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Bear encounters increase year to year in Colorado, according to state agency
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Coloradans reported more bear encounters in 2022 than they did the year prior, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. CPW tallied 4,282 calls of sightings and conflicts with bears last year. That’s up 16% from 2021 and down 1.3% from the previous two years, according to the agency. Wildlife managers in 2019 launched a new…
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Monument to postpone investigation, resulting report into possible campaign finance violations, other town issues
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Public discussions in Monument regarding an explosive and highly controversial report resulting from a town investigation that looked into, among other issues, possible campaign finance violations by the town are on hold for a while longer. With no town attorney to review the report commissioned to investigate campaign finance violations by the town and staff…
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I-25 South ‘Gap’ between Monument, Castle Rock complete
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Four years after breaking ground, the Interstate 25 South “Gap” project running 18 miles between Monument and Castle Rock is now complete, officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor Kraemer North America announced this week. By the end of November crews had completed all major construction on the $419 million project that widened…
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El Paso County releases final 2022 election results
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The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has released the final official results of the Nov. 8 general election. An appointed bipartisan canvass board reviewed the results, which residents can view online on the Election Night Reporting site through the secretary of state’s website, election officials said in a news release. Additional ballots from…
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Northern nature center in El Paso County envisioned as a ‘hub’ for community, tourism
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Designs for a new nature center in northern El Paso County could be complete next year, one of the next steps in long-awaited plans to bring community-based programming to a rapidly growing area of the county, according to parks officials. Places To Go El Paso County Parks winter 2022-2023 programs and events DEC. 10 Country…
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Neighbors divided on proposed roundabout at El Paso, Douglas county line
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Colorado transportation officials are studying whether to replace a temporary traffic signal at Colorado Highway 83 and County Line-Palmer Divide roads with a roundabout, but construction of the project is likely still a long way off. The Colorado Department of Transportation hasn’t secured funding for the roundabout, which officials estimate would cost up to $6…
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Land donation grows national park in Colorado
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One of Colorado’s most famous natural treasures is officially bigger. Rocky Mountain National Park recently celebrated the addition of 40 acres to its eastern boundaries during a ribbon cutting alongside the man who donated the land. Vance Brand transferred the land in 2019 to the park’s nonprofit partner, Rocky Mountain Conservancy, which held the parcel…
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife warns hikers about aggressive moose during calving season
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Officials with Colorado Parks and Wildlife are calling for hikers and sightseers to give wildlife some extra space this time of year, when animals like moose are raising their young. In an announcement July 1, CPW officials pointed to an incident that happened in Teller County June 30. A woman was hiking on the Crags…
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4th Judicial District seeks nominees for El Paso County Court appointment
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A nominating commission in the 4th Judicial District will interview and select nominees on June 28 for appointment by Gov. Jared Polis as a county judge for El Paso County. The vacancy, created by the appointment of Judge Monica Gomez to the District Court, will occur July 1, according to a news release from the…
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Lamborn introduces legislation to protect unvaccinated service academy students from punishment
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U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives last week aimed at protecting service academy students – such as those in the Air Force Academy – from punishment for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “I am deeply concerned about the decisions being made at the Pentagon that would penalize cadets…
