Woodland Park News

From Denver take I-25 south to Colorado Springs exit 141 . At exit ramp light, make a left onto West Cimarron St. .

Fire danger will still be high today, but less than recent days. Gusty and erratic wind due to afternoon t-storms may cause issues for fire fighting efforts.

As the Black Forest fire evacuation zones have grown, so has the number of evacuees looking for a comfortable bed.

The beaver ponds about 4 miles up the Wigwam Trail make a good turn-around point for day hikers and a great place for backpackers to set up camp.

Nikki Tezak, formerly of Canon City, is a police officer with the Woodland Park Police Department.

From Denver take I-25 south to Colorado Springs exit 141 . At exit ramp light, make a left onto West Cimarron St. .

The city offices overflowed with the neighbors of a trash facility Thursday night who wanted to weigh in on an issue that turned out to be more contentious than the marijuana ban that directly followed.

The city council of the 7,000-person mountain town voted 3-2 to amend city code to prohibit marijuana cultivation, testing, product manufacturing, clubs and retail sales, a law that takes effect as soon as the city publishes the updated version.

The Teller County Sheriff's Office confirms that law enforcement was on the 2400 block of Monument Street searching a home for items connected to a few burglaries in the county.

More than $100 million worth of road projects in El Paso County have made it past the first round of a statewide highway funding program, including the high-priority Interstate 25-Cimarron interchange project.

The Woodland Park city council will take on an issue that has been all the buzz in Colorado since the November 2012 election.

Dead trees, the bark ripped from the trunks, are dark reminders of a tornado that roared through downtown Limon 23 years ago.

The Ute Pass Library in Cascade could be in a dire situation if floodwaters start pouring out of the Waldo Canyon burn area.

Joey Truscelli, a former Formula One driver, has a new business "bottling" spring water and putting it in a reusable pouch.