One police officer overslept and missed court. He never testified, and a child abuse suspect went free.
Another drew his pistol and fired at a hawk flying near the Sand Creek police station after a bird...Full story
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In Colorado Springs, the cops police themselves - and it's no different with most other departments across the country.
But some communities see a fundamental problem with that approach: Without an outside body overseeing the process, how can people... Full story
It took nearly a year for the U.S. Olympic Committee to decide to keep its longtime headquarters in Colorado Springs, but the organization eventually inked a $53 million agreement and incentives package with city officials and local developer LandCo Equity... Full story
On March 26, 2007, the Episcopal congregation that met at 631 N. Tejon St. split when its vestry voted to leave the national body and align with the Convocation of Anglicans in North America, or CANA. The CANA parish continued to worship in Grace Church,... Full story
A few hundred mark the anniversary of the death of the founder of Colorado Springs
R. SCOTT RAPPOLD
"Under the pines that he loved so well, and in a grave covered with blossoms and bits of green, dropped one by one by mourning friends, the ashes of General William Jackson Palmer were yesterday laid at rest in Evergreen cemetery." "Almost severe in... Full story
Colorado Springs and El Paso County are broke, beset by plummeting revenues and spending restrictions that handcuff their ability to fix roads, crack down on criminals and keep buses running.
It's a familiar refrain from local officials, but it wasn't... Full story
ABOUT THE SERIES
Sunday: Foreclosures set a record the past two years in El Paso County, and an industry has sprung up around them.
Monday: Retailers large and small are closing their doors in the wake of a national recession.
Tuesday: The effects... Full story
Azeleah DeLeon's smile made her the darling of a large and loving family.The 8-month-old died before her teeth came in.Sixty-four-year-old Sylvia Hinklin of Cotopaxi was headed home when she was hit head-on by a wrong- way driver on Interstate 25.The... Full story
It might be a family sleeping in a car.
A drunk passed out on a bedroll by a creek.A teenager strung out on drugs, crashing on a friend's couch.On any given night in Colorado Springs, at least 2,000 people don't have a permanent place to call home, and... Full story
FIRST YEAR The deployment orders hit Fort Carson in January 2003 and were met with eagerness and apprehension. The community, too, had mixed reaction. The largest anti-war protest in the city's history came before the March invasion, when police used... Full story
Can Academy's south, central sections be vibrant again?
By RICH LADEN
Big-box stores are about as common as traffic signals on Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs, so the addition of another large retailer along the highway hardly seems like a big deal.
But when the City Council approved construction of a Lowe's Home... Full story