Author: The Gazette
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Gazette, Centennial Institute cosponsoring Republican gubernatorial debate Tuesday
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The Gazette and the Centennial Institute are cosponsoring a Republican gubernatorial debate Tuesday at Colorado Christian University, featuring candidates state Rep. Scott Bottoms, a Colorado Springs pastor, and longtime GOP insider state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer. Candidates will field questions on major issues facing Colorado, including the economy, crime/public safety, state budget/TABOR, energy, infrastructure and affordability.…
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Air Force Academy graduation will feature Vice President JD Vance
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The Air Force Academy announced Tuesday that Vice President JD Vance will serve as the speaker for the academy’s commencement ceremony May 28 at Falcon Stadium. Vance was sworn into office on Jan. 20, 2025. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Ohio and is a Marine Corps veteran who served on active duty…
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Colorado National Guard members deployed to the Middle East
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The Colorado Army National Guard announced Thursday that more than 200 members are deploying to the Middle East. The members of the 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment (Mountain), a unit based at Fort Carson, are deploying to help support an international peacekeeping force that supervises the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty and enforces its terms, according…
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Mounted units roam ranch in Security-Widefield after human remains discovered
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A Colorado Springs Utilities employee discovered human remains Thursday morning, prompting the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office to search the area with mounted horseback units. The remains were found near a drainage pond on Pinello Ranch off U.S. 85/87 in the Security-Widefield area of unincorporated El Paso County, said Cassandra Sebastian, a spokesperson with the…
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CC students and campus officials: Title IX rules do not sufficiently protect alleged assault victims
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By Margaret Freeman and Olivia Link Special to The Gazette As an institution that receives federal funding, Colorado College is subject to federal Title IX regulations, which govern everything under the umbrella of gender equality, including discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault on college campuses. Title IX policy outlines formal procedures for investigating allegations of…
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Pueblo County coroner resigns, suffered cardiac event after bodies found
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Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter has submitted a resignation letter with an effective date of Tuesday, according to the letter dated on Thursday posted by Gazette news partner KOAA. Cotter has been under investigation since an inspection by the Department of Regulatory Agencies found his business, Davis Mortuary, had improperly stored 24 bodies and other…
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Davis Mortuary investigation: Polis asks for coroner’s resignation, declares disaster emergency
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State inspectors say they found bodies in various states of decomposition inside a hidden room at Brian Cotter’s funeral home.
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Western Colorado wildfires update: Access to Blue Mesa Reservoir resumes
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Officials on Monday announced that access to the west side of Blue Mesa Reservoir has resumed as crews continue to gain containment of the nearby South Rim fire at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. “With low fire behavior and favorable weather conditions in place, firefighters were able to dig fireline directly next…
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5 law enforcement officials injured in Monument explosion, man facing attempted homicide charges
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A man is facing attempted homicide and arson charges after authorities say he intentionally set an explosion at a home in Monument that sent five law enforcement officials to the hospital, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post. Sheriff’s deputies and Monument police officers responded to a family disturbance involving…
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DEA raid in Colorado Springs: Fort Carson officials confirm presence of soldiers
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Fort Carson officials confirmed that some of its service members were present when federal law enforcement officials said they detained more than 100 people who were in the country illegally in a raid at an “underground” Colorado Springs nightclub early Sunday. The Drug Enforcement Administration estimated there were around 200 people inside the nightclub at…