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Contentious housing development gets stamp of approval from Colorado Springs City Council, despite public safety concerns
The newly approved Arrowswest development by Weidner Apartment Homes sits at the same busy intersection, where wildland vegetation meets human development, and where a similar development had previously been denied.
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Health officials confirm case of human plague in Pueblo County
Public health officials are still looking into the specific source in this case.
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Lightning likely sparked Oak Ridge wildfire burning near Beulah
Authorities say lightning likely sparked the Oak Ridge fire burning near Beulah, southwest of Pueblo.
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Search and rescue underway on Arkansas River in La Junta as water levels remain dangerously high
“This time of year the river is running high and much faster than it appears and is clearly dangerous.”
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San Luis Valley-wide power outage due to transmission line failure on Poncha Pass
As of 9:30 a.m., crews from Tri-State Electric were en route to the pass to assess the cause and a possible fix.
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47-year-old cold case in Colorado Springs solved
Authorities were looking into the killing of 14-year-old Maria Loraine Honzell, who was stabbed to death in 1977.
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Thousands without power in Colorado Springs as wind downs power lines and sparks fires
Downed power lines also started a fire in the southwest part of the city that was quickly contained and another on Cheyenne Mountain that is still burning.
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Signature bicycling event in Colorado Springs canceled
The Starlight Spectacular started as a ride in the middle of the night from Memorial Park to downtown and back again. Eventually, the course ran through Garden of the Gods.
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Controversial development gets the green light from the Colorado Springs Planning Commission
The development, called Arrowswest Apartments, would add about 222 new units.
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Colorado Springs Planning Commission to consider zone change near 2424 Garden of the Gods, where a similar action failed before
The Colorado Springs Planning Commission will hear a request for a zoning change, similar to 2424 Garden of the Gods. That request failed several years ago.
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Pueblo’s EVRAZ Steel Mill up and running after facility fire
The fire occurred in a mostly empty building used to store non-hazardous materials, according to a statement from the company.
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Fire at EVRAZ sends black smoke over Pueblo, grass fire north of city prompts evacuations
Forecasters have warned that Southern Colorado and much of the state face high fire danger on Friday.
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Building partially collapses in downtown Cañon City
A structural engineer will determine what’s necessary for repairs after the building is stabilized.
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Drug bust in Trinidad leads to seizure of more than $2.25 million in fentanyl and methamphetamine
Police found around 330,000 suspected fentanyl pills.
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Feet of snow drop in parts of southern Colorado as winter storm moves on
Southern Colorado has seen quite a bit of snow.
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Winter weather socks parts of southern Colorado and more snow is expected
Parts of Southern Colorado have seen a lot of snow, with more on its way.