Author: Mary Shinn
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Rep. Jason Crow demands answers from VA over deleted prosthetic orders
A Colorado lawmaker is demanding answers over staffing shortages, staff morale and canceled orders for prosthetics at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Aurora. Rep. Jason Crow, D-Aurora, sent a letter Thursday to the Under Secretary of Health within the VA over problems at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center uncovered by The…
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Will the funeral home industry in Colorado see regulation change after grisly discovery?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The funeral home industry might see new regulations after at least 115 improperly stored bodies were discovered in a building in Penrose last week. Six days after a horrific smell led to the discovery of the bodies at the Return to Nature Funeral Home, numerous…
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Colorado Springs sees crime decline as it rises in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While crime has been rising across the state, Colorado Springs has seen a decline in crime since 2010, a recent analysis by the Common Sense Institute shows. Former Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen presented crime data Tuesday comparing Colorado Springs crime trends and investments to…
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A cowboy’s tale of growth in Colorado Springs
When Colorado Springs rancher Thomas Allen “T.A.” Williams was growing up on North El Paso Street in the 1930s, near the Patty Jewett Golf Course, the area was on the northern edge of a modest city of about 33,000 surrounded largely by short-grass prairie. The prairie offered plenty of space to live his dream of…
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DOD to upgrade discharge statuses of those hurt by Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
The Department of Defense announced this week it will start proactively upgrading the discharge statuses of some veterans kicked out of the military for their sexual orientation and denied benefits for serving — a good step that does not go far enough some advocates say. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said the new initiative…
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As the Centura name is phased out, brand will persist through Broncos’ deal for this season
As the Centura name is phased out at hospitals and clinics across the region and replaced with CommonSpirit Health, the Centura name will live on through the next Broncos football season as part of a 10-year marketing deal signed in May. Under the deal, the Broncos training facility became the Centura Health Training Center and…
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Colorado leaders bask in Space Command victory after facing uneven odds on congressional committees
Colorado politicians basked in their Space Command victory Monday in America the Beautiful Park after facing uneven odds against Alabama on military-related congressional committees. U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs, noted that Alabama has seven members on the four committees with the most pull around a permanent basing decision. Lamborn is the sole Colorado voice…
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5 key things to know about Space Command and what’s next for Peterson Space Force Base
President Joe Biden’s decision to keep Space Command in Colorado Springs will preserve high-paying jobs, protect national security, and save more than billion in taxpayer dollars on a move, but it’s unclear if Peterson Space Force Base will get a new headquarters building. The president’s announcement on Monday probably is the final word on a…
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Outraged Alabama lawmakers promise to fight on to keep Space Command: ‘This is not over’
Outraged Alabama lawmakers promised Monday to fight on for Space Command after the Air Force announced it will stay in Colorado Springs. U.S. Space Command employs people from across the military branches to protect U.S. space assets and, if necessary, defend them. It is separate from the Space Force. Prior to Monday’s announcement, the command…
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Incoming leaders for Space Command, Northern Command, NORAD set to be delayed by Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold on confirmations
For months GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville has kept hundreds of military officers from taking their posts as he pressures the Department of Defense to change its abortion policy and now the incoming leaders of Colorado Springs-based Space Command and the combined Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command are set to get caught up…