Photographer using professional headshots to help foster animals find adoption.

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - The foster animals with the "From Forgotten to Forever" (FFTF) non-profit look pretty adorable in their adoption pictures. The group said it's thanks to a local photographer who photographs their animals for free, and their adoption rates are increasing. Allison Hall takes pictures of animals for a living. She

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Colorado Springs reveals repair plan for newly-acquired segment of Bradley Road from El Paso County

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The city continues to expand its boundaries by acquiring a road segment in a growing area south of the airport, but that also is in poor condition. City officials said that around a year ago, their engineering department approved assuming responsibility for part of Bradley Road, a half mile east

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Family and friends mourn Colorado Springs crane operator’s tragic death

Alex Disher, a crane operator, was killed in an accident at a jobsite in Colorado Springs, leaving behind a wife and three children, and a GoFundMe page and Meal Train page have been set up to help support his family.

Pro-life billboard in Colorado Springs vandalized twice

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - A pro-life billboard west of Colorado Springs has been taken down after being targeted by vandals twice, prompting the group behind it to move the sign. On April 13, the group ProLife Across America was notified that someone had written: "Trump is a pedophile war criminal." The group replaced the

CSPD tests AI agent on non-emergency calls

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) began testing an artificial intelligence assistant on Wednesday, April 29, to process non-emergency calls. This initiative aims to improve response times for urgent 911 calls by allowing human dispatchers to concentrate on life-threatening situations, according to police. Colorado Springs is one of four police

‘Gigantic Plant Sale’ funding public garden projects in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - The Horticultural Art Society (HAS) is preparing for its "Gigantic Plant Sale," where the non-profit will sell thousands of plants in its biggest fundraiser of the year. HAS is the group responsible for the Demonstration Garden and Heritage Garden at Monument Valley Park. It also shares responsibility for the Pinetum

Combat medic’s quick actions save hiker after major heart attack

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- A Fort Carson Combat Medic helped save a life at the top of the Manitou Incline during his first weekend in Colorado. According to Fort Carson, Specialist Faraz Farooqui, a Combat Medic with 1st Battalion 38th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, performed medical training

Construction company issues statement following fatal crane operator accident

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating the death of a crane operator who was killed in an entrapment accident on the construction site of Forge at Peak Innovation Park. According to CSFD, they responded to the scene around 8:30 a.m. after reports of an injured crane operator.