- Last updated Sat., Oct 19, 7:45 a.m. At last update, officials say the blaze has grown to 8,694 acres and remains 30 percent contained. Officials says current cost of fighting the fire has reached $16.4 million.
- The City of Colorado Springs is gathering reflections from community members on their personal connections to Pikes Peak. It’s part of a campaign called “My Mountain,” leading up to completion of the new Pikes Peak Summit Complex next year.
- El Paso County is one of seven sites across the country where researchers will be studying the human health effects of drinking water contaminated by potentially toxic chemicals known as PFAS.
- Updated 2:13 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019 The Decker Fire burning near Salida is nearing 6500 acres, but now has 14 percent of the perimeter contained. Nearly 900 personnel are actively working the fire. Updated 9:30 a.m., Sunday, Oct.
- Last Update: 7:45 p.m., Tuesday, 10/8/19 Effective Wednesday at 10 a.m., Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze is lifting evacuation notices for the residents of the Methodist Estates and Boothill subdivisions, as well as other residents who access their homes via County Road 108 and the Chaffee County residents who access their homes via County Road
- Spruce beetles have already affected about 40% of spruce firs in Colorado, leaving their mark on hundreds of thousands of acres of conifer forest. As temperatures increase, researchers at Colorado State University predict it’s likely the infestation will follow suit across the Rockies.
- The 6th Annual Creek Week begins this Saturday, Sept. 28, and continues until Sunday, Oct. 6. During those nine days volunteers will gather to remove litter and debris along creeks, trails, parks and open spaces from Palmer Lake to Pueblo and beyond.
- The City of Colorado Springs is looking for input on the future of three historic downtown parks. Centrally located Acacia Park, Antlers Park near the Penrose Library and Alamo Square Park, home to the Pioneers Museum, are all located within a few blocks of City Hall.
- Wildfire is a continual threat in the West, but researchers say an invasive species of grass that’s taking hold in states like Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada could make things worse. It’s called cheatgrass and it’s gradually taking over rangeland across the west. It grows quickly in soil disturbed by grazing, tilling, development and even fire.
- As he delivered the annual State of the City address on Thursday, Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers was interrupted several times by people calling for justice in the officer-involved shooting death of De’Von Bailey last month.
- Communities in the lower Arkansas River Valley have had issues with drinking water for years, including discoloration and poor taste. Recent data shows that two dozen water systems in the valley contain radioactive contaminants and are in violation of the Clean Water Act. There’s a possible solution though — the Arkansas Valley Conduit.
- The Colorado Springs Police Department has released body camera footage and other information related to the officer-involved shooting that resulted in the death 19-year-old De’Von Bailey. The shooting sparked community rallies, a call for patience from Mayor John Suthers and a press conference with the family.
- The family of De’Von Bailey is calling for an independent investigation into his death. The 19-year-old was a suspect in a robbery when he was shot and killed by the Colorado Springs Police Department on August 3.
- Every few years the City of Colorado Springs completes a study on fair housing practices. There are federal funds on the line that the city can only access if it upholds those regulations.
- A recently published article in The Nation magazine alleges potential human rights violations have taken place at the United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence, Colorado, also known as Supermax or ADX.
- A new report gives several hospitals in Southern Colorado low grades when it comes to patient safety. Of the six hospitals in the region included in the report, four were given grades of ‘C’ or ‘D’. “It’s who’s safer than the other. It’s not an absolute score that says that the ‘A’s’ are perfect.
