Author: Breeanna Jent
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Boeing to lay off dozens of Colorado employees
Global aerospace and defense company Boeing will lay off more than 60 of its Colorado employees in early 2025, including in Colorado Springs. The company, headquartered just outside Washington, D.C. in Arlington County, Va., announced late last week it will eliminate approximately 63 employees at seven Colorado locations. These include two Schriever Space Force Base…
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Colorado leaders brace for new fight over Space Command location
Colorado Springs celebrated keeping U.S. Space Command last year, but another fight over its location could be brewing as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office. A senior GOP lawmaker from Alabama who wants the command headquartered in his home state said this week that he expects Trump will reverse a decision by President Joe…
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First human case of West Nile Virus confirmed in El Paso County
An El Paso County resident has tested positive for West Nile Virus, the first human case in the county this year, local public health officials announced Monday. People and animals become infected with the virus when they are bitten by an infected mosquito. Mosquitos contract the virus when they feed on infected birds. In Colorado,…
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Woman gets prison time after threatening to shoot, bomb 2 Colorado counties
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A woman who was arrested last year for threatening to hurt or kill people in southeastern Colorado was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Wednesday. Alleged bomb, shooting threats in Colorado counties lead to woman’s arrest Chelsea Minjarez was accused last year of sending…
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In likely Gassen-Crank matchup, voters in Colorado’s 5th CD have ‘real choice’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two candidates vying to become the newest face in nearly two decades to represent Colorado’s 5th Congressional District will likely present starkly dissimilar views on the issues as voters prepare to head back to the ballot box this fall. Republican Jeff Crank, a former talk…
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$2M project to improve safety, accessibility at Garden of the Gods set to begin later this year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs officials soon will begin a new project at Garden of the Gods they say will enhance the visitor experience for its 5 million annual guests by improving park safety and increasing accessibility. Over the course of about nine months, crews will install 8,000 linear…
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Colorado city considers new safety program utilizing cameras and radar to catch speeders
Drivers exceeding speed limits in Colorado Springs could be caught on camera if the city implements a new system that uses radar technology to track and identify speeders. Police Chief Adrian Vasquez and city attorneys presented to the City Council a proposed speed safety camera program on Monday that Vasquez said will reduce traffic-related deaths…
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Colorado Springs police identify suspect arrested in connection to UCCS double homicide
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Police have arrested a suspect they say was involved in a double homicide on the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus Friday morning. In a news release Monday afternoon, Colorado Springs police identified the suspect as 25-year-old Nicholas Jordan of Detroit, who was arrested on…
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Bracing for the polar vortex: 4 tips for preparing your home as extreme cold hits Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs Utilities officials have some tips for how residents can prepare their homes for extreme cold weather. The state is bracing for a cold snap that will bring freezing temperatures and subzero wind chills this weekend and early next week, prompting Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to verbally issue a disaster declaration officially activating the…
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Denver motorists traveling I-25 South Gap express lanes will soon pay toll
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Beginning Jan. 17, Denver motorists traveling along the 18-mile stretch of Interstate 25 between Castle Rock and Monument will have to pay to use the new express lanes built on the south- and northbound directions of the corridor. Denver drivers who use the I-25 South…