- Colorado Springs spends less money on its parks than the national average, according to an annual report from the Trust for Public Land.
- Picture the street where you live. Now imagine that same street without any trees. Just homes, maybe a sidewalk, asphalt. Does that change your perception?
- The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo says two additional animals were killed in a hail storm early this week that caused significant damage and injured animals and people.
- The Colorado State Fair has a new general manager this year.
- The Spring Fire in southern Colorado is now 105,704 acres and 35% contained. The Colorado Department of Transportation anticipates reopening Highway 160 on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
- The Spring Fire continues to grow quickly, with reports showing a burn area of more than 94,125 acres. That’s an increase of 10,000 acres since previously reported.
- The total acreage burned by the Spring Fire continues to grow. As of Tuesday morning, officials say 78,941 acres, more than 120 square miles has been effect.
- Update 5:39 p.m., Friday 6/29/18: In Huerfano County, mandatory evacuations are in place for residents in Tres Valles, Paradise Acres, Raspberry Mountain, Pine Haven, and the Cuchara Valley.
- A recent report ranks Pueblo as one of the worst cities in the country to live in. The study was done by New York-based 24/7 Wall Street.
- Editor’s note: This story originally published in 2018. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in February 1848, bringing an official end to the Mexican-American War.
- Ballots for the 2018 Primary Election are arriving in voter’s mailboxes this week.
- Colorado’s juvenile justice system will undergo a comprehensive review over the next six months.
- Fire season is here again.
