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Voters to decide municipal races in Colorado Springs, Colorado

The nonpartisan general for Colorado Springs, Colorado, is on April 4, 2023. The city is also holding a special election for the District 3 city council seat on the same date. The filing deadline was Jan. 23.

Ballotpedia · Mar 20, 2023

'One of the great challenges of our time': How mass killers slip through Colorado’s fragmented safety net

DENVER — A man at Denver International Airport told his father he’d ram his truck through a gate, hijack a plane and shoot up the airport.

The Denver Post · Mar 16, 2023

Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey: Colorado roundup

Colorado is holding elections, including for municipal office, on April 4, 2023. A number of candidates running in these elections completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

Ballotpedia · Mar 15, 2023

Colorado gay club shooting no mystery, but motive unknown

It is no mystery who shot and killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs last year, but what motivated that person to target a venue that had long been a sanctuary for the LGBTQ community in the mostly conservative city remains unknown

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Club Q in Colorado Springs announces plans to reopen

DENVER — Club Q plans to reopen this fall, the nightclub’s owners announced Monday on Facebook.

The Denver Post · Feb 14, 2023

Q&A: US Northern Command's top general answers questions about suspected Chinese spy balloon

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — U.S. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, based in Colorado Springs as commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, took questions last week at the Pentagon about the suspected Chinese spy balloon that Northern Command shot down off the Carolina coast after…

Tribune News Service · Feb 12, 2023

Defense: Club Q shooting suspect visited before bloodbath

A defense attorney says a person charged with fatally shooting five people and wounding 17 others at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs last year was at the venue for more than an hour earlier that night before carrying out the mass shooting

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023

He attended the SOTU after saving lives in a mass shooting. He wants Congress to stop feuding and save more

Army veteran Richard Fierro, 45, sprung to action in November when a gunman opened fire at a Colorado Springs club. Nearly three months later, he watched in person as the President addressed the nation from the Capitol, marvelling at the microcosm of America represented by his fellow guests -- as…

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023

Inside 'nightmare' house filled with creepy artwork including pig with a human-like face

The property in Colorado Springs, US, features nightmarish pieces including a large grinning face on the living room wall, a stack of furry squares and a mural of a sour-faced children with the word ‘Smile!’

Daily Mirror · Feb 6, 2023

US Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado settles lawsuit alleging abuse of power and allowing his son to live in Capitol basement

U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn has settled a lawsuit, filed by a former employee who claimed the Colorado Springs Republican abused his power, ignored COVID-19 safety protocols and let his son live in the basement of the U.S. Capitol.

The Denver Post · Jan 24, 2023