ICYMI | Citadel mall management blasts military for ban on service members' visits to shopping center

PLUS | Children's Hospital Colorado seeks public's help in providing NICU incubator covers and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Thursday, August 1, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Citadel mall management blasts military for ban on service members' visits to shopping center]( Management of The Citadel mall said it was "deeply disappointed" by the recent ban prohibiting Colorado Springs uniformed military members from going to the east-side shopping center, according to a news release Thursday. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs air quality improves from last week despite northern wildfires]( Despite wildfires burning in the north leading to smoke and haze in the Pikes Peak Region, Colorado Springs air quality has steadily been improving from last week, data from state officials show. As of Thursday, data from the state public health department shows quality levels are currently moderate in the area, and pollution levels are forecasted to stay the same level for Friday. Pollution for this week has stayed moderate except for Wednesday, which spiked to unhealthy levels for sensitive groups, such as those with asthma. [Read More]( [Alexander Mountain fire continues to grow amidst hot, dry and windy conditions]( Weather conditions in the area of the Alexander Mountain fire in Larimer County are expected to remain hot, dry and windy according to the latest update from the United States Forest Service. These weather conditions are expected to "encourage continued fire behavior," a spokesperson said. [Read More]( [Stone Canyon fire near Lyons 20% contained, not growing]( The Stone Canyon fire, burning near Lyons, is 20% contained as of around 10 a.m. Thursday. The fire did not grow much overnight, and is still sitting at 1,548 acres. Crews were able to contain the fire along the southeast corner, according to an update from Boulder Office of Disaster Management. They will continue working on securing the perimeter throughout the day. [Read More]( [Quarry fire doubles in size, no structures lost]( With around 600 homes evacuated in Jefferson County due to the ongoing Quarry fire, some people needed to flock to the county's evacuation center. The center — operated by the Red Cross at Dakota Ridge High School in Littleton — is not as packed as the evacuation centers up near the Alexander Mountain fire, which has led to more than 4,000 homes being evacuated, but the center does have a few residents staying at the school. [Read More]( [New trail to connect shores of popular reservoir in northern Colorado]( An anticipated trail touring a popular reservoir in northern Colorado is close to complete. Larimer County is calling it the Bay to Bay Trail — a 1.8-mile path connecting two go-to areas at Horsetooth Reservoir, Inlet Bay and South Bay. [Read More]( [Children's Hospital Colorado seeks public's help in providing NICU incubator covers]( Children’s Hospital Colorado is asking Colorado Springs residents to help make the first weeks of life a little easier for their tiniest, and sometimes sickest, patients. The hospital’s neonatal intensive-care unit, or NICU, needs isolette covers that protect premature babies from the onslaught of light and sound that most people take for granted as part of their everyday environment, according to clinical nurse manager Erin Havrilla. [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