Author: Debbie Kelley
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‘J6 Praying Grandma’ from Colorado Springs area says she’s not scared as sentencing nears
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rebecca Lavrenz doesn’t want to go to prison, but for the past four months the 72-year-old great-grandmother, retired registered nurse and small-business owner in El Paso County has been steeling herself for that possibility. “I don’t think it’s right. I’m not happy about it. But…
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Calhan neighbors oppose wind farm expansion, citing health concerns
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rebecca Nusbaum came home from work one day in June to find a sticky note on her front door. Someone was interested in talking to her about a local wind turbine project. “Huh,” she thought. Nusbaum already can see all 145 wind turbines of the…
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New app for LGBTQ teens, young adults focusing on mental health launches in Colorado
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Last year, 41% of LGBTQ teens and young adults ages 13-24 considered taking their lives, according to the “2023 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ Young People” by The Trevor Project, a nonprofit focused on suicide prevention. And 56% of the 28,000…
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Settlement expected to significantly improve intensive behavioral health services for Colorado youth receiving Medicaid
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A class-action lawsuit by Disability Law Colorado and three Colorado families has resulted in a settlement agreement that requires the state to set up a large-scale system guaranteeing Medicaid-insured youth up to age 21 will receive needed intensive behavioral health services. The action is considerable, said Heidi Baskfield, an original organizer of the lawsuit and…
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Verdict: Colorado Springs-area resident found guilty on all charges in Capitol breach trial in D.C.
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After a lengthy deliberation that’s been rare for Capitol breach cases, Falcon resident Rebecca Lavrenz, known on social media as the “J6 Praying Grandma,” was convicted on all four federal misdemeanor charges for her participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, protest of the 2020 presidential election results in Washington, D.C. The trial began March 25…
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Trial begins for Falcon woman who says she carried God inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
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Click here to read the latest story on the verdict for this trial. Ten minutes spent on the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, on what she considers a God-directed mission, could cost 71-year-old Falcon resident Rebecca Lavrenz up to a year in prison and fines of more than $200,000. Verdict: Colorado Springs-area resident found guilty…
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Alzheimer’s numbers increase sharply in Colorado as medications, diagnostic tools emerge
More Americans are being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and, as Baby Boomers age, the numbers of older adults afflicted with the incurable neurological disorder will continue to climb, according to the 2024 annual report from the Alzheimer’s Association. “The numbers went up fairly sharply in this report,” said Jim Herlihy, senior director of marketing and…
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Leap Year’s ties to religious history live on; ‘science is never at odds with faith,’ says historian
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Thursday — the extra day tacked onto the month of February this year — isn’t a holiday, but its historical significance lives on due to its quirky ties between space science and religion. While most everyone notices the additional 29th day in February that comes around almost every four years, not everyone knows why there…
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Immigrants taking toll on hospitals, including in Colorado Springs, UCHealth data suggests
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Of 12 hospitals surveyed statewide in the UCHealth system, Memorial Hospital Central in Colorado Springs saw the second-highest jump over the past three months of new patients who appear to be immigrants, according to data UCHealth released Wednesday. “Memorial Hospital Central has had the second-greatest impact among UCHealth hospitals, next to University of Colorado Hospital…
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Young adults in Colorado raise their voices on both sides of the abortion debate
From Washington, D.C., to the statehouse to their communities, Colorado adolescents and young adults are making their views known on both sides of the abortion debate. They’re marching at rallies, waving signs and protesting, joining issue groups, speaking and writing letters to legislators, taking to social media platforms, donating to causes that support their beliefs…