With its mission of “helping families thrive” in mind, Christian ministry powerhouse Focus on the Family has developed a teen suicide-preventi…
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Instead of gathering on the steps of City Hall for a traditional, and usually chilly, outdoor rally, this year’s Colorado Springs observance o…
Days after being spared prison for a deadly drunken-driving crash, a “Dreamer” — an undocumented immigrant brought to the U.S. as a child — wa…
Colorado Springs teacher Kyle Gilliam, 43, was arrested Thursday in Gator Creek Preserve in Lakeland, Fla., on suspicion of lewd behavior in the park, authorities report. Gilliam had his hand in his pants and approached and grabbed an undercover detective's groin, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
The Colorado Planning Commission on Thursday unanimously recommended annexing nearly 200 acres on the Air Force Academy on which a new visitors center would be built.
Even in the midst of a partial federal shutdown, plans are underway to launch President Trump's hotly debated (and widely mocked) Space Force …
Two Colorado Springs-area districts tied for having the region’s highest graduation rate of 95.5 percent, according to annual data the Colorad…
The annual Educating Children of Color Summit, which seeks to “dismantle the cradle-to-prison pipeline for children of color and children in p…
Few people in Colorado Springs who aren’t getting paychecks during the federal shutdown have tapped an assistance program for their families.
Colorado Springs-based startup FoodMaven acquired a Denver-based meat processing company Friday as the first step in a series of major expansi…
WOODLAND PARK • You can tell just from photos of her that Kelsey Berreth, the 29-year-old Woodland Park mother authorities believe was killed …
Val Snider wants to reclaim his old seat on the Colorado Springs City Council.
When delays and missed deadlines in 2011 began to chip away at order in her court, 4th Judicial District Judge Theresa Cisneros didn’t opt for…
The family of a Carson Middle School student is threatening to sue Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 for injuries they say resulted from …
The local deaf community is seeking a greater say in who is considered and ultimately selected to be the next superintendent of the Colorado S…
Colorado Springs city traffic engineer Kathleen Krager, who has faced criticism for narrowing streets to accommodate bicycle lanes and other t…
Four University of Colorado at Colorado Springs students have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Denver, claiming their civil rights ha…
A “What if” idea hatched in November by a West Middle School teacher and his students in Colorado Springs District 11 has become a “Whoa, this is going to happen” scenario. “We were ecstatic,” math teacher Phil Hutcherson said of his students when they learned Monday that their proposed project is the Colorado winner in the Samsung “Solve for Tomorrow Contest.”
The outgoing head of El Paso County’s Republican Party said he’s no longer considering a run to head the Colorado GOP.
A comprehensive plan to guide Colorado Springs’ growth and development over the next two decades will get a City Council vote Tuesday.
The head of El Paso County’s Republican Party said he won’t seek a second term but might like to head the Colorado GOP.
Starting this fall, kids blasting off for space at the Challenger Learning Center of Colorado in Colorado Springs will do so from a galaxy-siz…
The second semester in Lewis-Palmer School District 38 in Monument begins Monday with a lingering appeal from departing Superintendent Karen Brofft.
The first year of a governor’s term and a new House and Senate majority is full of anticipation: What does the new governor think about the is…
Wearing red denoting education on their bodies, along with smiles on their faces, a few local teachers joined about 100 others from around th…
As he popped Xanax and plotted a night of “hitting licks” — robbing drug dealers — Tyler Lee Wheeler foresaw a special role for a 12-gauge sho…
While death by suicide among 19- to 24-year-olds in El Paso County has been declining since reaching a high in 2014, the number doubled among …
El Paso County's highest profile Republican and outgoing Secretary of State Wayne Williams said he's officially vying for an at-large seat on the Colorado Springs City Council.
Amid the government shutdown, Poor Richard’s and Ecumenical Social Ministries are offering free meals to unpaid federal employees and their families.
Despite vehement opposition from the mayor and some Colorado Springs City Council members, the local firefighters union has collected enough s…
The Colorado General Assembly’s 120-day session launches Jan. 4 as emboldened Democrats prepare to take complete control of state government.
A Woodland Park man who admitted participating in the murders of his mother and stepfather when he was 15 has been resentenced to 60 years in …
A man accused of raping and killing a 24-year-old woman in Old Colorado City in 1988 when he was 15 years old will be prosecuted as an adult, …
It’s probably nobody’s childhood dream to clean up crime scenes for a living.
Two unmarked graves are the final resting places for 223 souls in El Paso County who had neither money nor family to bury them.
Once a week, Charlene Best pulls out her cellphone and dials a man she’s never seen, only heard.
Candidates for an at-large seat on the Colorado Springs City Council or looking to challenge Mayor John Suthers can start their campaigns Wednesday.
After NFL star-turned-Army Ranger Pat Tillman died in the fog of war in Afghanistan, his family’s hunt for answers took an unexpected detour i…
Colorado’s General Assembly will begin Jan. 4, about a week earlier than normal, but members of the Joint Budget Committee are already meeting.
It’s been an unprecedented year for Colorado Springs educators. Both the 2018 Colorado Superintendent of the Year and the 2018 Colorado Teache…
One of three attorneys will be selected this month to fill a vacancy on the El Paso County Court bench.
An expected big payday for Colorado Springs Utilities on a real estate sale, along with a six-figure annual savings in maintenance costs, has …
Both John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet are being mentioned for the 2020 presidential race, but not by very many.
Colorado Springs residents are — once again — not likely to see a white Christmas, but they could see flurries when a winter storm moves throu…
GRAND JUNCTION — Don't let the chilly air and shorter days fool you: Hundreds of solar panels located off Interstate 70 near Palisade are working just fine.
The state’s first charter school merger is a done deal.
Colorado lawmakers could have between $956.8 million and $1.22 billion in surplus revenue to put toward education, transportation and other pr…
The governor-elect tapped several former lawmakers and federal government officials in his first dozen cabinet choices.
CRIPPLE CREEK • A judge Thursday said she needs up to two weeks to decide on a new sentence for a man who admitted killing his mother and step…
President Donald Trump signed the 2018 farm bill Thursday, praising those who got the bill to his desk before Congress adjourned for the holidays.
