Operating hours at three community-based COVID-19 testing centers have been expanded to offer free and convenient access to testing.

One of the biggest local events focused on educating children of color — along with providing scholarships — takes place this month, on Jan. 16.

The Chinook Center, a nonprofit meeting space and organizing hub in Southeast Colorado Springs, recently received a $1,000 donation from Vista Grande Community Church. 

The Colorado Springs Police Department reported nearly 1,000 more calls for service for “shots fired” as of Dec. 1, 2020 than in 2019. CSPD also reports 42 more reported shootings this year than in 2019, and 37 homicides as of Dec. 1, 2020, compared to 24 at the same time last year. 

El Paso County moves from Level Red: Severe Risk to Level Orange: High Risk on Monday, Jan. 4.

El Paso County’s COVID-19 incidence, test positivity and hospitalizations have dropped slightly over the past seven days, according to metrics released Dec. 18 — but transmission levels are still high.

Harrison School District received $24,500 from Kaiser Permanente as part of the insurance company’s Thriving Schools initiative. The school plans to use the funds to help launch the “Planning for the Next Normal at School” playbook. The playbook is intended to support schools and districts w…

Colorado should see its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine arriving mid-December, but under phased distribution, the vaccine likely won’t be administered to the general public until summer.In the meantime, Governor Jared Polis said, Coloradans must stay vigilant to avoid spreading the deadl…

For the past 16 years, the old King Soopers in the Mission Trace Shopping Center has stood vacant and seemingly abandoned. But Toby Gannett, owner of BCR Management, wants to change that. 

One of the biggest single-day events in Colorado Springs was nearly shelved next to that infamous holiday elf, all due to COVID-19. 

As COVID-19 cases soar, El Paso County must move to Level Red — severe risk — by 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27.

Governor Jared Polis has signed an executive order authorizing hospitals and freestanding emergency departments to transfer or cease the admission of patients in order to allow them to respond to the surge of COVID-19 cases.

Colorado saw 5,765 new cases of COVID-19 Nov. 20, and 1,564 Coloradans are hospitalized with the deadly virus.

In light of surging coronavirus cases, Governor Jared Polis has ordered the State Emergency Operations Center to return to level 1. Making the announcement at a Nov. 14 COVID-19 update, Polis urged Coloradans not to play Russian roulette with the deadly virus.The highest level of operation, …

Harrison School District 2 will join a number of other school districts in Colorado Springs and transition to remote learning only after the Thanksgiving holiday, due to a rise in COVID-19 cases.

The graduating class of 2020 is the first group of Harrison School District 2 students to take advantage of the Dakota Promise Scholarship at Pikes Peak Community College. 

Harrison Federal Credit Union, which provides banking and financial services for employees, students and families of Harrison School District 2, announced on Nov. 2 that they’ve received Juntos Avanzamos designation.

From the passage of statewide legislation changing policing to the local law enforcement accountability commission, the protests forced difficult conversations about race and policing throughout Colorado Springs. And in Southeast Colorado Springs, the movement — which reached its height from…

The Colorado Springs Police Department and fire Department responded to a burning camper at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 4, behind the 7-Eleven at the intersection of East Fountain Boulevard and South Circle Drive. There were no injuries, but the camper was completely destroyed.

Several Colorado counties are moving to stricter levels on the state's COVID-19 dial, with health officials warning the virus will be harder to suppress in the winter months.

The Harrison School District 2 Board of Education voted unanimously Oct. 22  to dissolve the district’s dual superintendent model and to appoint Wendy Birhanzel as sole superintendent, according to a letter from Harrison School District Board of Education President Jeannie Orozco. Orozco’s s…

Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order on Wednesday that reinforced the national eviction halt at the state level.

In the face of spiking COVID-19 metrics, El Paso County and Colorado Springs officials are warning more restrictions could be imposed if the numbers don’t start coming down.

Colorado Springs City Council announced the 11 members of the Law Enforcement Transparency and Accountability Commission (LETAC) last month, despite calls for a commission with more authority to investigate police overreach and mete out punishments. 

Governor Jared Polis has signed an executive order Oct. 15 banning late fees for renters until the end of the year. 

Danielle Summerville, the former executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters – Pikes Peak, has been hired as the city of Colorado Springs’ diversity and community outreach programs manager.

Starting Friday, Oct. 2, Bradley Road will be closed between Cody Drive and Hancock Expressway for construction on the Security Drinking Water Mitigation System Project, according to a news release from Natalie Sosa, the deputy public information officer for the Board of County Commissioners…

Residents of Southeast Colorado Springs had little or no primary health care access before 2014, when Cory Arcarese founded Value Care Health Clinic. Many people called the area a health care desert.

Oct. 1 marks the beginning of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, designated in 1989 to acknowledge and support survivors of domestic violence. For local nonprofit Kingdom Builders Family Life Center, it provides an opportunity to amplify their year-round message of hope and support …

Since the 2016 revelation that groundwater in Fountain Valley, which provided drinking water for Security-Widefield and Fountain, was contaminated with toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, government agencies, residents and community activists have been struggling to come to terms with…

Thanks to the billions lost when Colorado businesses shut down in the early days of the pandemic — and the bottom dropped out of state sales tax revenue — Southeast nonprofits working to combat poverty and crime will receive much less money from the Transforming Safety grant program for 2020-21.

The El Paso County Department of Human Services (DHS) held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new economic assistance site at the Peak Vista Community Health Center on Jetwing Drive the morning of Sept. 23. The new location will provide Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card services, and is …

For the first time, voters in all 64 Colorado counties will be able to track the status of their individual mail ballots for the 2020 general election.

Mayor John Suthers delivered his sixth State of the City speech to hundreds of people via Zoom Sept. 17.

The Harrison High School cross-country team went nearly a decade without a home race. But Sept. 11 at El Pomar Youth Sports Complex, the Panthers made the most of the meet on their home turf. 

The softball season looks vastly different than Harrison or Sierra high schools expected for 2020.

More than $32 million of education funding will soon be available for Colorado schools due to Gov. Jared Polis Sept. 9 launch of the Response, Innovation and Student Equity Education fund.

A man was arrested by the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) Sept. 7 after police responded to a domestic disturbance call. The suspect's girlfriend, Dianna Alvarado, claimed the arrest was "unnecessary" and involved an "excessive" use of force, but CSPD public information officer Lt.…

A man was shot at approximately 5:22 a.m. at the intersection of East Fountain Boulevard and South Murray Boulevard, according to Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) public information officer Natasha Kerr. 

For the past few months, President Donald Trump has fiercely and frequently claimed that if states allow mail-in voting for this November’s presidential election, it would result in rampant voter fraud and corruption.

Aug. 1 was the grand opening of What’s Left Records. Located at 829 N. Circle Drive and featuring a new mural from the Knobhill Urban Arts District, the small space on the top floor was —responsibly and socially distanced — full of customers flipping through racks of vinyl records, perusing …

The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region(HSPPR) offers low-cost veterinary care to residents of Southeast Colorado Springs through its mobile veterinary clinic, the Wellness Waggin’. The pop-up facility offers preventative care, such as wellness exams and vaccinations.

A man was shot and seriously wounded early Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Fairway View Apartments, 813 S. Circle Drive. The shooting occurred shortly before 4 a.m. and marks the fourth such incident in the city in the past week. 

Southeast Colorado Springs residents experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 will have access to a new, free testing site starting Tuesday, Aug. 11.

Many Colorado Springs School District 11 students will kick off their academic year Aug. 24 by logging on. 

Colorado Springs School District 11 and Harrison School District 2, the two districts of Southeast Colorado Springs, are planning to open schools to in-person learning this month.