A little more than a year ago, longtime news anchor Jon Karroll looked to make a change.

“It was something I had been thinking about for a few years. I was happy with my TV career. I had done it a long, long time,” he said. “I started thinking about life after TV. I was wondering if there was something I could do in the community – use my face and name recognition and get with an organization and help them thrive and grow.”

For Life After 50 El Paso County Public Health is urging residents with coronavirus symptoms, even mild ones, to get tested. Symptoms can include a fever, cough, shortness of breath, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, and loss of taste and smell. The following is a list of COVID-19 testing sites currently operating in the Colorado Springs area: UCHealth testing tent

Julie Christen, a labor and delivery nurse for the last 28 years, witnesses life’s miracles almost every day.

“It never gets old to me — to see a brand new baby enter this world — every one is a miracle,” said Christen, a nurse at UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins.

Keith Klaehn came to UCHealth Memorial Hospital North squared away, like a soldier.

He carried a small suitcase that contained clothing and shaving gear. Somehow, Klaehn knew when he walked through the door that he’d be spending the night.

Built on tradition and sheer grit, Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area continues to flourish centuries after its first founders settled the communities around Alamosa.

The annual Octogenarians Golf Tournament was originally scheduled to tee off on June 15. The Coronavirus pushed that date to July 13. However, with things still up in the air surrounding COVID-19, the tournament has tentatively been rescheduled for Monday, Oct. 5 at the Colorado Springs Country Club.

Today we hope to inspire you to smell the lilacs, pull some weeds, or plant some seedlings, with this 1901 photograph of Dr. Howard Gates in his garden on East Williamette Street. Dr. Gates, a prominent physician in Colorado Springs, was an active member of the El Paso County Horticultural society. His New England flower garden, adjacent to the Van