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Colorado Supreme Court suspends Mesa County judge pending misconduct investigation
The Colorado Supreme Court suspended Mesa County Court Judge Michael J. Grattan on Thursday amid a misconduct investigation. The court’s Sept. 10 order gave Grattan 21 days to explain why his paid suspension should not continue through the end of his disciplinary proceedings. Chief Justice Monica M. Márquez did not participate in the order and…
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Fall drives, hikes and more: 6 base camps for colors in Colorado
Fall is all too fleeting in Colorado. It’s only for a brief time that our dearest aspens shine before shedding their leaves. And so we should cherish the time. We should stick around scenic towns at elevations where the trees thrive, putting on their best shows. Consider these base camps for the season, along with…
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Happy Trails: A hike between waterfalls in hills west of Colorado Springs
Thomas Trail West of Colorado Springs, the town of Green Mountain Falls lists Catamount Trail as “the Gem of GMF trails.” But not to be missed is a trail that connects to the lower part of that gem ー one that helped spark something of a trail revolution in this scenic little town. That’s the…
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Pikes Pick: HERplace Market brings women-owned businesses together this Sunday
Looking for a Sunday outing that also supports women-owned businesses? HERplace Market returns to Clay Venues, 10 N. Wahsatch Ave., on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., bringing together 30 women-owned businesses for its second annual market. The event has nearly doubled in size since last year and will feature vendors, music by DJ…
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Chaos hit on 9/11, exposing critical gaps in security and changing NORAD forever
Nine minutes before the first plane hit the north tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, national guardsmen in upstate New York received word the FAA believed an aircraft had been hijacked. “They did not know what flight had been hijacked. They didn’t know where the aircraft was. They didn’t know where…
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Global heat stuck on high; scientists say August was Earth’s hottest month they’ve measured
WASHINGTON • Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold, due to the dangerous double whammy of human-caused climate change and a supersized El Nino, according to the European climate service Copernicus. August’s sizzle also helped push the globe and the United States to swelter through…
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Colorado State Fair attendance crosses half million mark in 2026
More than 500,000 people visited the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo across its 11 days this year, the Colorado Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday. The fair has reached the half million mark five times since 2006. Concerts and other events at the Big R Arena and Southwest Motors Events Center drew over 30,000 and…
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Police seeking additional victims of Colorado Springs area foster parent
Colorado Springs police are asking the community to contact them if they believe they were potentially a victim of Enrique “Rico” Houghton, 35, according to a news release by the department on Thursday. Houghton was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting two boys in his care for several years on Thursday. He has worked “in…
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Phillip Tollefson, first CEO of Colorado Springs Utilities, dies at age 75
Phillip Tollefson, who served as the first CEO of Colorado Springs Utilities, died Sept. 4 at his home in Wichita, Kan. He was 75. A cause of death was not listed in an obituary posted online by the funeral home Downing & Lahey. Utilities built two power plants during Tollefson’s tenure: the Tesla Hydroelectric Plant…
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Denver Summit FC sits on the bubble: What to know about the playoffs | NWSL Insider
The NWSL playoffs are creeping closer, making each point crucial in the final seven match weeks. No team can get too comfortable, especially those on the cutoff line, including Denver Summit FC, which sits in 10th after a huge 3-0 win over No. 1 Gotham FC. The top eight teams get in. Denver (8-6-8, 30 points)…