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Airman Killed In Crash + Double-Homicide Suspect Arrested
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First, today's weather:
Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 65 Low: 40.
Here are the top stories today in Colorado Springs:
- A crash on Interstate 25 early Sunday morning killed an active-duty Air Force airman. It happened in the northbound lanes at the Interquest Parkway exit, just north of the United States Air Force Academy Airfield. The Colorado State Patrol says the 23-year-old woman, whose identity has not yet been released, had veered off the road. When she tried to right the vehicle, she hit a guardrail and lost control, causing her Jeep to flip over. (CBS Denver)
- Lamar Taylor, the Colorado Springs man charged with double-homicide stemming from an incident at the Elks Lodge, was arrested on fugitive charges in Miami on Sept. 17. Taylor was booked in a Miami correctional facility three days after he was publicly identified by the Colorado Springs Police as the suspect in the case. The victims, 58-year-old James Love and 62-year-old Kevin Patterson, were known to Taylor. (KRDO)
- The Chapel Hills Mall vaccine clinic will have more doses available through the end of the month. (KKTV 11 News)
- An injured hiker at Helen Hunt Falls has been rescued by Colorado Springs firefighters. (KKTV 11 News)
- Chinese restaurant Shangri-La has recently opened a second location in Colorado Springs. (FOX21News.com)
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— Rachel Kilimnik
About me: Rachel is a born-and-raised New Yorker who recently relocated to the mountains in the west. She is a freelance copywriter for the content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is assisting Patch.com with community newsletter curation. During her free time, you can find Rachel roller skating, making pottery, drinking tea, and tending to her growing collection of houseplants.