PM UPDATE: Air Force, Navy Football Prepare for 9/11 Anniversary; Firefighters Hike Manitou Incline for 9/11; GOP Speculated to Challenge Polis

[NEWS]( [SPORTS]( [OPINION]( [POLITICS]( [U.S. & WORLD]( [OUTDOORS]( [LIFE]( [A&E]( This Evening's Top Stories [Air Force, Navy football teams brace for emotions of playing on anniversary of 9/11]( [Firefighters set to hike Manitou Incline for 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks]( [GOP's speculated challenger to Polis in 2022 appears ready to end mystery]( [COLUMN: What will millennials learn from Afghanistan?]( [Woody Paige: Apologies to John Fogerty, but no one will stop Chiefs' reign]([[SPORTS] Broncos rookie Pat Surtain II doesn't disappoint in NFL debut]( [Sandwiches beyond your wildest dreams at little shop west of Denver]( [Colorado Springs trucker guilty of hate crime sentenced; slashed Black man's neck]( [Man hikes 1,100-plus miles to summit all Colorado fourteeners in one self-supported push]( [Women, people of color, living composers featured in Colorado Springs classical music series]( [GUEST COLUMN: Masks are key to keeping kids healthy and in school]( Video of the Day [Over 70 hot air balloons took off from Memorial Park this weekend for this year's Labor Day Lift Off. (Video by Katie Klann & Skyler Ballard)]( [CLICK HERE]( Gallery of the Day [With a backdrop of Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods, and the skyline of Colorado Springs, the first wave of balloons for the Labor Day Lift Off inflate to take flight on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021. The balloons will launch one more time on Monday morning at 7 a.m. depending on the weather. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)]( [CLICK HERE]( SPORTS Broncos news, Denver Nuggets, Rockies baseball, and more... [Click here]( POLITICS Local Denver politics and beyond... [Click here]( OUTDOORS Trail recommendations, weather reports, adventure stories... [Click here]( Share this with your friends! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( The Colorado Springs Gazette 30 E. Pikes Peak Ave., Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 [gazette.com]( You’re receiving this email because you’ve subscribed to The Colorado Springs Gazette. If you'd like to unsubscribe, you can unsubscribe[here](. © 2021 Colorado Springs Gazette