Isolation shelter for homeless COVID-19 patients to open soon in Colorado Springs
As authorities in the Colorado Springs area prepare for an expected surge in COVID-19 patients at hospitals and other medical facilities, an effort…
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More enforcement, concern for employees sought by critics of statewide health order in Colorado
For many in Colorado, the coronavirus pandemic has brought out their worst fears; the presence of people who are unaware of, or care little about,…
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Colorado Springs Bridge Center connected to multiple COVID-19 fatalities
It’s been nearly a month since the arrival of the coronavirus in El Paso County, and the county’s first death — as well as four of the 11 fatalities…
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Loans available for small businesses struggling with impact of coronavirus in Colorado Springs
Officials announced Monday what they believe is the first of a series of financial assistance programs for small businesses struggling to cope with…
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Colorado Springs, El Paso County leaders admit surprise at governor’s Stay-at-Home order
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Local elected leaders revealed during a briefing Thursday that they were not consulted by Gov. Jared Polis before…
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Gov. Polis speaks on coronavirus status in Colorado, March 27
DENVER (KRDO) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis gave an update Friday on the current status of COVID-19 in the state and implored people to obey the…
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WATCH: Gov. Polis issues statewide stay-at-home order until April 11
DENVER (KRDO) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has issued a statewide stay-at-home order that will begin at 6 a.m. Thursday and go until April 11. Polis…
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Homeless camp starts grass fire at Academy and Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Crews were called to a grass fire just south of the Academy Boulevard and Pikes Peak Avenue intersection at around…
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Colorado Springs to enforce social distancing rules in city parks
The need to follow social distancing rules — particularly in city parks — to contain the spread of the coronavirus was emphasized Tuesday by…
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Colorado Springs not considering shelter-in-place for coronavirus — yet
So far, Colorado Springs has decided against the kind of shelter-in-place, stay at home or lockdown order that some Colorado communities have enacted…
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Coronavirus rules slow process of adopting pets in Colorado Springs area
Last week’s order by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to limit gatherings to no more than 10 people — in hopes of slowing the spread of the coronavirus –…
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Colorado liquor stores drowning in sales during coronavirus crisis
When Colorado liquor stores sell out of Everclear because people use it as hand sanitizer, you know that business is no longer the same. “It’s…
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Police investigate fatal shooting Friday night in Colorado Springs
An unidentified person has died after being shot just before 7:30 p.m. Friday at an east Colorado Springs apartment complex, police confirmed. The…
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Nearly 12 inches of snow reported in Teller County during Thursday’s storm
One of southern Colorado’s strongest snowstorms of the season dumped up to a foot of snow Thursday around Woodland Park and in other areas of Teller…
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Fort Carson prepares to open COVID-19 screening, testing center Thursday
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — On Thursday morning, two weeks after the first two positive tests for the coronavirus were confirmed in Colorado, Fort…
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Guns, ammo in strong demand during coronavirus crisis
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — First, it was toilet paper and hand sanitizer; now, fears surrounding the current coronavirus crisis has generated…
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Wintry weather causes major crash on Highway 24 near Manitou Springs
MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A crash involving more than a dozen vehicles on U.S. 24 in Ute Pass blocked traffic in both directions between…
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Colorado Springs cancels St. Patrick’s Day parade amid coronavirus concern
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The city of Colorado Springs has postponed its 36th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade that was set for Saturday.…
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Coronavirus, international trade war lowering fuel prices, threatening U.S., local economy
Too much of a good thing can be bad, and that’s apparently the case with low gasoline prices American drivers currently enjoy. But the real danger is…
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Randy Bishop accused of killing Anthony Faircloth, charged with second-degree murder in El Paso County
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Randy Bishop, who made headlines by evading capture multiple times beginning in November before finally being…
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