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Local non-profits join forces in land conservation effort
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) Palmer Land Conservancy, a regional land conservation champion, along with ten other outdoor recreation and land conservation nonprofits announced the launch of Elevate the Peak. The initiative is focused on the development of a 10-year implementation plan of current and future land conservation and recreation efforts in the Pikes Peak region.
Elevate the Peak is led by an 11-person Leadership Council and will bring together the conservation, outdoor recreation, and the public, private, and philanthropic sectors through an engagement initiative, including web-based community engagement.
Organizers say it s an effort to better understand how Coloradans use outdoor spaces in the Pikes Peak Region, and how to best protect it.
Since March, Colorado Springs and Boulder have experienced the third and fourth deadliest shootings in Colorado’s history. The shooting at a Colorado Springs birthday party last weekend and the Boulder King Soopers shooting in March have left our communities speechless and shattered.
In my nearly two decades of public service as El Paso County Commissioner and State Senator, I have seen community leaders time and time again come together despite their differences to unite after natural disasters and mass shootings.
Following the 2015 shooting at a Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs, I witnessed our community put their differences aside and come together for the good of those mourning. Whether you supported Planned Parenthood was irrelevant – everyone was a shoulder to lean on in the days and weeks after the shooting.
Colorado AG lays out opioid battle plan at El Paso County presentation
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and last updated 2021-05-17 21:29:09-04
EL PASO COUNTY â An improved and better funded battle plan for fighting the opioid crisis in Colorado is forming. The funds that come back, all just go to address the opioid epidemic, said Coloradoâs Attorney General, Phil Wiser. He held a townhall meeting with leaders from El Paso and Teller Counties to discuss plans for settlement money likely coming to the state because of court action against pharmaceutical companies with ties to opioid marketing and distribution.
Storms expected Saturday afternoon
Strong to severe storms are likely Saturday afternoon along and behind a cold front. We ll start seeing storms in northern El Paso county around 2 to 3 pm and they will then get stronger as they move east and southeast through 7 pm.
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Todayâs Forecast:
Severe outlook 5/7/2021
Today is going to be hot with a chance for isolated showers and storms in the afternoon. Dry air off the mountains will prevent most along the I-25 corridor from seeing any rain, but as storms move farther east into the plains, there will be more moisture to work with.