Turning back on Trump, Koch network focuses on Senate during Colorado Springs...
COLORADO SPRINGS — From a luxury hotel on the edge of the Rocky Mountains, some of the nation's most powerful Republican donors are rebelling against Donald Trump. Billionaire industrialist Charles...
View ArticleTurning back on Trump, Koch network focuses on Senate
COLORADO SPRINGS — From a luxury hotel on the edge of the Rocky Mountains, some of the nation's most powerful Republican donors are rebelling against Donald Trump. Billionaire industrialist Charles...
View ArticleKoch network refusing to help Trump
COLORADO SPRINGS — From a luxury hotel on the edge of the Rocky Mountains, some of the nation's most powerful Republican donors are rebelling against Donald Trump. Billionaire industrialist Charles...
View ArticlePleasant conditions in Pikes Peak region to change late afternoon
Wednesday will start off nice in the Pikes Peak region - with outdoor-friendly weather. But in true Colorado fashion, the sunny skies and warm temperatures could fade away by the afternoon, making way...
View ArticleCentury Casinos unveils plan to restore historic Palace Hotel in Cripple Creek
Century Casinos Inc. plans to convert and expand the historic and long vacant Palace Hotel in Cripple Creek into a...
View ArticleCentury Casinos unveils plan to restore old Palace Hotel in Cripple Creek
Century Casinos Inc. plans to convert and expand the historic and long vacant Palace Hotel in Cripple Creek into a...
View ArticleYouth Corps: Trail blazers of Garfield County in Colorado
GLENWOOD SPRINGS - Hikers are goal-oriented people. Setting off from a starting point, they work their way along a trail...
View ArticleBettis takes leadership role with Rockies' staff
DENVER -- Although he came into 2016 with a little over a year of experience, Rockies starter Chad Bettis has been seen as a leader. Along with pitching coach Steve Foster, Bettis came up with a...
View ArticleCashner, Marlins look to keep Rockies at bay
The Marlins won the series opener Friday night at Coors Field with a ninth-inning rally and took three of four from the Rockies when they met in June in Miami. The Marlins will send a new acquisition...
View ArticleThe Secrets of François Catroux, the Über-Rich’s Favorite Interior Designer
Born and brought up in French colonial Algeria, François Catroux never spent a day in any school studying design; he credits his paternal grandfather, Georges, a distinguished military hero, with...
View ArticleEarlier snowmelt decreases streamflow, reduces forests' ability to regulate...
(Source: NSF - National Science Foundation) Press Release 16-089 By mid-century, shift in snowmelt timing could lead to 45 percent reduction of forest CO2 uptake August 3, 2016 Earlier annual snowmelt...
View ArticleMile High Roundup: All the day’s and weekend’s news, August 8 2016
Good morning, you beautiful weirdos. Usually, this is where I’d get all poetic about the weekend and the week ahead, but honestly I’m still just thinking about all the handball I watched this weekend....
View ArticleSeptuagenarian falls on Boulder trail is rescued, taken to University Hospital
A septuagenarian was rescued Wednesday after falling on a Boulder County backcountry trail. The rescue happened on the Blue...
View ArticleEarlier snowmelt reduces forests’ ability to regulate atmospheric carbon,...
(Source: University of Colorado at Boulder) Earlier snowmelt periods associated with a warming climate may hinder subalpine forest regulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), according to the...
View ArticleBettis takes leadership role with Rockies' staff (Colorado Rockies)
(Source: Colorado Rockies) 'I envision our staff and how we approach games as ever-evolving and to understand how to learn from whether you had a good start or a bad one,' Bettis said. 'I think you...
View ArticleCOPPeR celebrates 10 years in Colorado Springs
More than a decade ago Susan Edmondson and Kimberley Sherwood were just two friends talking about the arts scene over a cup of coffee at Panera Bread. That informal conversation between the two...
View ArticleGoalie Devala Gorrick helps Colorado Springs Switchbacks gain road tie
Salt Lake City - The Colorado Springs Switchbacks played Real Monarchs SLC to a 0-0 draw in the USL game of the week to finish the 2016 series at 1-1-1 between the Rocky Mountain rivals. In the second...
View ArticleGoalie Davala Gorrick helps Colorado Springs Switchbacks gain road tie
Salt Lake City - The Colorado Springs Switchbacks played Real Monarchs SLC to a 0-0 draw in the USL game of the week to finish the 2016 series at 1-1-1 between the Rocky Mountain rivals. In the second...
View ArticleOrienteering keeps Betty Bramhall, 93, active and looking ahead
Betty Bramhall didn't mince words after her effort Saturday in the Rocky Mountain State Games' orienteering competition...
View ArticleNew district, new challenges for Chaps
A road to a district title could be a little more difficult for Westlake tennis in 2016. The Chaps won a district title in each of the past two seasons but will move into the realigned District 25-6A...
View ArticleCU Boulder soon to be abuzz with move-in and Fall Welcome activities...
(Source: University of Colorado at Boulder) The University of Colorado Boulder will be a hive of activity next week as thousands of new and returning students come to campus and prepare for the launch...
View ArticleSeniors can ride Colorado Springs buses for free on Sunday
People 60 or older can ride Colorado Springs buses for free on Sunday, when the city recognizes National Senior Citizens Day. Mountain Metropolitan Transit serves Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak...
View ArticleBack to school: A look at the year ahead for all 17 Colorado Springs-area...
Ready or not, here school comes. Two of the Pikes Peak region's 17 public school districts resumed classes last week and many more start during the next few weeks. "We're definitely excited and looking...
View ArticleCyclist killed in Boulder Ironman race veered outside dedicated bike lane,...
A bicyclist killed in a collision with a pickup truck during the Ironman Boulder race on Sunday veered from a dedicated bike lane, hit the truck, and fell to the roadway before she was run over,...
View ArticleLongtime Colorado Springs dealership owner Bob Penkhus Sr. remembered for...
When it came to the people in his life, Bob Penkhus was always willing to go the extra distance. After opening one of the area's first Volvo dealership nearly 60 years ago, he and his wife once drove...
View ArticleLongtime Springs dealership owner Bob Penkhus Sr. remembered for business acumen
When it came to the people in his life, Bob Penkhus was always willing to go the extra distance. After opening one of the area's first Volvo dealership nearly 60 years ago, he and his wife once drove...
View ArticleExpected Thursday storms bring risk of flash flooding
Rain is coming. And that could mean trouble. A storm is forecast to come through by Thursday afternoon with "an enhanced risk of flash flooding" over the mountains and southeastern plains, according to...
View ArticleGreen Mountain Falls ready to experiment with new form of government
Green Mountain Falls will soon begin an experiment they hope will lead to a more efficient government. The western El Paso County town of about 700 people moved forward this week with plans to bring in...
View ArticleBike ride, film screening at Wheel to Reel
By Rocky Mountain Women's Film Institute, Saturday, 4:30 p.m. registration, 5 p.m. ride, courtyard at Fine Arts Center opens at 6 p.m., the film "Life, Animated" begins at dusk, meet at FAC, 30 W. Dale...
View ArticleNew UTSA professors engage in Orientation activities (UTSA - The University...
(Source: UTSA - The University of Texas at San Antonio) UTSA's newest faculty members go through orientatin programs (August 18, 2016) -- This week, UTSA's newest faculty cohort attended a series of...
View ArticleThe top 10 things to look for in sports from Colorado Springs next week,...
No. 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup teams are off competition this week No. 9 Boys' golf can get the high school season started this week No. 8 The Colorado Rapids visit the L.A. Galaxy Saturday No. 7 The Dirty...
View ArticleWoody Paige’s final Denver Post column: Looking back at 35 years
“I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the center.’’ — Kurt Vonnegut When I was born 70 years ago, I slept in a...
View ArticleResidents, officials support cleanup of Rainbow Falls at community meeting
During a community meeting Thursday to discuss the future of the Rainbow Falls Recreation Area, multiple presenters mentioned the word "passion." They spoke about the passion of graffiti vandals that...
View ArticleBarefoot water skier dies at Denver-area lake
A barefoot water skier died Sunday when a boom he was holding onto as the boat plowed through the waves at Standley Lake Regional Park tore away from the boat, according to the Westminster Fire...
View ArticleBike ride, film screening at Wheel to Reel in Colorado Springs
By Rocky Mountain Women's Film Institute, Saturday, 4:30 p.m. registration, 5 p.m. ride, courtyard at Fine Arts Center opens at 6 p.m., the film "Life, Animated" begins at dusk, meet at FAC, 30 W. Dale...
View ArticleColorado Forecasts a Memorable Winter Season Full of New Offerings,...
(Source: Colorado Tourism Office) Denver, CO (August 18,2016) - Coming off a record-setting winter travel season, Colorado, home of America's Best Skiing, promises to once again offer visitors to the...
View ArticleIronman Boulder competitor killed by vehicle during cycling leg of race
A vehicle struck and killed an Ironman Boulder competitor who was cycling on U.S. 36 north of the city this morning, race officials confirmed. A Colorado State Patrol dispatcher said the crash occurred...
View ArticleBoise State, San Diego State at top, but rest of MWC open
Last year proved the Mountain West can be more than just Boise State and everyone else when it comes to the conference title race, as evidenced by San Diego State winning its first outright conference...
View ArticleHarper hits go-ahead double, Nationals beat Rockies
DENVER — Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos homered, Bryce Harper doubled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the...
View ArticleThese women are Olympic athletes. Why do they have to look like showgirls?
Deep into the Olympics — almost to the end, really — and we’ve reached the Land of the Women of the Pretty Sports. Here is Russia, paddling to its fifth straight synchronized-swimming gold, in a...
View ArticleColo. nonprofit helps veterans heal while assisting disabled people
The suicides started two years after Erin Dreis' unit returned home from Afghanistan. The South Dakota National Guard 200th Engineer Company lost Jake Longbrake in May 2014, and Benjamin Kraft - who...
View ArticleKlee: Don't look now because the Colorado Rockies are thinking playoffs
DENVER - Are the Rockies a playoff team? "It's in our grasp. It's in our control," general manager Jeff Bridich said when I asked a question that usually suggests too many cold ones on the party deck....
View ArticleKlee: Don't look now: Colorado Rockies are thinking playoffs
DENVER - Are the Rockies a playoff team? "It's in our grasp. It's in our control," general manager Jeff Bridich said when I asked a question that usually suggests too many cold ones on the party deck....
View ArticleKlee: Don't look now: Colorado Rockies are talking playoffs
DENVER - Are the Rockies a playoff team? "It's in our grasp. It's in our control," general manager Jeff Bridich said when I asked a question that usually suggests too many cold ones on the party deck....
View Article13 candidates apply for two open positions on Colorado Springs school board
Thirteen residents of Colorado Springs School District 11 submitted applications by Wednesday's deadline and made their...
View ArticleWoody Paige: Tim Tebow’s career will take off now that he has dumped football
August 2016: After training for several months in Arizona and California, Tim Tebow, former Broncos starting quarterback, has decided to attempt a baseball career. Tebow has not played baseball since...
View ArticleThe Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Woody Paige column
August 2016: After training for several months in Arizona and California, Tim Tebow, former Broncos starting quarterback, has decided to attempt a baseball career. Tebow has not played baseball since...
View ArticleIn Bolt's shadow, US team keeps raking in medals
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In the shadow of mighty Usain Bolt, Allyson Felix achieved something unprecedented in women's track and field Friday by winning her fifth Olympic gold medal. And together with the...
View ArticleParks, health officials keep wary eye on algae in Pikes Peak region waters
Every summer, the edges of Duckwood Pond in Fountain Creek Regional Park become a patchwork of thick, green scum: filamentous algae. Steamy temperatures, a lack of shady trees and stagnant, shallow...
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