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In his first 24 hours of freedom following 10 months in jail for various crimes in Colorado and Indiana, the now infamous Daniel Nations found himself walking through the front doors of The Gazette — an unlikely destination considering he says media ruined his life by associating him with three killings for which he’s never been charged.He’d come to clear his name.“I’m not what they made me out to be,” Nations said, his voice catching as he lifted his eyes to the ceiling in an effort to stave off tears. He’s back in Colorado Springs on probation and to regain custody of his two youngest children.Widespread speculation of Nations’ involvement in multiple killings sparked after his arrest in September for menacing locals with a hatchet in the same Mount Herman area where revered local bicyclist Tim Watkins was murdered, and snowballed when he was questioned in the deaths of two teens killed earlier in 2017 in Delphi, Ind.Months later, the … [Read more...] about Back in Colorado Springs, Daniel Nations says ‘I’m not what they made me out to be’

Smoke from western North American fires is expected to settle across the Pikes Peak region and Colorado Springs on Monday, forecasts the National Weather Service in Pueblo.The smoke hails from fires in western Colorado as well as major burns in California, the Pacific Northwest and Canada.“There is a high pressure system to the west and a low pressure system to the east that is perfectly transporting the smoke across the Front Range,” said Klint Skelly, a weather service meteorologist in Pueblo.Aside from a smoky haze, meteorologists forecast sunny skies and a high of 77 degrees for Colorado Springs on Monday.A chance of afternoon thunderstorms will return Tuesday with high temperatures to hover around 80 degrees through the work week, forecasts the weather service. … [Read more...] about Smoke from western wildfires likely around Colorado Springs

This week, I want to talk with you about phone number spoofing. We have all been a victim of this scam. Spoofing is what scammers do to mask their phone numbers, to make the Caller ID look like they are calling from any phone number. The problem is scammers can make it look like the call is coming from legitimate companies, like our local police department, utilities department, or even your neighbor’s phone. This time, the scammers are posing as a local business.“I was receiving phone calls from New York and people saying that they had a missed call from my number or asking me to quit calling their number,” said Rusty Buster. He owns Speedometer and Alternator Service near downtown Colorado Springs.Buster told me one day he came to work and his phones were ringing off the hook. “Some were polite, some were really irate and asking for us to put them on our do not call list,” said Buster. Here’s how it works: scammers are using the same phone number … [Read more...] about Voice of the consumer: Colorado Springs business catches flak for scammers’ ‘spoofing’