Meridian fire burning on 2,515 acres east of Colorado Springs is 80% contained
El Paso County officials initially estimated the fire was 4,000 acres, but revised the size to 3,000 acres Thursday night.
Crews continue to battle 3,000-acre fire east of Colorado Springs Airport
Crews were responding to a grass fire east of the Colorado Springs Airport Thursday afternoon, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department.
Firefighters work two fires in the Colorado Springs area near Garden of the Gods and the airport
Two fires in the Colorado Springs area Thursday afternoon have prompted road closures. A fire near the airport has also prompted evacuations.
Evacuations ordered for grass fire burning near Colorado Springs Airport
Evacuations were ordered on Thursday afternoon after a fire ignited near the Colorado Springs Airport. According to the emergency alert system Peak Alerts, anyone within a zone stretching from Gusty Bluffs Point and Meridian Road and to the east border of Schriever Space Force Base in Ellicott,
Fires flank Colorado Springs on a dry and windy Thursday
A grassy lot in a developing portion of Colorado Springs' west side, and expansive rolling prairie land miles to the east of the city were both starting points for fast-moving
Quickly growing Meridian fire prompts evacuations in Colorado Springs
A fast-moving wildfire reportedly destroyed one structure and prompted evacuations east of Colorado Springs on Thursday as a second fire near Garden of Gods crept within feet of homes before firefighters quickly contained it.
Meridian fire in El Paso County ruled as accidental: Sheriff's Office
The cause of the Meridian fire which sparked Thursday has been ruled as accidental, according to the El Paso County Sheriff's ...
‘Those guys are putting their life on the line’: El Paso County volunteers support firefighters as Meridian Fire nears full containment
As containment on the Meridian Fire raised to 90% and first responders worked hard to tame flare ups and hot spots, roads ...
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El Paso County widow raises awareness after her husband dies in motorcycle accident
The wife of a man who died in a motorcycle crash is working to keep other riders safe on the road. Motorcycle deaths ...
Plans for new wind farm on El Paso County's eastern plains unveiled
Blustery gusts kicked up Thursday about the same time as some residents of El Paso County’s eastern plains learned about a ...
Lawsuit filed against El Paso County for failure to provide chemo medicine to inmate
A former inmate at the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center is suing the county after he claims he was denied chemotherapy ...
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El Paso County Sheriff asks for help identifying suspect in armed robbery of Colorado Springs gas station
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office (EPSO) is looking for the public's help identifying a man they say robbed a Colorado ...
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Former inmate says El Paso County Jail staff denied him prescribed chemo medicine, lawsuit filed
A Colorado Springs man is suing El Paso County and Wellpath, the El Paso County Jail's former medical provider, after he says ...
El Paso County man sentenced for soliciting $3.7 million in investment fraud scheme
A Colorado man was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to soliciting millions of dollars in a fraudulent investment ...
ID released in weekend death near downtown Colorado Springs
The El Paso County Coroner's Office on Tuesday identified the man who died Sunday morning in what's being investigated as a ...