Author: By Mary Shinn [email protected]

Some of the largest causalities of the December windstorm — the towering trees that toppled over, exposing huge root plates — could be some of the longest lingering damage around town. The plates, with their heavy masses of roots and soil, pose a challenge to Colorado Springs crews who are not exactly sure yet how to take…

Thousands of homes and businesses could one day border Jimmy Camp Creek Park and Corral Bluffs Open Space, areas rich in fossils and archaeological history, that parks advocates want to see opened to the public and also protected long-term. The rugged, windswept badlands of Corral Bluffs Open Space east of U.S. 24 and Marksheffel Road…

The state’s multimission aircraft is expected to fly over the Blodgett Peak fire burning northwest of Colorado Springs on Monday to check for hot spots. The fire, which has burned less than 1 acre, is on National Forest land. It wasn’t sending up pockets of smoke Monday morning, but as the day warms some smoke…

A warm and dry November in Colorado could be setting the stage for more of the same this winter for at least parts of the state. Forecasters are calling for a second consecutive La Niña winter for the state, a weather pattern that tends to drive more snow to the northwestern mountains and less to…

Electric scooters have generated a buzz in Colorado Springs — drawing strong interest from riders and provoking 141 complaints filed through the city’s official application, mostly about poor parking. A third of those complaints have been filed by one person, leaving about 95 additional complaints from individuals and businesses, said city spokeswoman Vanessa Zink. Readers and…

After running reduced bus service for nearly a month, Mountain Metro Transit has no timeline for when service could be restored because of an ongoing driver shortage. “It’s heartbreaking to our staff at Mountain Metro to not be able to deliver the service that we have the funding for,” said Craig Blewitt, transit services manager…

Colorado Springs residents could decide to retain up to $20 million in November to create a fund to mitigate wildfire risk inside and outside the town’s boundaries. A “yes” vote on question 2D would allow the city to keep the money, extra tax revenue that exceeds a cap on put in place by the Taxpayer…

The city of Colorado Springs is hiring a consultant to determine where a new train station could be built to serve a proposed Front Range rail line. The $200,000 grant-funded study to examine locations for a station is one of several steps government officials are taking ahead of asking voters to raise sales taxes to…