Street racing in Colorado Springs fuels calls for crackdown

PLUS | Colorado Springs' housing market continues to cool off as mortgage rates rise, Colorado Parks and Wildlife director retires following probe of racially offensive remark and more. Springs PM Update Good evening, today is Wednesday, Nov. 02, 2022. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Street racing in Colorado Springs fuels calls for crackdown]( Burning rubber filled the air as street racers drifted around a Colorado Springs parking lot and intersection in a video posted on YouTube in late September. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs area cooking classes and events starting Nov. 2]( Need to brush up on those culinary skills before Thanksgiving? Here is a list of local classes you can attend starting Nov. 2 that will help you become the perfect host for that party. [Read More]( [Driver located in two hit-and-runs Tuesday]( The driver in a Tuesday hit-and-run crash involving a motorcyclist has been located and issued two traffic tickets, according to Colorado Springs police. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs' housing market continues to cool off as mortgage rates rise]( Colorado Springs' once-sizzling housing market slowed again last month, as mortgage rates that have more than doubled since last year put homes out of reach for many buyers, two new reports show. [Read More]( [Man sentenced for shooting Rocky Mountain National Park ranger]( According to a news release from the United States Attorney's Office, 29-year-old Daron Marquel Ellis, from Aurora, has been sentenced to 23 and a half years in federal prison for shooting a park ranger at Rocky Mountain National Park in 2021. [Read More]( [9 deals for Veterans Day in Colorado Springs]( Here are some specials for the military in our community on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, unless otherwise noted. [Read More]( [Colorado Parks and Wildlife director retires following probe of racially offensive remark]( Dan Prenzlow, director of Colorado's Division of Parks and Wildlife since 2019, has retired following an investigation into a racially offensive remark he directed at a CPW employee during an April conference. [Read More]( Get access to all our content! Support local journalism and [subscribe here]([.]( Already subscribed? [Log in.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903