El Paso County prioritizes roads in approved 2022 budget; Colorado's COVID-19 hospitalizations zig zag as facilities push monoclonal antibodies

[View In Browser]( [Share with Friends]( [News]( [Sports]( [Life]( [Arts & Entertainment]( Springs Morning Brew Your newsletter was curated by Lauren Bach This is a 5 minute read [El Paso County prioritizes roads in approved 2022 budget]( TOP STORY El Paso County commissioners approved a $512 million budget Tuesday including a boost in public works spending after a report showed earlier this year that most roads across the county need extensive work. [Read More]( Follow us on social for news throughout the day! [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [House passes national defense bill without Lamborn provision to delay Space Command move out of Colorado]( Congressional negotiators on Tuesday dropped a provision from the annual defense bill that would have postponed any work toward moving U.S. Space Command from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama, pending completion of two investigations into the decision. [Colorado's COVID-19 hospitalizations zig zag as facilities push monoclonal antibodies]( Colorado's COVID-19 hospitalizations have ticked up and down over the past week, but, with only 502 hospital beds left statewide as of Tuesday afternoon, facilities warn they're still facing an overall capacity crisis. [Vista Ridge parent blames school for assault on son: 'They didn't do anything']( The mother of a Colorado Springs high school student who was allegedly attacked last week while someone recorded it with a cell phone said she holds the school responsible for her son being hurt. OTHER NEWS [Paul Klee: New CSU Rams coach Jay Norvell can give Colorado quarterbacks a reason to stay home]( [Chaplain's workshop in Colorado prisons gives inmates the important parts of what they're missing — hope, value, worth]( [El Paso County judge violated man's right to impartial jury, court rules]( Before you go... Weather Update Mostly sunny, with a high near 54 degrees and winds between 5 to 10 mph. 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Become a member of our E-Edition to get access to your local news straight to your phone, tablet, or desktop!]( [Subscribe]( To sign up for more of our newsletters or opt out of this one [Manage Email Preferences](