🌱 Red-Light Cameras Added + County's COVID-19 Dashboard Updated

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

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First, today's weather:

Breezy; a morning shower. High: 58 Low: 24.

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Here are the top three stories in Colorado Springs today:

1. Red-light cameras will be added to Woodmen Road & Black Forest Road and at Barnes Road & Tutt Boulevard. The cameras will turn on Apr. 18 with a 30-day warning period enacted. After the warning period, a $75 fine will be given for each infraction. Click the link to see a list of current red light camera locations in Colorado Springs. (KKTV)
2. Deputy Chief Adrian Vasquez has been nominated by Mayor Suthers for the chief of police position with the Colorado Springs Police Department. Vasquez is currently the interim chief. He has been with the department since 1995 after serving with the Air Force for over nine years. (KOAA News 5)
3. El Paso County Public Health has updated its COVID-19 online dashboard. The new update consolidates its data and vaccine dashboards into one dashboard that will be updated every Tuesday. The tool is meant to provide visual data to the community regarding the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Colorado Springs Business Journal)

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Today in Colorado Springs:

• AARP Tax-Aide At Library 21c (9:00 AM)
• Storytime At Rockrimmon Branch Library (9:00 AM)

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From my notebook:

• The US National Weather Service Pueblo Colorado provides a graphic with important weather updates for this next week. Click to view. (Facebook)
• The Colorado Springs Police Department celebrates National Public Safety Telecommunications Week by recognizing the staff at the Public Safety Communication Center. (Facebook)
• A fire east of Colorado Springs consumed 38 acres before being contained. Click to read the full story. (The Gazette)

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— Danielle Fallon

About me: Danielle Fallon is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master's Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.