Demolition date set for Penrose funeral home

PLUS | Polis says all Coloradans will get $450 discount for e-bikes; U.S. 24 expansion coming to the Falcon area and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Thursday, March 28, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Demolition date set for Penrose funeral home, new disposal site secured]( A demolition date has been set for the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, where 190 bodies were discovered to be improperly stored in October, according to an announcement from the Fremont County Board of Commissioners. [Read More]( [Nuggets' Michael Porter Jr. stands by brother Jontay as NBA investigates prop bet irregularities]( There was a brief pause before Michael Porter Jr. came to his brother’s defense. Porter spoke about his younger brother Jontay, a two-way player for the Raptors, being investigated by the NBA after some irregularities surrounding his prop bets was uncovered for the first time following Wednesday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday at Ball Arena. [Read More]( [6 weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond: Lee Brice, Chinese New Year Festival and more]( This week in Colorado Springs and Denver: Lee Brice's tour hits Pikes Peak, the Chinese New Year Festival celebrates the year of the dragon, Face Vocal Band performs a cappella hits, Spring Into Victory Day at the Olympic Museum, Paranormal Cirque dazzles Aurora, and Mike Birbiglia brings laughs with his new tour. [Read More]( [Polis says all Coloradans will get $450 discount on popular piece of outdoor gear]( On March 28, Governor Polis announced that the Colorado Energy Office and the Colorado Department of Transportation are set to launch a statewide electric bicycle tax credit program – the first of its scale in the United States. [Read More]( [Avalanche’s Valeri Nichushkin out vs. New York Rangers with lower-body injury]( Colorado Avalanche top-six forward Valeri Nichushkin is dealing with a lower-body injury and will not play Thursday night against the New York Rangers, coach Jared Bednar confirmed after morning skate. [Read More]( [A 'holy grail' of conservation: Colorado land manager celebrates Snowmass Falls Ranch deal]( In 1977, teenager Dale Will started on a trail bound for Snowmass Lake in Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, blissfully unaware that his path spanned private property through a historic easement. This was a property of big meadows, aspen groves, waterfalls and trout-teeming streams under the gaze of the Elk Range. It was a picture of paradise that would be seared into Will's memory. [Read More]( [U.S. 24 expansion coming to the Falcon area, open house scheduled]( The Colorado Department of Transportation is developing designs to widen a portion of U.S. 24 in Falcon, looking to improve safety and reduce congestion in this growing area of eastern El Paso County. [Read More]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here.]( Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here]( Already subscribed? [Log in.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903