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Colorado Springs student starts petition to reinstate traditional snow days
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An unseasonal onslaught of winter weather and district policy has Academy School District 20 already short on snow days for this school year. With the winter snow yet to arrive in full force, one of its students is hoping to change that. Emily Beckman, a…
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Colorado Springs student starts petition to reinstate traditional snow days
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An unseasonal onslaught of winter weather and district policy has Academy School District 20 already short on snow days for this school year. With the winter snow yet to arrive in full force, one of its students is hoping to change that. Emily Beckman, a sixth grader at Discovery Canyon Campus, recently started an online…
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Colorado Springs weather: Blustery conditions cause delays, closures in Pikes Peak region
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Winds speeds of 30-plus mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph, blew snow across Colorado Springs late Sunday and early Monday, developing wind chill values as low as -5 degrees and causing multiple delayed openings at military installations and school districts in El Paso…
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Live weather blog – Colorado Springs: ‘Snowmaggaden’ days of snow come to an end
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While the snow has eased up for many in the Pikes Peak region as clouds made way for sun Friday afternoon, it will take a while longer to dig out from underneath the record amounts of snow that fell. [inline_image src=”aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG94aW1hZ2VzLm5ld3lvcmsxLnZpcC50b3dubmV3cy5jb20vZ2F6ZXR0ZS5jb20vY29udGVudC90bmNtcy9hc3NldHMvdjMvZWRpdG9yaWFsLzgvMjAvODIwMjY0ZGEtZTJjZC0xMWVlLWEyMWYtM2JhYTYyNGZiNDcxLzY1ZjQ0OGY1M2I5ODkuaW1hZ2UuanBn” alt=”bndzIHdhcm5pbmcgYXJlYSBmcmlkYXkuSlBH” caption=”VGhlIHdpbnRlciBhbGVydCBhcmVhcyBhcyBvZiA2IGEubS4gRnJpZGF5LCBNYXJjaCAxNSwgMjAyNC4=” credit=”U2NyZWVuIGdyYWIsIGNvdXJ0ZXN5IG9mIE5hdGlvbmFsIFdlYXRoZXIgU2VydmljZQ==”] The…
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Live weather blog – Colorado Springs: heavy snow continues Thursday night as temps drop
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: For Friday updates, please click or tap here for our updated weather blog. As a snowy Thursday in the Pikes Peak region heads towards a chilly Friday, motorists are warned to remain cautious, as roads are likely to remain icy until warmer weather arrives on…
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Most flights at Colorado Springs Airport canceled Thursday amid storm
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As snow again began to fall on Colorado Springs’ west side and along the interstate corridor Thursday afternoon, skies were overcast but mostly quiet and roads mostly clear at the airport, where plows trolled entry routes, parking lots and runways to keep it that way.…
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Colorado Springs weather: CDOT warns travelers ahead of expected major winter storm
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A major winter storm that could drop up to four feet of snow in some areas of the state is moving in, and the Colorado Department of Transportation is preparing residents and travelers for likely closures of major highways – including Interstate 25 between Castle…
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Colorado Springs mayor calls on feds to keep migrant ‘crisis’ from reaching the city
Mayor Yemi Mobolade on Friday called on President Joe Biden and federal partners to help ensure a surge of undocumented immigrants crossing the country’s southern border does not become a ‘crisis’ in Colorado Springs. “Immigration is a federal responsibility. It’s not in the city’s purview but because we have not taken care of the crisis…
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PRINT Colorado Springs mayor calls on feds to keep migrant ‘crisis’ from reaching the city (copy)
Mayor Yemi Mobolade on Friday called on President Joe Biden and federal partners to help ensure a surge of undocumented immigrants crossing the country’s southern border does not become a ‘crisis’ in Colorado Springs. “Immigration is a federal responsibility. It’s not in the city’s purview but because we have not taken care of the crisis…
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Local nonprofits pledge to serve immigrants after El Paso County leaders ask for assistance to be limited
“…if someone comes up cold and hungry and asks for help, we’re not going to let them go unserved,” said Andy Barton, president and CEO of Catholic Charities of Central Colorado.