Pikes Pick: Return of mountain plovers sparks festival in eastern Colorado

The mountain plovers are back and ready to be feted. The medium-sized shorebird likes to nest in the short grass prairie and fallow fields of Colorado’s Eastern Plains. They return every year in early ...

Colorado Springs weather: Warm and breezy on Monday, with showers throughout the week

Colorado Springs residents should expect highs in the 60s and 70s this week, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, according to Gazette news partner KOAA. Monday is expected to turn cloudy in ...

The Antlers’ 143-year history: 3 incarnations and ghost stories, too

Since 1883 every photo or painting of downtown Colorado Springs seems to focus west along Pikes Peak Avenue to include the mountains. And that view has had one other feature, the Antlers Hotel. And ...

Threats inside and out loom for Colorado’s Republicans | Dick Wadhams

Colorado Republicans made strides in 2024 despite an insidious state chairman who tried to defeat successful Republican ...

New land management plan ignores landowners’ efforts

The Lesser Prairie Chicken habitat in southeastern Colorado is a swath of prairie that begins in Cheyenne and far ...
Opinion

EDITORIAL: Taking the fall for Colorado’s Medicaid mess

When news broke last week that Kim Bimestefer, executive director of Colorado’s Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, was stepping down, it became clear who was going to bear the official ...

Grandview High grad Lauren Betts leads UCLA to first NCAA women’s hoops title

Grandview High School graduate Lauren Betts can add NCAA champion to her already long list of accolades. The UCLA senior had a double-double in the Bruins’ 79-51 win Sunday over South Carolina in the ...

Thousands gather at Red Rocks for 79th Easter Sunrise Service

Thousands of worshippers gathered at Red Rocks Amphitheatre early Easter morning for the 79th annual Sunrise Service, a long-standing Colorado tradition hosted by the Colorado Council of Churches. The ...

Trump administration agencies post Easter messages celebrating Christ’s resurrection

Numerous previous presidents have issued statements in recognition of Easter Sunday. This year, the Trump administration went a step farther, with several key Cabinet departments heralding Christ’s ...

Colorado teacher gets jail time after groping student

A former psychology teacher at Douglas County High School was sentenced to 300 days in jail this week after he pleaded guilty to groping a 17-year-old student. James Christopher Thomure, 57, was ...

Crime recap: 347 arrested last week in El Paso County

Colorado Springs police saw violent attacks, an officer-involved shooting and domestic disputes last week, among other incidents, with 347 arrests being made in El Paso County. From March 29 to April ...

Space Command headquarters to move 200 employees to Alabama this year, lawsuit bristles

Space Command headquarters could have 200 employees working from Alabama this year, as Colorado and the Trump administration exchange barbed letters as part of a pending lawsuit. Colorado’s lawsuit ...