Author: Perry Swanson
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Police investigate shooting
Colorado Springs police are looking for suspects in a shooting that left a victim critically injured late Thursday, authorities said.The shooting happened about 11 p.m. in the 4700 block of Astrozon Boulevard, near South Chelton Road and west of the Colorado Springs Airport. Police didn’t identify the victim or give details of injuries.The victim had…
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CENSUS: Accurate count beneficial to state, local governments
A law requiring everyone to participate in the federal government’s once-a-decade head count next year might be enough for many people to respond when questionnaires arrive in March. If the law isn’t sufficient, though, Pikes Peak region organizers for the 2010 census say there’s also a financial incentive. The federal government uses census data as…
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Police investigate shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police are looking for suspects in a shooting that left a victim critically injured late Thursday, authorities said.The shooting happened about 11 p.m. in the 4700 block of Astrozon Boulevard, near South Chelton…
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CENSUS: Accurate count beneficial to state, local governments
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A law requiring everyone to participate in the federal government’s once-a-decade head count next year might be enough for many people to respond when questionnaires arrive in March. If the law isn’t sufficient, though, Pikes…
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LIVE BLOG: Paige won’t ‘support any funding’ for EDC
Tough choices face the Colorado Springs City Council today, as the nine-member panel decides how to slash millions from its budget in response to steeply declining revenue. The nine-member panel will meet about 2 p.m. for its annual budget mark-up session. The Gazette will feature live reports from the meeting on this page, starting at…
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LIVE BLOG: Paige won’t ‘support any funding’ for EDC
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tough choices face the Colorado Springs City Council today, as the nine-member panel decides how to slash millions from its budget in response to steeply declining revenue. The nine-member panel will meet about 2 p.m.…
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ELECTION: Results from every race in El Paso and Teller counties
Here are unofficial results of all elections in El Paso and Teller counties. Shading indicates the winner in each race. Click the links in the table for stories on the results. Yes votes No votes Colorado Springs Question 300 53,241 (55%) 44,352 (45%) Question 2C 36,501 (37%) 62,923 (63%) Fountain Question 2A 1,369 (50.3%) 1,348…
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ELECTION: Results from every race in El Paso and Teller counties
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here are unofficial results of all elections in El Paso and Teller counties. Shading indicates the winner in each race. Click the links in the table for stories on the results. Yes…
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City employees will earn $145.3 million this year
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Gazette has modified the city-employee payroll database so that full names have been truncated to first-name initial, and last name. Read an explanation here. The payroll office at Colorado Springs city government stays busy. Colorado Springs’ 2,370 city employees will collectively earn $145.3 million this year. That pile of money has…
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Census won’t count deployed military as locals
Military personnel who are based in the Pikes Peak region but deployed on missions around the world won’t be counted as local residents when the federal government conducts its once-a-decade head count of the country next year, U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Groves said this morning. The soldiers, airmen and others will be counted as…