'A natural next step:' D-2 graduates granted direct admission to PPSC, CSU-Pueblo

PLUS l Mark Kiszla: For Broncos running back Javonte Williams, will this NFL season be new beginning or beginning of the end? and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. [In today’s edition:]( - ['A natural next step:' D-2 graduates granted direct admission to PPSC, CSU-Pueblo]( - [Mark Kiszla: For Broncos running back Javonte Williams, will this NFL season be new beginning or beginning of the end?]( - [New resource and community center opens in Colorado Springs to assist Club Q survivors, LGBTQ+ population]( ['A natural next step:' D-2 graduates granted direct admission to PPSC, CSU-Pueblo]( Building off their previous programs to make college more accessible to graduates, Pikes Peak State College, CSU-Pueblo and D-2 announced Monday a direct admissions program for all graduates in the district starting with the class of 2024. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [El Paso County approves first plan of rail spur, industrial mega site]( [Nuggets assistant David Adelman linked to another coaching vacancy]( [City of Colorado Springs to host first telephone townhall this week]( More top stories: [Mark Kiszla: For Broncos running back Javonte Williams, will this NFL season be new beginning or beginning of the end?]( Does Broncos running back Javonte Williams have enough glue to stick with a coach that views football as a zero-sum game? If we’ve learned anything about Sean Payton during his 16 months as the coach in Denver, it’s either you're one of his guys or you’re gone. [Read More]( [New resource and community center opens in Colorado Springs to assist Club Q survivors, LGBTQ+ population]( Derrick Rump believed that community problems could be solved if everyone got together and talked about them, so Derrick’s Domain is the name of a colorful conference room inside the new Prism Community Collective headquarters south of downtown Colorado Springs. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs-area waterfall reopening after years of being closed off]( Rainbow Falls, a natural attraction located in Manitou Springs, is reopening June 14 after being closed since 2021, when a rock fall was reported above the preserve’s small parking lot, according to a news release Tuesday from El Paso County staff. [Read More]( More Top Stories: Colorado Springs [residents can now provide feedback]( that will help shape the city's long-term goals and priorities. Broncos safety [P.J. Locke is armed with a new two-year, $6.9 million contract]( and has guaranteed money for the first time in his NFL career. But he hasn’t forgotten about being undrafted in 2019, having been waived three times and spending his rookie year on Denver’s practice squad. An El Paso County judge on Tuesday [denied a request from one of the Top Dollar Pawn defendant's]( to have his guilty plea revoked. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( A mainly sunny sky. High 91F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. [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