Author: By Mary Shinn

A state regulatory board approved a new reclamation plan for Pikeview Quarry on Wednesday, clearing the way for a multimillion-dollar open space deal with the city of Colorado Springs that critics say could bring safety risks and hidden costs. The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board unanimously approved Castle Concrete’s new plan to fill in the…

Colorado Springs City Council could ask voters in November to approve a 10-cent fee on single-use plastic bags aimed at combating pollution. Councilwoman Yolanda Avila pitched the idea Monday and received a hesitant response from five council members interested in studying the issue to decide later whether to put a question on the ballot. Four…

The size of a wildfire burning in southwest Colorado was revised down Wednesday morning from 2,700 acres to 2,568 acres following better mapping. The containment achieved on the lightning-sparked East Canyon fire was also revised down from 5% to 1%, according to InciWeb, an official reporting site for fire managers. More than 100 fire personnel…

High winds did not drive a 2,700-acre wildfire in southwest Colorado into erratic behavior Tuesday as in days past and firefighters achieved 5% containment, officials said. Fire officials did not have an updated estimate on the size of the lightning-sparked East Canyon fire Tuesday evening, a news release stated. The fire may have contributed a…

The Colorado Department of Transportation will close southbound Interstate 25 overnight Friday south of Castle Rock to realign the road. I-25 will close from Plum Creek Parkway to Sky View Lane starting at 8 p.m. Friday and reopen at 8 a.m. Saturday, according to a news release. Traffic will be detoured around the closure and…

Colorado Springs police seek information on SUV that drove through protest crowd The Colorado Springs Police Department is seeking additional information about a red SUV that drove through a crowd protesting the death of George Floyd Saturday night on Nevada Avenue. The driver of the SUV turned into the crowd on Nevada Avenue from Costilla…

Colorado Springs is weighing the purchase of Black Canyon Quarry near Manitou Springs for a new trailhead to access Williams and Waldo canyons, an acquisition that could thrust the city into an unfamiliar role: mining reclamation. The quarry is partially reclaimed, but work remains to be done for the property to meet state standards and…

Families could be waving at monkeys and feeding giraffes at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo again this summer if the state approves a variance to allow it to open with reduced visitation. El Paso County commissioners are to vote Thursday on a variance to let the zoo open. If approved, it will be sent to the…

Storm after storm is setting February 2020 apart as at least the eighth snowiest on record for Colorado Springs. The town had received 12.9 inches of snow through Saturday making it the eighth snowiest February since 1894, said Mark Wankowski, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pueblo. But there’s still time for February to…