Author: By O’Dell Isaac
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More than 40 mortar-style fireworks, found by Colorado Springs officers, initially reported as ‘mortars’
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Colorado Springs police confirmed that the “mortars” found at the scene of a grass fire early Sunday in the 3600 block of Oro Blanco Drive were mortar-style fireworks. The discovery, which took place in the 3600 block of Oro Blanco Drive, was initially reported as mortars in an online blotter entry. After the Colorado Springs…
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El Paso County Sheriff’s Office taking applications for citizen-based ‘Sheriff’s Posse’
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The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is recruiting residents for participation in a program designed to assist law enforcement officers with public safety services that do not require a deputy, according to a recent news release. The Sheriff’s Posse, officials said, will be a citizen-based initiative that trains and utilizes volunteers for a host of…
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Colorado firefighters head west to help battle devastating California wildfires
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A group of Colorado firefighters has deployed to California to join an interagency effort to battle several wildfires currently ravaging the southern part of the state. At least five fires, covering more than 45 square miles in the greater Los Angeles area, have killed at least five people, destroyed at least 10,000 structures, and forced…
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Colorado’s newest online public school opens enrollment for 2021-2022 school year
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Colorado’s newest online public school is enrolling students in grades K-12 for the 2021-2022 school year, according to a recent news release. Colorado Summit Connections Academy, a tuition-free, fully virtual public school, will join an experienced group of schools that are uniquely equipped to deliver a quality education outside the bounds of brick-and-mortar classrooms, the…
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Historians analyze lingering effects of KKK as History Colorado releases ledgers of Denver membership
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A century ago, the Ku Klux Klan was a thriving entity in the state of Colorado. Tens of thousands of Coloradans swore their allegiance to the Klan in the 1920s, including prominent public officials such as Denver’s then mayor and chief of police. According to History Colorado, the state’s preeminent historical society, Colorado had the…
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Gazette, Colorado Politics journalists lauded in regional competition
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The Colorado chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists recently announced the winners of the 2021 Top of the Rockies contest, and reporters from The Gazette and Colorado Politics are featured among the best in a four-state area. A regional contest that includes journalists in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, Top of the Rockies…
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Global SuperTanker, based in Colorado Springs, is ceasing operations
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A giant firefighting aircraft based in Colorado Springs will be grounded for good. The Global SuperTanker is ceasing operations, a company representative told Gazette news partner KKTV on Friday. The company did not specify the reason for the shutdown. A Boeing 747 aerial firefighter, the Global SuperTanker has flown hundreds of firefighting missions, helping crews…
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State recommends patients who received COVID-19 vaccine at Dr. Moma clinic start shots anew
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People who received an initial dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine at Dr. Moma Health and Wellness clinic in Colorado Springs should consider that dose invalid and start the shots anew, state health officials announced late Tuesday night. The medical spa inside the Satellite Hotel in southeast Colorado Springs, had its vaccination privileges suspended…
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Hickenlooper touts $28 billion relief program in visit to Springs brewery
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Senator John Hickenlooper visited Colorado Springs on Wednesday to discuss a new COVID-19 relief program for restaurants and breweries. The former Colorado governor met with several local business owners at the Atrevida Beer Company to review the benefits of the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, a $28 billion endowment created to provide aid to businesses in the…
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Western Colorado University’s president retained after controversy
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The president of Western Colorado University in Gunnison will remain in his position despite a majority of the faculty calling for his firing, according to a statement from the school’s board of trustees. On Jan. 7, the day after the attack on the U.S. Capitol building, Salsbury wrote a message to all staff, titled “Voice…
