5 takeaways from Colorado's 2024 primary election

PLUS | Oak Ridge fire near Beulah burns 787 acres, 0% contained and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs PM Update Good evening! Today is Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. ['A good night for the adults in the room': 5 takeaways from Colorado's 2024 primary election]( In nearly every case, the winners were clear as soon as the first batch of primary vote totals were posted soon after polls closed Tuesday in Colorado's primary election. Unlike in many a hard-fought primary past, there was little suspense and no doubt about which direction voters wanted to take the state's two major parties as Democrats and Republicans gird for the fall campaign. [Read More]( [Don't leave pets alone in cars this summer: Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region]( With summer in full swing, and area residents spending more time outdoors, officials with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region are again imploring pet owners to prioritize the safety of their four-footed friends. [Read More]( [Wolves on the move in Colorado, but still haven't crossed I-70]( Colorado Parks and Wildlife has released their monthly account of where the state's wolves have been detected, with the data coming from tracking collars on eight animals. [Read More]( [Castle Pines Golf Club set to present tough test at BMW Championship | Golf Insider]( Castle Pines Golf Club will combine a lot of length with thin air in August. The famous course will host the top 50 players on the PGA Tour for the BMW Championship from Aug. 20-25, and changes have been made to what was an already challenging golf course. [Read More]( [PHOTOS: Colorado primary election results come in Tuesday night]( U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., speaks to reporters during a primary election watch party, Tuesday, June 25, 2024, in Windsor, Colo. [Read More]( ['Once-in-a-lifetime' deal done for open space near Colorado Springs]( A "once-in-a-lifetime" deal is done for an open space west of Colorado Springs. "Once in a lifetime" is how the city of Woodland Park recently described its closing on 120 acres of rolling aspen and pine called Avenger Open Space. The announcement officially completes a vision that came into view over the spring, when a Great Outdoors Colorado grant provided $523,000 for the private property that would become the city's largest-ever open space. [Read More]( [Oak Ridge fire near Beulah burns 787 acres, 0% contained]( The Oak Ridge Fire, 3 miles northwest of Beulah in Pueblo County, continues to burn Wednesday prompting road closures and evacuations in the surrounding area, according to an announcement from the Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team. [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