Colorado Springs teacher honored as Red Cross Hero for resuscitating stricken athlete

PLUS l Live Well: Free CPR training to be held in Colorado Springs, Broncos to re-sign tight end Adam Trautman on two-year deal; and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. [In today’s edition:]( - [Colorado Springs teacher honored as Red Cross Hero for resuscitating stricken athlete]( - [Live Well: Free CPR training to be held in Colorado Springs]( - [Broncos to re-sign tight end Adam Trautman on two-year dea]( [Colorado Springs teacher honored as Red Cross Hero for resuscitating stricken athlete]( Laura Smith, a science teacher and athletic trainer at Widefield High School, is being honored for saving the life of a teen athlete who collapsed during a soccer game. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Colorado Senate OKs — after contentious debate — Polis' parks and wildlife appointees]( [Live Well: Free CPR training to be held in Colorado Springs]( [Colorado lawmakers eye regulation of dating apps to prevent assault, rape]( More top stories: [Broncos to re-sign tight end Adam Trautman on two-year deal]( Adam Trautman will continue to be coached by Sean Payton. A source said Tuesday that the tight end reached agreement on a two-year contract to return to the Broncos. Trautman played with Payton in New Orleans in his first two seasons of 2020 and 2021 and had him again as his head coach after being traded to the Broncos last May. [Read More]( [Air Force set for rematch with New Mexico to open Mountain West tourney]( Air Force entered the season picked to finish last in the Mountain West in the league’s preseason poll. The Falcons lived up to that, finishing 2-16 in conference games. That record is tied for last with San Jose State, but the Spartans have the tiebreaker after sweeping the regular-season series. [Read More]( [Broncos kicker Wil Lutz will switch to No. 3 with departure of quarterback Russell Wilson]( Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson will be released on Wednesday, and it won't take long for his No. 3 to go to another player. A source said kicker Wil Lutz, who re-signed with Denver on Tuesday, will get No. 3. Lutz wore No. 3 from 2016-22 for the New Orleans Saints before taking No. 16 when he was traded last August to Denver. [Read More]( More Top Stories: The man accused of causing the death of three Custer County residents last year [has a new preliminary hearing date set]( after his initial hearing slated for last month was delayed. The Colorado Springs Police Department has [identified the victim in a fatal shooting]( in the 2600 block of Stonecrop Ridge Grove on March 9. Yvonne “Missy” Woods was nearly nine years into her career as a DNA scientist with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation when she took the stand on Oct. 17, 2002, to admit a major embarrassment in her work – [one she testified came as a “blow to my ego.”]( Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Partly cloudy in the morning. Increasing clouds with periods of showers later in the day. High near 50F. Winds N at 10 to 15 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