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The last gasp of opposition to Colorado Springs' master plan for North Cheyenne Cañon Park escaped City Hall on Tuesday as the City Council denied an appeal to the plan.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

A juvenile male was arrested Tuesday evening after a shooting in northeastern Colorado Springs.
Officers were dispatched about 5:30 p.m. to the 3800 block of Surrey Lane, where they found a man with a gunshot wound.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

The primary voting that ended Tuesday will mostly determine who you see in the Colorado General Assembly come Jan. 4.
That’s because most of the contests for four seats in the Senate and 14 seats in the House are “safe” — meaning the person who wins the primary will be the odds-on favorite to win the general election in November.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Incumbent El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder appeared to have won a second four-year term, defeating challenger Mike Angley by more than 10,000 votes in Tuesday's Republican primary.
With more than 90 percent of the ballots counted, Elder had 44,378 votes, or about 57 percent, according to unofficialresults from the county Clerk and Recorder’s Office.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

El Paso County commission candidates Holly Williams and Cami Bremer appeared to be on the way to victory in the Republican primary, according to unofficial preliminary results.
As of about 7:10 p.m., Williams, a candidate for District 1, had 10,758 votes, or about 60 percent, reported the county Clerk and Recorder's Office.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Republican Walker Stapleton and Democrat Jared Polis, two sitting office-holders with high name recognition and lots of campaign cash, dominated their opponents and claimed early Colorado primary victories in their parties' primary races for governor less than an hour after the polls closed Tuesday.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Republican Walker Stapleton and Democrat Jared Polis, two sitting office-holders with high name recognition and lots of campaign cash, dominated their opponents and claimed early victories in their parties' primary races for governor less than an hour after the polls closed Tuesday.Both candidates were declared the winners by major news organizations and will face off in November.

Incumbent El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder appeared headed toward a second four-year term, opening up a commanding lead over challenger, Mike Angley, in early results in Tuesday's Republican primary.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

Colorado Springs police have identified the victim of a Saturday shooting in southwest Colorado Springs as 23-year-old Derrick Lamont Lawrence, Jr.
Lawrence was shot and killed early Saturday in the 1700 block of South Eighth Street.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

A quick air and ground attack on a wildfire that started along Transfer Trail below the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park Monday evening, prompting a park evacuation, averted what could have been an extremely dangerous situation.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share