- The recruitment campaign launched in November and has already resulted in a 35 percent jump in visitors filling out the initial forms on the Army’s website.
- The feat would average out to about five ascents up the 2,000 vertical-foot outdoor staircase every day.
- The military is shifting away from counterterrorism and toward competing on the global stage. That means investing more and more in high-tech fields to keep up with rivals.
- The Colorado Springs Police Department are still searching for Randy Bishop, who fled the scene in a silver BMW SUV.
- Lawrence Stoker,19, was acquitted on charges of assault from the incident that led to the shooting of Bailey, his cousin.
- A search at the home of a Pueblo man accused of plotting to blow up a historic synagogue yielded a host of white supremacist paraphernalia, according to newly-released court documents.
- Barbara Barrett is the fourth woman to serve as the Air Force Secretary.
- The VA started researching the effectiveness of service dogs for mental health conditions in 2011.
- Glenwood, Steamboat, Pagosa and El Dorado — the list goes on. The Colorado map is fat with towns with “Springs” in the name. Usually, these towns are named for a prominent source of spring water. But, “Where are the springs in Colorado Springs?”
- The fire hasn't grown much in recent days, but the situation could change quickly if the winds pick up again.
- Most residents evacuated due to the Decker Fire near Salida are now able to return home, though they remain on pre-evacuation status. Fire Public Information Officer Rick Barton says increased humidity and reduced winds have helped fire crews to make progress on Tuesday. But the fight isn’t over.
- Reps. Crow, Tipton and Perlmutter fielded more questions about health care and the economy than the drama in D.C.
- The military has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on cleanup nationwide, including $50 million just at Peterson Air Force base.
- For children ages 5 to 14, unintentional firearm injuries are 10 times higher in the United States than other high-income countries.
- About 80 servicemembers have died by suicide so far in 2019 -- a much higher number than at this time last year.
- The Cadet Chapel is the most-visited building in Colorado. Decades of leaks have extensively damaged the building.
