Colorado Springs faith communities pray for immediate, sustained bilateral ceasefire in Middle East

PLUS l Gov. Jared Polis signs bill eliminating residential occupancy limits for unrelated individuals; Lewis-Palmer School District 38 selects next superintendent; and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. [In today’s edition:]( - [Colorado Springs faith communities pray for immediate, sustained bilateral ceasefire in Middle East]( - [Gov. Jared Polis signs bill eliminating residential occupancy limits for unrelated individuals]( - [Lewis-Palmer School District 38 selects next superintendent]( [Colorado Springs faith communities pray for immediate, sustained bilateral ceasefire in Middle East]( The chaos in the Middle East weighed heavily on the hearts of Christians and people of other faith traditions who gathered in Colorado Springs on Monday to pray for “an immediate and sustained bilateral cease-fire in the Middle East.” [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Douglas and El Paso counties file lawsuit against Colorado over immigration laws]( [Broncos to sign defensive tackle Angelo Blackson]( [7-year-old's shooting death in Colorado Springs investigated as homicide: Police]( More top stories: [Lewis-Palmer School District 38 selects next superintendent]( Monday night, during D-38’s regular board meeting, the board unanimously approved the selection Dr. Stacie Datteri to succeed K.C. Somers upon the conclusion of the school year. [Read More]( [Gov. Jared Polis signs bill eliminating residential occupancy limits for unrelated individuals]( Gov. Jared Polis has signed a measure that eliminates residential occupancy limits for unrelated individuals, though the new law still allows local government regulation tied to health, safety or welfare. [Read More]( [Amara annexation, contentious Colorado Springs apartment development on Planning Commission's agenda Tuesday]( The Colorado Springs Planning Commission on Tuesday will hear the proposed Amara annexation request as well as plans to build hundreds of apartments near Garden of the Gods Road, where previous concerns over emergency evacuations stopped a contentious apartment project in late 2021. [Read More]( More Top Stories: The man accused of shooting and killing a man outside the El Paso County courthouse[was found incompetent to proceed by a judge on Monday.]( Shaquille Brown, 29, was arrested outside the courthouse, where he allegedly shot and killed 28-year-old William Winters on Nov. 16. Nikola Jokic's strong close was rewarded with his second Western Conference player of the week award of the season. [It's the 14th time Jokic has won the award in his career.]( Return to Nature owners Jon and Carie Hallford were booked back into the El Paso County jail Sunday afternoon,[this time facing federal fraud charges]( stemming from the discovery of nearly 200 bodies decomposing inside a funeral home the couple operated in rural Penrose, in October 2023. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( A 40% chance of showers, mainly before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. [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.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903