Author: Rachel Riley
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Deputy clocked at 90+ MPH in road-rage race while transporting inmates in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Denver sheriff’s deputy is facing charges of reckless endangerment after authorities say he drove a van with three inmates in the back more at than 90 mph through the Interstate 25 “Gap” while apparently…
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Possible Garden of the Gods photo fee sparks anger, confusion
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs might require wedding and portrait photographers and videographers to pay $500 annually to take images of clients at Garden of the Gods, parks officials said Tuesday. The announcement came after at least one…
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Concerns about future prompt water restrictions in Colorado city
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs is following the lead of Denver and other Front Range cities that have instituted permanent water restrictions amid mounting concerns about future water shortages. Under the new rules, residents and businesses that use…
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Additional details emerge on shut down of wolf park in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Guffey wildlife sanctuary that’s been a haven for injured and abused wolves and wolf dogs for more than two decades will close at the end of the year. The Rocky Mountain Wildlife Foundation is…
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Mountain Metropolitan Transit to add 2 electric buses with federal grant money
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mountain Metropolitan Transit will add two more zero-emission buses to its fledgling electric fleet thanks to a $1.62 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The transit authority has started the procurement process for…
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Sales tax for Front Range passenger rail gets initial thumbs up, Colorado survey shows
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado voters rejected a proposed sales tax to bankroll transportation improvements last year, but a new survey suggests that taxpayers might be willing to pony up for a Front Range passenger rail. 61% of the 600 Colorado residents surveyed said they would support a sales…
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I-25 ‘Gap’ stretch to close as overpass demolition begins near Larkspur
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The latest chapter in the widening of the Interstate 25 “Gap” between Monument and Castle Rock will begin next week when crews kick off a nine-month project to rebuild a highway overpass near Larkspur. A…
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Iconic mountain town lake drains due to breach
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An iconic lake in the heart of Green Mountain Falls lost most of its water last weekend after an aging, manmade outlet on its eastern shores breached. The water looked low Saturday. And by early…
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Monument-area residents claim planned development will raise wildfire risks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some Monument area residents are making last-ditch efforts to thwart Classic Homes’ plans to expand a foothills subdivision. They say the developer hasn’t considered how another 180 homes in Forest Lakes will affect wildlife, infrastructure…
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Fire officials fear I-25 traffic could be deadly
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On a sunny Monday in March, Chad Campagnola ran down the broken white line on northbound Interstate 25 near Tomah Road, trying to make room for an 8-foot-wide, 30-foot-long fire engine and an ambulance. Clad…