Bomb cyclone paralyzes Front Range; Fountain finally will get a brewery

[ ] Having trouble reading this email? [View it in your browser]( [Colorado Springs Gazette - AM Update]( [Colorado records up for grabs as storm reaches 'bomb cyclone' status]( In true Colorado style, Wednesday’s major storm surpassed initial predictions, … [More than 1,000 drivers stranded in Colorado Springs area, Gov. Polis declares state of emergency as bomb cyclone paralyzes Front Range]( Snow driven by winds approaching 100 mph shut down the Pikes Peak region Wednesday, stranding hundreds of drivers on roads across El Paso County and the Colorado Springs area. By mid-afternoon, El Paso County Search and Rescue crews were responding to a 600-call backlog. ADVERTISEMENT [Announcing school closures day before blizzard proved to be right call, districts say]( All 17 public school districts in the Pikes Peak region canceled classes Wednesday, but started getting word out of the ever-popular "snow … [Controversial oil and gas bill moves on to Colorado House]( Colorado’s Senate approved an omnibus bill proposing a sweeping overhaul of the state’s oil and gas industry for the third and final time Wednesday morning, avoiding yet another marathon debate. ADVERTISEMENT [Plans discussed in case Colorado College hockey can’t make NCHC playoff game due to winter storm]( The National Collegiate Hockey Conference is still hopeful the weekend quarterfinal series between No. 3 seed Western Michigan and No. 6 se… [Pikes Pub: Fountain finally will get a brewery]( Colorado Springs certainly has proven fertile ground for craft beer operations, with more than 30 (and counting) in the vast city proper an… ADVERTISEMENT [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Youtube]( Colorado Springs Gazette 100 East Pikes peak Ave. Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 [1-866-632-6397]( Copyright © 2019 Colorado Springs Gazette. All Rights Reserved The Colorado Springs Gazette, L.L.C., 100 East Pikes peak Ave. Suite 100, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}]( [Update Profile]( | [About our service provider]( Sent by noreply@gazette.com