Construction students in Trinidad are fixing up blighted homes. Hands-on training and helping their community is the payoff
At Trinidad State College in Southern Colorado, students are getting paid to learn a trade — renovating rundown homes. Proponents say the program could help alleviate the affordable housing issues found all over the state. But it’s not that easy.
A new survey shows sexual assault is increasing at the Air Force Academy
The anonymous survey comes 20 years after a scandal rocke
Club Q shooting: Judge won’t release surveillance video of attack to the public
The shooting on Nov. 19 left five people dead and many others wounded.
Downtown Colorado Springs has grown over the last few years. Now, officials say more development is on the horizon
An annual report from a trade group representing downtown Colorado Springs is touting a strong post-pandemic recovery for the city’s core, with signs of accelerating development in the years to come.
20 years after a national scandal, the U.S. Air Force Academy is still dealing with rising sexual assault rates
Twenty years after the black mark left by the Air Force Academy’s sexual assault scandal, the problem only looks to be getting worse. But there are efforts underway to help solve it.
Colorado Springs crime has fallen since 2010, even as total crime in the state is up a lot
The decrease in crime in the state’s second-largest city since 2010 coincides with a sharp rise in spending for the city’s police department, the report’s authors say.
The Cripple Creek Ice Fest has returned after taking a COVID hiatus. Celebrate with a ride down an ice slide
It took a break, but now it’s back, and there’s literally tons of ice to prove it.
Colorado weather: On the heels of all that wind, another winter storm is coming
The northern foothills and Front Range could get six to eight inches of snow. And Wednesday and Thursday nights will be very cold.
Colorado weather: Extreme winds continue in the mountains and foothills
Georgetown recorded winds of 100 miles per hour Monday. Most of metro Denver could see gusts over 30 miles per hour.
Coloradans want more investment in water conservation, new poll finds
Respondents show particular concern around water resources and drought, with 77 percent believing conservation of Colorado River water is in need of “urgent action.”
He’s serving a life sentence for murder. Now, he’s a mentor to young inmates
In an effort to reduce recidivism and keep young people out of the criminal justice system, Colorado is one of six states experimenting with a new program that focuses on rehabilitation and mentorship.
Developers wanted to build a skyscraper in Colorado Springs. So where is it?
More than a year after splashy headlines detailing a proposal to build Colorado Springs’ tallest building, the project has yet to break ground.
U.S. Air Force Academy cadet dies after unspecified medical emergency
The academy said 21-year-old Hunter Brown of Lake Charles, Louisiana, collapsed while leaving his dorm for class on Monday morning.
‘A major undertaking’: Authorities say it’s not easy to steal 80 head of cattle. That didn’t stop someone in Baca County
Steve McEndree, a 4th generation rancher who works 18,000 acres of land, says the animals were worth about $100,000 and were not insured.
The Colorado Springs housing slowdown is continuing — dramatically. Some say it’s just ‘balancing’
The median price of a single family home in Colorado Springs was $441,000 in December. That’s down from a record high of $495,000 last June and is the lowest price seen in the region since September 2021.
This Colorado Springs resident is the first woman to climb the Manitou Incline 1,000 times in a year — and she’s pregnant
It ascends 2,000 vertical feet in less than a mile and climbing it 1,000 times in a year averages out to about 20 times every week.
