Tag: pikes peak region
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Pikes Peak law enforcement honors excellence in DUI enforcement at Ken Jordan awards
Law enforcement officials from across the Pikes Peak region gathered at the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Sand Creek substation on Tuesday to honor the area’s top DUI enforcement officers at the 20th annual Ken Jordan awards ceremony. Held each year in honor of Ken Jordan, a Colorado Springs police officer who was killed in the…
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Colorado Springs experiences ‘weather whiplash’ as arctic blast sweeps through Pikes Peak region
Colorado Springs experienced a case of weather whiplash over the weekend as an arctic air mass swept through the Pikes Peak region, interrupting what has been, for the most part, an unseasonably warm January. The city saw frigid, single-digit temperatures and a steady cascade of light, dry snow throughout the weekend, making for slick, icy…
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Advanced precision manufacturer closing Colorado Springs facility
Layoffs are coming for more than 130 local employees as a U.S.-based contract medical manufacturer prepares to close its southeast Colorado Springs facility. EPTAM Precision Solutions, headquartered in New Hampshire, “has made the difficult decision to permanently close its manufacturing facility” at 615 Wooten Road, Suite 150, President and Chief Commercial Officer Bill Flaherty said…
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Home sales in Colorado Springs area jump, but housing market expected to remain flat in 2026
Colorado Springs area home sales jumped in December, even as the number of active listings continued falling month-over-month — signaling a shift in the residential real estate market toward buyers, one local expert said. “We still have plenty of houses and not enough buyers, but the sellers who are leaving are getting kind of motivated,”…
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2026 around Colorado Springs: Stories we’ll be following in the year ahead
The new year will bring a new round of political questions and economic issues for Mayor Yemi Mobolade, the Colorado Springs City Council and surrounding municipalities to navigate, coming off a 2025 filled with rising prices for consumers and belt-tightening for local governments. While we don’t have a crystal ball, we can take a look…
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Pikes Peak weather recap: Colorado Springs breaks 23 records, 10th warmest year recorded
After a record 71-degree Christmas and a snow-free New Year’s forecast, Coloradans around the Pikes Peak region are left questioning their sanity. December 2025 has broken records as the warmest since at least 1983, but yearly totals are on par with historic averages in Colorado Springs, despite making the “top 10 warmest years” list. Looking…
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AA’s Alcothon shows how New Year’s Eve celebration can be fun without booze
For some revelers, celebrating New Year’s Eve without an adult beverage in hand may seem like Santa arriving with an empty sleigh, but for more than 60 years, one local group has been hosting an alcohol-free bash to rival any event that marks the advancement of time. The Colorado Springs Area Service Office of Alcoholics…
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Lewis-Palmer D-38 students scheduled to return to class after potential threat
Classes are expected to resume in Lewis-Palmer District 38 on Wednesday, a day after all district schools were closed because of a potential threat. District 38 said on its website Tuesday that there was “no credible threat or elevated risk” moving ahead, and that it was safe for the schools to reopen. Officials said to…
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Apartment construction picks up in November following slowdown in Colorado Springs
The pace of apartment building in the Colorado Springs area went into overdrive in November, rebounding, at least temporarily, from a slowdown in 2024 that has continued through most of 2025. Industry experts, however, anticipate it will be some years before the Pikes Peak region could see another apartment boom like the surge it saw…
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Emergency cold weather plan for sheltering homeless people expands to address identified bed shortage
In response to a loss of emergency homeless shelter beds in Colorado Springs this year, government agencies and organizations that provide emergency food and shelter have devised a new plan to raise $900,000 to add more beds as fall fades and winter arrives. “We’re glad to see that the new emergency sheltering plan reflects lessons…