Peyton News

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Two teenagers from the Pikes Peak region were among four people who died Sunday in a fiery head-on crash near the town of Wiley.

A tribute to firemen is on tap and open to the public Saturday, sponsored by the Royal Gorge Quilt Council.

It is a privilege to bring Falcon and the surrounding communities in El Paso County a continuous stream of timely, relevant news.

Summertime, and the driving is easy, so let up on the pedal, roll down the windows and take a look at how the residents in the area have expressed their inner Picasso.

An afternoon of thunderstorms brought heavy rain and lots of lightning to southern Colorado.

A three-person recall committee has submitted enough signatures to trigger a recall election of Woodmen Hills Metro District board member Janice Pizzi.

Join Y96.9 in the fight against cancer! Come out and support the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of East Side on June 19th , 2009 at Falcon Middle School located at 9755 Towner Ave., Peyton, Colorado 80831 .

On April 23, a funnel cloud formed near Scott Road in Peyton, Colo. Photo submitted by Jacob Fletcher.

Florence, Italy, has the Ponte Vecchio ; where shops line the road bed as the bridge spans the Arno River.

May 12, 2009 8:12 am US/Mountain Written by Karlyn Tilley Reporting Karlyn Tilley ARVADA, Colo.

Saturday's winning numbers were 2-9-14-16-19-and-28. Colorado Lottery Spokeswoman Erika Gonzalez says the winning tickets were sold at Phillips 66 at 1301 E. Main St.

New lights at the intersections on Colorado Springs' east side are causing a fuss.

May 1, 2009 10:11 pm US/Mountain Reporting Suzanne McCarroll PEYTON, Colo. CBS4's Suzanne McCarroll talks with Teresa Strader of Colorado Mill Dog Rescue while rescued greyhounds, Merlot and Tito, clamor for attention.

Authorities say a man suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being bitten by a tiger at a big cat sanctuary east of Colorado Springs.

Apr 24, 2009 3:03 pm US/Mountain Reporting Karlyn Tilley PEYTON, Colo. Armed with undercover cameras, our CBS4 crew went behind the scenes of puppy mills.

A section of Highway 24 is closed at Log Road east of Peyton due to bad weather in the area and Hodgen Road is also closed at Highway 83.

In March, Cherokee Metropolitan District appealed the January ruling by 4th District Court Judge Larry Schwartz in the matter of Cherokee versus the Upper Black Squirrel Groundwater Management District.

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office says the Town and Country Preschool, located at 7685 Mclaughlin Road in Peyton, as well as storefronts in the area, were evacuated Thursday due to a strange odor.

The American Red Cross has opened three shelters for stranded travelers, in Monument, La Junta and Peyton.