Biden to return as U.S. Air Force Academy commencement speaker

PLUS l Nuggets vs. Suns takeaways, Future lawyer looks beyond pain and loss and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Saturday. It’s May 6, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Biden to return as U.S. Air Force Academy commencement speaker]( - [Nuggets vs. Suns: 3 takeaways from Denver's Game 3 defeat]( - [Best and Brightest: Future lawyer looks beyond pain and loss]( [Biden to return as U.S. Air Force Academy commencement speaker]( President Joe Biden will return as U.S. Air Force Academy commencement speaker for the 2023 graduating class, this time as president of the United States. [Read More]( Did you miss this? [EDITORIAL: Council forces inclusion into exclusive resolution]( [POINT/COUNTERPOINT: Is Colorado better off now than at the start of the 2023 legislative session?]( [GUEST COLUMN: Fentanyl crisis gets much-needed attention]( [[SPONSORED] What do baseball and rodeo have in common? Richard "Goose" Gossage! Baseball legend to speak at ProRodeo Hall of Fame fundraiser]( "An Evening with Goose" will feature storytelling and the opportunity for Q&A with the Colorado Springs native and Baseball Hall of Famer. All proceeds from the dinner event with a live auction fundraiser on Friday, May 19 at 6 p.m., will benefit the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and its educational programming. Get your ticket(s) today! [Read More]( [Nuggets vs. Suns: 3 takeaways from Denver's Game 3 defeat]( The Nuggets lost another opportunity to sweep an opponent Friday in Phoenix, losing Game 3 to the Suns 121-114. Here are three takeaways from Footprint Center: [Read More]( [Air Force Academy graduate killed in Desert Storm honored with new statue]( Courage. Honor. Bravery. Those are just a few of the descriptors bestowed upon Maj. Paul J. Weaver. [Read More]( [Best and Brightest: Future lawyer looks beyond pain and loss]( “I cannot describe myself without first describing my mom, Karoline Borega,” said Haley Kern. “She is the person that has forged my personality, my determination and my intelligence.” [Read More]( MORE TOP STORIES A route on [U.S. 24 between Hartsel and Antero Junction in Park County will reopen to traffic]( at 5 p.m. Sunday, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. A 21-day closure began April 17, allowing for the construction of two bridges along U.S. 24, CDOT said in the Friday news release. A [Fort Carson soldier was arrested Thursday in connection to three robberies]( at Family Dollar stores across Colorado Springs in the past month, according to police. A [Littleton man faces charges of assault in the case of a 20-year-old Colorado woman who fell to her death in New York]( City Tuesday. Police arrested Tyler Griffin, 24, on suspicion of assault, reckless endangerment and acting in a manner injurious to a child under 17. Before you go.... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Sunny skies and a high of 73 degrees. [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