Colorado Springs VA clinic has worst wait times in state
El Paso County has the biggest concentration of veterans in Colorado, but government statistics show that its VA clinic ranks near the bottom…
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House passes $25 billion Colo. budget for next year
House lawmakers approved a $25 billion budget for Colorado’s next fiscal year that includes funding increases for education and sets aside…
Continue ReadingFederal banking official to meet with Colorado pot shops
Marijuana business owners in Colorado are meeting with a federal banking official about their problems accessing banking services. The closed-door…
Continue ReadingColorado considers marijuana use by people on probation
Colorado has allowed medical marijuana use for 15 years – but not for people on probation or parole. A bill facing its first test Thursday in…
Continue ReadingColorado hash-making limits face 1st hearing
A Colorado proposal to ban certain methods of making marijuana concentrates such as hash oil is up for its first test in the state Legislature. A…
Continue ReadingFirefighters are on alert, worried about next fire
Fire warnings are constantly on the minds of firefighters across southern Colorado. “Never such a thing as a slow day anymore,” said…
Continue ReadingFirefighters still watching conditions
contained a grass fire that quickly spread yesterday. pastor manny dunlap sent in this video of the western hills fire taken from a drone. it burned…
Continue ReadingColorado Springs Utilities is giving away trees
It may not be the holidays, but Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) wants to give you a gift. Between now and April 12, they’re partnering with…
Continue ReadingMitigation Along Highway 24 in Manitou
It’s been two years, but Manny Vasquez remembers the summer of 2013 very well. “We were one of the businesses that got flooded. We were…
Continue ReadingRepublicans reject Colorado ban on youth gay conversion
A bill to ban gay-conversion therapy for kids has been rejected by Republicans that control the state Senate. The bill would have banned therapists…
Continue ReadingColorado House gives initial OK to $25 billion state budget
The Colorado House gave initial approval to the state’s $25 billion budget for next year after considering nearly 40 amendments. The initial…
Continue ReadingTeller County placed under burn restriction
Several counties in Colorado are issuing burning restrictions because of high fire danger. In Southern Colorado, Teller County is the only county to…
Continue ReadingFire damages home in eastern El Paso County
Firefighters kept a fire that damaged a home in eastern El Paso County Wednesday from spreading into nearby grass, despite gusty winds. The fire…
Continue ReadingJeb Bush visits veterans in Colorado Springs
Potential Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush shared pancakes and coffee at IHOP with local retired generals and military veterans. But…
Continue ReadingReport: Broncos CB investigated in assault case
Denver Broncos Cornerback Aqib Talib and his brother are being investigated as part of an aggravated assault case in Texas, WFAA-TV reports. The…
Continue ReadingRed Flag Warning issued for high fire danger today
The fire danger is high in all of southern Colorado today. The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for the entire region,…
Continue ReadingColorado House begins work on $25 billion state budget
The Colorado House begins debate on the state’s $25 billion budget for next year. The Republican-controlled Senate approved the spending plan…
Continue ReadingGay conversion therapy debate hits Colorado’s GOP Senate
A Democrat-sponsored proposal to forbid therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of children faces its toughest…
Continue ReadingSecurity-Widefield standoff ends peacefully
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says a standoff near Watson Junior High School in Security-Widefield has ended peacefully. Deputies were…
Continue ReadingColorado Springs is cleaning out retention ponds
Summer is coming and so is flood season. The city of Colorado Springs is working hard to reduce the chance for deadly flooding on the west side of…
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