COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Southern Colorado teachers’ assistant Jessica Gockley-Day has been running since she was a teenager.

Gockley-Day grew up joining her father at his races, and drew enough inspiration to carry on to her adult life. She ran track in college at Grand Valley State where she would end up a 10x All-American.

Recently, Gockley-Day beat her own personal best 10,000m with a time of 32:16.98 at a meet in Los Angeles, California to qualify for the Olympic trials in Eugene next week.

She will race Saturday, June 29th, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. You can track her results here.

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Two juveniles were shot in Aurora Wednesday afternoon, while four other juveniles were taken into custody. Neighbors told CBS News Colorado, violent altercations like this seem to be the norm.

“The kids over here they just roam around doing whatever they want,” said neighbor Deana Campbell.

Jason McBride from the youth violence prevention nonprofit, Struggle of Love Foundation, says teenagers are dealing with a lot of challenges and frustrations right now.

“There’s a lot of kids that don’t have resources or employment,” said McBride. “And those things are going to play out on the streets of Denver and Aurora.”

That’s why Aurora Parks, Recreation and Open Space was at Triangle Park on Thursday, setting up carnival rides and cleaning everything up.

“The goal for this is to get our youth out into the city and have something to do while they’re out there. So, they’re going to go to our park and they’re going to have an opportunity to have fun, get free food, meet new people,” said Lexie Ries the marketing coordinator for Aurora Parks, Recreation and Open Space.

It’s the site of the first of three planned summer vibes in Aurora the city is hosting to give teens something to do that is free, safe and fun.

“Each of our events are going to have live music, games, arts and crafts, food trucks and even some raffles to win great prizes,” said Ries.

This program is in addition to the Aurora Summer Break program that gives teens free access to three different recreation centers around the city. The city is trying to provide those resources and opportunities for teens who may need them.

“It gives our, our teens the opportunity to have something to do that, you know, maybe they don’t normally have. Especially with it being free. It’s really a great opportunity,” said Ries.

The next Summer Vides Aurora event will be held on July 18 at Wheel Park. Another one will also be held on August 1 at Appaloosa Park.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — After rain stopped just minutes before the start of the Western Street Breakfast downtown, spectators had two things on their minds.

Street closures and parking.

People new to the annual event may not have realized that some streets were temporarily closed to make room for it; barricades were set up at midnight on Tejon Street between Colorado Avenue and Kiowa Street, as well as on Pikes Peak Avenue between Wahsatch and Cascade Avenues.

Parking — often a challenge for drivers downtown — was more available for people who arrived early at the event; they could park at meters along the street or in several nearby parking garages owned by Colorado Springs or El Paso County.

Candy Thompson and her two daughters attended the event for the first time.

“We’ve only been in Colorado Springs for a year-and-a-half,” she explained. “My husband is volunteering at one of the booths. “I’m from metro Seattle and parking is really bad there. But here, using the mobile parking app was very useful. So, we got here early and found a good parking spot.”

Organizers planned to reopen the closed streets shortly after 9 a.m., when the Range Riders start their annual trip to local ranches; the group of around 160 will be in the Guffey area of Teller County this year.

The Range Riders promote and preserve Western culture and heritage by camping out, going on daily rides and enjoying heart meals.

Mike McKiernan, a member for ten years, said weather was more of a concern Thursday than street closures or parking.

“Someone was telling me that since the breakfast beganin the 1930s, it has rained only three times,” he said. “We’re glad that the skies cleared just before the 5:30 a.m. start.”

The breakfast has been held on Wednesdays in the past but took place on Thursday this year because of the observance of the Juneteenth holiday.