Tag: el paso county
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Colorado Cost of Living: El Paso County residents feel the crunch
When Brittany, a special education paraprofessional, moved back to Colorado Springs from Denver a decade ago, a main driver was the rising cost of living in the Mile High City. The 53-year-old, who declined to give her last name, relocated with hopes the move would improve her financial freedom and quality of life. While the…
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Decorated Vietnam veteran, Honor Bell advocate selected as 2025 Veteran of the Year
Larry Peterson, a Vietnam combat veteran who led a yearslong capital campaign to bring an Honor Bell to the Pikes Peak region, was recently selected as the 2025 El Paso County Veteran of the Year. Peterson, who served in the Air Force from June 1970 to November 1974, said he was surprised and humbled when…
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Club Q lawsuit against El Paso County approaches major ruling
El Paso County maintained a “state-created danger” in the year leading up to the 2022 Club Q shooting, an attorney told a federal appellate court in Denver this week. The hearing follows years of litigation by Chicago-based law firm Romanucci & Blandin, which Club Q victims hired in November 2024 to pursue a federal complaint…
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El Paso County to see more co-location schools next year
El Paso County will see multiple campuses with multiple public schools operating out of them next year. Schools, charter and non-charter alike, in both Colorado Springs Districts 11 and 49 are on the move under a variety of circumstances that leadership believes will better serve them and their communities. Earlier this year, school officials announced…
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Crime Recap: 315 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw a conclusion to a months-long investigation into organized crime and a vehicle theft last week, among other incidents, with law enforcement making 315 arrests in El Paso County. From May 3 to May 9, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted five blotter entries to its public database of incidents approved for…
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Crime recap: 325 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw a fatal shooting, a student’s arrest and a protest turned hostile last week, among other incidents, with law enforcement making 325 arrests in El Paso County. From April 26 to May 2, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted eight blotter entries to its public database of incidents approved for release. Here is…
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‘Earn While You Learn’ paramedic school in Colorado Springs pays students to study
An “Earn While You Learn” program of American Medical Response has more applicants than slots available. That could be because the classroom is an ambulance, where hands-on training helps develop and hone the abilities needed for the hectic but rewarding job of paramedic. On top of that, throughout the lessons students are paid the salary…
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Crime Recap: 306 arrested last week in El Paso County
Colorado Springs police saw a homicide, a juvenile death in a crash and several fires last week, with law enforcement making a total of 306 arrests in El Paso County. From April 19 to April 25, the Colorado Springs Police Department posted 10 blotter entries to its database of arrests approved for public release. Here is…
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Kratos awarded $450M missile defense contract by Space Force
Kratos, a San Diego-based company with a significant presence in El Paso County, was awarded a contract worth nearly half a billion dollars last week. The contract, worth up to $446.8 million, will require Kratos to design, integrate and sustain ground systems the Space Force will need to operate a constellation of satellites intended to…
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Colorado Springs housing market ‘balanced’ but sluggish
Area home listings, sales increase in March, but economic volatility keeps some buyers, sellers on the sidelines Colorado Springs-area home listings and sales increased in March, sales prices remained steady and the local housing market is again becoming more seasonal, though it remains generally sluggish as economic volatility keeps some buyers and sellers on the…