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  The Royal Opera House is packed. Even standing-room-only spaces for The Royal Ballet School’s season ending performance have been sold out for weeks. As the lights dim, the vocal hum is silenced by the curtain rising. For this afternoon is all ab…

Current Inc. and PaperDirect Inc. will lay off 30 employees, or about 5 percent of their combined Colorado Springs work force of 609, as of Aug. 27 as the two Taylor Corp. units realign resources, according to a joint press release. The companies sa…

  The majority of medical marijuana dispensary owners in Colorado have criminal records, and 18 percent were previously convicted of felonies, Drug Enforcement Administration statistics show. The crimes the dispensary owners were arrested for inclu…

Jazz in the Park at Bear Creek Park Wednesday, July 28, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Join the Pikes Peak Jazz and Swing Society for free concerts at the Bear Creek Park Pavilions. Different jazz and swing bands are featured at each concert. Bring blankets or la…

Fort Carson's main gate has been reopened after concerns about a "suspicious vehicle" turned out to be a false alarm. Brandy Gill, a Fort Carson spokeswoman, said the gate was closed about 12:30 p.m., and that traffic has resumed as usual.   Read mo…

Don't let summer slip away without enjoying the beauty nearby. Wednesday morning take a guided Bird Walk in Cheyenne Mountain State Park. You'll learn to identify both resident and migratory bird species. The walk will take you through both fields a…

  Thousands of caves and abandoned mines on federal land in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas and South Dakota will be off limits to explorers for the next year. The U.S. Forest Service's Rocky Mountain region announced Tuesday that it is barring…

Colorado Springs police searched a home near Memorial Park on Monday, but did not find a robbery suspect believed to have barricaded himself inside. The SWAT team entered the house at 1547  E. Fountain St. about 4:30 a.m., eight hours after the stan…