Busier travel days expected for Labor Day weekend as gas prices continue steady decline

PLUS | Friday Faceoff: Who should be the CU Buffaloes rival in the new Big 12?; Ahead of 9/11 anniversary, Mt. Carmel gives back to troops, veterans and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Friday, Sept. 01, 2023. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Busier travel days expected for Labor Day weekend as gas prices continue steady decline]( While gas costs still remain uncomfortably high, a steady decrease in pump prices in Colorado Springs may offer some relief as travelers set out for the last long weekend before the autumn cool-down begins. [Read More]( [Friday Faceoff: Who should be the CU Buffaloes rival in the new Big 12?]( The Colorado Buffaloes are headed to the Big 12 next season. There are several rivalries that can be rekindled with their move. Who should be the rival for CU? [Read More]( [Ahead of 9/11 anniversary, Mt. Carmel gives back to troops, veterans]( Volunteers packed pineapples, bananas, corn, coffee and other food into cars Friday morning across the street from the Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center Friday morning as part of an annual grand give-back to the community to mark Patriot Day. [Read More]( [Hands off Colorado's TABOR refunds, state's congressional delegation tells IRS]( Colorado's congressional delegation on Thursday urged the Internal Revenue Service to stick with longstanding precedent by treating refunds issued under the state's Taxpayer Bill of Rights as nontaxable income. [Read More]( [Broncos sign Super Bowl champ Ben Niemann to practice squad, release Michael Bandy]( The Broncos have added a former Super Bowl champion to the practice squad. On Friday, Denver signed linebacker Ben Niemann, who won a championship for Kansas City in the 2019 season. To make room on the squad, the Broncos released wide receiver Michael Bandy. [Read More]( [Three found dead at remote Rocky Mountain campsite were trying to escape society, stepsister says]( The stepsister of a Colorado woman who was found dead along with her sister and teenage son at a remote Rocky Mountain campsite says the women fled into the wilderness after struggling to cope with societal changes in recent years, but they were unequipped to survive off the grid. [Read More]( [EDITORIAL: ‘Safe use’ sites? Call them ‘suicide’ sites]( "The word from the Capitol this week is that state lawmakers might try again to legalize “safe use” sites — where addicts from the streets can get clean needles and expert oversight as they feed their deadly habit. Usually, via syringe." [Read More]( [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]( Already subscribed? [Log in.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903