Wildfire keeps authorities busy with evacuees
Authorities are trying to strictly enforce mandatory evacuation zones, often to the frustration of evacuees who feel they have valid reasons to…
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Fire evacuations ease in Elbert County
In Elbert County, only a small southwestern section remains under a mandatory evacuation order for the Black Forest Wildfire. As of noon Friday, the…
Continue ReadingChoosing to ignore mandatory evacuation
No residents are supposed to be in the area of Black Forest under a mandatory evacuation order. But some have refused to leave, and authorities…
Continue ReadingHelicopter drops delight spectators
Technically, it’s called a helibucket. Informally, it’s known by the copyrighted name of Bambi Bucket. In any case, its use in aerial…
Continue ReadingRiver bottom fire burning in Prowers County
A fire started in the Arkansas River bottom near Lamar Friday evening. An official with the Prowers County Office of Emergency Management tweeted…
Continue ReadingRange Riders cancel annual ride
A wildfire forced the cancellation of a Pikes Peak Region tradition for the first time since the 2002 Hayman Fire. The Range Riders have canceled…
Continue ReadingFire burning in San Isabel National Forest
A wildfire started in the San Isabel National Forest southwest of Pueblo on Friday afternoon. The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office says the fire…
Continue ReadingEvacuations for city of Colorado Springs lifted, county evacuations continue
Evacuations for people living inside Colorado Springs city limits were lifted Friday afternoon. The following information is from the city of…
Continue ReadingFederal and local agencies learn big lessons for latest fire
Federal and local leaders said Friday they learned big lessons during last year’s fire and applied them to the Black Forest Fire. Lt. Col.…
Continue ReadingGovernor declares emergency for national park fire
DENVER (AP) — Gov. John Hickenlooper has declared a disaster emergency due to the Big Meadows Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park. The order…
Continue ReadingGovernor declares emergency for national park fire
DENVER (AP) — Gov. John Hickenlooper has declared a disaster emergency due to the Big Meadows Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park. The order…
Continue ReadingGovernor declares emergency for national park fire
DENVER (AP) — Gov. John Hickenlooper has declared a disaster emergency due to the Big Meadows Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park. The order…
Continue ReadingTroy Tulowitzki Put on DL
The Colorado Rockies announced today that the club has placed infielder Troy Tulowitzki on the 15-day disabled list with a rib fracture on his right…
Continue ReadingVista Ridge Football Camp
Northern Colorado football coach Earnest Collins Jr., has announced the football camp in Colorado Springs at Vista Ridge High School on Tuesday, June…
Continue ReadingBlack Forest Fire: 9 a.m. news conference update
Feeling much better today. That is the message Sheriff Terry Maketa relayed at this morning’s Black Forest Wildfire press conference. The…
Continue ReadingHere is the latest Colorado news from The Associated Press
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A sheriff says remains of two people have been found in an area burned by a wildfire northeast of Colorado Springs,…
Continue Reading2 found dead in area burned by Colo. wildfire
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa says firefighters have at least temporarily battled to a “draw” with…
Continue ReadingHere is the latest Colorado news from The Associated Press
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A sheriff says remains of two people have been found in an area burned by a wildfire northeast of Colorado Springs,…
Continue Reading2 found dead in area burned by Colo. wildfire
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa says firefighters have at least temporarily battled to a “draw” with…
Continue Reading2 found dead in area burned by Colo. wildfire
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa says firefighters have at least temporarily battled to a “draw” with…
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