Author: By Debbie Kelley debbie.kelley@gazette.com
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Well-known El Paso County coroner announces he’ll be stepping down
Most of the boxes for the possible scenarios and a few surprises of what a forensic pathologist could encounter on the job have been checked off for El Paso County Coroner and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Leon Kelly. “When you think of all the things that have happened over the last decade, there wasn’t a…
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Number of unaffiliated voters in Colorado has hit a record high— here’s one key reason why
How are signing up for food stamps, getting your driver’s license or using a government office that helps people who have disabilities connected to voting? While the majority of residents who register to vote in Colorado fill out a form online at https://www.coloradosos.gov, according to data from the Secretary of State’s Office, alternative methods also…
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Politico editor to headline Colorado Springs event on ‘Bridging the Political Divide’
“Bridging the Political Divide” is the topic of a free public presentation being held Thursday about Colorado Springs’ politically changing landscape. The event runs 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Ent Center for the Arts, 5225 N. Nevada Ave. While there’s no charge, attendees are asked to register at https://tickets.entcenterforthearts.org/5254/5255. Tickets must be presented at the door.…
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Children’s Hospital Colorado ranks among top 10 best pediatric hospitals in U.S.
Children’s Hospital Colorado has made the top 10 honor roll for being among the best children’s hospitals in the nation, according to 2024-2025 rankings by U.S. News & World Report. The nonprofit hospital system has four campuses: the headquarters at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, the five-year-old Colorado Springs location adjacent to UCHealth Memorial Hospital…
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Anger, frustration, fear reign as first anniversary of Israel-Hamas war descends — but hope remains
The one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas is being met with a mood of somberness and waning optimism in Colorado Springs and other communities. “It’s very difficult to be Jewish, Israeli, Muslim, Palestinian, Arab right now. It’s very difficult to be human right now,” said Associate…
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In search of solutions, El Paso and Teller counties get new Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board
Incidents of domestic violence spiked across Colorado during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the numbers haven’t subsided. They’ve increased. Data from the Colorado Attorney General’s Office from 2022, the most recent year available, shows the state hit a record high of domestic violence-related cases, which resulted in 94 fatalities, the most ever. Of the deaths, 39…
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Is Colorado’s Blue Book too ‘blue?’ New lawsuit argues guide’s analysis of abortion-rights measure is biased
Is Colorado’s Blue Book too “blue” this year? Some are arguing “yes.” The 2024 nonpartisan voter guide produced by the Colorado Legislative Council is not fair and impartial as state law mandates, in its analysis of Amendment 79, according to a lawsuit filed Sept. 9 in federal district court in Denver. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); At…
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New Center for the Study of Evangelicalism at UCCS opens to explore intertwining of faith, politics
In the past two presidential elections, evangelical Christians have thrown their support behind former President Donald Trump in what some viewed as astonishing numbers. Trump procured 81% of the White evangelical vote in 2016 — much more than former President George H.W. Bush, a mainline Protestant whose theology and policies were interpreted as closely aligning…
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Abrupt departure of doctors from Colorado Springs medical clinic forces its closure
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect comments from CommonSpirit Health An abrupt departure of all medical providers at the CommonSpirit Vascular Surgery clinic inside Penrose Hospital has forced the office to shut down, according to the facility. The clinic closed permanently as of Sept. 6, said a woman who answered the phone on Tuesday.…
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Colorado Springs mayor’s ‘State of the City:’ More cops, affordable housing and pothole repairs
In the first of two addresses highlighting accomplishments over the past year and what’s to come, Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade likened the past and future to a road map that seeks to smooth the potholes and cruise toward his vision of making the nation’s 39th largest city “safe, economically prosperous, culturally rich, welcoming and…