crash is an active construction zone for the Circle Drive Bridges Replacement Project.
Teen dies after being struck by Jeep on I-25 near South Academy

3 weeks ago | gazette.com | Lisa Walton

A teenage pedestrian died Friday night after being struck by a Jeep on northbound Interstate 25 near South Academy Boulevard, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The crash was reported around 5:30 p.m. Friday. According to a news release, the teen was hit by a 2016 Jeep Wrangler. The victim was taken to a local hospital and later died from their injuries. The driver of the Jeep, a 50-year-old man, was not injured. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Juvenile dies after being struck by Jeep on I-25 near South Academy

3 weeks ago | gazette.com | Lisa Walton

A juvenile died Friday night after being struck by a Jeep on northbound Interstate 25 near South Academy Boulevard, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The crash was reported in a news release just before 8 p.m.According to the release, the juvenile pedestrian was hit by a 2016 Jeep Wrangler. The victim was taken to a local hospital and later died from their injuries. The driver of the Jeep, a 50-year-old man, was not injured. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.