El Paso County News

A fire leveled a large home in Colorado Springs' western foothills this evening, sending firefighters on a race to prevent flames from spreading to the surrounding woods and fields and evacuating 24 homes.

After a long wait for the H1N1 vaccine, El Paso County has a stash for people at high risk of getting or suffering complications from the flu.

Colorado state Rep. Kent Lambert says he will run for the seat held by state Sen.

El Paso County voters are making sure their ballots are counted today. Many say they are especially interested in this year's election because of measure 2C.

Rick Welle's tire shredder whines under a bright sun, chipping slowly away at mounds of 80,000 discarded tires tucked among the sandy hills along Santa Fe Drive.

Drivers will experience icy roads again Thursday, particularly in the northeast areas of the city and El Paso County.

Colorado State Patrol says Highway 24 is being closed at the El Paso County line in Calhan at milemarker 339, east to I-70. Font Size: Colorado State Patrol says Highway 24 is being closed at the El Paso County line in Calhan at milemarker 339, east to I-70. The closure is due to poor visibility, blowing snow and icy roads.

The Colorado State Patrol is seeking assistance from the public on locating motorists who may have been stopped or contacted by a police impersonator in the El Paso County area.

A 14-year-old is being held by the Rio Grande County Sheriff's Office pending the District Attorney's charge of murder for the deaths of his mother and stepfather.

Nearly $95,000 has been collected from the jackpots of El Paso County gamblers who owe child support, thanks to a state law that went into effect a year ago, the El Paso County Department of Human Services said Wednesday.

City Council members are now considering how to fill some holes in the state's medical marijuana law without violating any voter's rights.

Hodgen Road in Black Forest was in much better shape for rush hour Thursday morning, after Wednesday's winter storm made the road slippery and treacherous for driving.

Colorado is the only state that collects gambling winnings from deadbeat parents.

Plow crews are working across El Paso County, especially in the north and eastern areas hit hardest by this storm.

A 42-year-old Colorado Springs man was sentenced to five years intensive supervision sex offender probation on October 13.

Nearly 9,000 of the 278,000 ballots for the Nov. 3 election have been returned to the El Paso County election office because they are undeliverable.

It may be "a number of weeks" before El Paso County can begin vaccinating the public against H1N1, El Paso County's public health director said Monday.

A nearly year long legal battle has resulted in Colorado Springs Police returning eight ounces of medical marijuana to its rightful owner.

The U.S. Forest Service announced Thursday that the Rampart Shooting Range in El Paso County will re-open sometime in 2010, provided it meets three conditions.

H1N1 Vaccination clinics are being cancelled in El Paso County. That's due to a big difference between the number of doses the county expected to get, and what's actually been received.