WINTER PARK, Colo. (KRDO) — Skiers and riders can now purchase a Winter Park Resort season pass or mid-week season pass for some of the lowest rates of the year. New and returning pass holders can also take advantage of buy-early offers, including renewal discounts, and friends and family tickets. The Winter Park season passes
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO– Students at Chavez-Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy and Swallows Charter Academy will be rewarded for reading their way to earning $100. ‘Reading Pays,’ is a summer reading program that pledges a $1 Million Reading Challenge to help encourage students to foster a love for reading. The program offers Pueblo County youth the chance
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Mitchell High School and School District 11 (D11) is partnering with Peak Education to help high school students prepare for college and careers. Peak Education is a post-secondary mentoring service that helps students and families develop college and career readiness. “Having strong relationships with community partners is a key part
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– The Colorado Springs St. Patrick’s Day Parade is returning to the downtown area. Organizers say there will be plenty of fun to be had, but don’t forget your shamrocks and kilts The parade begins at noon on March 11. Thousands are expected to march along Tejon St., from St. Vrain to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Hundreds of U.S. Taekwondo Center students are working to raise $30,000 for the Police Foundation of Colorado Springs in their 16th annual “Break-A-Thon.” Saturday, March 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., students from the U.S. Taekwondo Center, Colorado Springs, and Monument locations, will come together at Colorado Springs Christian
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — Coloradans will now be able to fly from Denver International Airport (DEN) to Tokyo, Japan after a three-year pause on flights due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The airport celebrated the return of nonstop flights by United Airlines to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport (NRT) on March 4. “Asia is the fastest growing
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PUEBLO, COLORADO (KRDO) — Pueblo County High School (PCHS) students have partnered with Make-A-Wish Foundation to host a ‘Wish Week’ from March 8 through March 15 to raise money for Make-A-Wish Colorado. The school and community members are working together to help six-year-old Cash have a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse built in his backyard. This is
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and a local nonprofit is getting everyone in the spirit Saturday with an Irish-themed dog-friendly scavenger hunt in Downtown Colorado Springs. All Breed Rescue and Training, a local dog rescue nonprofit, is encouraging everyone to come to downtown with their dogs for
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PUEBLO, Colo, (KRDO) — The Pueblo YMCA is inviting residents without a membership to enjoy Community Weekends. During community weekends, people are invited into the building and allowed day passes to be purchased without having to be accompanied by an active Y member. The center said this is a great opportunity for someone to check
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs Pikes Peak United Way held its bi-monthly mobile pantry on Thursday. During the drive at Sierra High School, officials said 250 families received food. Beginning at 11 a.m., vehicles lined the school while people patiently waited to receive bags or boxes of groceries from volunteers. People were given non-perishable cans,
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LEADVILLE Colo. (KRDO) — The 75th Leadville Ski Joring and Crystal Carnival Weekend is making its way to Colorado March 3-5. Spectators new to ski joring can watch jockeys race through downtown Leadville as they pull a skier holding onto a rope as they fly over jumps and rings set up along the course. That
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s electric safari runs through Jan. 1 and features 85 light sculptures. This is their 32nd year, and for four years in a row it’s been voted the third best zoo lights in the country by USA Today. At the electric safari, there’s also illuminated inflatables that
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The 23rd annual Holiday Food and Gift Festival returned to Colorado Springs Friday. Which has become a holiday tradition for many households and families. It’s a great way for local vendors and small businesses to showcase their goods. It gives vendors a platform to sell their goods that they otherwise
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Thanksgiving is a day filled with food, family, and friends gathered together. But while you’re enjoying the holiday, it’s important to keep your furry family members in mind too to make sure they have a safe and happy day as well. Most Thanksgiving foods are not safe for pets. Popular
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Salvation Army is recruiting bell ringers for their Red Kettle Campaign. Friday, Nov. 18 is the kickoff. There will be 60 red kettle locations across El Paso County by Black Friday ranging from businesses such as Walgreens, Safeway, Walmart, and more. The Salvation Army is hoping to raise $200,000
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Many dogs are adopted around the holidays. An event Sunday held at Under the Sun Dog Training and Daycare called ‘Meet the Breeds’ helped people looking for a pup get to know which breed is the best fit for them and their lifestyle. Each breed has a specific purpose in
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Friday, the Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences is holding its 26th annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser. For the event, students created ceramic bowls which will be filled with soups and various food donated from local restaurants in Pueblo. Some examples include green chile, egg drop soup, and bread sticks. All funds
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A local haunted house in Colorado Springs is holding family friendly tours Sunday October 30 from 12 to 3 p.m. at Fear Complex. The annual family friendly event started in 2012 as a way to help victims of the Waldo Canyon Fire ten years ago because families didn’t have anywhere
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Boo at the Zoo is not only a fun, family-friendly Halloween event, but it’s also one of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s largest fundraisers for new and existing wildlife conservation projects. “Unlike most accredited zoos, we don’t receive any tax support,” Rachel Wright said with Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. “So we really depend on
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A special Halloween themed fall festival is giving dogs something to howl about Sunday. The Barks and Boos event was created especially for pups to enjoy some Halloween fun too. There will be a ‘Howl-o-ween’ pup parade and costume contest to get your pooch all dressed up and show him
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