Author: Mary Shinn
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Air Force Academy requiring base passes to attend games, pick up, drop off students
The U.S. Air Force Academy is now requiring visitors to obtain a base pass with a Department of Defense identification card holder as a sponsor. The Academy has previously been open to visitors with photo identification. The change started on Saturday. Visitors must request a pass from the Pass and Registration Office at the South…
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Peterson and Schriever suspend Trusted Traveler Program after New Orleans attacks
Peterson and Schriever Space Force Bases have suspended the Trusted Traveler Program indefinitely out of an abundance of caution following the New Orleans terror attack. During the attack, a driver killed 14 people after barreling into a crowd on News Year’s Day, according to the Associated Press. Authorities said Thursday the man is believed to…
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Air Force Academy cadet dies at home in Idaho
An Air Force Academy cadet died at home on New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, in Idaho from cancer. K. Emily Jean Foster, 23, from Eagle, Idaho, was a geospatial sciences major and an instructor pilot with the 94th Flying Training Squadron. She was expected to graduate in May and go on to pilot training. Her parents,…
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Town of Monument restricts psychedelic healing centers to limited locations
Monument Town Council recently approved rules for healing centers that can administer psychedelics, largely banning them across town. Voters approved the new centers in a statewide ballot measure in 2022. The centers will allow those over 21 to use psychedelic mushrooms with supervision. Psilocybin in mushrooms has been used to treat depression and other mental…
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Reimagined Veterans Memorial in Colorado Springs won’t happen, but repairs expected in 2025
The Colorado Springs parks department plans to start repair work on the towering Veterans Memorial sculpture in Memorial Park this coming year, while shelving a larger vision. The main monument, meant to honor military service members at rest, is cracking and deteriorating from water infiltration that is causing a chemical reaction with the concrete, the…
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Space Force guardians overwhelmingly accepting of new fitness tracking in study
Thousands of Space Force guardians have traded out fitness tests for continuous tracking of their workouts. The two-year study expected to wrap up in 2025 has attracted about 7,500 guardians, nearly 80% of the force, with most of those participants in Colorado, explained Adam Strang, a psychologist with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human…
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Town of Monument restricts psychedelic healing centers to limited locations
Monument Town Council recently approved rules for healing centers that can administer psychedelics, largely banning them across town. Voters approved the new centers in a statewide ballot measure in 2022. The centers will allow those over 21 to use psychedelic mushrooms with supervision. Psilocybin in mushrooms has been used to treat depression and other mental…
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Children’s Hospital Colorado reaches deal with TriWest to preserve care for military families
Military families with loved ones in Children’s Hospital Colorado can perhaps breathe a little easier this Christmas knowing their insurance will still be accepted in the new year. Children’s Hospital had planned to move to a “non-network participating provider” with the TriWest Healthcare Alliance on Jan. 1, 2025, after negotiations between the hospital and the…
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Volunteers keep the magic alive for kids calling NORAD to track Santa
When more than 100,000 children call to check on Santa Claus’ journey Christmas Eve, Col. Mike Hayek will be among many answering the phones. The North American Aerospace Defense Command runs the official Santa tracking call center from Peterson Space Force Base with about 1,000 volunteers from within the Department of Defense and the community.…
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Update: U.S. 24 reopened in both directions following crash
The Colorado State Patrol reopened U.S. 24 near Falcon shortly after 11 a.m. following a crash between two vehicles around 8 a.m. Monday. Two people were taken by ambulance to the hospital for serious bodily injuries after a crash between a Kia Forte and a Mazda 6 on U.S. 24 near Garrett Road, Trooper Sherri…