Author: The Gazette
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DOJ to consider investigating Colorado Springs police regarding the beating of Black homeless man
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The United States Department of Justice will decide whether to investigate the Colorado Springs Police Department in the beating of Black homeless veteran Dalvin Gadson Ochoa last year. A memo from the DOJ’s Office of Civil Rights to the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights division of the department dated Oct. 3, but publicized this week,…
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Gazette newspapers honored by Colorado Press Association
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The Gazette family of newspapers – The Gazette in Colorado Springs, Denver Gazette and Colorado Politics – earned 46 awards, including 24 first-place honors, in the Colorado Press Association’s Better News Media contest on Saturday. Hundreds of entries for the 2022 contest were judged by the New York Press Association, and the awards were presented Saturday at…
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‘A teaching moment’: Polis responds after Colorado kid removed from class due to patch
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A Colorado Springs school district is responding after a video spread Tuesday of a school administrator allegedly explaining to a mother and her son that the boy could not return to class unless he left his backpack, which had a Gadsden flag patch on it, behind. The term “Gadsden flag” was trending on X as a…
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First human case of West Nile virus in El Paso County resident in 2023 reported
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An El Paso County resident has tested positive for West Nile virus, making it the first human case in El Paso County this year, according to a news release from El Paso County Public Health on Tuesday. West Nile virus is spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito, according to the public…
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Space Command: Its history and background
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Space Command is a combatant command established in 2019 that employs about 1,200 people from across the military services to provide deterrence in space and if necessary to defend U.S. space assets. Space Command headquarters to stay in Colorado Springs, Air Force decides It is separate from Space Force, the newest military branch. The Air…
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Club Q shooter guilty : Mayor Mobolade’s statement
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Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade said that while legal justice was served Monday when Anderson Aldrich pleaded guilty to dozens of charges for the Club Q mass shooting that left dead, “our collective fight for justice and healing must continue.” Aldrich pleaded guilty in a capacity 4th Judicial District courtroom to five counts of first-degree…
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President Biden arrives in Colorado Springs ahead of Air Force Academy graduation
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President Joe Biden arrived on Air Force One in Colorado Springs on Wednesday evening ahead of his address Thursday at the Air Force Academy graduation. Air Force One touched down shortly before 6 p.m. at Peterson Space Force Base, where he was greeted by Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet along…
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Colorado Springs mayoral runoff election results update: Yemi Mobolade’s margin of victory
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Ballot counting in the Colorado Springs mayoral runoff election between Yemi Mobolade and Wayne Williams was completed at 2 p.m. Wednesday, according to a city news release. Mobolade maintained much the same advantage as he had late Tuesday night, finishing with 57.5% of the unofficial vote total (71,434). Williams, who conceded the race after initial…
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Colorado Springs mayoral candidate Q&A: Wayne Williams
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Out of a field of 12 candidates, the race to be the next mayor of Colorado Springs is down to a runoff contest between Yemi Mobolade and Wayne Williams. Ballots are out now, and due back to the city clerk’s office by May 16. To better inform the public, The Gazette sent an expanded questionnaire…
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Colorado Springs Mayoral candidate Q&A: Yemi Mobolade
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Out of a field of 12 candidates, the race to be the next mayor of Colorado Springs is down to a runoff contest between Yemi Mobolade and Wayne Williams. Ballots are out now, and due back to the city clerk’s office by May 16. To better inform the public, The Gazette sent an expanded questionnaire to…
