Those working in close quarters at two Colorado Springs Air Force facilities will now be required to wear protective face coverings. Peterson Air Force base announced that personnel who cannot maintain at least six-feet of distance from their co-workers due to their jobs will have to wear some sort of face mask. The new directive…… MORE
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Restaurants Suffer Heavy Blow from Covid-19
Some Colorado restaurants are uncertain they’ll reopen after the Coronavirus emergency is over. The Colorado restaurant association released the results of a survey of food service operators showing food operations lost 465-million-dollars in sales in the first 22 days of March. The industry also laid off 150-thousand employees in that period. 14-percent of restaurant…… MORE
Scott Returns to AFA Basketballl
The Air Force Academy has announced Joe Scott has returned as Mens Basketball Coach. Scott first coached the team from 2001 to 2004, leading the Falcons to the NCAA Tournament. He has also been a Head Coach at Princeton, and DU. Scott just finished his second season as an assistant at Georgia. No contract…… MORE
AFA Relaxes Restrictions Following Deaths
Air Force Academy officials are going to relax restrictions following the deaths of 2 seniors Thursday and Saturday of last week at the Academy. Because of the Coronavirus the school had dismissed freshman, sophomores and juniors for the rest of the year, but kept seniors at the school because they were so close to…… MORE
Woman Assaulted
Christopher and Breonna Thomas are in jail after they allegedly assaulted a woman in a home on Verde Drive west of Circle Drive on Saturday. Colorado Springs Police say the woman was attacked and held against her will. Both suspects are also facing child abuse charges. Three children were in the house during the…… MORE
Springs Grocery Worker Tests Positive for Covid-19
A Colorado Springs King Soopers worker has tested positive for the Coronavirus. The El Paso County Health Department announced Monday an employee at the store at Woodmen and North Academy has the virus. That individual last worked March 28th The Health Department is alerting anyone who may have been at the store on the following…… MORE
Polis Issues “Stay At Home” Order
Colorado became the 22nd state to order resident to “Stay At Home.” Governor Jared Polis issued the declaration Wednesday afternoon. It limits the movement of the general population, although residents can still go to grocery stores, pharmacies, banks, parks, and trails. It does limit which business can stay open. That list includes grocery stores,…… MORE
Wild Fire near Highway 115
The Colorado Springs Fire Department says a fire near Cheyenne Mountain State Park has burned about 50 acres as of Thursday at noon. It’s on county land off of Norad Road and Highway 115. Roughly 50 firefighters worked overnight to contain the fire. Crews asked for a bulldozer, a helicopter and an airtanker…… MORE
Academy Coronavirus Case Confirmed
A civilian employee at the Air Force academy, has tested positive for Covid-19. The person is currently in the hospital and their condition is improving. Academy officials say there’s no indication the person had any contact with any of the cadets, and other Academy personnel who came in contact with the individual have been…… MORE
Stimulus Package Agreement
The Senate and the Trump Administration have a deal for a two-trillion dollar Coronavirus economic stimulus package. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell says the package is massive. The White House announced the deal late Tuesday night. The agreement came after five straight days of intense negotiations on a bill to provide relief for businesses,…… MORE
