Calhan News

A dry wind sweeps over tires piled into minimountains in the Midway monofill south of Fountain in El Paso County.

Warm already this morning with more hot weather expected this afternoon across southeastern Colorado.

Please meet Irish. He is an older cat that needs a lap to rest on. Irish is about 8 years old and was tearfully given up for adoption by his one-time owner.

Former Mehoopany area resident Robert G. Davis is alive to share his story because of the bravery and dedication of the man on his left, Terry L. Curry, 40 years ago.

Two years ago, Falcon residents Bob and Lente Ouellette opened their home to a teen-age boy from South Korea named Young Min, and last year they hosted a girl from Russia.

The population of Colorado Springs increased by an estimated 4,582 people from 2007 to last year, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released today.

Some laws going into effect in Colorado on July 1: - House Bill 1091: Requires most new homes to have carbon monoxide detectors.

A plan to erect an array of windmills in eastern El Paso County won't be blowing a yearly windfall the county's way.

Dick Wilhelma s family homesteaded in the Calhan/Ramah area during 1870. Dick Wilhelm, owner and general manager of the Wilhelm Monument Co., is proud to be descended from one of the Pikes Peak region's pioneering families, which arrived here before Gen.

Colorado is horse riding country. You will not live here very long before the horse bug bites you.

An accident between a motorcycle and a pickup resulted in the death of the the cycle driver.

A motorcycle driver has died after an accident on Highway 24 just before 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Please meet Buster. We think he is a schnauzer and rat terrier mix. Buster is about 4 months old and up-to-date on all his shots.

Don't expect hugs or handshakes at some Colorado Springs churches this Sunday - or for the next few Sundays, at least.

People have been attracted to the rainbow-sherbet-color rock formations of the Paint Mines near Calhan for centuries, but another color show there is much less-well-known. In wet springs, such as this one, the short grass prairie erupts in wildflowers.

DENVER Approving a fundamental change in the way Colorado's government operates, the state House on Tuesday OK'd a bill lifting a cap on the growth of state spending and ending a variety of state spending formulas.

Authorities say a man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being bitten by a tiger at a big cat sanctuary east of Colorado Springs.

A man was bit by a tiger in Calhan. He has been taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Tina is a wonderful lap dog and loves attention. She would be best in a home with no more than one other small dog.

Some fairly intense snow showers are hitting parts of Southern Colorado Monday morning, as an upper-level disturbance swings overhead.