Romain Dumas recovers from early deficit to win fifth Hill Climb title

PLUS | New commission creates statewide standards for Colorado jails and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Sunday, June 23, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Romain Dumas recovers from early deficit to win fifth Hill Climb title]( Romain Dumas had to play catch up to win his fifth Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on Sunday. After the first section of the 12.42-mile track up America’s Mountain, the French driver’s time stood well behind leader Christian Merli. A stop on the track forced him to pause for roughly 20 seconds, seriously slowing down Dumas’ pace. [Read More]( [Colorado leads the way in making social media safer for kids. But is it enough? | Vince Bzdek]( Last Monday, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy urged Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms just like cigarettes have, arguing that parents and adolescents need to be informed of the negative mental health impacts of sites like Instagram, TikTok and X. [Read More]( [Man arrested for attempted carjacking with knife in Colorado Springs]( A man allegedly tried and failed to carjack someone using a knife outside a business in north Colorado Springs on Saturday morning. The suspect, Daniel Fuqua, is in custody on a felony warrant, police reported. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs brothers Rodney, Earl O’Maley cherish road to Pikes Peak International Hill Climb]( The O’Maleys garage symbolizes the phrase “organized chaos.” Numerous engine parts neatly assorted on shelves, fresh oil stains on various areas of the floor from recent repairs, a plethora of tools including wrenches, screwdrivers, hammers, and bolts wait to be rehomed in a nearby toolbox. [Read More]( [[SPONSORED] Colorado Community Health Alliance Breaks Down Barriers to Increase Health Equity and Reduce Health Disparities in Rural Communities]( How do you make people feel welcomed and supported? By promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in health care! CCHA is all about sharing resources and connecting community. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs Olympic museum celebrates 'rich' history of the Games ahead of Summer Olympics in Paris]( A sunny Saturday afternoon in downtown Colorado Springs welcomed community members to the Olympic & Paralympic Museum to celebrate and watch the Olympic Trials ahead of the 2024 Summer Games to be held in Paris. [Read More]( [Dino Mites! Meet the Badlands boys who discovered ‘Teen Rex’ | John Moore]( Twelve-year-old Jessin Fisher is not a boastful kid. He doesn't think he and his pack of pint-sized “Goonies” are the biggest thing in Marmarth, N.D., population 97. “We don’t even count” in the census total, he explained, “because we live on the outskirts of town.” [Read More]( [New commission creates statewide standards for Colorado jails]( What set of standards are jails held to in the state of Colorado? Until recently, the answer was none. In 2022, Rep. Judy Amabile, D-Boulder, sought to rectify that by creating the Colorado Jail Standards Commission. The goal of the commission, in Amabile’s words, is to create a set of standards within the state that all jails, big and small, must adhere to. [Read More]( [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