At Pueblo Central these balloons are the equivalent of a welcome sign to the freshman class, “This is just the thoughtfulness of the girls, the senior girls,” says Pueblo Central head coach Larry Romero, Lethicia Calderon added, “We really welcome our freshman because they are a big part of the team. They’re are future.” “I
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As sports bars try to bounce back from the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, they face another hurdle — the reduction of the fall college football season at best, and the elimination of the season at worst. But the economic impact may not be as bad as you might
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Students are back on the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs campus two weeks before the start of the semester. They’re checking out their classes, getting ID badges, and graduating from the last rounds of orientation. “Today, I mean this is the first day we’re going to see campus operating
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Hayden Woelk of Liberty shot a 70 today to win the Spartan Invitational. The Cheyenne Mountain boys golf team won the team title.
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Oh the sweet sound of golf club clanging in a bag. The Pueblo West boys golf team won’t have to keep their clubs in their bag this fall, “Oh I was ecstatic,” says Pueblo West senior, Toby Salians. P Dub is ecstatic because even though they came up a bit short in the Class 4A
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A candy store and a fast-food restaurant were two downtown business repairing damage from a burglary and apparent vandalism overnight Sunday. The owner of the Candy Bar, near the intersection of Bijou and Tejon streets, said police called her at around 4 a.m. Monday to notify her of the situation.
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CIMARRON HILLS, Colo. (KRDO) — El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies are involved in a standoff in Cimarron Hills at a home on Mohican Dr. The deputies originally went to the home in response to a call about domestic violence around 4:00 Sunday afternoon, according to the spokesperson for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. The
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Board of Commissioners has yet to allocate the majority of its $125 million in coronavirus relief funding given to the county from the federal government. More than $15 million was given to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, which is using its money to fund
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s been a year since Dorchester Park, just south of downtown, was partially closed off because of ongoing issues related to homelessness but a new development could help shape the park’s future. According to City Council President Richard Skorman, officials recently removed Dorchester from its list of protected parks. The
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The RMAC bought itself some time to ensure each sport gets played by moving the fall sports season to the spring. That decision, however, leads to questions ranging from recruiting to eligibility. The CSU Pueblo football team had its 9-game schedule erased when the season was moved to the fall.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Two studies published this week show heart damage in patients after they’ve recovered from the coronavirus. It provides new evidence about the lasting impacts of COVID-19. The studies from JAMA Cardiology claim 78 of 100 patients identified from a testing site in Germany revealed cardiac involvement after recovering from the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Wednesday’s hailstorm will end up being bad for owners of damaged vehicles, but good for repair shops that will get extra work as many businesses continue recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. A series of hailstorms two summers ago caused widespread vehicle damage in south Colorado Springs, Security-Widefield and Fountain. Cracked
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One minute, we’re on the cusp of the high school football season, the next we’re not. CHSAA’s historic decision to move the football season to the spring doesn’t come without its share of issues, “I don’t envy being in their shoes. I wouldn’t want to be in their shoes. They made a tough decision, but
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As back-to-school approaches for students across Colorado, tutoring services are seeing an influx in interest from parents working to catch their kids up to speed. Huntington Learning Center in north Colorado Springs tells KRDO the phones have been busier with clients wanting ACT and SAT prep heading into the new
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After collaborating with the governor’s office, CHSAA announced today that the high school football season will be moved to the spring. It means instead of Friday Night Lights in the fall, they will begin in the spring.
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The past weekend was dangerous, even deadly, for some Pikes Peak visitors and busy for first responders conducting rescues there. The trend started Friday afternoon when a helicopter landed on the summit. Responders found Robley Heninger, 59, dead and were trying to find a second person. Police have ruled
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The El Paso County Courthouse will be mostly closed to the public and operating on an emergency basis for the next two weeks after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus. According to a chief judge order issued on Aug. 2, in-person proceedings are canceled through Aug. 14,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — In a move that signals how concerned some teachers are about their lack of safety heading back to the classroom in a few weeks, the Pikes Peak Education Association has planned a will-signing event at Centennial Hall Monday. The president of the local teacher’s union, Aubrey Huey, tells KRDO the
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Drivers should prepare for significant traffic impacts when a $14 million project begins in September. A pair of adjacent 70-year-old bridges on Platte Avenue in east Colorado Springs will be replaced by a single bridge to provide better safety and more options for cyclists, pedestrians and the disabled. The bridges,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo (KRDO) — Josh Fenton, commissioner of The National Collegiate Hockey Conference, says the Colorado College Tigers are still set to open their season on October 9th versus Maine. But he acknowledges the situation is fluid. “We’ve really been in this mode of determining what’s going to come and not come in 2020-21,”
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