Colorado Springs ranked as a top place to live for young professionals by national publication

PLUS l What makes the Denver Nuggets a truly remarkable NBA champion; Alabama lawmaker tries to push Air Force on Space Command decision and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Thursday. It’s June 15, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Colorado Springs ranked as a top place to live for young professionals by national publication]( - [All the details: What makes the Denver Nuggets a truly remarkable NBA champion]( - [Alabama lawmaker tries to push Air Force on Space Command decision]( [Colorado Springs ranked as a top place to live for young professionals by national publication]( Colorado Springs is one of the nation's top 10 places to live — and it's an even better spot for young people who are looking for good jobs and an appealing quality of life, according to U.S. News & World Report. [Read More]( [[SPONSORED] WANT TO WIN FREE PIZZA FOR A YEAR?]( The Gazette & Pizza Hut are partnering to give away free pizza for a year! You could be one of five Grand Prize winners who get a pizza a month for 12 months (carryout only) OR one of 20 winners who receive one large pizza with one topping (carryout only). New location now in Monument, Colorado! [Read More]( Stay a part of the NBA championship excitement! 🏀 [Reality better than the dream for Denver Nuggets' Colorado kid Reggie Jackson]( [Paul Klee: How Brendan Malone shaped his son, Michael Malone, into a Denver Nuggets NBA champion]( [Colorado Sunshine: Avalanche, Nuggets expected to win 2024 NHL and NBA titles, too]( [Familiar favorites, new wrinkles on tap for 2023 Labor Day Lift Off]( The 47th annual Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off will feature a combination of familiar favorites and an expanded schedule of events and entertainment, officials said during a Wednesday news conference. [Read More]( [Controversial 250-home development wins approval in second bid before Colorado Springs Planning Commission]( Despite repeated resident concern over a potentially costly lack of wildfire evacuation routes, revised plans to build about 250 homes north of the intersection of Powers Boulevard and Old Ranch Road cleared the Colorado Springs Planning Commission Wednesday. [Read More]( [All the details: What makes the Denver Nuggets a truly remarkable NBA champion]( The confetti has settled on a Denver Nuggets championship. Relive moments that mattered with all the details from a remarkable 2023 NBA postseason. Here are the storylines, statistics and images that defined one of the greatest teams in our city’s professional sports history: [Read More]( [[SPONSORED] Women in Rodeo: the spirit of pioneers and a special brand of American courage]( Rodeo cowgirls – those in the chutes and behind the scenes – come from a long line of pioneering women. Colorado Springs is fortunate to be home to the Women's Professional Rodeo Association, and the workplace of some of the hardest working women in rodeo. Meet them – and a breakaway roping champion who advocates for women in the sport – in advance of the NFR Open at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo. [Read More]( MORE TOP STORIES A Colorado Springs contractor is [facing felony theft charges after investigators say she took money from prospective clients]( without providing the agreed upon services. A former [Colorado Springs-based doctor and father of 13 has died]( following a whitewater rafting incident on Friday. An [Alabama lawmaker is pressing the Air Force for answers on a future permanent home for Space Command]( and proposing to cut the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force's travel budget until they are provided. Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 68F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 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