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An aerial view of lines of rectangular bunker structures with rounded rooflines that appear to be old. There also appears to be foundations or something similar in between some of the bunkers as if buildings might have been removed.

The U.S. Army Pueblo Chemical Depot closes after more than 80 years

By Shanna Lewis

Yellow and blue jets labled with U.S. Navy fly in formation.

Life and Culture

U.S. Navy Blue Angels headline Colorado Springs airshow

By Andrea Chalfin

Controversial Amara annexation proposal moves closer to reality in Colorado Springs

By Shanna Lewis

An oblique aerial view of part of PuebloPlex showing a flat landscape with sparse green vegetation and several dozen long low industrial, warehouse and storage buildings lined up in rows along with a parking lot at the center of the image. More low buildings can be seen in the distance. Several roads lead into and through the area. The sky is blue with puffy white clouds.

US Army transfers first parcel of land at Pueblo Chemical Depot to PuebloPlex

By Shanna Lewis

A man holds a cluster of fireworks in his hands.

For veterans with PTSD, illegal fireworks on Independence Day can be a torment

U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran Robert Dalton holds his Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition

Colorado’s Vietnam veterans receive long overdue recognition in ceremony

Young soldier posed for portrait

Remains of previously unknown World War II soldier to be buried in Florence

By Asa Gartrell

Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center

Hundreds of surgeries canceled or rescheduled at Aurora VA hospital after equipment problem. Patients continue to wait

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Helping veterans write the ‘Next Chapter’ of their lives

By Michelle P. Fulcher

D-Day 80th Anniversary Lawmakers Parachute

Colorado Rep. Jason Crow joins other Congress Members to commemorate D-Day with their own parachute jump over Normandy

By The Associated Press

Expect traffic as Kamala Harris gives the Air Force Academy graduation speech Thursday

By Colorado Public Radio Staff

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Government and Politics

Colorado’s first lawmaker to use a wheelchair won’t seek reelection but peers hope his impact on disability rights remains

By Bente Birkeland

Douglas County High School backtracks, moves graduation from Air Force Academy after worries over undocumented students

By Jenny Brundin

From AI to drone swarms, here’s some of what Air Force Academy Cadets will study in new Cyber Innovation Center

Interview: The editor-in-chief at MSU Denver’s student newspaper on the opportunity and challenge of covering antiwar protests

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