"We picked out houses that looked nice online, fortunately Vicki got us to look at a couple more. The one she chose was the 3rd or 4th one we looked at & bought. So thanks to her, we only spent one day looking for the place that was just right for us. It was good to have an agent that was truly interested in what we were looking for and she helped point out things that should be most important to us!"
- Jared and Ashley Briggman
The Gazette - Headlines
SIDE STREETS: Friends of Aquatics searching for cash for closed pools
For the Friends of Aquatics, recent months have been a draining experience.
They frantically tried to raise $250,000 to keep Colorado Springs’ seven public swimming facilities open. But it was too much money in too short a time.
Then, heartbroken,...
Categories: Local News
Local lawmakers land bumper crop of law
El Paso County’s 14 lawmakers put 76 bills on Gov. Bill Ritter’s desk during the four-month General Assembly session that ended May 12.Lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle say the number of measures from here becoming law is a testament...
Categories: Local News
Romanoff wins top billing on Democrats' U.S. Senate ballot
BROOMFIELD — Andrew Romanoff won more than 60 percent of state delegates Saturday, pushing him to the top line of the Democrats' primary ballot over Sen. Michael Bennet and giving his supporters new hope for August.
Romanoff, the former state House...
Categories: Local News
Water main break floods basement of Penrose Hospital
A water main break early Sunday morning flooded the basement of Penrose Hospital.
The basment are being dried out following the break, which happened about 4:30 a.m. this morning just outside the main building of the hospital, 2222 N. Nevada...
Categories: Local News
36-year-old man dies in crash in Monument
A 36-year-old man was killed late Saturday night in a two-vehicle crash in Monument.
Monument police and the Colorado State Patrol are investigating the crash, which took place at about 10 p.m. Saturday on the 400 block of Colo. 105, about a mile and...
Categories: Local News
THE GOOD DOG: Corrections have proven track record in building dog-owner ties
One of the current trends in dog training is the Purely Positive approach. Under this philosophy, no aversive stimuli (corrections) are presented to the dog, either verbal or physical, ever.Corrections, of any kind, are considered cruel and...
Categories: Local News
An ever-present danger: Conditions west of I-25 keep Springs fire department on constant alert
Three helmeted firefighters race from their truck, working in synch to douse the tall, dry, yellow grass with water pouring out of a thin hose, pausing briefly to connect new hoses and extend their line.
Suddenly, a gust of wind sends the crew...
Categories: Local News
gazettepreps.com: F-FC powers to 5A track title
LAKEWOOD • Fountain-Fort Carson’s Jamarius Mathis won the Class 5A shot put title Saturday, but he seemed to enjoy his run on the Jefferson County Stadium track even more.
No, the burly senior didn’t compete in a race at the track and field...
Categories: Local News
Swim school reopens city pools spared from budget ax
Swim lessons, it turns out, can be a two-lane pool.
Take for example, Portal Pool, the city-owned outdoor pool at 3535 N. Hancock Ave. where about 15 parents and their kids turned out for a free introductory swimming lesson Saturday.
Portal is one...
Categories: Local News
Woman injured after minivan plunges 50 feet into Fountain Creek
A 50-year-old woman injured her neck and back Saturday afternoon after the minivan she was driving plunged roughly 50 feet into Fountain Creek.
The woman was airlifted out of the riverbed, according to Chief Darin Anstine of the Fountain Fire...
Categories: Local News
High winds cause siding to blow off building, onto train tracks
Train tracks running through Colorado Springs have been closed after the siding of a downtown business blew onto the tracks.
At about 5:15 p.m., the wind whipped corrugated steel siding off the building of Carrier West and onto the train tracks near...
Categories: Local News
Man shoots bear cub in his Green Mountain Falls house
A man shot and killed a cub bear early Saturday morning after it broke into a window of his Green Mountain Falls house.
No people living inside the house were injured during the incident, which happened about 2 a.m. Saturday, according to Michael...
Categories: Local News
One person killed after motorcycle crash on U.S. 24
A person died Saturday afternoon after a motorcycle crash near the Waldo Canyon Trailhead.
The crash took place about 4 p.m. Saturday on westbound U.S. 24, about four miles west of Manitou Springs. The person, whose name has not been released, was...
Categories: Local News
Vermont gives feds an earful over border station plan
FRANKLIN, Vt. — Outraged by plans to seize land from a Vermont dairy farm to expand a little-used U.S.-Canada border station, dozens of people turned out Saturday to berate U.S. Customs and Border Protection representatives, many suggesting that...
Categories: Local News
U.S. troops, Afghan police storm Taliban stronghold
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — U.S. soldiers and Afghan police early Saturday swarmed a dense Taliban stronghold of mud-brick homes on the western shoulder of Kandahar, conducting searches and promising aid in a preview of a planned summer campaign to...
Categories: Local News
'Crisis of confidence' spurs efforts to remake City Hall
After three decades of relative stability, the city of Colorado Springs is facing sweeping changes in how it is governed, including a proposal that would redefine who calls the shots at City Hall.
The push for institutional change stems from a...
Categories: Local News
GREAT KIDS: Odyssey of the Mind world finalists
Why nominated
Four Monument Academy students are headed to Michigan to compete in the world finals of Odyssey of the Mind, a program that challenges students from kindergarten through college to creatively solve problems, such as building mechanical...
Categories: Local News
Wasson wins $131,000 grant to help minority, poor students
Details in the Wasson High School makeover plan project some lofty targets, including dramatically improving achievement scores, improving minority graduation rates and increasing minority student participation in honors classes.
The plan impressed...
Categories: Local News
Remington Otte, 6
“Remington is a little guy with a big personality,” wrote Remington’s mother, Kimberly Otte. “He enjoys spending time with people of all ages, from small infants to the elderly. He has a passion for helping people, whether it be by donating...
Categories: Local News
