Author: O’Dell Isaac
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Gov. Polis visits award-winning school in Colorado Springs
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Despite a packed Tuesday schedule, Gov. Jared Polis made time during his visit to Colorado Springs to celebrate student achievement by visiting one of two District 11 elementary schools that have shown exemplary growth in math since 2019. “So, what’s your secret?” Polis asked Kate Boyce, Roosevelt’s first-year principal. There’s no secret, Boyce said, and…
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Tree recycling initiative raises over $20,000 for El Paso County youth programs
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An annual Christmas tree recycling initiative has raised more than $20,000 for area youth programs so far this season, according to a Tuesday news release. TreeCycle, a yearly post-holiday effort to “reduce tree waste, create mulch and support youth development nonprofits,” will continue accepting natural Christmas trees throughout the month of January. The effort is…
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Improved road etiquette in Colorado key to stemming traffic fatalities: State Patrol
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In an effort to stem the steadily growing number of traffic fatalities in the state, the Colorado State Patrol is asking motorists to make a greater effort to concentrate on their driving and to focus on road etiquette. Traffic deaths have increased each year since the pandemic hit, according to data from the Colorado Department…
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Subpoena service often plays critical role in court cases
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If the alleged victims of a 2021 menacing and kidnapping case had testified against the alleged Club Q shooter in court, he may have been in prison on Nov. 19, the night of the mass shooting. But after a bomb threat, a SWAT team standoff and a subsequent arrest, the 2021 case against Anderson Aldrich…
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Space Command relocation decision imminent, commanding general says
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The long-awaited decision on the final location of U.S. Space Command is coming soon, according to a report from Military.com. Gen. James Dickinson, commander of U.S. Space Command, told the online publication last week that a final determination on whether command headquarters will remain in Colorado Springs or be uprooted to Huntsville, Ala., is imminent.…
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Veteran who subdued Club Q shooter receives $50,000 Community Advocate Award
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Richard Fierro, the Army veteran who helped stop the gunman during the Club Q shooting, was honored at the brewery he and his wife operate, Atrevida Beer Company, on Tuesday. Ent Credit Union presented Fierro with a check for $50,000. The Army veteran who disarmed the Club Q gunman received a $50,000 award from Ent…
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‘A tragic and horrible situation’: Colorado emergency doctor recounts aftermath of Club Q shooting
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Katy Picard, an emergency medicine physician at UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central, was having a fairly quiet shift last Saturday, with only a few patients in need of treatment, when a nurse gave her the news that changed everything. “One of the nurses came over to tell me that there was an active shooter … and…
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Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ advocacy group holds solidarity rally at Palmer Park
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Members of Colorado Springs’ LGBTQ+ community gathered with friends and allies to march in solidarity Saturday for those affected by the mass shooting at Club Q. The march, organized by Armed with Love, started at the Palmer Park Community Playground and ended at Club Q. Dozens of members of Colorado Springs’ LGBTQ+ community gathered with friends…
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Club Q victim Derrick Rump: Bartender was ‘the heart of Club Q’
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A loving friend. A straight shooter. A “star bartender.” An out-and-proud gay man. The superlatives poured in from friends and Club Q patrons following the news that Derrick Rump, a bartender at the LGBTQ nightclub in east Colorado Springs, was one of five people killed Saturday in a mass shooting that also left 18 people…
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Colorado, local agencies begin Thanksgiving DUI enforcement period
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As traffic-related fatalities continue to climb in Colorado Springs and across the state, the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies are trying to make sure motorists get home safe this Thanksgiving. In 2021, Thanksgiving was Colorado’s deadliest holiday period, with 16 fatalities across the state, according to CDOT data.…