Author: The Gazette
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New leaders take command of Colorado Springs-based NORAD, U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Space Command
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Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck will continue to develop the next generation of leaders as the Pikes Peak region’s newest top general, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday. During consecutive ceremonies that drew top defense leaders from Washington and Canada to Peterson Air Force Base, VanHerck, 57, assumed simultaneous command of the North American Aerospace…
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Pine Gulch fire grows 16,000 acres, now 5th largest in Colorado history
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The Pine Gulch fire, a lightning-sparked blaze raging north of Grand Junction, continued to grow overnight, becoming the fifth largest wildfire in Colorado state history, officials said Thursday. Burning since July 31, the fire grew more than 16,000 acres, from 51,455 acres Wednesday to 68,323 acres Thursday, according to the Bureau of Land Management. Nearly 750…
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‘Unprecedented’ partnership in Colorado looks to combat worsening wildfires
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A partnership being hailed as “unprecedented” is to embark on an ambitious mission: to prepare Colorado for worsening wildfires amid an expanding human presence in the places they burn and the planet’s rising temperatures. The Rocky Mountain Restoration Initiative is made up of 30 organizations, including federal land managers, state government officials, utility operators, and…
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Special-needs students are college-bound: UCCS graduates first class in May
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Ashley Mabry, who looks forward to family game night, sometimes watches TV and loves her internship at the ARC Pikes Peak Region, knew she wanted to go to college since the fourth grade, when she entered a “talent development” program at Hilltop Baptist School in Colorado Springs. “She learned to believe in herself,” said her…
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Colorado’s new parity law for mental health hits a Medicaid snag
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A new Colorado law that requires insurers to reimburse behavioral health care providers for mental conditions on par with compensation for physical conditions left a gap that advocates fear will make it harder for the state’s poorest and most complicated patients on Medicaid to get optimal care. The sweeping overhaul, signed into law by Gov.…
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Wolves aren’t waiting for an invitation — wildlife officials say pack is roaming Colorado
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Wolves, apparently, don’t need an invitation. Whether Coloradans approve or decline their reintroduction in a statewide referendum in November, it appears the predators have returned to their native range. For the first time since wolves were systematically eradicated in the 1940s by shooting, trapping and poisoning, state officials suspect a pack is roaming the state’s…
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Study to examine exposure levels of toxic chemicals in southern El Paso County
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An upcoming federal study aims to answer a question lingering over the lives of tens of thousands of Security, Widefield and Fountain residents: Exactly how saturated are the toxic firefighting chemicals floating around in their bloodstreams? The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry plans to soon begin recruiting southern El Paso County residents…
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Manitou Springs raises minimum age for tobacco, e-cigarette purchases to 21
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The Manitou Springs City Council voted unanimously this week to raise the minimum age for buying tobacco and e-cigarette products from 18 to 21 in a bid to keep nicotine out of local teens’ hands. If the ordinance wins final approval from the council on Jan. 7, the municipality will become the first in El…
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Hundreds gather in downtown Colorado Springs for Trump impeachment rally
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More than 200 people gathered in downtown Colorado Springs on Tuesday evening, the eve of the expected House vote on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. The pro-impeachment activists met in Acacia Park at 5:30 p.m. to start a march through downtown. Chants of “Donald Trump has got to go” and “Lock him up”…
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Manitou Springs City Council refuses to enact arts tax passed by voters in November
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The Manitou Springs City Council on Tuesday rejected a measure that would authorize collection of an arts and culture sales tax approved by voters in the Nov. 5 election. Proponents of the 0.3% arts tax have accused council members Jay Rohrer, Susan Wolbrueck, Bob Todd and Becky Elder of going against the will of the…
