UAW taking 'micro' approach to unionizing Volkswagen plant
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The United Auto Workers union is back with a more concentrated approach after suffering a bitter loss in its efforts to gain collective-bargaining rights for all blue-collar...
View ArticleFriday night commute around Colorado Springs could include snow; I-70 closed...
A low-pressure storm system moving across the state could bring light snow to Colorado Springs through Friday evening, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. Areas further north,...
View ArticleCalmer day in Colorado Springs area after Wednesday's damaging bluster
A day after strong winds knocked down trees, power lines, road signs and fences across the Pikes Peak region and El Paso County, residents shouldn't expect much of a challenge just to be outside. Wind...
View ArticleVote breakdown shows Colorado Springs defied anti-tax reputation in election
Despite the city's anti-tax reputation, voters in all parts of Colorado Springs during the coordinated election supported...
View ArticleMan took aim at Colorado Springs police officer before he was shot
In a shooting stance, Dana Ott stared through the scope of a rifle pointed directly at a Colorado Springs police officer...
View ArticleUnion Pacific closing railroad repair yard in Denver
DENVER — Union Pacific plans to close a repair facility in Denver and shift more than 200 jobs elsewhere because of the sharp decline in coal demand. The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/1Loue3w )...
View ArticleWorkers to get UAW vote at Volkswagen plant in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday granted the United Auto Workers' petition for a union vote for skilled-trades workers at the German automaker's lone U.S. plant...
View ArticleU.K. aims to close coal power plants by 2025
Reuters LONDON (Reuters) — Britain aims to close its coal-fired power plants by 2025 under plans announced on Wednesday, becoming the first major economy to put a date on shutting coal plants to curb...
View ArticleProtesters turn to humor in plea for Drake closure
Braving winds gusting at 40 to 50 mph, a dozen protesters shouted opposing messages and waved contrary signs across Tejon Street at midday Wednesday to send a message to the Colorado Springs Utilities...
View ArticleHow and why the Colorado Springs Utilities board voted for Drake closure
The collective voices of the people of Colorado Springs finally spurred the surprising vote Wednesday to close the coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant by 2035. So says Tom Strand, the Colorado Springs...
View ArticleColorado Springs board votes to close power plant by 2035
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Officials in Colorado Springs have voted to close the entire coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant by 2035. The...
View ArticleColorado Springs Utilities board surprises many with vote to close...
The Colorado Springs Utilities board voted 6-3 Wednesday night to close the entire coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant by no later than 2035, a surprising sea change for a board that long has defended...
View ArticleColorado Springs Utilities board votes 6-3 to close Drake power plant
The Colorado Springs Utilities board voted 6-3 Wednesday night to close the coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant by 2035....
View ArticleTwo treated after apartment fire in Colorado Springs
A fire early Monday at a southeast Colorado Springs apartment complex forced residents on the third floor to evacuate...
View ArticleFire at Colorado Springs apartment complex destroys carport, several cars
Colorado Springs police and fire departments responded to an afternoon structure fire at Baytown Drive and Jet Wing Drive in southeast Colorado Springs. Several vehicles and a carport at an apartment...
View ArticleColorado Springs tourism group recognizes industry members
The Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau recognized three hospitality industry members and a longtime employee as part of its annual tourism awards celebration Thursday. The event, attended...
View ArticleApproaching storm could fill Colorado Springs homeless shelters
The Colorado Springs Police Department's Homeless Outreach Team made the rounds to homeless camps across the city...
View ArticleKraft Heinz to close 7 plants in US, Canada, cut 2,600 jobs
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kraft Heinz will close seven plants in the U.S. and Canada as part of a downsizing that will eliminate 2,600 jobs, or roughly 14 percent of its North American factory workforce,...
View ArticleColorado Springs voters strongly approve roads, trails repairs
Help is on the way for Colorado Springs' notoriously awful streets, as voters agreed 2-to-1 Tuesday to tax themselves to...
View ArticleManitou Springs mayoral race too close to call; final results more than a...
Manitou Springs candidates Nicole Nicoletta and Coreen Toll learned Wednesday morning that their race to become the next...
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