Penrose News

A wildfire burning in Fremont County has forced residents in the Los Pinios and Corley Ranch subdivisions to evacuate.

A former University of Colorado at Colorado Springs campus police officer from Colorado Springs entered a not guilty plea on charges related to an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation.

Two luncheon celebrations, two groups of longtime friends and two long lists of community involvement by local women.

With the Fourth of July landing on Saturday, numerous activities have been planned to commemorate the holiday.

Hundreds of riders and onlookers came out to downtown Colorado Springs Friday for the Annual Longhorn Cattle Drive.

You might soon feel the pounding of hooves and smell the dust, taking you back to the days of yesteryear when cattle outnumbered folks in town.

SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - April Biernat, 2009 Girl of the West, right, and Jessica Greene, Aide to the Girl of the West, sign autographs in the Satellite Dish Dining Facility June 23.

Just a month shy of 10 years to the day it opened, the Fremont County Clerk and Recorder satellite office in Penrose will close its doors permanently Wednesday.

Police say a Tastee Freeze was vandalized early Friday morning. It happened on North Weber, near Penrose Hospital.

Fort Carson soldiers manned the griddles, cooking thousands of pancakes, piling pounds and pounds of scrambled eggs on empty plates.

Numerous pets have saved their owners during fires. Now, it's time for others to think of them.

In spite of a misty rain, numerous people gathered Saturday at the D&K Feed Supply to attend the Penrose Centennial Appreciation Community Bar-B-Q. Organizers said they were pleased with the turnout.

In case you missed the last issue, after being laid off, I decided to take the opportunity to see the Rockies on my new Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Classic.

What is the highest point in the city of Colorado Springs? - Matthias Learned ANSWER: Well, readers, what's your guess? Many in our newsroom thought it was Pikes Peak or the city reservoirs on Pikes Peak, but those aren't inside the city limits.

Some Colorado communities use wilderness designations as an economic development tool, but Colorado Springs is not among them.

The former Acacia Hotel on Platte Avenue now provides affordable housing for senior citizens.

A man was taken to a hospital today after a collision that left a car pinned under a semi truck on Interstate 25 at Garden of the Gods Road, police said.

In Colorado Springs, 5,000 Medicare patients were left with no primary care doctor when the Colorado Springs Osteopathic Foundation closed.

Although General Motors announced the closure of 1,100 dealerships across the country last month and then filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection just this week, two local GM dealerships are alive and well.

Information session for D-20 Board Residents who are interested in serving on the Academy School District 20 Board of Education are invited to a candidate information session 6:30 p.m. June 16 at the district's Education and Administration Center, 1110 Chapel Hills Drive.