Author: Debbie Kelley
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Trial begins for Falcon woman who says she carried God inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
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
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
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…
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CSU’s Institute of Cannabis Research: 10 years of scientific study lights way
What is “scromiting?” How does CBD ingestion affect pregnant mice? What does combining marijuana and alcohol do to the body? How does cannabis help people who have epileptic seizures or autism? As Colorado recognized on Jan. 1 the 10-year milestone of becoming the first state to sell regulated recreational marijuana, the nation’s first cannabis research…
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Unique monastery outside Canon City nurtures the business of God with ‘radical’ lifestyle
FREMONT COUNTY • Hidden deep in the foothills outside of Cañon City, a steep, rocky terrain and towering evergreens flank a winding dirt road that eventually leads to an indigenous moat, where the Tallahassee Creek flows over the narrow lane. Once the water is crossed, several log buildings ahead form the Monastery of Our Lady…
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Free Christmas meals abound in Colorado Springs area; organizers say need is high
While many Colorado Springs residents will be fa-la-la-ing and ring-a-ling-ing their way through the next few weeks, the holidays aren’t bright and joyous for everyone. Some people are lonely and others don’t have a permanent home, says Jeane Turner, spokesperson for the Salvation Army Corps of El Paso County. Salvation Army dinner, toy giveaway “For…
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CU president fields complaints, concerns about new UCCS chancellor selection
The atmosphere inside a lecture hall at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs Tuesday morning was as tense as a classroom during a grueling final exam, and for most of the hour and a half, forum attendees could not have heard a pin drop. Some of the approximately 450 faculty, staff and students who attended…
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Historic building in downtown Colorado Springs earmarked specifically for free public use to eliminate public use
Over the next five months, public use of a rejuvenated Thomas Maclaren-designed building that the Pikes Peak Library District owns in downtown Colorado Springs and revamped specifically as “a multipurpose venue providing space for arts, culture and business,” according to a 2019 library magazine, will be gradually eliminated. Citing staffing shortages and security issues, top…