El Paso County News

In courtroom parlance, it's called a "bad fact" - a circumstance or piece of evidence so damning, it cannot be explained away.

Local emergency responders said Wednesday that the lack of tornado sirens doesn't make the area more vulnerable to danger from twisters.

A new pilot program in El Paso County aims to keep children and teenagers mired in the county's child welfare system from entering costly residential care centers.

Colorado sheriffs upset with new state gun restrictions adopted in the aftermath of last year's mass shootings are trying to invalidate the regulations with a federal lawsuit filed Friday that argues the measures violate the Second Amendment.

An attorney for the woman accused of providing the weapon used to kill Colorado's prisons chief said parolee Evan Ebel forced her to turn over the gun.

The mother of a Colorado Springs woman missing since October says she'll never stop searching.

Andy Shank, a volunteer helping to gather signatures to recall state Senate President John Morse, watches Dana Beasley sign a petition at the corner of West Uintah and North 19th streets in Colorado Springs on Thursday.

The 52-year-old wife and 33-year-old daughter of a Colorado Springs man allegedly conspired with an acquaintance to kill the 47-year-old man, officials say.

On the Schmuck of the Week beat, figuring out who's the schmuck turns out to be more of a challenge than it might seem at first blush.

Colorado sheriffs upset with new state gun restrictions adopted in the aftermath of last year's mass shootings are trying to invalidate the regulations with a federal lawsuit filed Friday that argues the measures violate the Second Amendment.

Shane Garrett, 36, and 39-year-old Belinda Wells-Yates, were convicted in February of second-degree burglary, conspiracy to commit second-degree burglary, theft, identity theft and methamphetamine possession.

Fountain police officer posted bail from the El Paso County jail Wednesday morning after his arrest on suspicion of stalking, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

On Tuesday, El Paso County commissioners were expected to approve a deal to buy warehouse facilities located at 3755, 3815, 3825 and 3845 N. Mark Dabling Blvd., for use as the El Paso County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Management.

Bach: 'You know, El Paso County ... has already banned [marijuana stores]; talked to Marc Snyder, the mayor of Manitou, I think they're considering the same.' While Mayor Steve Bach didn't exactly come right out, at his monthly press conference , and say he plans to push for a ban on recreational marijuana, he did make it clear that he not only ... (more)

The National Weather Service in Pueblo has placed main five rain gauges throughout the Waldo Canyon burn scar to measure rainfall.

The center's "deaf chat" will feature officials from the city of Colorado Springs and El Paso County, who will discuss how to prepare for a disaster-namely, a flood or a fire.

John Morse, President of the Colorado State Senate and a Democrat from Colorado Springs, is facing an effort to recall him.

The Drug Enforcement Administration collected 742,497 pounds - or 371 tons - of prescription medications nationwide during its sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day last month.

Authorities have identified a man wounded in a shootout with Manitou Springs police at the historic La Fon Motel early Saturday morning.

A Colorado Springs man is in jail Monday after police said he assaulted a female and tried to set a mobile home on fire during a standoff with officers.