The Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO)

13 hours ago | gazette.com | Savannah Eller

Based on current budget projections, the town of Monument may need to tighten the belt to compensate for a recession. That was the conclusion of the town’s most recent 2025 budget adjustment, which predicts flat sales tax revenue into 2026, compared to a 2% increase in 2024. “If we had a good economy, and things were going well like they have the last couple of years, we would be right on track,” said Monument finance director Jennifer Phillips.

19 hours ago | gazette.com | Savannah Eller

Manitou Springs schools reopened Wednesday after a closure due to the city's emergency water shortage. The district was closed Tuesday as the city attempted to conserve limited potable water. In a statement on the district's website, district Superintendent Sean Dorsey said that he was "pleased to report encouraging developments" in the city's efforts to treat the water supply. The city began asking residents and businesses to stop all but essential water uses Monday.

1 day ago | gazette.com | Christian Datoc

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard removed two top intelligence officials from their posts on Tuesday for allegedly politicizing intelligence. Officials with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence confirmed to the Washington Examiner that both acting NIC Chairman Mike Collins and his deputy, Maria Langan-Riekhof, were removed from their posts late Tuesday night.

1 day ago | gazette.com | Arsalan Shahla |Patrick Sykes

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator said he hopes the U.S. will show a “more realistic approach” at the next round of talks between the two countries. “There’s now a better understanding on the other side of Iran’s fundamental principles and positions,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told state TV after a Cabinet meeting in Tehran on Wednesday. “We hope they will come to the next round of negotiations with a more realistic approach,” he added, without elaborating.

1 day ago | gazette.com | Sinead Carew |Shashwat Chauhan

By Sinéad Carew and Shashwat Chauhan(Reuters) -The S&P 500 closed slightly higher after flitting between gains and losses during Wednesday's lackluster session as investors waited for the next batch of economic data after a robust start to the week spurred by soft inflation data and a U.S.-China tariff truce. Investors were watching out for more trade developments while President Donald Trump toured the Gulf states and secured $600 billion in commitments from Saudi Arabia.