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Poll: Republican Colorado Senate Win ‘Within Striking Distance’
Former Olympic athlete and first-time Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eli Bremer is “within striking distance” of current Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet (D) in a matchup for the 2022 midterms, according to a poll from Bremer’s campaign released to Colorado...
COVID-19 spread in Colorado may be slowing slightly: Polis
The spread of COVID-19 may be slowing across Colorado, while hospitals in El Paso County and elsewhere are getting stretched thin by demands. State data shows the seven-day average of new cases has fallen from 1,985 on Sept. 16 to 1,441 on Sunday. "We seem to be in a...
Retracing some of Colorado Springs’ earliest churches
Gen. William J. Palmer was not an avid churchgoer, but he was a visionary.When he founded Colorado Springs in 1871, he hoped to make the area desirable to families, schools and churches by creating a different kind of Western town. After working and living in railroad...
COVID boosters: Who can get a third shot now in Colorado?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention opened the floodgates Friday for potentially millions of Americans to get a third COVID-19 shot based on their age, medical conditions or risk on the job. Confused about whether you’re one of them and whether you should...
Colorado schools see more than 500 new COVID-19 cases in a week: state data
Elementary, middle and high schools across Colorado reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases this week, reflecting ongoing spread of the disease more than a month into the semester for many students.At the same time, a state funded program that could catch cases...
The misunderstood tarantulas of southern Colorado, now making their annual march
A large grasshopper sits on the side of U.S. Highway 109 south of La Junta, Colo., Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, on a hot, summer day. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) LA JUNTA • We have been driving for hours on roads to nowhere, nothing but flat land and sky all...
Colorado Springs nonprofit may buy church for addiction treatment hub
A Colorado Springs nonprofit is planning to buy a church in coming months and open a hub to serve those recovering from drug and alcohol addiction to help meet the need for care that soared during the pandemic. The Springs Recovery Connection fielded 8,665 calls for...
Award-winning Colorado Springs poet named as new Pikes Peak poet laureate
Spoken-word poet Ashley Cornelius is burning to bring her passion to the masses in her new gig as Pikes Peak poet laureate.The award-winning Colorado Springs resident will be Pikes Peak Library District’s first poet laureate since 2017. Her duties begin in late...
GOP could split Colorado’s House seats under new congressional map – POLITICO
Yet even as Colorado grows more blue, Democrats may still only control four of the state’s eight House seats. They currently have a 4-3 edge over the GOP and hoped that the state's new House seat gained through reapportionment would be a blue district. Instead, it's...