Colorado Springs couple sentenced to over 20 years in prison for causing toddler's fatal fentanyl overdose

PLUS l Request to allow more multi-family housing in north Colorado Springs gets green light; Fountain appoints new police chief as Heberer announces retirement and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Thursday. It’s May 11, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Colorado Springs couple sentenced to over 20 years in prison for causing toddler's fatal fentanyl overdose]( - [Request to allow more multi-family housing in north Colorado Springs gets green light]( - [Fountain appoints new police chief as Heberer announces retirement]( [Colorado Springs couple sentenced to over 20 years in prison for causing toddler's fatal fentanyl overdose]( The parents of 15-month-old Cairo Astacio will spend more than 20 years in prison after being found guilty of child abuse causing death by fentanyl ingestion, an El Paso County judge decided Wednesday. [Read More]( Did you miss this? [2 Colorado Springs-area bears dead in 'preventable tragedies']( [Shared memories of Casa Bonita from Gazette readers]( [Rockies to host naturalization at Coors Field — 1 year after calling it too 'political']( [[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]( [Voter turnout for Colorado Springs mayoral runoff outpacing 2015 numbers with less than 1 week until election]( With less than a week to go before the Colorado Springs mayoral runoff election, voter turnout has outpaced participation at the same point in the last runoff election held eight years ago. [Read More]( [Body found off Gold Camp Road, Sheriff's Office investigating as homicide]( A homicide investigation is underway after a body was found off Gold Camp Road about four miles west of the El Paso County line, the Teller County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Wednesday. [Read More]( [Request to allow more multi-family housing in north Colorado Springs gets green light]( The Colorado Springs Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a conditional use request that will permit developers to build additional multifamily housing on about 5 acres of land in a planned business center in the Flying Horse development on the city's north side. [Read More]( MORE TOP STORIES Christian Ruiz Mendez, a senior at St. Mary’s High School had been named an Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship recipient of a [$40,000 endowment to attend a college or university of his choice.]( Pikes Peak National Cemetery will [bury four unclaimed veterans Thursday morning]( in a service open to the public. The day before Fountain Chief of Police Chris Heberer publicly announced his retirement to spend time with his family, former [Cmdr. Mark Cristiani was appointed as his successor.]( Before you go.... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High around 55F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%. [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