Colorado Springs online school student works to prevent bullying
Fourteen-year-old Kate Hale knows what it feels like to be bullied. The ninth grader at Pikes Peak Online School first experienced bullying when she was a seventh grader at a traditional middle school...
View ArticleHow and why the Colorado Springs Utilities board voted for Drake closure
The collective voices of the people of Colorado Springs finally spurred the surprising vote Wednesday to close the coal-fired Martin Drake Power Plant by 2035. So says Tom Strand, the Colorado Springs...
View ArticleA look at the largest E. coli outbreaks in recent years
An E. coli outbreak that began on the Northwest Coast has spread south and east to infect people in six states including Oregon, Washington, California, Minnesota, and New York. Here is a list of some...
View ArticleThe Battle Against Northern Pike Intensifies In Lake Roosevelt (Northwest...
(Source: Northwest Power and Conservation Council) A 15-pound Northern pike caught in the Columbia River near Kettle Falls, May 2015. Photo: Spokesman-Review The campaign to halt the proliferation of...
View ArticlePikes Peak perch being considered for stargazing
U.S. Forest Service officials say they'd have to approve special permit in addition to a permit required to replace a sprawling summit house complex COLORADO SPRINGS — City leaders are looking into...
View ArticleNo sign of Gwinnett teen as Yellow River search continues
Investigators are evaluating their next move in the search for a missing Gwinnett teen whose friends say was swept down the Yellow River on Thursday. Unfortunately, say police, those friends waited...
View ArticleBody found after driver crashes into northern Colorado pond
BOULDER — One person is dead after a jogger discovered a submerged vehicle near the University of Colorado-Boulder campus on Sunday. Authorities are still searching to find out if there are any more...
View ArticleMan who helped shape Air Force Academy remembered by daughter as great dad
William C. Giltner played an instrumental role in shaping the Air Force Academy. But the man who helped design some of the more prominent buildings on the academy campus in northern Colorado Springs...
View ArticleSnow totals in and around Colorado Springs
El Paso and Teller counties (last reported at 1:40 p.m.) East Monument - 20 inches Woodland Park - 13 inches Peterson Air Force Base - 2 inches Manitou Springs - 8 inches Air Force Academy - 10 inches...
View ArticleMan took aim at Colorado Springs police officer before he was shot
In a shooting stance, Dana Ott stared through the scope of a rifle pointed directly at a Colorado Springs police officer...
View ArticleColorado Springs-area home construction slows in October
The pace of home construction cooled last month in El Paso County, according to a report Monday by the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department. The department, which oversees residential and commercial...
View ArticleK9 unit, gunshots used to locate lost hunters: Ranger Rescues
Lost hunters, lost and injured hikers – these incidents and more are responded to daily by state Department of Conservation forest rangers across the state. "DEC's Forest Rangers' are on the front...
View ArticleSchools delayed, commute slowed after snow moves into Colorado Springs area
UPDATE: Wintry weather moved into the Pikes Peak region overnight and several schools are on two-hour delays Wednesday morning. Lewis-Palmer District 38, Woodland Park Re-2, Manitou Springs District 14...
View ArticleKum & Go continues to expand across the Pikes Peak region
Kum & Go, the Iowa-based convenience store chain that entered the Colorado Springs market three years ago, plans at...
View Article26-year-old man killed in early morning crash identified
A 26-year-old man was killed Friday morning in eastern El Paso County after a woman apparently ran a stop sign and...
View ArticleStorm may bring blizzard conditions to the Pikes Peak region
A snowstorm Monday night could bring a blizzard to Black Forest and one to four inches of snow to Colorado Springs, the...
View ArticleStorm may bring blizzard conditions to the Pikes Peak region Monday night
A snowstorm Monday night could bring a blizzard to Black Forest and one to four inches of snow to Colorado Springs, the...
View ArticleColorado Springs councilman wants governments to join in effort to get...
As Colorado Springs officials excitedly prepare to do $250 million worth of roads work over the next five years, thanks...
View ArticleDEC Announces Search for Missing Hunter Could Extend into the Weekend (New...
(Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation) Skip to main navigation For Release: Thursday, November 19, 2015 The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is requesting...
View ArticleStorm leaves a mess for some in the Pikes Peak region, southbound I-25 closed...
The first heavy snow of the season hit the Pikes Peak region overnight, leaving a mess in particular for northern El Paso County and Teller County. The storm has moved east and is still creating poor...
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