Mary Shinn

The commission responsible for accrediting the Air Force Academy is looking into a complaint that the school may not have sufficient numbers and quality of faculty to maintain its academic programs.  Retired Air Force Col. Kent Murphy filed the complaint over faculty cuts with the Higher Learning Commission and received an official response saying it […]

Those who are in crisis or facing suicidal thoughts are encouraged to call the 988 crisis hotline. Former Marine Corps Sgt. Heath Miller was facing prison for theft when he decided to get clean.  Like many others, his introduction to opioids started with a prescription. He received oxycodone while in the Marines to treat an […]

The 138th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron at Peterson Space Force Base was among National Guard units across six states that transferred their missions into the Space Force earlier this month. In the past, the local unit deployed to help deny enemy communications, and its members drew on their background from their civilian careers to inform the […]

The U.S. Air Force Academy Association of Graduates board did not vote Friday on whether to honor late conservative leader Charlie Kirk, who died in a September shooting, because the motions were withdrawn. Retired Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop, an AFA graduate and a board member of the Association of Graduates, had nominated Kirk for honorary […]

Warm food, clothing and housing assistance will be among the many services offered to homeless veterans Tuesday at Weidner Field as the community sees a rise in need.   The annual point-in-time count in El Paso County in January found 195 veterans were homeless and living in emergency housing, transitional housing or unsheltered. In 2024, 89 […]

The U.S. Air Force Academy Association of Graduates board did not vote Friday on whether to honor late conservative leader Charlie Kirk, who died in a September shooting, because the motions were withdrawn. Retired Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop, an AFA graduate and a board member of the Association of Graduates, had nominated Kirk for honorary […]

After struggling to draw in enough fresh recruits, the Army and the Air Force saw their investments in policy changes, new programs and pay attract more than enough new enlistees this year. Mitchell High School senior Noah Ogilvie expects to be among new recruits next year since he has already started the paperwork to enlist. […]

Monument-based Tech7 and its 'sherpas' win $489 million contract with a focus on speed

Monument-based Tech7 and its 'sherpas' win $489 million contract with a focus on speed

The Colorado Springs area will commemorate the nearly 3,000 who died and 6,000 people who were injured in the 9/11 terrorist attacks 24 years ago during several memorials. Most of the local gatherings, including one at UCCS, will take place Thursday morning. They are free and open to the public.