Colorado Springs
DNA testing leads to break in decades-old Colorado murder case. But privacy questions are being raised.
Police used a DNA database and a fast food cup to zero in on a suspect in the 1987 death of 20-year-old Fort Carson soldier Darlene Krashoc
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Dragon boat racing, with its unlikely rise and massive Denver festival, is adapting to include everyone
By Tamara Chuang Culture Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado Springs’ downtown creek has long been viewed as a blight. Then one man started catching trout in it.
By Jesse Paul Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado attorney general intervenes in $4.3 billion DaVita-UnitedHealth merger just as deal is finalized
By John Ingold Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado is creating a network of doctors to diagnose child abuse and keep kids from slipping through the safety net
By Jennifer Brown Health Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado Springs has big plans for its downtown. But first the city must deal with the Martin Drake Power Plant.
The success of the city’s redevelopment plans -- including a U.S. Olympic museum and a downtown sports stadium -- depend on powering down the massive coal-fired electric plant, Colorado Springs' leaders say
Cities across Colorado saw how gentrification impacted Denver. They’re trying to avoid the same pitfalls.
Hot real estate markets put the state's city planners on alert to avoid displacing vulnerable populations, but with unique local factors in play
What’s behind Colorado’s new suicide prevention campaign? Real teen voices
A local, youth-led effort to promote a suicide text line was so successful, the state is copying it
Colorado’s booming pronghorn population is running horns-first into newly built neighborhoods
The state's 85,000 pronghorns are a wildlife management success story, but development on the prairie is conflicting with natural patterns
Wildlife officials hoping man-made dens help orphaned cubs of Colorado’s bad-news bears get back on their paws
The cubs were sent to rehab to unlearn bad behavior taught by their mothers
Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers, one of the state’s top Republicans, on what’s ahead for the GOP, his city and his future
John Suthers is ruling out a future bid for Colorado governor and he won’t say how close to becoming a part of the Trump administration he came. But he will say that he thinks Colorado Springs is on solid ground -- and that he’s glad to be its mayor.
How the cul-de-sac has turned Colorado Springs into a transit desert
Mountain Metropolitan Transit ridership is up, but customers who live in far-flung neighborhoods find themselves cut off from work, health care and grocery stores
Restaurants, job training and low(er) home prices: A dive into why Colorado Springs’ economy is booming
The city leads the state for employment growth in 2018 and 2019, thanks to diversity in business, age, health care, cybersecurity.
El Paso County sheriff can’t hold people for immigration authorities, judge rules
Courts in several states have ruled that sheriffs cannot hold people on behalf of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement without violating the 4th Amendment
