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• Family describes murder victim as loveable and caring Play Video

  February 20, 2013 12:20 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - The family a Cincinnati soldier whose body was at a Colorado Springs hotel room Sunday morning describe their sister and daughter as a very warm and caring individual. Sgt. Kimberly Walker, 28, part of a refueling company attached to the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division at... more »

• Fort Carson soldier jailed in North Carolina on suspicion of murder Play Video

  February 18, 2013 4:45 PM

  Detectives with the Colorado Springs Police Department will be making their way to Greenville, North Carolina this week to speak with a suspect they believe is involved in a suspicious death at a hotel. Sunday morning, officers responded to the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2886 S. Circle Drive on a... more »

• Work to begin to fill in sink hole on U.S. 24

  July 18, 2012 5:23 AM

  LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) - Repair work is starting on a 100-foot-deep hole beside U.S. 24 on Tennessee Pass. The hole opened July 9 when the soil gave way above an abandoned, collapsed railroad tunnel. Hayward Baker Inc. won a roughly $830,000 contract to do repairs. Work was getting under way... more »

• Paving project begins on Highway 94

  June 4, 2012 3:48 PM

  The Colorado Department of Transportation has begun resurfacing a 17-mile stretch of State Highway 94 between Ellicott and Highway 24 east of Colorado Springs. The project will incluse asphalt paving, new guardrails and work on the surface of two bridges. Drivers should anticipate delays up to 15 minutes... more »

• Pedestrian killed in Pueblo County

  January 13, 2011 12:44 PM

  The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office says a 24 year old man was killed Wednesday night when he was struck by a driver. It happened on the 3900 block of Bergemann Rd. south of Highway 78 between Pueblo and Beulah. A spokesperson for the sheriff's office says it appears the... more »

• Bridge replaced in only four days

  October 11, 2010 1:33 PM

  A seven-mile stretch of Highway 24 west of Colorado Springs is now open between Florissant an Divide. The closure allowed road crews to quickly replace a 73-year-old bridge. The bridge work took only four days. The Colorado Department of Transportation had alloted two weeks for the work, but SEMA... more »

• Hwy 24 bridge replacement begins this week

  September 27, 2010 10:05 AM

  Expect big delays on Hwy 24 between Colorado Springs and Woodland Park. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will replace the bridge deck of the eastbound Fountain Creek Bridge on U.S. 24 in Cascade. Starting Tuesday night, the bridge will be closed, with all traffic detoured. The speed... more »

• Hwy 24 roadwork underway

  September 13, 2010 9:04 AM

  Rock slides closed Highway 24 west of Colorado Springs twice at the end of summer. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is tackling the problem with rock mitigation operations on Ute Pass this week. The work began Monday morning. It should take two weeks. This week westbound Hwy 24... more »

• Delays expected west of Manitou Springs next week

  September 10, 2010 5:12 PM

  Rock removal from steep slopes along Highway 24 west of Manitou Springs will cause traffic delays for the next few weeks. Starting on Monday, September 13, and continuing through Friday, September 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., westbound U.S. 24 will be closed to traffic and eastbound U.S.... more »

• Rock slide closes one lane of Highway 24

  August 9, 2010 5:58 PM

  A rock slide has forced the closure of one westbound lane of Highway 24 near Manitou Springs. The slide happened Monday afternoon near near Cave of the Winds. Work crews are trying to clear the slide. Twitpic photo from Doug Leavy. more »

• Update: Highway 24 now open after fatal accident

  June 18, 2010 12:28 PM

  Highway 24 is back open, after being closed for a few hours in both directions, in eastern El Paso County. The accident happened just after 10 a.m. The State Patrol said two vehicles were traveling west on Highway 24. The vehicle in front started to make a left... more »

• Construction on Judge Orr Road to begin

  June 1, 2010 1:08 PM

  Frazee Construction has started digging on Judge Orr Road just west of Highway 24 in Falcon in a project that will eventually allow Judge Orr Road to open to traffic again. Judge Orr Road from Highway 24 to Eastonville Road has been closed since April 26 due to a... more »

• Highway 24 now open near Florissant

  April 4, 2010 9:26 AM

  Highway 24 is currently is now open between Divide and Florissant after a serious two vehicle traffic accident. The Colorado State Patrol says the accident happened just after 5:00 a.m. Sunday when a pickup truck going east crossed the center line and collided head on with an oncoming Toyota... more »

• 20 minute delays on Highway 24

  March 25, 2010 5:12 PM

  A traffic accident on Highway 24 west of Divide is causing traffic delays. The accident is between Divide and Florissant. Expect delays of about 20 minutes. more »