Month: September 2025

Marina Garcia

FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) – Friends and family are stepping up to help three children left behind after police found two dead inside a Fountain home.

On Thursday, the Fountain Police Department responded to a 911 call after dispatchers heard a disturbance and left the phone line open.

Upon arrival, officers found two dead in a home on the north side of town. The FPD has not released any further details, but family and friends have identified Amanda Larribas, who they say was a wonderful friend and even better mother.

KRDO13 spoke to Amanda’s best friend, who has started a GoFundMe to ensure a safety net for Amanda’s children.

“The GoFundMe that we set up is going to go towards them, towards all the kids, towards their future. And just to secure everything for them,” says Kristina Ford, best friend of Amanda.

Kristina Ford was once Amanda Larribas’ neighbor on Bonita Drive. They were two stay-at-home moms who quickly connected over their shared love for their children. Which is why once Kristina heard the news, she rushed to Amanda’s house to make sure her three kids were safe.  

“I left work, and I went straight there. And I got the kids…and I didn’t want to…let them out of my sight,” says Kristina.

Loved ones have since been bringing children toys and supplies to Kristina’s home and have set up a vigil at the front door where Amanda lost her life.

Kristina says the kids’ grandmother is working towards getting custody of the three children, and it’s a battle she hopes is won.

Fountain police are still investigating, but if you would like to donate to the GoFundMe, you can do so here.

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Marina Garcia

Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) has confirmed the end of the Wild Horse Inmate Program, which provided rehabilitative skills to inmates for 30 years.

According to CDOC, the program was a partnership with the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which provided the notice to CDOC that the program would conclude at the end of November.

CDOC says the program provided unique rehabilitative skills to the incarcerated population while supporting the BLM’s mission to manage and protect wild horses and burros.

“We are saddened by the discontinuation of this successful partnership and impactful program,” said Andre Stancil, Executive Director of CDOC. “The Colorado Department of Corrections is immensely proud of the legacy of this program and the positive impact it has had on participants, staff, and the community. While we regret the end of this chapter, we remain committed to working with BLM to ensure a smooth transition and to creating new opportunities that advance our mission of rehabilitation and public safety.”

CDOC says that it will remain committed to creating new opportunities that advance recovery and public safety.

CDOC confirms that BLM will oversee the relocation of the 100 horses in the program.

A specialist who spoke to KRDO13 says she’s seen how interacting with animals can change a person’s life.

Faithful Hearts is an equine learning center in Woodland Park, which doesn’t partner with the Wild Horse Inmate Program, but was sad to hear the news.

The organization uses horses to help people who are dealing with mental health struggles, a method they swear by. One big reason is the unique setting where the therapeutic benefits come in a barn rather than an office.

The director of Faithful Hearts says she’s witnessed it where clients struggling with substance abuse can come away with an entirely new perspective.

“Just to watch those, some of those, you know, grown men break down into tears when they realize, you know, the horse can sense everything and the horse can see right through him. And they just need to be honest and real with themselves. And it gets to the root of the reasons for the addiction, not just kind of masking,” says Stephanie Smith.

Smith says the horses are patient and submissive, but if people want their horse to cooperate, they’ve got to work for it.

“If they want that kind of response, they’ve got to learn to control their emotions and their energy in their presence. And so that’s where the real healing starts to take place. And self-awareness.”

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Michael Logerwell

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – One person is in the hospital and another on the run as police search for suspects in a shooting along Potter Place, in the neighborhood just east of the Citadel Mall.

The Colorado Springs Police Department says they were called about the shooting at 5:38 on Friday evening. Once at the scene, officers found one man with non-life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound.

The police say that the man is receiving treatment at a local hospital.

No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting. The Colorado Springs Police Department is asking anyone with information to contact them.

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