Less than a month to go until the ballots are counted and the winners declared – and the race for City Council is getting nasty. Local political consultant Patrick Davis sent this letter to all council candidates as well as the three incumbent at-large council members who are not up for election during this cycle. [...]

The National Association of Realtors U.S. sales of previously occupied homes rose in January to the second-highest level in three years. Analysts say it’s a sign that the housing market is sustaining its recovery and helping to bolster the economy. Sales rose 0.4 percent in January compared with December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of [...]

Karen Mills, head of the Small Business Administration, is leaving her job, the White House has announced. Some thought it likely that Mills, whose job was elevated to a rank last year, would stay on during President Obama’s second term. Deputy administrator Marie Johns also informed the agency that she plans to step down in [...]

As Wendy Pearce Nelson, owner of Blue Fox Photography, watched the Waldo Canyon fire’s horrific events unfold, she, like so many in the community, wanted to help. So, she felt compelled to use her photography skills to tell the story of those who lost homes in the fire, and she recruited the help of longtime [...]

The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service plans to drop Saturday delivery of first-class mail by August. The change, which is expected to save about $2 billion a year, comes after a nearly $16 billion loss last fiscal year. The mail agency will still deliver packages six days a week and will not change post office operating hours. [...]

Colorado Springs-based Delta Solutions & Strategies announced today that it has been awarded a  contract to provide homeland security training to the state of Arizona. Delta representatives said this is the largest and most comprehensive of 4 recent contracts it has won in the State of Arizona supporting homeland security and emergency preparedness.     [...]