Mackenzie Stafford

2 weeks ago | krdo.com | Mackenzie Stafford

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- How close is a grocery store to you? It's a question that may not typically cross your mind, but some southeastern Colorado Springs residents say it's on their minds all too often. They're in what the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) considers a food desert. An area where it's difficult to access a grocery store or fresh, healthy foods, so some neighbors are taking it into their own hands.

2 weeks ago | krdo.com | Mackenzie Stafford

LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - The Apogaea festival was set to be held June 4-8, but it was cut short due to alleged non-consensual drugging involving fentanyl. On Sunday, the Apogaea Board of Directors released a statement to clarify the weekend's events. The festival is known as a Colorado Burning Man regional event held near Trinidad, just north of New Mexico. What was expected to be a weekend full of art and music was quickly shut down.

3 weeks ago | krdo.com | Mackenzie Stafford

BOULDER, Colo. (KRDO) -- On Wednesday, witnesses from the Boulder terror attack and many religious leaders came together to denounce hate in any shape or form. The group stood united in the same spot along Pearl Street where the Sunday attack took place. The group was all speaking out against the alleged actions of Mohammad Soliman, who lived in El Paso County. On Wednesday, a letter could be seen posted to the front door of the Soliman residence.

3 weeks ago | krdo.com | Mackenzie Stafford

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Court documents obtained by KRDO13 confirm that Mohammad Soliman, the man accused of carrying out an antisemitic terror attack in Boulder, has lived in El Paso County for the past three years. KRDO13 was the first on scene Sunday night when the FBI began conducting an investigation in the Cimarron Hills neighborhood in connection to an attack on Pearl Street Mall on June 1. We now know that location is where Soliman lived with his wife and their five children.

4 weeks ago | krdo.com | Mackenzie Stafford

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - The El Paso County Sheriff is calling on the state for help. Sheriff Joe Roybal says that the number of inmates that have been sentenced to a Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) prison is exponentially growing at the El Paso County Jail. He blames the state for cutting beds at prisons and paying county jails an insufficient amount per inmate.