Author: Debbie Kelley
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2 Colorado Springs mass shooting victims at Club Q remembered as lively, kind, helpful
Two Club Q bartenders are among the five victims killed Saturday night at the popular LGBTQ+ nightclub, according to a co-worker and social media posts. Daniel Davis Aston and Derrick Rump, also a co-owner of the bar, were fatally shot by a lone gunman, who also injured 18 people using a long gun shortly before…
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How you can help victims, families of mass shooting in Colorado Springs: Fundraisers started
The Colorado Healing Fund at www.coloradohealingfund.org is the official fundraiser to benefit victims and families impacted by the Club Q mass shooting at the popular LGBTQ+ nightclub. The fund was started in 2018 by a group of victim advocates and community leaders to establish a secure way for the public to contribute to victims of mass casualty crimes…
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Children’s hospitals in Colorado overwhelmed by surge in RSV, flu, COVID cases
Unprecedented and concerning numbers of children are being hospitalized in Colorado for respiratory syncytial virus, commonly called RSV, according to officials from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and hospitals. Coupled with the start of the flu season and rising COVID-19 cases, the Children’s Hospital Colorado system is handling record volumes of patients…
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Midterm ballot return rate in El Paso County ‘considerably’ down in 2022
Don’t delay if you haven’t returned your midterm elections ballot yet, El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Chuck Broerman says. “We are considerably behind in returns,” he said. “Typically, up through today El Paso County is leading the pack in returns, but Jefferson County is leading the way this year in returns.” Where to vote…
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Campaign sign vandalism cases go up in El Paso, Teller, Jefferson counties as election approaches
As the Nov. 8 midterm election nears, theft and vandalism of signs promoting certain candidates or positions on ballot questions are plaguing both political camps, according to campaign representatives. But Republican signage appears to be hit the hardest in the Pikes Peak region, where the numbers of registered Republican voters outweigh Democrats. Plethora of Colorado…
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Demand for abortions in Colorado from out-of-state clients skyrocketing
One Texas woman recently drove 18 hours to Colorado with an ectopic pregnancy, where a fertilized egg mistakenly implants outside, instead of inside, the uterus. The condition is dangerous; a rupture could lead to the woman bleeding to death. The woman didn’t know if that would happen to her while she was en route to…
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Colorado Springs seasoned politicians face off in state Senate District 11 race
With last year’s approval of new legislative redistricting lines in Colorado, many are predicting a heated race in the Nov. 8 midterm election between the two seasoned politicians squaring off for El Paso County’s Senate District 11. The redrawn district leans Democratic 2.4% and is the most diverse district in Colorado Springs, at 49% white,…
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Colorado Springs’ new homelessness prevention coordinator is the city’s ear on issues
Crystal Karr has moved from overseeing a transitional housing program for homeless families to being the city’s ear on homeless issues. “I’m excited about being able to have a broader impact on our community,” she said Monday, one week after starting her new job as the city of Colorado Springs’ homelessness prevention and response coordinator.…
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Plethora of Colorado voter guides to inform, after that it’s up to you
Shelly Roehrs knows she can’t make anybody vote. But as one of a record 135 members of the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region, she knows she can help educate and inform people about the particulars of an election ballot. What they do after that, she said, is up to them. “There…
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Former NSA employee arrested in Denver on espionage-related charges
Federal authorities arrested Colorado Springs resident Jareh Dalke, a former employee of the National Security Agency, Wednesday at an unspecified location in Denver on charges that he attempted to transmit classified information to a representative of a foreign government, the United States Justice Department announced Thursday. Dalke, 30, appeared in federal court Thursday, on charges…