Author: Ryan Maye Handy
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Water district fights for relaxed quality standard
For years, the Cherokee Metropolitan District has failed to meet one of its water quality standards, and the eastern El Paso County water district has proposed a change in state regulations to make it easier to meet that requirement. The proposal has started an unorthodox process with the state’s Water Quality Control Commission to allow…
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Rainy May sent Colorado Springs precipitation soaring in 2015
Colorado Springs nearly broke its record for annual precipitation in 2015, thanks to an unprecedented deluge in May. An annual report from the National Weather Service in Pueblo shows that precipitation in 2015 came 2 inches short of the record of 27.58 inches set in 1999. The 25.25 inches of 2015 was nearly double the…
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El Paso County commissioner candidate forum is Tuesday
Voters will get a chance to question the candidates for the El Paso County commissioner District 2 seat at a candidate forum in Peyton on Tuesday night. The forum, hosted by the political organization Liberty First and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Republicans, will start at 6:30 p.m. in the High Prairie Library…
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Powerball’s $1.3 billion prize sure to draw Colorado Springs crowd
The Powerball jackpot jumped to $1.3 billion overnight, bringing the potential winnings for a Wednesday night drawing to a record high. Since a $949.8 million pot was left unclaimed by Saturday night’s drawing, that left ticket-holders around the United States with a chance to claim unprecedented billions. . “We expected it to get hit the…
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King’s legacy celebrated with music at Colorado Springs gathering
Commemorating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. began on Sunday for several Colorado Springs churches , a week before the national holiday honoring the civil rights leader . While the Colorado Baptist Southern District Association will make time on Jan. 18 to honor King with their words, Sunday’s gathering on South Academy Boulevard…
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Pikes Peak not immune to avalanche danger
When it comes to natural hazards on Pikes Peak, wind, frigid temperatures and snow might come to mind. Rarely, if ever, does the phrase “avalanche danger” come up. Christmas week in Colorado saw high avalanche danger across the state – from the San Juan ranges in the southwest to the Front Range – and Pikes…
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El Paso County commission candidate says she has learned from DUI, financial troubles
Sherrie Gibson has raised the most money of all candidates in the 2016 El Paso County commissioner race, but a DUI conviction and troubled financial history could get her the most attention, too. Gibson, a 41-year-old political newcomer, is one of three candidates for the District 2 commissioner seat. With the primary election months away,…
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Two Colorado Springs police officers, civilian injured in crash
A Colorado Springs police officer was seriously injured in a Saturday evening crash that left another officer injured. At 7 p.m. on Saturday, two officers in a police car were approaching the intersection of East Platte Avenue and Prospect Street with lights flashing and sirens blaring. But a car failed to yield the right-of-way to…
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Fire officials: Smoke plume northwest of Monument possible structure fire
A black smoke plume that briefly rose northwest of Monument on Sunday afternoon is likely not a forest fire, according to the Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Department. Douglas County fire crews determined that it could have been coming from a structure fire in the Pike National Forest, according to police scanner reports. Local fire crews, from…
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Wind farm owners have saved El Paso County money by improving roads
Rural El Paso County roads have been reaping the benefits of a nearby wind farm and its owners, who have funded much-needed road improvements and maintenance that the county cannot afford. Craig Dossey, the county’s executive director of development services, said many of the roads used to haul heavy equipment during the wind farm’s construction…