11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (445+ words) waste. We need to take the fight to Trump and Washington Republicans, hold them accountable for their...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (584+ words) El Paso County is an attractive place to do business, and companies are taking note. The county led the state in the number of companies considering expanding to the region last fiscal year. And it is not the first time....

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (513+ words) A Colorado Springs District 11 board member has thrown their hat into the ring for a seat in the state House of Representatives. A candidate affidavit and committee registration form for Jill Haffley, vice president of D-11’s Board of Education, in…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (582+ words) Editor’s note: This story has been corrected. Tom Bailey had voted on the Karman Line annexation during the special election June 17, but not as an item on the Colorado Springs City Council agenda. Colorado Springs residents on Thursday initiated a…...

10+ mon, 5+ day ago   (653+ words) Thirty-Five Years Ago This Week: “Coloradans are being held hostage with our own tax dollars,” state Senate President Ray Powers, R-Colorado Springs, wrote in a guest editorial published in the The Colorado Statesman. Powers called the federal government “relentless in…...

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…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1646+ words) A year from now, Gov. Jared Polis will wrap up eight years as the state’s chief executive officer, take off the governor’s mantle and go back to private life. The governor recently reflected on what remains to do in his…...

10+ mon, 2+ 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,…...

2+ mon, 1+ 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…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago   (803+ words) Now that Colorado Springs has formal tenants’ associations set up at two publicly subsidized low-income housing complexes, residents — who are largely disabled or elderly — say they’re trying to figure out how to get their needs addressed. Dissatisfied with how it’s…...