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🌱 Planned Parenthood Lawsuit Ends + Highest COVID Rates In 2021
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Rise and shine, Colorado Springs! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in Colorado Springs.
First, today's weather:
Partly sunny. High: 71 Low: 45.
Here are the top stories in Colorado Springs today:
- Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains could not have anticipated or reasonably prevented a 2015 mass shooting at its Colorado Springs clinic, a jury decided Wednesday, bringing an end to a 5-year-long lawsuit that at one point made its way up to the Colorado Supreme Court. The lawsuit was brought by victims of the shooting, who argued that Planned Parenthood should have foreseen such an attack and taken better security measures to prevent it, in part because the clinic and others nationwide had been receiving escalating threats of violence at the time. Planned Parenthood's attorney, Kevin Taylor, said Thursday he was grateful the court ensured a fair and impartial trial. (The Denver Post)
- As of Wednesday, Oct. 20, there were 207 people hospitalized in El Paso County with COVID-19 confirmed cases, which is the most people hospitalized with the virus in all of 2021. The impact of the COVID-19 hospitalizations have touched every corner of UCHealth's Southern Colorado locations. "We've surged into all locations within our hospital, and are finding extra beds to put people within the hospital, and trying to find extra staff," said the Chief Medical Officer for UCHealth in the southern region, Dr. David Steinbruner. (KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News)
- Mattison Leva, 11, a young entrepreneur in the Colorado Springs community has turned her hobby of making jewelry into a small business. A recent health diagnosis isn't stopping her from growing her business either. (KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News)
- The Colorado Springs Airport has announced that assistant director for Business and Administration for COS Troy Stover has been selected as the recipient of the Aviation Excellence Award presented by the Northwest Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives. (FOX21News.com)
- The wait is finally over! The new Torchy's Tacos location is open in northern Colorado Springs, and it's time to dive in. (FOX21News.com)
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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.