Tag: front range
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While growth slows statewide, small-town populations in Colorado boom
A proposed housing project could more than double the population of Calhan, a town of just 760 on the Eastern Plains outside Colorado Springs. For some small towns on the Front Range, it’s a familiar situation. Colorado’s overall population growth was just 0.4% last year. At a time when net migration has stagnated statewide, several…
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A perfect storm: Pine beetles thriving following warm, dry winter in Colorado
The warmest winter in Colorado history could lead to record-breaking proliferation of a tiny insect, about the size of a grain of rice, that has killed millions of acres of trees across the Centennial State and contributed to the rapid spread of some of its largest wildfires, according to state officials. Mountain pine and spruce…
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Longtime Colorado Springs meteorologist launches private weather firm
Matt Meister believes weather is the great unifier — a topic everyone cares about regardless of social, political or religious differences. “We have differing views on almost everything, but everybody can agree that we don’t like wind,” Meister said, just hours after a wind-and-dust storm caused a deadly, multiple-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 near Pueblo.…
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Serial burglar? One arrested in garage break-ins around Colorado Springs, Castle Rock
Colorado Springs police on Sunday arrested a suspect after an investigation into a string of garage break-ins, according to an online blotter entry. Eric Vasquez, 42, faces multiple charges including burglary, obstruction and criminal mischief, police said. In February, detectives noticed a pattern among several garage burglaries in Colorado Springs and other locations along the…
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife release of orphaned bear cubs into the wild ‘a big win’
During the summer months, five black bear cubs, likely born in January or February, were orphaned, their mothers euthanized after getting dangerously close to humans in the Pikes Peak region. On Thursday, after a period of rehabilitation, Colorado Parks and Wildlife released the young bears into the wild, hopefully to live long, healthy lives. “This…
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Rains keep Front Range green, as drier conditions loom ahead
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Drought conditions have split Colorado nearly in half this year, as rain has kept the Front Range and Eastern Plains green while the Western Slope has been bone dry. Since the beginning of May through Thursday the Colorado Springs Airport has received 7.59 inches of…
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Colorado Springs Weather: Cold Tuesday as thunderstorms return, chance for hail
A cold front Tuesday brought a big change to Colorado Springs weather, with hail and high winds as temperatures cooled amid afternoon thunderstorms. Temperatures across southern Colorado cooled as much as 10-15 degrees as a round of thunderstorms developed along the Front Range during the lunch hour. The high temperature was in the upper 70s…
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Snow, sketchy driving conditions forecast in Colorado ahead of Thanksgiving
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While lower gas prices might encourage some Coloradans to take to the roadways this Thanksgiving, the National Weather Service and the Colorado Department of Transportation caution motorists to be aware of potentially hazardous driving conditions in the days leading up to the holiday. “Of all the…
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Snow, sketchy driving conditions forecast in Colorado ahead of Thanksgiving
While lower gas prices might encourage some Coloradans to take to the roadways this Thanksgiving, the National Weather Service and the Colorado Department of Transportation caution motorists to be aware of potentially hazardous driving conditions in the days leading up to the holiday. “Of all the holiday weekends during the colder weather months, our travel counts…
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El Paso County sheriff requests $600k budget increase for ‘grossly underpaid’ deputies
El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal packed a meeting with deputies on Oct. 22 to ask the Board of County Commissioners for funds to bridge the gap for what he called “a massive, unacceptable pay disparity” between his and other regional law enforcement agencies. Roybal asked commissioners for a $600,000 increase in funds for 2025…