List: Mandatory evacuations with the Aspen Acres fire include Wetmore, Colorado City

New pre-evacuations related to the Aspen Acres are in place as of 1:23 p.m. Wednesday, according to a news release from ...

Mandatory evacuations expand overnight as Aspen Acres fire grows to nearly 74,000 acres

The latest estimate for the Aspen Acres Fire on Friday afternoon show it has grown to roughly 74,000 acres. Mandatory ...

UPDATE: List of mandatory evacuations for the Aspen Acres fire

New pre-evacuations related to the Aspen Acres are in place as of 1:23 p.m. Wednesday, according to a news release from ...

‘Have a plan’: Sheriff cautions Pueblo residents as erratic Aspen Acres fire reaches nearly 82K acres, 11K evacuees

Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero, like hundreds of firefighters, has worked long nights on little sleep due to limited ...

County turns down Buc-ee’s request

A proposed second Buc-ee’s location in north El Paso County hit a significant speed bump this week. The El Paso County Planning and Community Development Department turned down the national travel ...

9 reimagined motels around Colorado receive second life

By Daliah SingerSpecial to The Gazette Forget the old, stodgy motels of the last century. These roadside destinations are ...

Visiting Steamboat Springs: From ski town to river town, this spot goes year-round

Often referred to as Ski Town USA, Steamboat Springs has a unique history as home to a pioneer in the ski industry and a ...

Colorado governor fires clemency board members who opposed Tina Peters commutation

Gov. Jared Polis has fired two members of his clemency board who opposed his commutation of Tina Peters’ sentence, according ...

Critical fire conditions are in the forecast as Aspen Acres fire grows

Precipitation over the Fourth of July weekend should bring some relief to firefighters after a red flag warning on Friday, ...

A Colorado City family helped friends in Rye evacuate. Then the fire came their way.

The Shues helped their friends evacuate from Rye to Colorado City on Monday. Two days later, the Aspen Acres Fire forced them ...

Colorado Springs mother arrested in infant’s death

Colorado Springs police arrested 21-year-old Alyssa Ned on suspicion of child abuse resulting in death, law enforcement officials said Friday. Ned’s 4-month-old baby was found unresponsive around 4:20 ...