Leadville Colorado

A major construction company was working with Colorado Springs officials on Friday to put some finishing touches on the signature float for the city’s 150th birthday parade.A half-ton piece of steel, shaped to resemble the outline of Pikes Peak, will top off the...

El Paso County commissioners on Tuesday approved a 25-year tax incentive agreement with the Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority to build a new housing development on the city’s southeast side, an area where county leaders said they have long sought to reduce...

Before President George H. W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990, many people couldn’t navigate their homes and their communities. There simply weren’t enough ramps for wheelchairs or sign language interpreters or flexibility in...

Just a Note Disclosure: I’m not working with this resort, and they had no idea I was going to do a post on it. I went just when things started to open up and found the service was seriously lacking. Yes, it is a staggeringly beautiful location and the property is...

An Idaho Springs man filed a lawsuit Monday against three police officers and the town itself after he was punched, hit with a stun gun and had his neck knelt upon in May.The man, 75-year-old Michael Clark, accuses the Idaho Springs Police Department of excessive...

The Colorado Avalanche announced their 2021-22 regular-season schedule Thursday, and the pandemic era of six-game series against single opponents has ended.The Avalanche are due to open at home Oct. 13 against the Chicago Blackhawks. Another home game will follow on...

By definition, pandemics are widespread, even global. But their impact is hardly the same from one region to the next. That’s obvious but worth keeping in mind as national news reports advise us of a “summer bump” in COVID cases, fueled in large part by the incidence...

A recent college graduate from Colorado Springs, Sam Celeste, helped launched a nonviolent video game that aims to teach kids about conservation, the environment and caring for wildlife.Celeste and his girlfriend, Michelle Olson, teamed up during their final year at...

In an effort to increase vaccination rates in Colorado, the state is paying social media influencers anywhere from $400 to $1,000 per month. The 126 influencers, their pay dependent on their reach, include musicians, doctors, religious leaders, community members and...