Lauren Watson
Reporter/Digital Producer
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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.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 8:45 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
One person was injured after shots were fired at their vehicle on the way to a trailer park early Saturday morning in southeast Colorado Springs.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 7:16 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Police are working to identify the people involved in a Friday night shooting in the area of Fountain Boulevard and Chelton Road.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 2:38 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Firefighters were on the scene of a fire with large flames south of downtown Colorado Springs Friday morning.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 11:12 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Investigators are still working to determine the cause of a deadly house fire in Pueblo Friday morning
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 8:11 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Fountain Mesa Road at Ohio Road, near Metcalfe Park in Fountain, was closed Friday due to a water main break.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 6:01 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Jordan Dorn has been deployed since September, and what started as an occasional check-in with his family in Colorado Springs has become a sort of ritual for his wife and daughters.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 12:03 PM MST
|By Brian Sherrod and Lauren Watson
The owner of Havana Bar and Grill told 11 News that a man accidentally shot himself while trying to climb fence outside of the bar.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2023 at 9:31 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Stratton Elementary School was packed as the city held a town hall meeting to discuss possible traffic projects to address mobility for Fillmore Street and Uintah Street.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2023 at 9:24 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
One person is in the hospital after a crash involving a Colorado Springs city snowplow on Saturday morning.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 8:30 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners held the first session of public comment regarding their draft plan to reintroduce gray wolves to the state on Thursday, and people had a lot to say.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 6:13 PM MST
|By Carel Lajara and Lauren Watson
On Wednesday, Colorado Parks & Wildlife will award five Pueblo rangers for their life-saving efforts during several incident that occurred in 2022 between May and October.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 6:55 PM MST
|By Lindsey Boetsch and Lauren Watson
Suicide prevention summit looks to provide resources.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2023 at 9:59 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Drivers whose routes include passing through I-25 and South Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs should prepare for traffic closures and changes in the next couple of weeks.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 1:35 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson
A man suspected of shooting and killing a convienence store owner in Wheat Ridge Thursday night was arrested in Indiana Friday morning after being caught driving the stolen vehicle of the victim.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 1:29 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Gate 20 at Fort Carson was closed Friday due to reports of an “unexploded ordnance” being found near the gate.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 11:24 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
A man charged with first-degree murder in his 11-year-old son’s “forced water intoxication” death back in March 2020 will not go to trial as soon as initially expected.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 7:08 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
An animal law enforcement officer in Pueblo was quick to act Saturday morning when one cat owner showed up to the humane society with a desperate request for help.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2023 at 1:46 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson
There was a large police presence at a Colorado Springs movie theater on the south side of the city Sunday.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2023 at 12:43 PM MST
|By Brian Sherrod and Lauren Watson
Kai Miles Thorne is the son of Amanda Mahler and Miles Thorne of Colorado Springs. Kai weighed seven pounds, 11 ounces and measured 20 inches. He joins a big sister, 13-year-old Millie. Kai Miles Thorne was born around 12:29am.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2022 at 3:21 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Pueblo County deputies arrested a man Friday night after he reportedly shot his wife in the leg after she honked at him.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 5:23 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson and Tony Keith
At least 19 cats were found dead when crews responded to a house fire in north Colorado Springs Friday morning.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 10:38 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
As of Friday morning, Craft was still in custody.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 6:23 PM MST
|By Tony Keith and Lauren Watson
Crews were called to a mobile home park on Thursday for a fire in Colorado Springs.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 5:00 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Law enforcement activity on the roads will be increased from Thursday until Monday as officials crack down on impaired driving during the New Year’s Eve holiday.
Updated: Dec. 25, 2022 at 10:15 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Christmas came early for one Colorado Springs family when they welcomed their daughter in an unexpected way.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2022 at 6:39 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Just over a month after the tragedy at Club Q, members of the Colorado Springs community gathered on Christmas Eve to honor the lives lost.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 9:58 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson and Tony Keith
Police are investigating after two men were found dead following a report of shots fired in Pueblo Thursday night.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 7:26 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
People in the Manitou Springs and Cascade areas west of Colorado Springs were without power Friday morning during an outage Colorado Springs Utilities said affected more than 3,000 customers.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 5:35 AM MST
|By Kasia Kerridge, Lindsey Grewe and Lauren Watson
We will update this article as we learn more.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2022 at 8:13 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Shots were fired into a fast food restaurant in southeast Colorado Springs early Saturday morning.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 1:00 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson
A Castle Pines man appeared in U.S. District Court Thursday facing charges of wire fraud, social security fraud and money laundering.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 9:45 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Colorado Springs police arrested a man Thursday afternoon after receiving multiple reports earlier this year that he had uploaded multiple child sexual abuse files online.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 6:31 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Secretary Denis McDonough of the Department of Veterans Affairs visited Colorado Springs Thursday as part of a national campaign to inform veterans and their families about the PACT Act, which expands healthcare benefits for veterans.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 6:30 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Three survivors of the Club Q tragedy testified at a congressional hearing on anti-LGBTQ+ extremism and violence Wednesday morning, using their statements to call for a change in attitudes toward the LGBTQ+ community amid growing hateful rhetoric.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2022 at 6:19 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Holiday DUI enforcement began Thursday in Colorado, and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) officials are trying to get and keep impaired drivers off the road before decisions turn deadly.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 12:59 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson
A Denver man has been charged with several felonies related to a fatal crash that killed a family of five on I-25 in Weld County back in June, the Weld County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 12:11 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Colorado health officials said that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the use of COVID-19 omicron vaccines for young children on Friday.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 6:18 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson
As the holidays draw nearer, so do holiday mailing and shipping deadlines, with some packages needing to be shipped as soon as this week depending on the option you choose and where you’re shipping to.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 6:14 PM MST
|By Tony Keith and Lauren Watson
The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) announced burn restrictions would be put in place starting Wednesday at noon.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 6:43 AM MST
|By Lindsey Grewe and Lauren Watson
Colorado Springs police responded to a multi-car crash on the northeast side of the city Saturday afternoon.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2022 at 1:10 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson
Officials say Lanessa Lobato, 14, was found safe on Saturday.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2022 at 7:59 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
The Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to a heating unit fire on Saturday morning in the southern part of the city.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 11:08 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
A homicide investigation is underway in Pueblo after police found one man dead on the east side of the city early Friday morning.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 10:11 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
The victim in a Saturday night homicide just south of downtown Colorado Springs was identified as 34-year-old Sergio Garduno-Ramirez, according to Colorado Springs police on Friday.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 9:31 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
One man is dead and another is still in the hospital after a double shooting in Aurora early Friday morning.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2022 at 8:27 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
A Briargate neighborhood is now reopened after it was shutdown Saturday morning due to a barricaded suspect.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 11:22 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
The suspect in an officer-involved shooting in Fountain died from his injuries Friday night.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 9:11 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
It’s Small Business Saturday, and Downtown Colorado Springs officials are encouraging people to “show a little local love.”
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 6:07 AM MST
|By Lauren Watson
The Salvation Army continued its nearly 40 year tradition of providing free Thanksgiving meals to the community on Thursday.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 3:23 PM MST
|By Lauren Watson
The suspect in Saturday’s Club Q shooting made their first public appearance since the shooting via video in court on Wednesday.
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