ICYMI | Tickets, Thunderbirds and more: 6 things to know about the 2024 AFA graduation ceremony

PLUS | Broncos change name of training facility; Pikes Peak Library District celebrates 50 years of summertime reading programs and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Tickets, Thunderbirds and more: 6 things to know about the 2024 AFA graduation ceremony]( Off we go into the wild blue yonder... It is finally time for the Air Force Academy Class of 2024. Not only do Air Force cadets graduate from the academy but they more importantly commission into the U.S. Air Force or U.S. Space Force as a second lieutenant. [Read More]( [8 whitewater parks around Colorado]( Drop into many of Colorado’s riverside towns and you won’t need to go far to find the culture of play. Increasingly over the years, towns have built and expanded central meeting places for enthusiastic kayakers, tubers and stand-up paddleboarders: whitewater parks of rock-made waves, drops and rapids. Whether you partake or spectate, here are eight such destinations around the state. [Read More]( [Colorado's hot springs explained: Deep time, deep layers]( We soak in Colorado’s hot springs. We feel the sweet relief on body and mind. And we commonly deduce a miracle. Rather, there is a scientific explanation. [Read More]( [Broncos change name of training facility, delay construction until after preseason]( The Broncos last year held training camp at the Centura Health Training Center. This year, it will be at Broncos Park Powered by CommonSpirit. It’s the same place, also known as Dove Valley in Englewood. But the Broncos announced Wednesday their training facility now has a different name due to Centura Health, the sponsor since last year, having a name change. [Read More]( [Colorado State Patrol requests public's help identifying Pueblo County hit-and-run suspect]( The Colorado State Patrol is requesting the public's assistance in identifying the driver who fled the scene of a hit-and-run crash Sunday afternoon in Pueblo County, according to a Wednesday announcement. [Read More]( [Swim beach opens at Colorado state park]( As the busy season ramps up at Colorado's busiest state park, an area has opened to be a break from the noisy bustle. "A place of more solitude compared to the main lake where powerboats, fishing boats and jet skis are common," Lake Pueblo State Park Manager Joe Stadterman said in a news release. [Read More]( [Pikes Peak Library District celebrates 50 years of summertime reading programs]( Pikes Peak Library District is celebrating a half-century of instilling and encouraging a love of reading – while combating summertime learning loss — in Colorado Springs-area students. [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]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903