Annual count shows drop in homelessness in El Paso County
Fewer people in El Paso County are experiencing homelessness according to this year’s annual Point in Time count.
Human case of West Nile virus confirmed in El Paso County
Despite the earlier onset, data shows the state is still below its previous five year average when it comes to diagnosed cases.
Dozens at the Pikes Peak Regional Air Show in Colorado Springs treated for heat-related illness
The Colorado Springs Fire Department says around people have been affected, and approximately 10 taken to the hospital.
U.S. Navy Blue Angels headline Colorado Springs airshow
A flight demonstration team will take to the skies this weekend.
After protests by neighbors and a winding path, the Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs is ready to open
The 2024 inaugural season kicks off with performances by Colorado formed band OneRepublic.
Indigenous people living in the Pikes Peak region can now access free education at Pikes Peak State College
In a new First Nations Promise Program announced Thursday, the college said members of federally recognized Native American tribes who live in El Paso, Teller or Elbert counties are eligible.
Contentious housing development gets stamp of approval from Colorado Springs City Council, despite public safety concerns
The newly approved Arrowswest development by Weidner Apartment Homes sits at the same busy intersection, where wildland vegetation meets human development, and where a similar development had previously been denied.
Health officials confirm case of human plague in Pueblo County
Public health officials are still looking into the specific source in this case.
Lightning likely sparked Oak Ridge wildfire burning near Beulah
Authorities say lightning likely sparked the Oak Ridge fire burning near Beulah, southwest of Pueblo.
Search and rescue underway on Arkansas River in La Junta as water levels remain dangerously high
“This time of year the river is running high and much faster than it appears and is clearly dangerous.”
San Luis Valley-wide power outage due to transmission line failure on Poncha Pass
As of 9:30 a.m., crews from Tri-State Electric were en route to the pass to assess the cause and a possible fix.
47-year-old cold case in Colorado Springs solved
Authorities were looking into the killing of 14-year-old Maria Loraine Honzell, who was stabbed to death in 1977.
Thousands without power in Colorado Springs as wind downs power lines and sparks fires
Downed power lines also started a fire in the southwest part of the city that was quickly contained and another on Cheyenne Mountain that is still burning.
Signature bicycling event in Colorado Springs canceled
The Starlight Spectacular started as a ride in the middle of the night from Memorial Park to downtown and back again. Eventually, the course ran through Garden of the Gods.
Controversial development gets the green light from the Colorado Springs Planning Commission
The development, called Arrowswest Apartments, would add about 222 new units.
Colorado Springs Planning Commission to consider zone change near 2424 Garden of the Gods, where a similar action failed before
The Colorado Springs Planning Commission will hear a request for a zoning change, similar to 2424 Garden of the Gods. That request failed several years ago.
