2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (1435+ words) If further proof is needed that the political arena in Colorado Springs isn’t like matchups in Denver, the Democratic Socialists of America is a case in point, say some people involved with the local chapter of the nationwide organization. It’s…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (539+ words) President Donald Trump has named a GOP political consultant based in Colorado Springs to the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors. The board advises the Department of Defense on how to run the school and has recently taken a more…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (637+ words) After tenants made progress in getting their concerns about living conditions and policies addressed by overseers of their federally subsidized apartment complexes, a citywide union for tenants of public and private rental housing is launching in a few days. Colorado…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (810+ words) Two specialized units within the Colorado Springs Police Department, which for years have been patrolling concentrated areas of the city for issues pertaining to homelessness, have merged and been re-tasked, according to Lt. Ryan Tepley, who oversees the new Peak…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (509+ words) Gas prices in Colorado Springs are rising, up by about 26 cents per gallon compared to the same time last week, according to a GasBuddy survey. AAA Colorado, the local arm of the national travel agency, reported a 25-cent increase compared…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (749+ words) The Denver-based federal appeals court upheld the dismissal last week of a man’s excessive force claims against the city of Colorado Springs and the officer who tased him, causing him to fall down a sloped surface and break his neck....

10+ mon, 3+ day ago   (990+ words) As the prosecution and the defense litigated Rocky Wayne West’s competency to proceed, prosecutor Brien Cecil made inflammatory remarks to the victim’s family about defense counsel. A trial judge determined Cecil’s conduct compromised West’s ability to receive a fair trial,…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (347+ words) The Colorado Springs man arrested for allegedly impersonating an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer before engaging in an hours-long standoff with police will see a second competency evaluator. Antonio Mellon, 22, was reportedly found competent to continue with legal proceedings by…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (933+ words) Members of the Colorado Supreme Court seemed open on Tuesday to recognizing a right for employees to use self-defense in the workplace without facing termination. “It may be shoplifting, but if it’s a self-defense situation and you’re reasonably in danger…...