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Traffic

Center lanes of Garden of the Gods Road closing Wednesday evening

James Gavato

Covering Colorado

El Paso County Board of Commissioners approves balanced 2026 budget

James Gavato

Covering Colorado

Fire at abandoned building in Pueblo extinguished Wednesday morning

James Gavato

National News

Crime

Restaurant employee arrested for allegedly recording in women's restroom

Ashleigh Quintana

Weather Science

Colorado's snowpack improves significantly following weekend winter storm

Casey Dorn
Environment

State health department approves new program aimed at making recycling free

Ashleigh Quintana

Covering Colorado

Pueblo Regional Building transitions to Southern Colorado Building Department

Eleanor Sheahan

Politics

CO's AI law could face changes, as Trump threatens to block state regulations

Ryan Fish

Covering Colorado

History Colorado seeks 150 stories of Coloradans for oral history project

Micah Smith

Covering Colorado

Federal probe targets alleged rights violations in Colorado correctional System

Maggie Bryan

Covering Colorado

Weather experts explain how high winds play a role in avalanche formation

Maggy Wolanske
Consumer

How Coloradans could benefit after Google agrees to $700 million settlement

Shannon Ogden

Weather

Brief cool down on Wednesday will be followed by 60s and 70s on Thursday

Alan Rose

Education

Colorado Springs colleges receive funding to cut textbook costs for students

Michelle Reyes

Covering Colorado

Construction complete for I-25 wildlife overpass in Douglas County

Anthony Kambiss

Weather

Near average Wednesday; temperatures rise 20 degrees above average on Thursday

Alex O'Brien

Covering Colorado

High demand for service dogs leaves Colorado Springs families waiting for help

Peter Choi
Education

Open enrollment begins Tuesday for Colorado's Universal Preschool Program

James Gavato

Around Town

New savings for those who book single-day lift tickets for Vail a month prior

Dan Grossman

Covering Colorado

Aurora’s Stanley Beer Hall goes to the dogs for Santa Paws

Mike Castellucci

Consumer

New housing assessment shows Colorado Springs is short thousands of homes

Owen Skornik-Hayes

Olympics

NHL optimistic of Olympic participation despite smaller rink, safety concerns

JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer

Weather Science

Why southern Colorado sunsets are already getting later

Casey Dorn
Covering Colorado

Donate to Kids Crossing Toy Drive for foster kids in the Colorado Springs area

Tony Keith

Traffic

Southbound Union reopens water main repairs near Academy Blvd.

Aidan Hulting

Covering Colorado

One nonprofit honors suicide loss survivors with memory tree lighting

Eleanor Sheahan

Crime

Former Fort Carson soldier sentenced to decades in prison for making child porn

Aidan Hulting

Covering Colorado

Nonprofit hoping to expand impact on local students after Colorado Gives Day

Kierra Sam

Weather

Warmer Tuesday, with damaging wind gusts in Colorado's high country

Alan Rose
Covering Colorado

Children's Hospital Colorado reacts to new hepatitis B vaccine guidance from CDC

Shannon Ogden

Covering Colorado

Colorado's economy will slow down in 2026 despite expected rise in GDP: Report

Jessica Porter

Covering Colorado

Family member reacts to Lakewood crash that left her brother, others in hospital

Maggy Wolanske

Crime

Suspect shot by police in Alamosa Monday night

Tony Keith

Covering Colorado

Colorado Gives Day is Tuesday, more than $500,000,000 raised since 2010

Tony Keith

Seeking Solutions

Coloradans slow to install best resistant roofs despite living in ‘Hail Alley’

Brett Forrest
Politics

Pueblo City Park Bath House one step away from being local historical landmark

Carl Winder

Covering Colorado

New report shows Colorado Springs is facing massive housing crisis

Anthony Kambiss

Covering Colorado

Woman dead following crash along North Powers Boulevard Monday afternoon

Anthony Kambiss

Education

Pueblo students to have artwork featured on ornaments for Washington D.C. tree

James Gavato

Covering Colorado

CSPD issues public safety alert as overdoses linked to carfentanil rise

James Gavato

Weather

Warm but windy on Tuesday in southern Colorado

Alex O'Brien
State of Growth

Old Colorado City businesses hopeful for District's Development Authority

Noah Caplan

Covering Colorado

Inside growing efforts to fight food waste on the Front Range

Noah Caplan

Crime

Shoplifting on the rise in Colorado Springs, CSPD urging businesses to report

Peter Choi

Some churches are turning traditional nativity displays into anti-ICE messages

Fresh-cut or artificial tress? What experts say is more sustainable

Michigan fires football coach for 'inappropriate relationship' with staff member

US stocks rise after the Fed cuts rates and hopes build for more

Center lanes of Garden of the Gods Road closing Wednesday evening

El Paso County Board of Commissioners approves balanced 2026 budget

Fire at abandoned building in Pueblo extinguished Wednesday morning

National News

In-N-Out stops serving order number 67 because of a nonsensical meme

Trump administration reverses font change meant to aid readers with disabilities

Instagram says new feature gives you more control over your algorithm for reels

Restaurant employee arrested for allegedly recording in women's restroom

Colorado's snowpack improves significantly following weekend winter storm

State health department approves new program aimed at making recycling free

Pueblo Regional Building transitions to Southern Colorado Building Department

CO's AI law could face changes, as Trump threatens to block state regulations

History Colorado seeks 150 stories of Coloradans for oral history project

Federal probe targets alleged rights violations in Colorado correctional System

Weather experts explain how high winds play a role in avalanche formation

How Coloradans could benefit after Google agrees to $700 million settlement

Brief cool down on Wednesday will be followed by 60s and 70s on Thursday

Colorado Springs colleges receive funding to cut textbook costs for students

Construction complete for I-25 wildlife overpass in Douglas County

Near average Wednesday; temperatures rise 20 degrees above average on Thursday

High demand for service dogs leaves Colorado Springs families waiting for help

Open enrollment begins Tuesday for Colorado's Universal Preschool Program

New savings for those who book single-day lift tickets for Vail a month prior

Aurora’s Stanley Beer Hall goes to the dogs for Santa Paws

New housing assessment shows Colorado Springs is short thousands of homes

NHL optimistic of Olympic participation despite smaller rink, safety concerns

Why southern Colorado sunsets are already getting later

Donate to Kids Crossing Toy Drive for foster kids in the Colorado Springs area

Southbound Union reopens water main repairs near Academy Blvd.

One nonprofit honors suicide loss survivors with memory tree lighting

Former Fort Carson soldier sentenced to decades in prison for making child porn

Nonprofit hoping to expand impact on local students after Colorado Gives Day

Warmer Tuesday, with damaging wind gusts in Colorado's high country

Children's Hospital Colorado reacts to new hepatitis B vaccine guidance from CDC

Colorado's economy will slow down in 2026 despite expected rise in GDP: Report

Family member reacts to Lakewood crash that left her brother, others in hospital

Suspect shot by police in Alamosa Monday night

Colorado Gives Day is Tuesday, more than $500,000,000 raised since 2010

Coloradans slow to install best resistant roofs despite living in ‘Hail Alley’

Pueblo City Park Bath House one step away from being local historical landmark

New report shows Colorado Springs is facing massive housing crisis

Woman dead following crash along North Powers Boulevard Monday afternoon

Pueblo students to have artwork featured on ornaments for Washington D.C. tree

CSPD issues public safety alert as overdoses linked to carfentanil rise

Warm but windy on Tuesday in southern Colorado

Old Colorado City businesses hopeful for District's Development Authority

Inside growing efforts to fight food waste on the Front Range

Shoplifting on the rise in Colorado Springs, CSPD urging businesses to report