Conrad Swanson

Just how long future residents of the 24,000-acre Banning Lewis Ranch might have to wait before police and fire stations are built in their neighborhoods remains unclear, as the Colorado Springs City Council approaches a vote Tuesday on an updated annexation agreement for the sprawling...

Jerry Forte was clearly uncomfortable Wednesday during his penultimate board meeting as chief executive officer of Colorado Springs Utilities. His parting gift from local electrician Sam Masias, a clean air advocate, was a small marijuana plant. "The plant is a lowly little plant,"...

Colorado Springs Utilities denies allegations in a lawsuit by WildEarth Guardians but was willing to settle nonetheless, spokeswoman Amy Trinidad said Tuesday. The New Mexico-based environmental nonprofit had claimed thousands of Clean Air Act violations occurred at the coal-fired...

In yet another apparent violation of the state's open meetings law, the Colorado Springs City Council approved a lawsuit settlement worth nearly half a million dollars without a public vote. The lawsuit alleged thousands of Clean Air Act violations at the Martin Drake Power Plant....

The vision of a world class mountain bike park potentially covering the gigantic scar on Colorado Springs' northwest side now has some unlikely financial backing. A million dollars of backing, to be exact. William Hybl, CEO of the El Pomar Foundation, announced Thursday that the...

The U.S. Treasury Department certified seven opportunity zones in Colorado Springs and one in El Paso County this week, as part of a provision tucked into the tax bill passed by Congress late last year. The zones are meant to attract private investment to areas lagging economically,...

Colorado Springs representatives have postponed a town hall scheduled for Thursday night to discuss an increasingly controversial batch of changes proposed for streets in the Old North End. The most recent meeting was held April 4. It drew a large crowd and fierce criticism for...

The Colorado Springs City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved ordinances to reel in problem landlords and transferred money to launch construction of the new Pikes Peak Summit House. Landlords who repeatedly violate city codes will face higher fees. City officials have said the...

Colorado Springs leaders still are hustling to get private investment to build a downtown sports and event center, but they're well past a self-imposed deadline and are making few details available. The city proposes an 8,000-seat stadium for the Colorado Springs Switchbacks minor...

Most people who want to drive to the top of Pikes Peak might have to park below and ride a shuttle to the summit starting this summer. If Summit House construction starts this summer, the work would eradicate half the parking on the mountain, said Jack Glavan, manager of Pikes...