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El Paso County Clerk and Recorder releases preliminary numbers on voter turnout

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EL PASO COUNTY — We won't know the exact number until the end of the month, but Thursday, we're getting a closer look at how many people in El Paso County voted in the general election.

The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder says more than 384,000 people turned in a ballot, which is about 77% of registered voters in the county.

We also know a little bit more about the people that turned in their ballots. Below is a breakdown of party affiliation of those who voted in the county:

  • 71,000 Democratic voters
  • 129,000 Republican voters
  • 175,000 unaffiliated voters

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Two 14-year-olds arrested for a string of smash-and-grab burglaries in Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs Police (CSPD) have arrested two 14-year-old boys who they say are connected to several recent smash-and-grab burglaries. The teens were taken into custody on November 8 and are being held in the Zebulon Pike Youth Services Center.

Two arrests have been made in connection to smash-and-grabs across Colorado Springs

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