Heather Skold

6 days ago | krdo.com | Heather Skold

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - 27 schools in Colorado, 26 of them in Southern Colorado, just received the state's first-ever Purple Star School Designation. The designation sets apart schools that cater to military-connected students who have to navigate multiple location changes dictated by their parents' service to the country.

3 weeks ago | krdo.com | Heather Skold

New Published March 31, 2025 7:15 PM PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) -- According to the Colorado Department Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), an unvaccinated Pueblo adult has contracted a case of measles. The adult had recently traveled to a location in Mexico with known measles outbreaks. Because the disease is highly contagious, state health officials are alerting the public about that person's travels, since contracting the illness.

1 month ago | krdo.com | Heather Skold

KRDOFort Carson Auto Skills Center New today at 2:51 PM Published March 21, 2025 4:06 PM FORT CARSON, Colo. (KRDO) -- Any car-related issue can be solved within its walls, but the Fort Carson Auto Skills Center also stands to serve spouses of the deployed service member.  "We have 39 bays, two paint bays. There's 19 lifts. You do not have a vehicle that I cannot lift," said Mike Hubbard, Automotive Craft Facility Manager.

1 month ago | krdo.com | Heather Skold

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - In February 2024, multiple Olympic teams told KRDO13 Investigates that they didn't have the resources they needed at the Olympic Training Center, based in Colorado Springs. Because of that, they were considering moving elsewhere to be supported. The news was met with pushback from Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade and his support staff. "Non-profits, businesses, residents -- people make decisions all the time in terms of where to be, where to live.

2 months ago | krdo.com | Heather Skold

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Move after move, it can be close to impossible to start, or keep a career while being a military spouse. But a Colorado Springs-based non-profit is hoping to equip military spouses with a portable career as they traverse the world with their active-duty partner. The Portraits for Patriots Photography Academy guides military spouses through an eight-chapter online course designed by renowned photographer, John Gress.