El Paso County

School district turns to AI to solve bus driver shortage, add convenience

The nationwide shortage of school bus drivers has left many students without reliable transportation. In 2023, the number of bus drivers nationwide in K-12 schools dropped to about 192,400, down 15.1% since 2019, according to research by the Economic Policy Institute.

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Applegate: Possible solutions for El Paso County’s immigration problem

El Paso County recently saw two busloads of immigrants here illegally come down from Denver. Since Denver’s sanctuary city policies create their own fiscal burden, they now claim they cannot afford to keep taking care of lawbreakers they attracted in the first place.

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Colorado GOP sends pro-Trump mailer attacking chairman’s primary opponent, newspaper

The Colorado GOP sent out a pro-Trump mailer this week attacking a congressional primary opponent of party chairman Dave Williams, as well as The Gazette newspaper in Colorado Springs, in the latest example of Williams using his party leadership position to benefit or defend himself and his allies. 

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Homicide investigation underway at UCCS campus Friday

By Abbey Soukup | Colorado Springs Gazette A homicide investigation is underway at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus following reports of shots fired early Friday morning, according to Colorado Springs police.  Sgt. Ward with the department’s Stetson Hills division said a call of shots fired came in at roughly 6:11 a.m. Friday. As

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