Incarcerated people are fighting Colorado’s wildfires — including this week’s Kruger Rock Fire
A law passed this year by the state legislature paved the way for more inmates to help fight fires in Colorado. Now they’re getting to work.
After taking a dip, housing prices have inched back up in Denver and Colorado Springs in October
The median price for a “detached” single family home in Metro Denver in October was up to $585,000.
Colorado’s veteran living centers prevented COVID-19 better than similar facilities, audit finds
A report released by Colorado’s State Auditor’s Office showed that state-run facilities that provide care for honorably discharged veterans and their spouses were better at preventing the spread of COVID-19 than private facilities.
He bought land in Park County before he could afford to build a home. So, he dug a hole there instead and lives in it.
Jim McKinney’s “Hobbit House” is one of many makeshift homes on cheap plots of land in Park County that attract those with limited means from around the U.S.
In Colorado Springs, Mayor Suthers touts a strong post-lockdown recovery in his State of the City address
The mayor spoke to a packed ballroom of city influencers inside the Broadmoor Hotel where former mayor Mary Lou Makepeace also received the city’s 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Home prices fall in Colorado Springs, mirroring Denver’s (minor) slowdown
The median price of a home in September was $440,000.
For This Colorado Springs Boutique Owner Who Opened Her Shop During The Pandemic, Shutting Her Doors Now Is Not A ‘Failed Experiment’
Rebecca Moon said the lessons she’s learned during the pandemic are helping focus her business, Moonbeam Clothiers.
America The Beautiful Park In Colorado Springs Was Once Home To Dozens Of Families. Here’s Their Story
America the Beautiful Park in Colorado Springs has a complicated history. Dozens of families, many made up of racial minorities, were gone when the city decided to raze the Conejos Neighborhood in Downtown Colorado Springs in the 1990s and early 2000s to make way for it. But for former residents of the neighborhood, the change was not painless.
The Conejos Neighborhood May Be Gone, But Its Residents And Role In Colorado Springs History Won’t Be Forgotten
What used to the the Conejos neighborhood in Colorado Springs is now the America The Beautiful Park. But a permanent exhibit at the Pioneers Museum will ensure the contributions to the development and history of Colorado Springs made by the people who lived there, will never be forgotten.
At Fort Carson’s 9/11 Memorial On The Eve Of The 20th Anniversary, A Veteran Stands Frustrated And Reflective
A mangled and rusted steel beam from the twin towers stands outside the primary visitor’s entrance to Fort Carson Army Base.
Colorado Springs Housing Prices Holding Steady At Record Levels
The median single family home in the area sits at a price of $450,000, according to August data from the Pikes Peak Association of Realtors. That’s the highest the median price has ever been, though it has held steady at that price for three months now.
Reps. Crow, Lamborn Want A Space National Guard To Support Space Force
Much of the Space Force’s current mission is operated out of bases in Colorado.
New Military Mandate On COVID Vaccine Sparks Some Hesitation, But Others Welcome It
Millions of service members have already taken the vaccine voluntarily. Yet, many remain reluctant. Members of the military at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs are split on the issue.
‘They’re Essentially Turning Water Into Garbage’: Nestle’s Water Bottling In Chaffee County Met With Fierce Opposition
The amount of water the company bottles each year barely registers in the scope of what’s used in the state each year, but opponents say worsening drought in Colorado and drier, hotter summers mean now is not the time.
Housing In Colorado Springs Is Becoming More Unaffordable — But It’s Still Cheaper Than Denver
Colorado Springs housing prices set records for the fifth month in a row in June.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum Welcomes Visitors With The ‘Colorado Grand Opening’
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum officially opened in Colorado Springs last July — shortly into the COVID-19 pandemic that kept people confined to their homes for months. Acting CEO Phil Lane explains how the museum made it through the shutdown and what’s ahead.
