Lauren Watson
Digital Anchor
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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.
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As recovery efforts continue in central Florida following Hurricane Idalia, those aiding in that work say the hardest hit areas have a long way to full recovery.
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Police in Colorado Springs asked community members on Thursday to be wary of “sextortion” scammers impersonating law enforcement officers working with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit.
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Police in Boulder said a man was arrested Tuesday morning after allegedly driving through Central Park in a truck and trying to run over several people.
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The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office asked for help locating a missing teen they said is considered “high-risk” on Monday afternoon.
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Police arrested a 35-year-old suspect in connection to this shooting. Police say they collected around 50 spent casings at the apartment complex. The suspect has an injury to his leg that officers believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No one else was injured.
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Police said Friday that they had arrested a suspect involved in multiple threats to a Colorado Springs high school.
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Police were investigating reports of a shooting east of downtown Colorado Springs Thursday night.
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The El Paso County Coroner’s Office launched a new webseries this month in an attempt to pull the public’s attention to some of what they believe are the biggest issues in the community in a new way.
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A scholarship program started through Pikes Peak State College (PPSC) last school year is being expanded to an entire Colorado Springs school district.
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As Colorado State University and the University of Colorado gear up for the return of the Rocky Mountain Showdown after a three-year hiatus, researchers with CU wanted to take the opportunity to clear up the identity of one of the schools’ mascots.
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A pair of law enforcement officers accused of tasing a grandfather 35 times have been fired, according to attorneys for the victim.
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Crews were on scene of a large sinkhole on the east side of Colorado Springs Friday afternoon.
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Hawaii’s governor is scheduled to give an update on recovery and response efforts on Maui one month after the wildfires that left at least 115 people dead and several others missing.
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There was a law enforcement presence in a neighborhood south of Colorado Springs on Thursday as authorities searched for someone tied to a stolen vehicle.
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The victim in what Colorado Springs Police are investigating as a homicide that happened early Saturday morning has been identified.
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A man was found guilty of murder Wednesday in the 2020 death of a Colorado Springs woman.
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As the 47th Labor Day Lift Off comes to a close Monday, 11 News wanted to take a look back at the event’s history... and what it’s future might hold.
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A crash had lanes of southbound I-25 south of Fountain closed Friday afternoon.
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The Law Enforcement Transparency and Advisory Commission (LETAC) is holding a town hall with the public Wednesday to discuss the Colorado Springs Police Department.
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A custodian at a Colorado Springs middle school was arrested Monday on child sexual assault charges, according to a memo sent to parents and employees by Academy District 20 Tuesday.
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When Henrietta (the bear formerly known as “Hank the Tank” during her break-in spree across Nevada and California) was relocated to a Southern Colorado sanctuary in early August, it drew the attention of people across the globe due to her notoriety.
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Governor Polis will be in Colorado Springs Tuesday afternoon as the first classes of free universal preschool (UPK) begin at local schools.
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The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) issued a Statewide Missing Indigenous Person Alert Monday afternoon for a teenager missing out of Fountain.
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The Boulder King Soopers shooting suspect was found competent to stand trial, according to 11 News partner CBS Colorado who cited an ruling by the Department of Human Services.
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A Colorado Springs company announced an expansion Tuesday that representatives for the Colorado Springs Chamber and Economic Development Corporation said will bring hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars to the city.
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Brianna Denney and Royalty Rosado joined a handful of other young people in the Pikes Peak region recognized as “911 Heroes” on Monday.
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A shooting involving law enforcement was under investigation in Colorado Springs Thursday afternoon. On Friday, the Colorado Springs Police Department announced the suspect died.
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Police in Colorado Springs have asked for the public’s help locating a missing teen they believe is “at-risk.”
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What the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) described as a major crash closed down part of a busy roadway Wednesday.
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A Colorado chiropractor was arrested this month after, according to arrest papers released by the Grand Junction Police Department Tuesday, a patient found a camera recording her while changing and while being treated.
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Pueblo Police announced Tuesday that an arrest had been made after a five-month long child sexual assault investigation.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) was investigating an incident at Eleven Mile State Park Monday afternoon.
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A hailstone that fell during an early August storm in Yuma County will likely break the record for largest diameter of a hailstone on record in Colorado.
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The Colorado Springs Fire Department is reminding the public to be aware of rattlesnakes in the area after a person riding a bike was bit by one Tuesday afternoon.
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A motorcycle crash closed an intersection east of downtown Colorado Springs Tuesday night.
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Colorado State University is planning to bring at least three high-powered lasers to Colorado through a partnership with the Department of Energy and a German-based company in a $150 million deal.
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State, local and community leaders will meet Monday afternoon to celebrate the decision to keep Space Command in Colorado Springs.
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The ACLU filed a lawsuit against the City of Colorado Springs, CSPD officers and the FBI Tuesday on behalf of local activists who said their constitutional rights were violated after a 2021 march.
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As the deadline approaches for backdated PACT Act benefits, lawmakers and leaders in the Colorado veteran community spoke Wednesday about the deadline and what the act means for those who qualify.
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According to Basia Dann, lead animal keeper in the Asian Highlands, Basha and Mango represent 2% of the world’s wild population of Amur leopards.
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New changes to Colorado’s Move Over law are coming starting in August.
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Police in Fountain are asking for the public’s help after locating a child alone on Friday.
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A Colorado Springs woman with diabetes is sharing her story after placing as a finalist at this year’s Miss Colorado USA pageant.
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The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office released a video Wednesday detailing a critical incident from February where a suspect was tased and then hit by a vehicle. Bodycam footage of the incident was also shared.
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Fountain police arrested a man Thursday suspected of killing his girlfriend and the mother of his children.
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Officials in Pueblo County are providing an update on Thursday afternoon after a baby taken from Pueblo West on Tuesday was found.
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The Colorado Bureau of Investigation issued a statewide alert in Colorado for a missing 2-month-old girl.
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A troll sculpture is coming to Teller County due to the efforts of members of the Gold Camp District Impact Group (gcDIG), who came together earlier this year to bring their vision and artist Thomas Dambo’s into reality.
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Deputies and police are searching the area of Yampa Street and Bennett Avenue Friday afternoon for two suspects they say should be considered armed and dangerous.
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