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Crews gain some containment on 24 fire along Colorado 115
5+ hour, 45+ min ago (139+ words) Over a 100 firefighters have managed to get 24% containment on the 24 fire after it scorched 7,385 acres on Monday night. Burning on Fort Carson land in between Penrose and Colorado Springs, officials announced in a statement that the containment number Monday night…...
Colorado Springs City Council rejects option to reconsider vote on Boulder Street closure
5+ hour, 55+ min ago (589+ words) The Colorado Springs City Council narrowly voted not to reopen the question of permanently closing a block of Boulder Street between the two sections of Palmer High School. Councilmember Brandy Williams asked to reconsider the March 10 vote on the ordinance…...
First-ever citywide tenants union for renters’ rights forming in Colorado Springs
8+ hour, 43+ min ago (578+ words) After tenants made progress in getting their concerns about living conditions and policies addressed by overseers of their federally subsidized apartment complexes, a citywide union for tenants of public and private rental housing is launching in a few days. Colorado…...
New U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze to do reading in Colorado Springs
12+ hour, 20+ min ago (261+ words) After growing up in Manhattan, N.Y., as the science-loving child of Chinese immigrants, Arthur Sze began to channel his affinity for the natural world into poetry. In September, the Library of Congress appointed the Santa Fe, N.M., poet as the 25th U.S. Poet Laureate,…...
‘It’s a win’: Colorado Springs started year on track for 2026 budget
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (523+ words) Early indicators for Colorado Springs" city budget showed a steady financial start to the year, at least before the war with Iran and more recent global upheaval. City Finance Director Charae McDaniel presented a quarterly budget update to the City…...
Evacuation orders lifted, wildfire along Colorado 115 grows to nearly 7,400 acres
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (444+ words) The 24 fire, burning along Colorado 115 between Colorado Springs and Penrose, has scorched 7,385 acres and is at zero percent containment, according to a Fort Carson spokesperson. The blaze, which started Wednesday morning along the east side of the highway before jumping…...
Stix & Soul Kitchen adds a piece of the South to Colorado Springs’ Citadel mall
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (647+ words) Colorado Springs has soul. Food that is." Now open at the former Hooters in The Citadel mall, Stix & Soul Kitchen was founded by the trio of Lewis Cox, wife Francesca Cox and business partner Richard Perea. Originally envisioned as just…...
Wildfire along Colorado 115 grows to nearly 7,400 acres, evacuation orders remain
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (250+ words) The 24 wildfire, burning along Colorado 115 between Colorado Springs and Penrose, has scorched 7,385 acres and is at zero percent containment, according to a Fort Carson spokesperson. The blaze, which started Wednesday morning along the east side of the highway before jumping…...
Wildfire burning along Colorado 115 grows to 4,600 acres with 0% containment
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (528+ words) About 170 firefighters from more than a dozen agencies were working Sunday to contain a wildfire burning along Colorado 115 between Colorado Springs and Penrose, according to fire officials. The blaze, dubbed the 24 fire for the mile marker where it started, had…...
Wildfire burning along Colorado 115 grows to 4,600 acres with 0% containment: Fremont County Sheriff’s Office
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (152+ words) The 24 wildfire, burning along Colorado 115 between Colorado Springs and Penrose, more than doubled in size overnight and more than quadrupled since Saturday afternoon, the Fremont County Sheriff's Office said Sunday morning. The blaze, which has scorched 4,600 acres, remains at zero…...