Tag: local
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Lewis-Palmer softball dominates with 10-0 win over Discovery Canyon to break 3-game losing streak
The bus ride home looked much different from the night prior for Lewis-Palmer softball. The Rangers earned their first shutout in three years Wednesday with a dominant 10-0 win over Discovery Canyon. The league win broke Lewis-Palmer’s three-game losing streak and came after a tough 23-11 loss to Cañon City the day before. The Thunder…
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Body recovery operation underway at Prospect Lake
There is a large police presence at Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs on Wednesday night as crews work to recover a body, according to Colorado Springs police. Multiple viewers reached out to Gazette news partner KOAA after seeing a large presence at the lake. Police confirmed a body is being recovered. According to police, this…
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Colorado joins lawsuit challenging changes to Endangered Species Act
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Colorado once more joined a coalition of states challenging the Trump administration — this time on proposed rules regarding the Endangered Species Act. The pair of lawsuits challenge new rules made under Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who earlier said the endangered species law has been abused by federal agencies for years in order to “obstruct…
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U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank asks DOJ to investigate violent student ICE walkout
U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank is asking the Justice Department to investigate violence at last week’s anti-ICE student walkout in Denver, including whether outside organizations helped organize, fund, or influence the demonstration. Crank sent a letter Tuesday requesting the investigation to Harmeet K. Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Justice.…
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Visit Colorado Springs announces new president and CEO
Visit Colorado Springs, the marketing organization meant to increase tourism to the city and region, is getting a new boss. The group announced Wednesday it is hiring Sean Dixon as president and CEO. He will succeed Doug Price, who is retiring before the end of the year, The Gazette reported in March. Dixon served as…
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Till Neighborhood Bistro and Bar, Vine and Wheel close in downtown Colorado Springs
Two downtown Colorado Springs restaurants — the Till Neighborhood Bistro and Bar and the Vine and Wheel — have closed, owner Mitch Yellen confirmed to The Gazette on Tuesday. The restaurants operated within the same building as Garden of the Gods Market and Café at 616 S. Tejon St. The Market and Café will remain…
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‘Just a way of life:’ Growing and loving Colorado’s famed produce
A “million-dollar breeze” is said to drift through DeBeque Canyon, blessing the peach trees of Palisade. For the special fruit, western Colorado farmers have cited other factors: warm days and cool nights that are said to similarly bless other parts of the state where famed produce grows. To be a Coloradan is to be an…
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The best Mexican food in Colorado Springs? The vote is in
In this weekly feature, we’re celebrating the best of Colorado Springs’ food and drink scene ー as determined by voters in the 2026 Best of the Springs (thebestofthesprings.com). We’ll throw in our own recommendation, too. Up this week: Mexican. Gold: The Rey It was a sad day in 2022 when the family behind downtown’s El…
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Colorado Springs film festival to screen 80 films in 10 genres
More people than ever are making films. And Ralph Giordano couldn’t be happier about that. As festival director for the Colorado Short Circuit Film Festival, put on by the nonprofit Independent Film Society of Colorado Springs, he watched 150 short films in anticipation of this year’s 10th annual event. “Independent film is thriving and everyone…
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13-year-old goes missing near Monument Valley Park
Colorado Springs police need help finding a 13-year-old who went missing in a residential area near Monument Valley Park late-night Tuesday. Bradley Bowen Jr. was last seen in the 500 block of Cooper Avenue, just outside the west side of downtown, at around 11:20 p.m. Police say he is 5-foot-10, weighs 199 pounds and has…