Pueblo City Council unanimously approves $5 million in aid to small businesses
Qualified small businesses in Pueblo will be eligible for loans of up to $100,000 and grants of up to $20,000 as part of a plan unanimously approved…
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Colorado College making face shields to help fill shortage of PPEs during COVID-19 outbreak
Volunteers at Colorado College in Colorado Springs are trying to make a difference during the coronavirus pandemic, by making face shields to meet…
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Colorado Springs has only business in U.S. applying anti-microbial film to business surfaces
During the downtime from closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic, many businesses are rising to a new level of cleanliness by sanitizing and…
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Pueblo burglary linked to COVID-19? Victim says no, police believe it’s possible
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — We know how hard protective equipment is to acquire for frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19, but was that a…
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El Paso County jail reduces population in last 3 weeks to control spread of coronavirus
With more than 1,500 inmates packed into the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center, the same social distancing that helps protect the public from…
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Survey shows early impacts of coronavirus crisis on Colorado Springs businesses
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce has released results of a survey of 176 businesses showing the impact of…
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Wider use of face masks for COVID-19 protection recommended by governor, CDC
In its second month spreading across Colorado and the rest of the nation, the coronavirus pandemic reached a new milestone Friday with two separate…
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El Paso County deputy dies from coronavirus complications
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to KRDO that one of its deputies has died from complications due to…
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Truck driver says he quit job because of ‘betrayal’ from employer regarding COVID-19 virus
Adam Hale presently has a lot to deal with; supporting a girlfriend who’s unemployed because of the COVID-19 virus pandemic, a belief that he may…
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Isolation shelter for homeless COVID-19 patients to open soon in Colorado Springs
As authorities in the Colorado Springs area prepare for an expected surge in COVID-19 patients at hospitals and other medical facilities, an effort…
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More enforcement, concern for employees sought by critics of statewide health order in Colorado
For many in Colorado, the coronavirus pandemic has brought out their worst fears; the presence of people who are unaware of, or care little about,…
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Colorado Springs Bridge Center connected to multiple COVID-19 fatalities
It’s been nearly a month since the arrival of the coronavirus in El Paso County, and the county’s first death — as well as four of the 11 fatalities…
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Loans available for small businesses struggling with impact of coronavirus in Colorado Springs
Officials announced Monday what they believe is the first of a series of financial assistance programs for small businesses struggling to cope with…
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Colorado Springs, El Paso County leaders admit surprise at governor’s Stay-at-Home order
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Local elected leaders revealed during a briefing Thursday that they were not consulted by Gov. Jared Polis before…
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Gov. Polis speaks on coronavirus status in Colorado, March 27
DENVER (KRDO) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis gave an update Friday on the current status of COVID-19 in the state and implored people to obey the…
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WATCH: Gov. Polis issues statewide stay-at-home order until April 11
DENVER (KRDO) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has issued a statewide stay-at-home order that will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday and go until April 11. Polis…
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Homeless camp starts grass fire at Academy and Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Crews were called to a grass fire just south of the Academy Boulevard and Pikes Peak Avenue intersection at around…
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Colorado Springs to enforce social distancing rules in city parks
The need to follow social distancing rules — particularly in city parks — to contain the spread of the coronavirus was emphasized Tuesday by…
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Colorado Springs not considering shelter-in-place for coronavirus — yet
So far, Colorado Springs has decided against the kind of shelter-in-place, stay at home or lockdown order that some Colorado communities have enacted…
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Coronavirus rules slow process of adopting pets in Colorado Springs area
Last week’s order by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to limit gatherings to no more than 10 people — in hopes of slowing the spread of the coronavirus –…
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