Donald Hammond III passed for 327 yards and accounted for 5 total touchdowns, and Air Force blasted New Mexico 44-22. The Falcons improve to 9-2 and will wrap up the regular season with a home game against Wyoming.
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Thursday morning, a homecoming was held for the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team at the William Reed Special events center on Fort Carson. The music played, the smoke filled the air and the soldiers marched into thunderous applause. And with that, 295 soldiers are officially home after a nine-month deployment to the middle east. Davante
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Their is no one on the Chargers who is happier to be working out at the Air Force Academy this week than Austin Ekeler, “I just miss Colorado and just the open space, where we are in California it’s just roads and parking lots and buildings. It’s good to see the mountains always, just the
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A couple of little girls got a special surprise this Veterans Day.Their mom Sarah Haas showed the girls a big cardboard box in their house on Monday night.She told them someone had just dropped off the box. Five-year-old Olivia and two-year-old Makenna weren’t quite sure what to make of it.After getting up close to examine
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A Colorado dam safety chief confirmed Monday that a recent investigation by the Associated Press found four dams in El Paso County to be at high risk of failure. The AP investigation ranked nearly 1,700 dams nationwide — and 24 in Colorado — as being in unsatisfactory condition, potentially placing lives and property downstream at
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It’s a phrase that will be heard or said by many on Monday: “Thank you for your service.” A new survey released by the Cohen Veterans Network shows 91% of Americans choose to say it whenever they get a chance. But the study also shows nearly half of veterans and active-duty service members feel uncomfortable
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USAF ACADEMY, Colo. – Air Force men’s basketball picked up its first win of the season, defeating Texas State, 78-71, Saturday afternoon at Clune Arena. The Falcons (1-1) made 12 three’s on the day with senior Sid Tomes leading the team with 19 points. Air Force took the lead five minutes in on a Tomes three
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Four months after applying for it, El Paso County leaders learned this week that they will receive an $18.3-million-dollar federal grant to improve transportation around the area’s military installations. The grant will be allocated to the Colorado Department of Transportation and is expected to arrive soon, Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, announced Wednesday. KRDO NewsChannel 13
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Colorado Springs police decided not to arrest a man who became upset Friday morning inside the Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic in Colorado Springs. At around 8:30 a.m., police responded to a call about a possible active shooting situation at the clinic near the intersection of Fillmore Street and Centennial Boulevard. Another call stated that the
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Air Force quarterback and Palmer Ridge graduate Isaiah Sanders is one of nine finalists for The Wuerfell Trophy. It is known as college football’s premier award for community service.
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Local and state officials are now calling on the federal government to lend a helping hand after PFAS contaminants were found in the groundwater of multiple areas in El Paso County. KRDO crews heard from local leaders on both sides of the aisle at a press conference organized by Environment Colorado at the Fountain Creek
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A veteran-led disaster mitigation group is working to prevent future destruction in Manitou Springs. Team Rubicon has been posted up at Williams Canyon since Thursday cleaning up bucket after bucket of debris. The group is also cleaning up the area around Manitou Reservoir to prevent future wildfires. Most people would call it hard work, but
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El Paso County canceled a town hall Thursday night intended to discuss the chemical contamination possibly affecting the water supply near the Air Force Academy. According to El Paso County staff, the venue was unable to accommodate the expected crowd. The meeting will be rescheduled. You may remember, officials say they found contamination from PFAS
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Citizens of Colorado Springs, first responders, military personnel, and special guests gathered for the 9/11 Day of Remembrance and Community Commemoration at Memorial Park Wednesday morning. Cadet First Class Hanna Born was one of the morning’s speakers. Born was just 3 years old when she was sitting in the Pentagon daycare center with her sister
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — What better day than on Thursday, the 75th anniversary of D-Day, to see a World War II veteran relive his training days in a vintage plane over the Colorado Springs Airport? Frank Macon, 95, grew up in Colorado Springs and is one of the fabled Tuskegee Airmen, the first group
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