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🌱 COS Thanksgiving Travel + Mazatlan Circle Homicide Update
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Colorado Springs.
Good morning, Colorado Springs! Happy Thanksgiving! Please know that, like most of you, I will be taking the day off to enjoy the festivities, so there will not be a newsletter in your inbox tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding of the slight pause in the Colorado Springs Daily, and we'll be back to our normal routine Saturday morning!
First, today's weather:
Mostly sunny and milder. High: 50 Low: 33.
Here are the top stories in Colorado Springs today:
- Even though holiday air travel was expected to bog down the airports all over the state, the Colorado Springs Airport is seeing smooth sailing on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Wednesday at the COS airport saw TSA lines moving along without delays or cancelations of flights. (KRDO)
- El Paso County officials have confirmed the identity of the man accused of killing a 17-year-old on Mazatlan Circle. The suspect is 18-year-old James Lloyd Thomas of Colorado Springs and the victim was 17-year-old Matthew Terry, also of Colorado Springs. Thomas was taken into custody on Monday after an arrest warrant for murder in the first degree was issued. (KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News)
- Planet Fitness is investing $1.5 million into Colorado Springs to encourage everyone to get off the couch and back in shape in a no-judgment environment. (FOX21News.com)
- VASA Fitness has issued a statement regarding parking lot car break-ins, including those in the Colorado Springs area. (KKTV 11 News)
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Today in Colorado Springs:
- Thanksgiving - Catholic Charities of Central Colorado (8:00 AM)
- YMCA 5K Race Series - YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region (9:00 AM)
- Free Uber, Lyft, and Cab Rides Provided by The Lux Law Firm (5:00 PM)
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— Rachel Kilimnik
About me: Rachel is a born-and-raised New Yorker who recently relocated to the mountains in the west. She is a freelance copywriter for the content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is assisting Patch.com with community newsletter curation. During her free time, you can find Rachel roller skating, making pottery, drinking tea, and tending to her growing collection of houseplants.