Lauren Watson
Digital Anchor
Lauren graduated from Louisiana State University in May 2022 with a degree in mass communication, focused on broadcast journalism. While at LSU, she worked at the campus station, Tiger TV, for two years.
During her time in school she also was a festival queen, traveling her home state of Louisiana every weekend and learning to love local communities and their stories, which contributed to her love of journalism.
After her family relocated from the New Orleans area to Colorado after she graduated college, she knew she wanted to stick around. She is excited to be working in Colorado Springs while connecting with the community both on air and online.
The pilot was able to land safely despite the tear in the hot air balloon, according to event organizers.
Authorities said 23-year-old Lucas Macaj was located on Mills Glacier, near the base of Lamb’s Slide.
A soldier assigned to the Mountain Post at Fort Carson has died in a non-combat-related training accident.
Police said the case was solved using DNA found at the scene of the murder and matching it with other samples in a public genealogy database.
Two brothers say they lost everything when someone allegedly set their home on fire.
Michael LaBarge said he was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, grade IV brain cancer, 21 years ago on April 2.
The artists say they've been creating snow sculptures following significant snowfalls for the past few years.
The West Monument Creek Fire broke out early Sunday afternoon, and quickly ballooned.
A police investigation into the remains of one child found encased in concrete led to the discovery of the remains of another.
Officials are seeking the mother of three children after two were killed and one was injured in an apartment in northeast Colorado Springs last week.
Authorities are investigating the practices of a county coroner who may have allowed bodies to be improperly buried.
A Colorado mother says she is honoring her late daughter by making a donation in her name.
Investigators said all of the decedents were removed from the Colorado funeral home as of Oct. 13.
Authorities in Colorado say one of their own officers was killed in a hit-and-run crash while on duty this week.
Police in Colorado said the driver “narrowly missed” a number of people, who ran to get away.
One of the deputies fired in connection with this incident has a history of criminal convictions, restraining orders and complaints against him.
The sanctuary’s executive director said it’s a chance not often granted to troublesome bears like her.
The proposal happened early into the concert, which the couple described as “magical.”
An 11-year-old baseball player is in the hospital after suffering a serious injury while practicing this week.
A 31-year-old woman who admitted to having sex with a 13-year-old boy and then having his child is headed to jail, despite the exclusion of jail time in the plea deal attorneys originally presented.
The three young men are accused of throwing large landscaping rocks at vehicles.
The temperature in Colorado Springs was below 0 degrees Fahrenheit that morning, accompanied by snow and ice.
A man in Colorado found himself nearly unable to enter his home due to a massive pile of tumbleweeds.
