Author: O’Dell Isaac
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Eyes on the city: Inside CSPD’s high-tech hub for tracking crime in real time
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Colorado Springs Police Department dispatchers recently received a service call about a woman who was allegedly threatening passersby with a knife, occasionally swinging and thrusting it toward people who came near her. As officers prepared to respond to the call, they began to receive clarifying information: The woman was holding a stick, not a knife,…
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‘State of the Bases’ is strong despite challenges, Space Force commanders say
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As critical components of the U.S. military’s newest branch, Peterson and Schriever space force bases are experiencing their share of growing pains, but they continue to build and grow, thanks in large part to their partnerships with the Colorado Springs community. That was the overriding message of this year’s State of the Bases address, held…
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Widefield School District announces Housing for Educators program
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A new housing program will provide affordable homes for selected Widefield School District 3 staff members while allowing Colorado Springs-area construction students to put their skills to good use, the district announced last week. The initiative, called Housing for Educators, is a collaborative effort between District 3, Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity, and Careers in…
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Rabbi addresses Hamas attacks in keynote speech at USAFA human rights conference
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During the initial keynote speech of the War, the Holocaust and Human Rights conference at the Air Force Academy on Thursday, Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center told a story to illustrate the power of language. In 1919, still reeling from its defeat in World War I, Germany’s senior officers commissioned a series…
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Smoke from prescribed burn expected to linger for ‘a few more days,’ U.S. Forest Service officials say
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Residents of the Pikes Peak region should expect to see smoke from last week’s prescribed burn at Pike National Forest for a few more days, according to officials from the U.S. Forest Service. Crews from the federal agency – aided by local fire crews from El Paso County, Colorado Springs, Cripple Creek, and the U.S. Fish…
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Impending government shutdown could affect thousands of local troops, federal employees
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The end of the 2023 fiscal year is rapidly approaching, and with it, the increasing possibility of a government shutdown as Congress remains at an impasse on a federal budget. If members of Congress cannot agree on the appropriation bills that fund federal agencies before 12:01 a.m. Sunday, many government operations will come to a…
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Colorado senators applaud pay increase for ‘supermax’ prison employees
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Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper applauded a Biden Administration decision to increase pay across the board for employees at the Federal Correctional Complex in Florence, according to a Monday news release. The administration recently announced that both correctional officers and non-custody staff at FCC Florence would receive a 25% retention bonus, state…
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Colorado College implements transfer program for students from anti-DEI states
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Colorado College has implemented a transfer initiative for students at schools in states that have passed or are considering anti-diversity, equity and inclusion legislation. Colorado College’s Healing and Affirming Village and Empowerment Network, or HAVEN, is designed to make transferring easier for students in anti-DEI states, CC officials said in a news release last week. “We…
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‘Learning can be fun, too’: Colorado State Fair offers information as well as entertainment
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Wade Ingle, Colorado State University’s associate director of outreach and engagement, believes learning can and should take place anywhere – even at the Colorado State Fair. “Just because you’re having a good time at the fair doesn’t mean you can’t learn a few things,” said Ingle, who, along with several CSU students, brought a custom-built,…
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Colorado Springs teen designs waste management project to help increase recycling awareness
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Aryan Tuteja, a sophomore at Discovery Canyon Campus High School, enjoys problem-solving, particularly when it comes to math. “It gets complex in the middle, while you’re solving a problem, but the answer, when you get to it, is usually simple,” said Tuteja, 15. “And it feels relieving, almost, to get to the answer after all…
