Pikes Peak Regional Airshow coordinators work to minimize heat-related illnesses Sunday

PLUS | Amara developers 'very surprised' after Colorado Springs pulls plug and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Sunday, August 18, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Pikes Peak Regional Airshow coordinators work to minimize heat-related illnesses Sunday]( Pikes Peak Regional Airshow coordinators, Colorado Springs Utilities and the city’s Fire Department had extra precautions in place on Sunday after about 100 Saturday attendees were treated for heat-related illnesses. Saturday’s temperatures reached a searing 93 degrees at the Colorado Springs Airport, according to the National Weather Service. [Read More]( [Colorado takes a quantum leap | Vince Bzdek]( Colorado: the Quantum State. Get used to the sound of that. This summer, Colorado beat out 400 other applicants for a major infusion of federal funds to turbocharge its efforts to become the Silicon Valley of quantum computing. [Read More]( [Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert unveils massive ’90s-era body tattoo]( Combative Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert revealed a ’90s-era body tattoo in a photo posted to Instagram by the wife of Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz. “We love confident, healthy, patriotic women like Lauren,” Ginger Gaetz captioned a photo of Boebert in a leopard-print bikini, showing off thorn-patterned ink along the entire right side of her torso. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs Switchbacks score at the death for draw at Pittsburgh, ending four-game road losing streak]( This time, the Colorado Springs Switchbacks left the heartbreak with their opponents. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC defender Sean Suber broke a 1-1 tie between the clubs in the first minute of stoppage time after the full 90 minutes of regulation. But just as it seemed that Colorado Springs would lose to another late goal on the road, Switchbacks defender Delentz Pierre put a header past host goalkeeper Eric Dick five minutes later to earn a 2-2 draw. [Read More]( [Defendants in organized crime case say wealthy businessman pursuing them had a secret weapon: The DA]( Blue Ocean Enterprises, an investment firm founded by the wealthy manufacturer of the popular OtterBox smartphone protective cases, was able to rely on an ally to criminally prosecute the firm’s former business partners and their associates over a failed business deal. [Read More]( [Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold]( Arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plummeted 33% in July to the lowest level since September 2020, a result of asylum being temporarily suspended, authorities said Friday. The Border Patrol made 56,408 arrests last month, down from 83,536 arrests in June, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, its parent agency. [Read More]( [Amara developers 'very surprised' after Colorado Springs pulls plug]( Developer La Plata Communities is reassessing the future of thousands of acres it owns outside of Colorado Springs limits, land the City Council last week ultimately decided — after years of planning efforts — it would not allow to annex into the city. [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