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A three-year study on land use compatibility between the region's military bases and their surrounding communities is nearing completion by the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments.
The study examines military operations, transportation, wildfires and airspace, among other issues, aiming to make recommendations to reduce conflicts while promoting growth and public safety.

Incumbent El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder appeared to have won a second four-year term, defeating challenger Mike Angley by more than 10,000 votes in Tuesday's Republican primary. 
With more than 90 percent of the ballots counted, Elder had 44,378 votes, or about 57 percent, according to unofficialresults from the county Clerk and Recorder’s Office. Angley had about 32,987 votes, or about 43 percent. 

Democrat Jared Polis and Republican Walker Stapleton are headed for a November showdown for governor of Colorado after a high-spending primary contest saw Democratic women turn out in droves and newly enfranchised unaffiliated voters lean blue.

El Paso County commission candidates Holly Williams and Cami Bremer appeared to be on the way to victory in the Republican primary, according to unofficial preliminary results.
As of about 7:10 p.m., Williams, a candidate for District 1, had 10,758 votes, or about 60 percent, reported the county Clerk and Recorder's Office. Her opponent, Calandra Vargas, had about 7,034 votes, or about 40 percent, the results showed.

As a trio of Republicans and a pair of Democrats sought their party’s nomination for Colorado state treasurer in the June primary, two Democrats vied for the attorney general’s post.
The winners of all the statewide primaries that ended Tuesday advance to the November ballot in a contest to fill a pair of soon-to-be open positions in state government.

Manitou Springs City Council on Tuesday approved a 50-year tax incentive agreement with the Pikes Peak Cog Railway that the owners said was needed rebuild and reopen the attraction.

A three-year study on land use compatibility between the region's military bases and their surrounding communities is nearing completion by the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments.
The study examines military operations, transportation, wildfires and airspace, among other issues, aiming to make recommendations to reduce conflicts while promoting growth and public safety.

Republican Walker Stapleton and Democrat Jared Polis, two sitting office-holders with high name recognition and lots of campaign cash, dominated their opponents and claimed early Colorado primary victories in their parties' primary races for governor less than an hour after the polls closed Tuesday.
Both candidates were declared the winners by major news organizations and will face off in November.

The unofficial list of winners in Tuesday's primary election in Colorado.
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Republican Walker Stapleton and Democrat Jared Polis, two sitting office-holders with high name recognition and lots of campaign cash, dominated their opponents and claimed early victories in their parties' primary races for governor less than an hour after the polls closed Tuesday.Both candidates were declared the winners by major news organizations and will face off in November.