Author: DANIEL CHACÓN
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Mealworms found in batch of soup at Harrison High lunch
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The menu said turkey noodle soup, but students at Harrison High School found a little extra protein in their lunch Wednesday. After a student discovered a mealworm or weevil in his soup, cafeteria workers found…
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Fire Department lauds heroism, service
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Richard Andrade risked his life to save another. On March 16, Andrade was at a construction site where a crew was removing asbestos. After someone apparently turned the power on, a worker touched a low-hanging…
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Cat rescuers take more than 150 cats from Springs’ home
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Call it cat chaos. Rescuers say they took 161 cats Tuesday from a home in southwestern Colorado Springs Tuesday after an intervention with the homeowner. “They were not neglected. Just the sheer amount of them…
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Hundreds turn out for free flu clinic
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Six-year-old Ziad Yousef grimaced and cried Saturday at the sight of a needle. “I don’t want to do it. No! No!” Yousef wailed as his mother, Sandy, covered his eyes and held him in his…
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Bach urges council to reverse decision on ballot measure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mayor Steve Bach said Wednesday he hopes the City Council will reverse its decision to refer to the April ballot a proposed charter change to increase council compensation. The council voted 5-4 Tuesday to refer…
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Czelatdko criticizes Bach, colleagues in private email
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In a private email to supporters, City Councilwoman Lisa Czelatdko criticizes Mayor Steve Bach for what she calls the “promotion, support, and abuse of authoritarian leadership.” “As an elected official, I have seen how this…
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Springs City Council to consider ballot initiatives
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs voters may be asked in April to make the city attorney an elected position and take away the mayor’s contract authority over Colorado Springs Utilities. The proposed ballot questions are the idea of…
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City’s proposed redistricting process limits public input
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save New Colorado Springs City Clerk Sarah Johnson is proposing a redistricting process that limits public input, contrary to the City Code. The redistricting will determine the six new City Council districts for the April election.…
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Panhandling proposal draws civil rights concerns
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save All forms of solicitation would be prohibited in an area of downtown Colorado Springs under a proposed city ordinance that the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado says would “surely” violate the First Amendment.“I would…
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Inventor will profit on $73.5 million Utilities contract
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A local inventor whose emissions control technology is being funded by Colorado Springs Utilities is guaranteed to make a profit even if the system fails. The $73.5 million contract between physicist David Neumann and Utilities…