Fountain News

At least 100 excited kids couldn't wait to try out the new Splash Pad in Fountain.

Optical Engines Inc. will occupy 5,000 square feet at 842 Sierra Madre St. Optical Engines Inc.

El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa reminds citizens that certain fireworks are illegal in the city of Colorado Springs.

Because budget concerns canceled this year's annual 4th of July fireworks show in Memorial Park, the city and Fort Carson have teamed up to offer a celebration on the Mountain Post Friday evening, starting at 4 p.m. The celebration--titled "Rocking the Rockies--will be held in Iron Horse Park.

The population of Colorado Springs increased by an estimated 4,582 people from 2007 to last year, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released today.

Fireworks sales are sizzling this year in El Paso County. Since the city canceled this year's Fourth of July event at Memorial Park for budget reasons, many residents are planning on a do-it-yourself celebration.

A western Colorado summer camp scheduled this weekend for children with muscular dystrophy has been canceled because of swine flu fears.

He likes feeding Fort Carson soldiers the best. Barbecue brisket. Sliced pork. Pulled chicken.

Information from Fort Carson: Fort Carson will open its gates to members of the Colorado Springs community for "Rocking in the Rockies," a free Independence Day celebration, to be held at Ironhorse Park, July 3 from 4-10 p.m. Participants can enjoy a variety of family-oriented activities to include big air jumpers for children, food vendors and ...

An elderly Wal-Mart employee who was savagely beaten by two men stealing iPods remains in the hospital, while police say surveillance tape helped them identify the attackers.

Wouldn't it be nice to win a 50-thousand dollar, three carat diamond solitaire ring? One Fountain woman has won just that.

A prison chaplain was severely beaten during the robbery of the electronics department of a Wal-Mart store in Pueblo where he was working early Tuesday morning.

A crash at Voyager Parkway and Interquest Parkway in northern Colorado Springs sent two people to the hospital this morning.

A man in Colorado Springs ran across the street to help a 62-year-old man who had fallen and hit his head, only to rip off the injured man by stealing his wallet.

TOPEKA, June 1, 2009: Registration for the 2009 RallyCross National Championship, to be held in Fountain, Colo., on Oct.

"LIVE! with Regis and Kelly's" producers are kicking off a nationwide search for the best grill recipe and they're asking their millions of viewers for help with the show's first "Ultimate Hometown Grill Off." Two local businesses has a shot but they need your help and your votes.

The world's most recognizable restaurant is coming to Falcon outside Colorado Springs, while a well-known retailer has shelved plans to build in the area.

A woman accused of taking part in a plot to kill her boyfriend's mother to get money for breast implants was sentenced Monday to two years in prison.

Building a new church yourself, instead of paying someone to do it, is not a matter of saving money for a local congregation.

To say that Al Uhalt has been around the aviation community would be an understatement.