Fire evacuation order issued south of Fountain

A fire located around 30 miles south of Colorado Springs has prompted a half mile radius evacuation order near the El Paso-Pueblo county line. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office issued the order at 4 ...

Fire in Falcon contained after multi-agency response

A fire located at East U.S. 24 and Woodmen Road in Falcon ignited on Monday afternoon and was contained about an hour later.

Colorado justices restore RTD subcontractor’s award, reject ‘drastic’ view of public works law

The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday restored a $5.7 million award to a company that helped build a commuter rail line and, ...

Game 1 starter, playoff ‘X’ factor and best first-round matchup | Avalanche mailbag

Welcome to Evan’s mailbag, where each week, Avalanche reporter Evan Rawal answers all your Avalanche- and hockey-related questions. Mailbag questions can be sent to evan.rawal@gazette.com. I told ...

As Colorado passes 6 million residents, housing initiatives take center stage

New Census data confirming Colorado’s population has topped six million is fueling renewed debate over Gov. Jared Polis’ housing agenda, which he says is helping drive growth in several large counties ...

Black smoke rises from fire around Falcon

A fire located at east U.S. 24 and Woodmen Road in Falcon could be seen with black smoke rising from it on Monday afternoon. The Cimarron Hills Fire Department is responding with automatic aid to the ...

Colorado justices confirm lawyers may ‘borrow’ allegations from elsewhere

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that plaintiffs’ lawyers can use allegations made elsewhere to bolster their own clients’ claims, so long as the attorney first performs some degree of ...

El Paso County Sheriff’s Office asks for help locating missing, at-risk woman

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing woman last seen in Colorado Springs on Sunday afternoon. Haley, 45, has an “intellectual disability and mental ...

El Paso County defendant’s speedy trial rights violated, Colorado justices find in overturning convictions

The Colorado Supreme Court concluded on Monday that an El Paso County prosecutor made an unjustified decision to file a ...

New land management plan ignores landowners’ efforts | Rachel Gabel

The Lesser Prairie Chicken habitat in southeastern Colorado is a swath of prairie that begins in Cheyenne and far ...
Opinion

GUEST COLUMN: A powerful cautionary tale for Pikes Peak-area families

My son, Sam, died April 3, 2021, after a 12-minute altercation with Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies during a cannabis-induced psychotic episode. If the term “cannabis-induced psychotic episode” is ...

Artemis II astronauts race to set a new distance record from Earth and behold the moon’s far side

With the moon looming ever larger, the Artemis II astronauts raced to set a new distance record Monday from Earth on a lunar fly-around promising magnificent views of the far side never seen before by ...