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• Dry winter, warming trend foretell wildfire danger

  May 1, 2013 3:55 PM

  BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Two small wildfires in California's wine country this week could be a harbinger of a nasty summer fire season across the West. Officials with the National Interagency Fire Center said Wednesday a dry winter and predicted warming trend mean the potential for significant fire activity will... more »

• Budget cuts increased fire risk in parks and open space

  January 16, 2013 10:52 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - At roughly 14,000 total acres, the City of Colorado Springs parks and opens spaces are big part of the community's identity. But without the right stewardship, they can also be dangerous, especially to homeowners who live at the boundaries. City forester Paul Smith explains when the... more »

• Update: Waldo Canyon Fire Play Video

  June 27, 2012 11:25 AM

  The Waldo Canyon Fire has caused 32,500 people to be evacuated in Colorado Springs and El Paso County. At a morning news conference, officials said structures were lost in the last 24 hours, but they don't have a good count at this point. Firefighting efforts continue with hundreds... more »

• High fire danger this week

  March 26, 2012 6:54 AM

  Be careful when you're outdoors this week. The fire danger is incredibly high because of the warm temperatures and high wind. The National Weather Service forecasters say high temperatures could raise the fire danger along the Front Range and Colorado plains this week. The brush and other potential... more »

• Fire danger signs installed

  January 30, 2012 3:47 PM

  The Colorado Springs Fire Department is installing fire danger signs around the community. The signs will show current fire danger and will be displayed at fire stations, parks and in some neighborhoods. Part of the money for the signs came from an $18,000 grant from the Colorado Division... more »

• Bad teacher: YouTube videos show how to make explosives at home

  July 27, 2011 3:14 PM

  Officers with the Colorado Springs Bomb Squad say more and more young people are learning how to make dangerous explosions from ordinary household chemicals by watching "how-to" videos posted online. It's a serious risk to their safety and carries a hefty penalty if they're ever caught. Tonight at... more »

• With heat lurks danger

  July 22, 2011 6:49 AM

  As searing heat spreads over the East, experts are warning that the real danger may lurk at night. A nighttime respite from the worst of the heat gives the body a vital chance to recover from the stresses of the day. Those stresses can actually rise when nighttime air... more »

• Forester warns not all fires can be controlled quickly

  April 14, 2011 2:32 PM

  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Colorado's state forester is warning that wildfires may get bigger and more dangerous because of dry conditions. State Forester Jeff Jahnke said Thursday that high winds and dry forests are making it more difficult to send in firefighters to fight blazes on the ground. He... more »

• Fire restrictions put in place in Colorado Springs

  April 1, 2011 7:32 PM

  The City of Colorado Springs has enacted fire restrictions effective tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. Those restrictions will stay in effect until conditions improve. A Lack of precipitation and continued high temperatures have left the city with very high wildland fire danger. Vegetation is extremely dry. Grasses, already dry,... more »

• AmeriCorps to be used in fire mitigation

  January 11, 2011 6:40 PM

  The El Paso County Sheriff's Office will use AmeriCorps volunteers to help in wild land fire mitigation in several areas of El Paso County. The visits by the AmeriCorps team will happen from January 8 through March 11 and from May 1 to June 21. AmeriCorps is a... more »

• Too warm to ice dive

  January 3, 2011 11:44 AM

  The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office had to postpone this year's ice dive, generally held on January 1, because the ice just wasn't thick enough. The dive has happened for years at Lake San Isabel, near Rye, but until it gets colder and the ice gets thicker, divers decided it... more »

• Red Flag Warning again today

  June 22, 2010 7:09 PM

  A Red Flag Warning is in effect for much of south central Colorado until 9 p.m. Tuesday. That means low humidity and strong winds, which increase the fire danger. A cool front is on the way, but until then people should use extreme caution with outdoor fires. The... more »

• Red Flag Warning for high fire danger

  June 21, 2010 4:59 PM

  A Red Flag Warning is in effect for much of the state until 9 p.m. That's a warning for high winds, and low humidity--which can help a fire spread quickly. The area affects El Paso County to Gunnison and then south to the New Mexico state line including Pueblo... more »

• Wind adds to fire danger

  June 17, 2010 11:35 AM

  A Red Flag Warning for high fire danger is in effect for much of Thursday in Colorado. High winds and warm, dry air will increase the chance of fire and make any fires difficult to extinguish. The Red Flag Warning is in effect Thursday afternoon and evening from Deckers,... more »

• Volkswagen recalls minivans over fire concerns

  June 11, 2010 1:18 PM

  Volkswagen is recalling nearly 16,000 Routan minivans to address fire concerns involving latches on the sliding doors. The German automaker says the recall affects 2009 minivans, which are jointly developed with Chrysler LLC and built at Chrysler's Windsor, Ontario, plant. Chrysler recently announced a recall of nearly 285,000... more »

• Pueblo Fire Department issues river warning

  June 8, 2010 7:41 PM

  The Pueblo Fire Department strongly suggests people stay out of the Arkansas River as it runs through Pueblo. On Tuesday afternoon the river was running at 5900 cubic feet per second at Moffat Street. That level is extremely high and Fire Chief Chris Riley warns that the river at... more »

• Bark beetle infestation raises forest fire concerns

  May 20, 2010 1:18 PM

  Gov. Bill Ritter says wetter-than-usual conditions have reduced the fire danger this year, but he says the state is ready if there is a major wildfire on the Western Slope. Officials have warned that the continuing bark beetle infestation has left Colorado's high country at risk of a major... more »

• Highway safety group sees growing saftey risk from golf cart cars

  May 20, 2010 12:12 PM

  Golf cart cars are "a disaster waiting to happen" on public roads, according to a highway safety group. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says more states are allowing low-speed vehicles, or LSVs, on the highway. But crash tests it conducted found a mix of low-speed vehicles -- or... more »

• Red Flag Warning returns

  April 12, 2010 11:35 AM

  Gusty winds combine again today with low humidity and warm weather to rocket the fire danger into the sky high category. A Red Flag Warning is in effect until 8 p.m. for the Front Range from New Mexico to Wyoming. Wind gusts of 40 to 55 miles an hour... more »

• Red Flag Warning in effect until 8 p.m.

  April 6, 2010 1:15 PM

  For the 7th day in a row, a Red Flag Warning is in effect for southeast Colorado. The National Weather Service is calling for winds of 20 to 30 miles an hour with gusts above 50 miles an hour all day. The strong winds, combined with low humidity, make for... more »

• Another Red Flag day

  April 5, 2010 12:51 PM

  High winds and low humidity point to another day of extreme fire danger in southeast Colorado . The worst danger is along the slopes of the eastern mountains and into the southeast plains. At the same time, there's a chance of heavy snow over the central and western mountains of... more »

• Red Flag Warning again today

  April 2, 2010 1:34 PM

  A Red Flag Warning is in effect in much of Southern Colorado for the third day in a row. The warning for high winds and high fire danger was issued by the National Weather Service for El Paso, Pueblo, eastern Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Bent, Prowers and Baca counties.... more »

• Raw milk debate spills into Capitols, courts

  February 22, 2010 6:26 PM

  Debate about the health attributes and risks of raw milk is spilling into statehouses and courtrooms across the country. Proponents of unpasteurized dairy products are pushing to make them easier for consumers to buy. Supporters of the raw milk cause say the pasteurization process of heating milk to... more »

• Rescuers struggle to reach man in Mount St. Helens

  February 16, 2010 3:11 PM

  Observers in helicopters say they aren't seeing any movement from a man who fell 1,500 feet into the crater of Mount St. Helens in Washington. Rescuers have been trying to reach him, but weather conditions have made it impossible so far. Two attempts to reach Joseph Bohlig by helicopter... more »

• Aspen airport worried about people on taxiways

  February 8, 2010 12:43 PM

  Aspen airport officials are seeing more pedestrians wander into an area where planes taxi to and from the runway in the section for private jets. They have asked Federal Aviation Administration officials to visit this weekend to observe and brainstorm how to stop it. Airport director Jim Elwood... more »

• Bird-plane collisions may pass 10,000, a first

  January 12, 2010 10:00 AM

  Reports of airplanes hitting birds and other wildlife could reach or even exceed 10,000 for the first time when the final, soaring, 2009 tally is completed. The spike in reports comes since a stricken US Airways jet landed in New York's Hudson River. Experts say there are two reasons: more... more »