Author: Andrea Guzman, The Gazette

Embattled Fremont County Sheriff Jim Beicker resigned Tuesday, after a dozen of his deputies were placed on administrative leave last year and he was the target of a failed recall effort. His resignation is effective Sept. 1, Undersheriff Megan Richards said. Beicker, sheriff for 15 years, was not running for re-election this year. Candidates for…

Historically behind other cities in the state when it comes to numbers of young people, Colorado Springs is on the brink of change – if current residents don’t stand in their way. A Brookings study this year showed millennials are moving to the Springs at a higher rate than anywhere else in the country. Mayor…

More adults in Colorado are using marijuana, while its use among middle and high school age students has remained steady, according to surveys by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The 2017 Healthy Kids Colorado survey found Colorado middle and high schoolers who said they use marijuana was 1 percent below the national…