Author: O’Dell Isaac odell.isaac@gazette.com
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Colorado Springs watch-party revelers go wild as Avalanche win Stanley Cup
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sports bars in Colorado Springs were packed wall to wall as Avalanche fans turned out in droves to witness their favorite team’s first Stanley Cup championship in 21 years. At the ViewHouse restaurant on Campus Drive, near the Woodmen Road I-25 exit, hundreds of revelers…
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Flying W Ranch rebuilds after Waldo Canyon fire: ‘We rose from the ashes’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Six days a week, the Flying W Ranch offers a window to the Old West. Located on Chuckwagon Road near the foothills of Pikes Peak, the ranch boasts a throwback to frontier days, with its…
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Nude man fights Colorado Springs police officers, paramedics during overnight arrest
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A completely nude man allegedly fought with several Colorado Springs police officers early Wednesday after they found him attempting to break into a car, according to a release from the department. It took at least…
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Colorado Springs weather: Sunny and clear, with a high near 80 degrees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Springtime conditions are on tap for Colorado Springs residents Wednesday before temperatures begin to climb later in the week, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. Colorado Springs weather: More record-breaking temps prompt fire…
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Crews battling ‘fast-moving’ wildfire in Saguache County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Update, 8:35 a.m. The size of the fire in Saguache County known as the Lopez Fire grew to 88 acres overnight with 0% containment, but crews were able ‘knock down’ the advancement of the flames.…
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Velodrome in Colorado Springs reinflated after sustaining snow damage; reopening to be determined
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs residents and motorists near Memorial Park may have noticed that the 7-Eleven Velodrome has looked a bit different in the past few weeks. That’s because the air-supported dome above the cycling and roller…
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Air Force Academy cadet submits resignation after refusing vaccine on religious grounds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A senior Air Force Academy cadet who faces the possibility of being kept from graduating with his classmates after refusing to take the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds has begun proceedings to resign from the school, according to an academy official. The cadet, whose name…
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Colorado Springs-area school district makes decision on masking, reporting COVID positives and contact tracing
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save District 49 will not require masks inside their schools or administrative buildings, will not report positive COVID-19 cases to public health agencies, and will not cooperate with requests for contact tracing, according to a recent communication from the district. “We are not under any mandatory…
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Colorado Springs-area school district thought to be first in state to ban critical race theory
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save District 49’s Board of Education on Thursday voted to approve a measure with potential to change the way history and current events are taught in its classrooms. In a 3-2 vote during its monthly meeting,…
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“America the Beautiful” parade float built for Colorado Springs’ 150th birthday party
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A major construction company was working with Colorado Springs officials on Friday to put some finishing touches on the signature float for the city’s 150th birthday parade. A half-ton piece of steel, shaped to resemble…