GOP Rep. Doug Lamborn denies allegations leveled against him in a lawsuit by a former staffer, who says Lamborn put his staff at risk of catching COVID-19. And he is now asking that the case be heard in Colorado, not Washington D.C.

On July 31, 1871, the city of Colorado Springs was officially born. The city is celebrating its sesquicentennial with a "Parade Through Time" and a festival, both taking place downtown. We'll be updating this page daily leading up to July 31, with conversations, stories and photos as we look back on our city.

Peak Past is a weekly segment written and voiced by Matt Cavanaugh Ph.D, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and Senior Fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point. Cavanaugh is a resident of Manitou Springs where he lives with his wife and two young children.

Camp Amache, a former Japanese American internment camp located in southeastern Colorado, would become part of the National Park System.

Denver Heath, UCHealth and Kaiser Permanente are the latest large employers to require mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees and physicians.

A new CDC recommendation to wear masks while inside public spaces applies to 51 of Colorado’s 64 counties, where there is high or substantial community transmission of COVID-19.

Colorado will have to release water from the Blue Mesa Reservoir because of a 2019 multi-state drought contingency plan.

Peak Past is a weekly segment written and voiced by Matt Cavanaugh Ph.D, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army and Senior Fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point. Cavanaugh is a resident of Manitou Springs where he lives with his wife and two young children.