$10 million bond, new trial date set for man accused of killing 17-year-old Walgreens coworker

PLUS l Cheyenne Mountain Zoo faces litigation surrounding captive elephants; Hot spring with a mountain view adds 15 new pools in Colorado and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Saturday. It’s July 1, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [$10 million bond, new trial date set for man accused of killing 17-year-old Walgreens coworker]( - [Cheyenne Mountain Zoo faces litigation surrounding captive elephants]( - [Hot spring with a mountain view adds 15 new pools in Colorado]( [$10 million bond, new trial date set for man accused of killing 17-year-old Walgreens coworker]( An El Paso County judge on Friday issued a $10 million bond to Joshua Johnson, accused of killing 17-year-old Riley Whitelaw in a Colorado Springs Walgreens last year, after a recent Colorado Supreme Court opinion required bonds to be set for all capital offenses in Colorado. According to previous reporting from The Gazette, the new procedure regarding bond came as a result of the Colorado Supreme Court finding that those accused of first-degree murder are now eligible for bond in the state, due to the abolition of the death penalty in Colorado in 2020. [Read More]( Did you miss this? [Colorado's first detection of West Nile Virus reported on eve of holiday weekend]( [Southwest extends seasonal service to Texas after busy month of traffic in Colorado Springs]( [UNESCO member states give green light to US return, Blinken says]( [Cheyenne Mountain Zoo faces litigation surrounding captive elephants]( The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is facing litigation from an animal rights organization calling for the zoo to send its African Elephants to a sanctuary. [Read More]( [Colorado 14er restrictions continue to drop hiking numbers, according to new report]( The droves of 2020 led land managers and local law enforcement to establish restrictions and regulations across some of the most popular 14,000-foot peaks reached by Front Range populations. Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (CFI) points to those actions as largely lending to a second straight year of "hiker use days" declining in its annual analysis. [Read More]( [Colorado Sunshine: Locals earn co-medalist honors at Colorado Open qualifier No. 1]( Colorado Springs' Cole Howard and Edwards' Roberto Lebrija each fired 3-under par 69 to advance to July's $250,000 Inspirato Colorado Open at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club. [Read More]( MORE TOP STORIES Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning 'Little Miss Sunshine' actor, [dies at 89]( [Starbucks employees on strike]( in Colorado Springs and across the state Hot spring with a mountain view adds [15 new pools in Colorado]( Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Mostly sunny and clear skies. High 79F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 15%. [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