Author: Liz Forster
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Forecast: Sun to return to Colorado Springs after week of rain
Sunny skies and spring temperatures have returned to Colorado Springs after a week of rain and chilly weather. The National Weather Service predicted highs of 66, 68 and 73 degrees Friday, Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Skies should be mostly clear through the end of the weekend, with a slight chance of thunderstorms and showers Saturday…
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Barr Trail parking fees to increase
Barr Trail parking fees will return to $10, just two years after the city of Manitou Springs slashed the cost to $5. The city hopes the higher fee — which will go into effect Monday — for the lot at the west end of the Ruxton Avenue corridor will provide more revenue for Barr Trail…
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Pandemonium at Colorado Springs hotel with a woman, bleach and eggs, police say
Guests and staff at a Colorado Springs La Quinta Inn were blindsided by flying eggs, bleach and a vase allegedly thrown by a woman not staying at the hotel, police said. The night of mayhem began about 7 p.m. at the hotel at 2750 Geyser Drive when Erin Batiste, 41, reportedly chucked a vase at…
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Thursday’s traffic: Head-on collision at Platte and Academy traps multiple people
Roundup of Thursday’s traffic and road conditions around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. Click here for our Colorado Springs traffic map. 12:10 p.m. A head-on collision at Platte Avenue and Academy Boulevard has trapped multiple people, the Colorado Springs Fire Department tweeted. Colorado 115 is open. — 11:08 a.m. A crash is partially…
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Pickup truck rams into street sweeping vehicle, shutting down Powers for four hours
The driver of a pickup was hospitalized after he rammed into a street sweeping truck on North Powers Boulevard early Thursday, Colorado Springs police say. He was extricated from the pickup by firefighters and treated for serious but not life-threatening injuries. The driver of the street sweeping truck was not hurt. The crash closed North…
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Long-awaited Colorado Springs connector trail opens
The long-awaited section of the Cottonwood Trail connecting major El Paso County trails east to west officially opened Wednesday. “This is an outstanding project for Olympic City USA,” said Mayor John Suthers, who cut the ceremonial red ribbon stretched across the path in front of more than 40 bicyclists, city officials and construction workers. Bicyclists,…
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Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel to stay open through summer
The Air Force Academy’s Cadet Chapel will stay open through Sept. 1 as the school seeks $68 million to renovate the classic example of modernist architecture. Money for the project was diverted in March to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., whose 1,200 buildings were pummeled by Hurricane Michael in October. Sixty projects at other bases…
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First-of-its-kind study documents impacts of beetle-kill on Colorado forest wildlife
Colorado researchers have published the first comprehensive study on the effects the bark beetles’ devastating march through the state’s forests have had on woodland wildlife, and the results are mixed. “There is such a huge impact by the beetles in terms of sheer aerial extent,” said the study’s lead researcher Jake Ivan. “That in of…
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Colorado national popular vote proponents see momentum building toward 2020 election
Organizers with a Colorado group backing the movement for a national popular vote for president are hopeful that a change in how states’ Electoral College votes are awarded will be passed by enough states to determine the winner in next year’s presidential election. If the proposal passes in Oregon and Nevada in coming weeks, as…
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Colorado National Popular Vote proponents see momentum building toward 2020 election
Organizers with the Colorado National Popular Vote are hopeful that a change in how states’ Electoral College votes are awarded will be passed by enough states to determine the winner in next year’s presidential election. If it passes in Oregon and Nevada in coming weeks, the number of electoral votes in the national compact would…