- As many El Paso and Teller Counties businesses and nonprofits struggle to hire new workers, they can now apply for funding to help train current employees.
- The Southern Colorado Interagency Wildland Fire Team is made up of 18 volunteers.
- The official report found that nearly 400 people are chronically homeless in the county.
- El Paso County Sheriff candidate Joe Roybal will not face criminal charges after allegations of election bribery.
- He estimates that he used nearly two dozen peanuts throughout the week.
- The utility said the data disclosure did not include sensitive information like social security or credit card numbers.
- Bob Salem is bringing the peanut pushing challenge to the 21st century while also raising awareness for a charity that helps people experiencing homelessness.
- The Union Printers Home in Colorado Springs has seen many changes in its 130-year history. Now, a group of local investors is hoping to write a new chapter for the site.
- The town of Green Mountain Falls is surrounded almost entirely by the Pike National Forest. It sits directly south of Highway 24 from the Waldo burn scar. Ten years ago, the town was evacuated for eight days while the fire ravaged the opposite hillside.
- Ten years ago, the Waldo Canyon Fire tore through the west side of Colorado Springs and the hills behind it. Two people died and nearly 350 homes were destroyed.
- People living in and around Security-Widefield have elevated levels of PFAS in their blood. That's the result of a study by the CDC.
- UCHealth has launched a pilot program aimed at preventing veteran suicides in El Paso County. It's open to all veterans and their family members, regardless of discharge status or years of service.
- A positive section of the report shows 35 donors provided 120 life-saving organs after autopsies were concluded.
- A pie baking contest, a pollinator party, a community potluck and more.
- A lawsuit filed against the city last week says when an election is held can result in unfair practices just as much as where or how the election takes place.
- The six murals and six sculptures were chosen from more than 100 proposals and feature artists from Canada, New York as well as several from Colorado.
