Tag: el paso county
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One dead in motorcycle crash along Highway 24
One person is dead following a motorcycle crash along Highway 24 Monday afternoon. The crash occurred at about 12:57 p.m. along westbound Highway 24 at mile marker 295 south of Cascade, according to Colorado State Patrol. An initial investigation found that the motorcycle, ridden by a 34-year-old man, was traveling westbound before going off the…
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One dead in motorcycle crash along Highway 24
One person is dead following a motorcycle crash along Highway 24 Monday afternoon. The crash occurred at about 12:57 p.m. along westbound Highway 24 at mile marker 295 south of Cascade, according to Colorado State Patrol. An initial investigation found that the motorcycle, ridden by a 34-year-old man, was traveling westbound before going off the…
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Beacon Lite road project near Monument enters Phase 3
Crews transitioned into Phase 3 of the Beacon Lite Road Improvement Project this week. Beacon Lite Road will remain closed to through traffic through the project area while local access to homes and businesses is maintained, a release from El Paso County Public Works said. The existing signed through-traffic detour will remain in place. The…
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El Paso County high schools to participate in statewide walkout
Students across Colorado are organizing a walkout Friday in protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence in their schools. A student-led group known as the Colorado Youth Coalition, along with 50501 Colorado, is encouraging Colorado students to add their school to a growing list of participants. An Instagram post on Wednesday indicated that over…
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Pikes Peak United Way searches for group to take over Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
The administrator of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for El Paso and Teller counties is relinquishing the role after nearly 14 years. Pikes Peak United Way, which currently has 9,023 children enrolled who receive free books monthly in the mail, has sent letters to families notifying them the literacy program is winding down through mid-December, Cami…
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Preliminary results show Colorado Springs’ watchlist schools, districts improving
New data shows Colorado schools are performing at a rate consistent with the previous year statewide, with some promising signs in Colorado Springs. Preliminary school and district performance frameworks for the 2025-26 school year show all Harrison District 2 schools and all Colorado Springs District 11 high schools receiving the highest-performing ranks. The frameworks, released…
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El Paso County to update its land use code
El Paso County is seeking public input on updates to the documents that shape what can be built where. The county is in the process of updating its Land Development Code, which includes zoning land for different uses and general building and code standards. The public can now leave comments on the draft documents online.…
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New city Colorado Springs expanded quickly during the 1800s and 1900s with annexations and surprises
It was known as Fountain Colony as Gen. William Jackson Palmer planned his city and drove that first stake at Pikes Peak and Cascade avenues in 1871. By 1872 it was formally incorporated and officially called Colorado Springs. Major expansions, integrations and annexations started almost immediately reaching out every direction from downtown. According to Colorado…
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D-38 reports gains, remains near top in CMAS scores
Colorado continues to see solid improvements with its standardized math testing, but the same can’t be said for reading and writing. The Colorado Department of Education on Aug. 19 released student growth results and achievement data from the spring Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS), PSAT and SAT assessments. Colorado’s overall percentage of students meeting…
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El Paso County upholds Buc-ee’s zoning appeal, clearing way for administrative approval
A packed, daylong meeting on Thursday resulted in a win for the Texas travel center chain Buc-ee’s, with El Paso County commissioners voting 4-1 to approve the developer’s zoning appeal. “I think the burden of proof has been met here,” said Commission Chair Carrie Geitner. The appeal centered on whether Buc-ee’s is a use that…