City will commission investigation to look into alleged poor oversight of USOC deal

DANIEL CHACÓN

Developer Ray Marshall is accused of stealing more than $1 million in grant funds that El Pomar Foundation gave the city as part of an incentives package to retain the USOC. And the District Attorney’s Office says the city allowed it to happen... Full story

Key components in USOC deal with city: Where are they now?

DANIEL CHACÓN, RICH LADEN AND WAYNE HEILMAN

The USOC deal involved leaders in city government, the sports organization and El Pomar Foundation. Here’s where they are now: • Former Mayor Lionel Rivera spearheaded the effort to retain the USOC. He was widely criticized for the closed... Full story

Fillmore interchange targeted for grant-funded facelift

BARBARA COTTER

The mess that is the Fillmore-Interstate 25 interchange may be on the fast track for a makeover, thanks to a push from the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments to land about $10 million through a federal grant program that has bypassed previous Col... Full story

Monday's the day for Douglas Bruce sentencing

JOHN SCHROYER

It took seven years and lord knows how much money, but they got Douglas Bruce. The famous (or infamous, depending on your point of view) anti-tax crusader, as he’s often called, will be sentenced Monday after having been convicted in December ... Full story

Douglas Bruce, from LA lawyer to convicted tax evader

JOHN SCHROYER

Douglas Bruce. That name has been emblazoned on the Colorado political world over the past two decades, synonymous with unbending determination, defiance of authority, and a dual ideology  — smaller government and lower taxes. But for ma... Full story

City to investigate oversight of USOC money

DANIEL CHACÓN

Allegations that Colorado Springs provided lax oversight of money that El Pomar Foundation gave the city to retain the U.S. Olympic Committee are now the subject of an internal investigation. Mayor Steve Bach announced Thursday that he asked the Cit... Full story

City hires law firm to assist Memorial negotiations

ANDREW WINEKE

Colorado Springs city attorney Chris Melcher has hired the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP to assist in the negotiations to lease Memorial Health System to University of Colorado Health. Fulbright & Jaworski is an international firm wit... Full story

Attorney General again expresses concerns over county oil and gas regulations

ANDREW WINEKE

The Attorney General's Office, acting on behalf of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, today sent El Paso County a letter raising concerns with the county's newly adopted oil and gas regulations. At issue is the county's plans for grou... Full story

County hopes to kickstart mothballed housing projects

BARBARA COTTER

Local builders may not be ready to take on residential developments at the same frenetic pace they did during the housing boom, but county officials want to help them move forward on at least a portion of approved projects that were mothballed when t... Full story

Oil, gas drilling proposals by Democrats rejected

DENVER — Democratic proposals to limit oil and gas drilling have been defeated in Colorado's Republican House. The House Local Government Committee voted Monday to reject a bill that would have set a statewide buffer of 1,000 feet between ... Full story

Santorum wins big in El Paso County, takes Colorado

JOHN SCHROYER

Rick Santorum came out of nowhere. Despite having won the Iowa caucuses by a slim margin last month, not many pundits expected the former Pennsylvania senator to gain as much momentum as he did Tuesday night. Returns in Colorado from all the precin... Full story

County restores program that will allow PR bonds

BARBARA COTTER

THIS IS A CORRECTED VERSION OF THIS STORY A program that made it feasible for judges to release people on a personal recognizance bond is about to return to the scene after an absence of nearly four years. El Paso County commissioners approved a re... Full story

Soup kitchen official: Rumors of move news to him

DANIEL CHACÓN

The executive director of the agency that coordinates homeless services in the Pikes Peak region says Mayor Steve Bach wants to move the Marian House Soup Kitchen away from central downtown. The mayor’s office didn’t deny the assertion T... Full story

Penrose woman says robocalls get her anger, not her vote

MARIA ST.LOUIS-SANCHEZ

Arlinda Hodges spent her weekend on the telephone. But not by choice. The Penrose woman said that as the Republican caucus on Tuesday approached, she was inundated by unwelcome political calls. She was painting her house over the weekend and for eac... Full story

Former developer of USOC building arrested for theft and racketeering

WAYNE HEILMAN AND DANIEL CHACÓN

High-profile Colorado Springs developer Ray Marshall was arrested Friday on two charges of theft and another racketeering charge for allegedly stealing more than $1 million in grant funds intended to pay for a new headquarters for the U.S. Olympic Co... Full story

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