
TO OUR READERS: This is one in a series of stories about members of The Gazette's Best & Brightest Class of 2008. Kelly Dotseth didn't feel appreciated that day as she volunteered at the Marian House Soup Kitchen, greeting people at the door while...
Ed Duran's cheeks were red and his brow was sweaty as he stood at the fiery grill, his arm shaking ever so slightly from the strain of flipping over massive hunks of London broil. But if hard work is what it takes to achieve a dream, so be it. It was...
Pike and Longfellow elementary schools got a reprieve, at least temporarily, Wednesday night when the D-11 board decided against ordering them closed at the end of the 2008-09 school year. But the school board asked the administration to prepare a comprehensive...
Despite what your mother may have told you, motorcycles are not the favored transportation mode on the Highway to Hell. In fact, Satan - an infamous killjoy - probably doesn't even ride. But Father Mike Butler does. And he says bikes are A-OK with his...
A Colorado Springs real estate agent was supervising four 13-year-old boys at a sleepover the night she allegedly recruited them to vandalize the home of former clients, police state in newly released court documents. According to an arrest affidavit...
Conflict between neighbors isn't new. It's been going on for a century in Colorado Springs, as a "Back Pages" column last week showed. Here's the story, published in The Gazette on April 30, 1908: "Mrs. Nellie Stevens,...
An antique, horse-drawn hearse will lead a rare procession through downtown Colorado Springs on Friday morning to honor former Mayor Robert M. Isaac, who died last week. Family members and city officials Wednesday completed details of the service, which...
TO OUR READERS: This is one in a series of stories about members of The Gazette's Best & Brightest Class of 2008. Michael Tope first picked up a tennis racket as a kindergartner. Now he's captain of the Rampart High School varsity team...
Colorado is a great place to be a mom when it comes to finding child care, getting paid time off work and breathing clean air. But when it comes to prenatal health care, finding affordable health insurance for children or avoiding...
Maggie, a venerable Nile hippopotamus and a favorite animal at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, died late Tuesday. The 34-year-old hippo was in failing health for a year, suffering from arthritis, weight loss and, veterinarians suspect,...