Author: Mary Shinn mary.shinn@gazette.com

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs City Council unanimously approved a wildfire evacuation planning ordinance Tuesday that residents said did not go far enough and did not incorporate any of their requests. The new ordinance requires the city…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A long-simmering fight over wildfire evacuation planning is headed to the Colorado Springs City Council Tuesday for a vote on a possible new ordinance that residents say falls short of what is needed.  The city…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the summer season starts at Memorial Park, the long-term future of motorboating at the lake is in flux.  The city of Colorado Springs is waiting on design plans for a new aeration system needed…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A late season snowstorm that hammered Colorado Springs trees and power lines could help the area recover a bit from drought and ensure more water flows into creeks, rivers and reservoirs in the Arkansas River…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save What if visitors to America the Beautiful Park could wander down to a beach alongside Monument Creek to soak up the sun and dip their toes in the water? Renderings presented to the Colorado Springs…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The regional 911 authority may have answers as early as Thursday explaining why so many unaffected residents received evacuation alerts about Thursday’s Akerman fire.  The fire near Summer Grace Street and Akerman Drive in Colorado…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Firefighters gained significant ground against the High Park fire Tuesday as weather conditions, fresh staff and equipment helped contain the flames. Incident Cmdr. Keith Long said containment increased from 37% to 70% by the end…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Firefighters are expecting slightly better conditions Tuesday at the High Park fire that has consumed 1,572 acres in Teller County west of Cripple Creek. Winds are expected to be slightly less gusty compared to Monday when…