Burglar Flees After Being Confronted by Occupant

(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) -- Police are searching for a burglary suspect in connection with two break-ins in Colorado Springs on Monday.

Police say around 9:30 a.m. they were alerted about a burglary in progress on the 2800 block of Country Club Drive, and an investigation revealed that a suspect had entered two homes on the block, one of which was occupied. Police say someone in the occupied home confronted the suspect, who then fled out a back door.

Police officers reportedly searched the area with the assistance of police dogs, but were unable to locate the suspect.

Copyright 2011 ABC News Radio

Man Dies in Early Morning Fire

(FOUNTAIN, Colo.) -- Firefighters are investigating a fire which resulted in the death of a man in a Monday morning fire at a mobile home park.

Officials say a fire started in an abandoned home on the 500 block of Windsor Lane at the Crest Mobile Estates and quickly spread to two other homes. A man had reportedly run back into one of the homes for an unknown reason and died in the fire. His identity has not been released.

Fire investigators are at the scene investigating the cause of the fire

Copyright 2011 ABC News Radio

Four Killed in Colorado Mountain Plane Crash

(SILVERTON, Colo.) -- Four people were killed in a Saturday afternoon plane crash in the southwest Colorado mountains.

The Denver Post reports that the single-engine plane was en route from Durango to Aspen when it went down around 1.5 miles north of Silverton.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.

Heavy snow hampered travel in the area over the weekend.

Copyright 2011 ABC News Radio

Authorities Investigate Reported Explosion

(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) -- Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to a report of an explosion at 817 Wooten Road on Friday afternoon.

Officials say an explosion was reported at 2 p.m. with witnesses saying they felt shaking and saw debris flying, however, when the fire department arrived they found no evidence of an explosion in the area.

Officials are continuing investigating the incident.

Copyright 2011 ABC News Radio

Crews Clean Up Following Phenomenal Santa Ana Wind Storm

(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) -- Crews were up all night across the Western United States, cleaning up after Thursday's violent windstorm.

High wind warnings were issued in Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. By early Thursday, winds of over 90 mph were recorded in Utah, overturning semi-trailer rigs and leaving 30,000 homes and businesses without power, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.

On Friday, hundreds of thousands of people remain without power in Southern California, while tens of thousands of customers in Utah remain in the dark.

In Nevada, visibility was obscured by dust kicked up from the desert.

The Santa Ana winds are a fall phenomenon on the West Coast -- triggered when dry winds blow west from the desert and squeeze through the mountains. This week's storms, however, are being characterized as an extremely rare phenomenon.

Copyright 2011 ABC News Radio