Author: Chhun Sun
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Air Force Academy Visitor Center completion date pushed back, time for investors needed
The Colorado Economic Development Commission unanimously voted Friday to give those behind the new Air Force Academy Visitor Center more time to issue bonds to investors. The center needs to close the deals by Feb. 28 before work begins near the academy’s north gate near Interstate 25, the commission said in a special session Friday.…
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Colorado Springs ties heat record after a day of bitter cold
A day after bitter cold, Colorado Springs saw record warmth. The city hit 68 degrees early Friday afternoon, tying the Jan. 7 record set in 2006. The mark was set at 1:35 p.m. Forecasters had predicted a high near 61 degrees, only a day after residents woke up to single digits and a wind chill…
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Colorado Springs weather: Warmer temps Friday after a day of bitter cold
In a tweet, the National Weather Service Pueblo indicated that Friday’s forecast will be different from previous days. “Much warmer today for the I-25 corridor,” the weather service tweeted. Colorado Springs could see high temperatures near 61 degrees. Similar weather is expected throughout the Pikes Peak region. It is a significant difference from Thursday, when…
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Program aims to provide free soccer to 300 kids in Colorado Springs
Free soccer for kids? That’s the goal. For the second straight year, at least 300 kids can sign up to play soccer for free in Colorado Springs during the spring and fall — thanks to a program by Olympic City USA, a grant funded by the Dakota Foundation and support from Children’s Hospital Colorado and the…
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Crews respond to fire at Newmont Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mine
A fire at the Newmont Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mine was put out Thursday morning, according to the Teller County Sheriff’s Office. “All clear,” the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post about 10:45 a.m. It is not known if anyone was injured or what caused the fire. Gazette partner KKTV said crews were…
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Elderly man fires shot near Colorado Springs officers, but never pointed gun at them
An elderly man believed to have dementia was taken into custody after he allegedly fired a shot near officers early Thursday, Colorado Springs police said. Officers responded to a welfare check just before 2:30 a.m. on the 3900 block of Donney Brook Court on the city’s south side, police said. They found a man walking…
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Colorado Springs weather: Chilly morning in Colorado Springs but warmer temps coming
One word to describe Thursday morning in Colorado Spring: chilly. Don’t worry; it won’t last long. The forecast calls for a chilly morning with wind chill values between -5 and 5 degrees before it starts warming up, though not by much, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. Temperatures are expected to be in…
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Similarities in 2 overnight armed robberies in southeast Colorado Springs
Two armed robberies were committed early Thursday within a mile of each other and about 40 minutes apart in southeast Colorado Springs, police said. The robberies had similarities, though police did not say if they were related. Just before 2 a.m. Thursday, a robber entered a business on the 1800 block of Aeroplaza Drive and…
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Mask mandate reinstated at Colorado Springs school district
Citing an uptick in positive COVID cases in El Paso County, Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 has reinstated a mask mandate for all students, staff members and visitors while indoors until Jan. 28. The district announced the requirement in a letter on Monday to staff and families, saying that since its return from winter break,…
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Colorado Springs weather: Chance of snow Wednesday afternoon
Don’t expect too much, but snow could be falling — again. A few days after Colorado Springs received its first significant snowfall in more than 200 days, the city is forecast to have a slight chance of snow showers on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. There’s a 20% chance snow could…