Air Force Academy graduate pilots SpaceX mission to International Space Station, known as ‘focused’
A Woodland Park High School and Air Force Academy alum is currently representing the Pikes Peak region in space.
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Spate of shootings in Colorado Springs results in 6 injuries — but no deaths
Eight shootings in the past seven days have been reported by Colorado Springs police.
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Sengenberger: An ‘erosion of trust’ in Jeffco schools leadership
When Jefferson County Schools fired Chief of Schools David Weiss in December after learning he was being investigated for child pornography, the district spiraled into crisis mode. The situation deteriorated after Weiss died by suicide over New Year’s, with families learning about the allegations through media reports. Recently obtained text messages now reveal a district in disarray — defensive, self-focused, and scrambling behind the scenes while keeping parents in the dark.
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Child trafficking educational summit in Colorado Springs to present solutions
Each year thousands of children in the United States are preyed upon, exploited, held captive, forced into labor and sold into sex and human trafficking markets. And with some half a million unaccompanied minor immigrants crossing the southern border and being released to adult sponsors under what critics call a fairly lax system, more are ending up in the same situation.
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Wall St up as rate-cut hopes hold firm after inflation data
Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Friday and were set for monthly gains after a key inflation report reiterated moderating price pressures, cementing bets for an interest-rate cut at the U.S. Federal Reserve’s upcoming meeting in September.
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As sentencing approaches on four misdemeanors, ‘J6 Praying Grandma’ prepared for prison
Rebecca Lavrenz doesn’t want to go to prison, but for the past four months the 72-year-old great-grandmother, retired registered nurse and small-business owner in El Paso County has been steeling herself for that possibility.
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Gas leak in Fountain prompts road closure, shelter in place
A road closure has been issued as the Fountain Fire Department responds to a gas leak early Tuesday afternoon, according to a social media announcement.
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El Paso County schools receive BEST grant funding for renovations
Three school districts across El Paso County are among this year’s recipients of the Colorado Department of Education’s annual Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) Grant funding.
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Nursing homes go dark as more utilities cut power to prevent wildfires
When powerful wind gusts created threatening wildfire conditions one day near Boulder, Colorado’s largest utility cut power to 52,000 homes and businesses — including Frasier, an assisted living and skilled nursing facility.
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Monument places town manager on leave in ‘best interests of community’
Monument town manager Mike Foreman is on paid administrative leave after a special Town Council meeting Wednesday.
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