El Paso County is plowing new ground.
The county is about to embark upon an experiment to see if private contractors can do a better job of removing snow from the streets than its own aging fleet....Full story
Public Affairs Team
Daniel Chacon and Eileen Welsome cover Public Affairs
Colorado Springs will be getting its first Immigration and Customs Enforcement office soon.
Colorado Republican Congressman Doug Lamborn announced Thursday that the office will open Nov. 30.
Lamborn had been pushing to have an ICE sub-office in... Full story
A fundraising initiative aimed at restoring some of the proposed cuts in parks and recreation and transit next year was officially kicked off Thursday with the announcement of a $2,000 gift from the Colorado Springs Police Protective Association.... Full story
Colorado Springs Utilities on Wednesday presented a $1.1 billion 2010 budget to City Council. Included is a 2.3 percent hike to residential bills.
The budget is $12.3 million less than in 2009. Officials say the rate increase is needed to pay for... Full story
If you thought the U.S.-Soviet summits of the Cold War were tense, try this one: Colorado Springs City Council members will extend an invitation to anti-tax crusader Douglas Bruce to sit down and discuss legal problems they have with his recently... Full story
The FREX commuter bus service between Colorado Springs and downtown Denver, another casualty in the city government’s proposed 2010 budget, may have a lifeline.
But riders, drivers and other stakeholders will have to wait until next month to... Full story
DENVER • A federal appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments that two people who were booted from a Denver public appearance by then-President George W. Bush shouldn't have been excluded from the event because of their views expressed... Full story
The family that has owned Rainbow Falls west of Manitou Springs for decades has agreed to donate the land to El Paso County, which represents the first major step toward restoring the trash-strewn, graffiti-covered landscape to its natural grandeur.... Full story
DENVER • Colorado is gearing up to officially tax and regulate medical marijuana dispensaries, a move lawmakers say amounts to legal recognition of a growing industry.
The state Attorney General John Suthers concluded in an opinion... Full story
The city’s quandary about how to collect overdue stormwater fees from thousands of property owners could turn into a political hot potato for El Paso County Treasurer Sandra Damron in her campaign for another county post.
The Colorado Springs... Full story
Chunks of snow and ice falling off the roof of the six-story U.S. Olympic Committee headquarters on Monday shut down a block of South Tejon Street during the busy lunch hour and one westbound lane of Colorado Avenue, potentially adding another... Full story