Proposed Space National Guard sidelined in new military spending bill

PLUS | Broncos linebacker Josey Jewell fined again for finger-pistol celebration; Grant funds sustainability work at 3 Colorado Springs open spaces next year and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening. Today is Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Proposed Space National Guard sidelined in new military spending bill]( A proposal to give orphaned space-focused National Guard units a new home in a Space National Guard was stripped out of the recently approved National Defense Authorization Act, while what some see as a competing measure received the greenlight. [Read More]( [Woman gored by deer outside her home in Custer County]( Officers with Colorado Parks and Wildlife are looking for a male deer that attacked and injured a 67-year-old woman outside her Custer County home on Saturday. [Read More]( [Pair of Colorado Springs legislators back Boebert challenger Jeff Hurd in 3rd CD's GOP primary]( State Sens. Bob Gardner and Larry Liston on Tuesday endorsed congressional candidate Jeff Hurd, the Grand Junction Republican challenging U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in next year's GOP primary. [Read More]( [Fined again for finger-pistol celebration, Broncos linebacker Josey Jewell hoping fine rescinded]( Broncos linebacker Josey Jewell confirmed Monday he was fined $13,659 by the NFL for celebrating a Dec. 10 sack against the Los Angeles Chargers by doing a finger-pistol shooting gesture, and he hopes the fine will be rescinded. Jewell was fined $13,659 for a similar maneuver in an Oct. 29 game against Kansas City and he said that fine was rescinded, giving him the understanding that he could perform the celebration again. [Read More]( [As protests roil America's colleges amid Israel-Hamas war, Colorado universities reckon with free speech]( On the same day the leaders of three of America's most prominent educational institutions gave legalistic responses over whether calling for the genocide of Jews constitutes bullying or harassment, a Colorado university raised funds for a group providing emergency services in Israel. She served as the U.S. representative from Wyoming from 2017 until January 2023. [Read More]( [Consumer Watch: Random texts about package delivery issues pose a threat to local consumers]( With so many of us expecting holiday packages right now, scam text messages are being sent out in huge numbers. If you own a cellphone, you’ve probably seen a scam text message come across the screen. Fraudsters pretend to be bankers, police officers and, in this case, they want us to believe they’re from the post office. [Read More]( [Grant funds sustainability work at 3 Colorado Springs open spaces next year]( A grant will fund just over two months worth of sustainability work at three Colorado Springs open spaces in 2024. The city announced Monday its Parks, Recreation and Cultural Service Department earned a $92,400 grant from the Colorado Youth Corps Association and Great Outdoors Colorado that will fund nine weeks of work from the Mile High Youth Corps — Southern Front Range. [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