Author: Debbie Kelley Special to the Courier
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Protesters storming a church in Minnesota draw firm responses in Colorado Springs
A couple of weeks after a group of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters in St. Paul, Minn., unexpectedly interrupted Sunday worship to the point that the Southern Baptist-affiliated Cities Church called off the remainder of its service, and with at least seven people facing federal charges as of Friday for “conspiracy to deprive rights”…
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Terminated doctors, nurse practitioner reach settlement with Peak Vista Community Health Centers
Editor’s note: This article has been updated from the original to reflect comments from the head of Peak Vista Community Health Centers. After a nearly two-year legal fight, four physicians and one nurse practitioner formerly employed by Peak Vista Community Health Centers, headquartered in Colorado Springs, have reached a $1.2 million settlement over their complaints…
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Lawsuit filed against Christian-focused charitable fund in Colorado Springs with Tebow connection
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional information about damages sought in the lawsuit. It’s likely that Gordon Peterson would not only be turning over in his grave, if that were possible, but also tsking angrily and oozing disappointment about what’s happening 20 years after the late real estate investor opened a donor-advised…
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Terminated doctors, nurse practitioner reach settlement with Peak Vista Community Health Centers
After a nearly two-year legal fight, four physicians and one nurse practitioner formerly employed by Peak Vista Community Health Centers, headquartered in Colorado Springs, have reached a $1.2 million settlement over their complaints for being terminated for speaking out about patient care, the Union of American Physicians and Dentists announced Tuesday. In August 2024, the…
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The Salvation Army to reopen more family beds at its emergency shelter
After announcing in early November that The Salvation Army’s El Paso County branch had raised enough money to reopen five of the 16 homeless shelter units for families that the organization had temporarily closed by Oct. 1 due to financial problems, it’s taken nearly three months to get enough people hired to do so, officials…
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Bradley Ridge Apartments clubhouse
An architectural rendering of the clubhouse at Bradley Ridge Apartments, a proposed affordable housing development in southeast Colorado Springs that will have an on-site child care center for ages 6 weeks to 6 years old.
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Church and food source for the needy in Colorado Springs abruptly closes
A major link in the food chain that provides sustenance to needy people in Colorado Springs has abruptly shut down with no explanation, as the demand for charitable food is growing. Manna, and the ministry’s operator, the Church of the Lord of Glory at 500 W. Bijou St., apparently closed the last week of August…
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Quarterly homeless camp cleanup continues Thursday in key areas of Colorado Springs amid pushback
Flattened plastic bottles teetering on tree branches, mangled shopping carts, deflated makeshift tents and every kind of trash imaginable are found in secluded spots along Monument Creek. Some, but not all the debris — which is part refuse, part personal belongings of those who live on the streets — is hidden from Monument Valley Park users. “Hey,…
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Old Colorado City museum hit by flooding, launches charitable drive to defray repair costs
Sustained and at times torrential rainstorms that hit the Pikes Peak region last month left August going out like a spouting whale. “We don’t really get that much rain usually, and it was a little panicky,” said Niki Mikhalchenko, bookkeeper at the family-owned Calvin Turner Roofing. The phones at both the Colorado Springs and Pueblo…
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Community open house at The Salvation Army shelter part of fundraising drive
The Salvation Army’s El Paso County corps will hold a community-wide “Be the Hope” open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday at its Family Hope Center, a shelter for homeless families, at 709 S. Sierra Madre St. The public event will include food, activities and games as part of The Salvation Army’s “Hope…