Higher mortgage rates remain a hurdle for Colorado Springs' housing market

PLUS l El Paso County deputies unit continues to destigmatize mental health in the world of policing; Colorado Springs' population boom puts strain on law enforcement and social services and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Monday. It’s Oct. 16, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Higher mortgage rates remain a hurdle for Colorado Springs' housing market]( - [5 years in, El Paso County deputies unit continues to destigmatize mental health in the world of policing]( - [Colorado Springs' population boom puts strain on local law enforcement and social services]( [Higher mortgage rates remain a hurdle for Colorado Springs' housing market]( Mortgage rates that spiked last year have continued to rattle Colorado Springs’ housing market in 2023. In September, for example, year-over-year home sales fell for the 16th consecutive month, a recent Pikes Peak Association of Realtors market trends report shows. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Voter Guide: What's on the Nov. 7 ballot, in El Paso and Teller counties, how to vote and more]( [Voter Guide: Sales tax increase supporting vocational, technical education to go before Cripple Creek voters]( [Voter Guide: Colorado Springs poses TABOR question to fund new police academy]( [Saturday Night Live roasts Deion Sanders following CU's overtime loss to Stanford]( Deion Sanders has made media stops at 60 minutes and Good Morning America, but this time a fictional “Coach Prime” is making the interview rounds, appearing on Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” alongside Colin Jost. [Read More]( [In smalltown Colorado, a woman’s mission to restore a church — and keep her family's story alive]( The only sounds the town knows these days are the occasional cattle trailer rumbling down the street past abandoned storefronts, the occasional train that does not stop anymore, the crickets and the woodpecker and the dove. Now there’s hammering from a corner. A motor hums, powering the lift for the construction man reaching the bell tower of Manzanola United Methodist Church. [Read More]( [5 years in, El Paso County deputies unit continues to destigmatize mental health in the world of policing]( The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office’s Behavioral Health Connection Unit, or BHCON, pairs a mental health clinician with a law enforcement deputy to respond to mental health related calls for service. Since 2018, the unit been assisting law enforcement with crisis intervention, helping those experiencing a mental health emergency get the help they need, and stay out of the criminal justice system. [Read More]( More Top Stories: An informal advocacy group has joined forces with a [local mural artist to create an artwork in honor of Gannon Stauch.]( The result of Air Force's 6-0 start is a spot [in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll.]( More than 200,000 people have flocked to southern Colorado since the year 2000, many choosing to leave behind friends and family to make the move to the booming region. Several sectors of the El Paso County Department of Human Services have [felt the growth of the area over the years.]( Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( A mainly sunny sky. High 71F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. [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