http://www.yourstreet.com/news/colorado-springs-co YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us GIL LeBRETON It was so cold ... It was so cold, they said, that the football felt like a hockey puck. It was so cold that even the local Air Force was grounded. It was so cold in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, that that human teapot, TCU head coach Gary... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744596/pollsters,-weather-unkind-to-frogs Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:30:08 -0700 Andrew M. Sugar has entered basic cadet training at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., in preparation to enter the first academic year at the academy. The sixweek, twophased orientation program must be successfully completed by the cadets before... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6712362/serving-in-uniform Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:27:08 -0700 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Family members say a Colorado Springs woman was on board a jetliner briefly hijacked as it landed in Mexico City. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6709453/colo-woman-on-hijacked-plane-texts-she-s-ok Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:00:08 -0700 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — There was the Alzheimer's patient who uttered her first words in years: "She's beautiful." And there was the elderly man who never said a word, but managed a wide grin. They are just two of many reasons Ginny Mills http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6686912/prime-time-horse-is-a-real-hoofer Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:02:00 -0700 Hundreds of Denver and Colorado Springs residents whose houses were damaged by hail never received promised repairs from a roofing company that collected more than $1 million in insurance money for the work, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers alleged in a lawsuit... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6675566/roofer-didn-t-do-work,-colorado-ag-says Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:52:08 -0700 Focus on the Family announced a reorganization Wednesday that will eliminate 75 jobs — an 8 percent reduction in a workforce that already has been cut twice since September 2008. The Colorado Springs-based ministry is shutting down the http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6671018/focus-laying-off-75-employees Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:39:43 -0700 The City of Colorado Springs has the right to take a portion of land in a shopping center that is critical to the $45 million Woodmen Road widening project, a 4th Judicial District judge ruled today. The ruling by Judge Thomas Kane essentially http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6661986/woodmen,-academy-interchange-clears-legal-hurdle Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:57:06 -0700 The top-selling Bible in North America will undergo its first revision in 25 years, modernizing the language in some sections and promising to reopen a contentious debate about changing gender terms in the sacred text. The New International Version, the Bible of... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6656358/new-international-version-bible-to-undergo-revision Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:35:08 -0700 Catherine Patton was born in Colorado Springs, Colo., and lived in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after retirement. But she just keeps coming back to Western Pennsylvania. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6658730/century-club-retired-nurse-loves-crosswords-and-cats Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:00:08 -0700 Although a lawsuit is hanging over its head, the City Council today is poised to go through with a commitment to borrow up to $38 million as part of the revamped agreement to keep the U.S. Olympic Committee headquartered in Colorado Springs. The http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6634338/council-to-vote-on-usoc-funding-today Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:04:14 -0700 Thursday’s mail held a bona fide surprise for 25 Colorado Springs-area nonprofit organizations: an unsolicited and unexpected donation from El Pomar Foundation. The Colorado Springs-based philanthropic organization, created by gold miner http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6634340/el-pomar-s-1-million-gift-to-help-colorado-nonprofits-through-tough-times Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:30:06 -0700 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.?After a lengthy rain and lightning delay, the series finale between the Reno Aces and Colorado Springs Sky Sox at Security Service Field was canceled. No makeup date will be scheduled. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6610514/reno-aces-washed-out-at-colorado-springs Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:00:08 -0700 Negotiations to purchase Section 16 broke down earlier this week and the fate of the popular west-side open space is once again in limbo.The city of Colorado Springs, which leases the 640 acres and wants to buy it, and the Colorado State Land Board, http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6588906/section-16-purchase-deal-falls-through Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:18:37 -0700 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Leave your purse in the car, or you won't get service at one Colorado Springs liquor store. Colorado's Liquor Outlet has imposed a no-purse policy to combat http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6558491/leave-your-purse-in-the-car Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:40:08 -0700 In preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics, the Colorado Springs-based North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will be conducting exercises Wednesday and Thursday over northwestern Washington State and southwestern British Columbia. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6531439/norad-plans-exercises-to-prep-for-2010-olympics Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:42:08 -0700 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. —U.S. Olympic leaders repeated Monday that their attention is completely fixed on the quest to bring the 2016 Games to Chicago. "Let me reiterate that position in the most adamant terms," CEO Stephanie Streeter said. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6528569/international-capsules-usoc-chicago-2016-is-our-only-focus Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:57:34 -0700 On Monday, United Airlines launched a worldwide sale on all flights from Denver and Colorado Springs, with travel into November for fares as low as $45. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6480498/united-sale-on-flights-from-denver,-springs-ends-friday- Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:43:08 -0700 Falcon Broadband is suing Prime Time Communications for breach of contract, after a merger deal that was supposed to close in March unraveled. Colorado Springs-based Falcon Broadband filed the suit on Friday in El Paso County District Court, http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6479132/local-cable-merger-dies-and-companies-now-heading-for-court Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:59:47 -0700 The city of Colorado Springs is expected early next week to chose the contractor for the massive Woodmen Road widening project. A ground-breaking ceremony and a public meeting to solicit comments and concerns from the public and area businesses http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6478871/city-nearing-choice-on-woodmen-contractor Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:14:47 -0700 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Orientation Camp will be open to the general public on Monday, Aug. 17, and Tuesday, Aug. 18, at the Seven Bridges Ice Arena in Woodridge, Ill. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6478087/olympic-hockey-practice-open-to-public Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:10:08 -0700