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2022 Colorado Springs wildfire highlighted issue for emergency managers: technical limitations of Wireless Emergency Alert system for cell phones.

The El Paso/Teller County 911 authority is investigating an alert sent by the Colorado Springs Police Department, in response to a Thursday fire, alleging the alert reached farther than the

The El Paso-Teller County 9-1-1 Authority issued a news release on Tuesday, May 17, acknowledging some miscues in notifications of evacuations amid several fires in the city on May 12.

Multiple fires in the Colorado Springs area sparked Thursday, including one blaze at a mobile home park that destroyed eight homes. Across the Pikes Peak region, three other wind-whipped fires

By Donnie Dec 23, 2020 It was a big year for six-year-old Summer Grace Cernoch. After battling leukemia for almost half of her life, she finished her last treatment in February -- and it looks like she beat the disease. Knowing how scary and painful the surgeries and treatments are, Summer Grace wanted to spread some holiday cheer to other kids who are still going through it, so she and her family started a foundation to help others. The foundation raised a bunch of money in the community, whi...

“It was bad,” she said. “It was just totally bad.” It meant holidays spent in the hospital, several surgeries and countless painful treatments. She finished her last treatment in February. Monday marked three years since she was diagnosed. “I’ve dreaded this day every year as it … just brings back a lot of bad memories for our family,” said Summer Grace’s mother, Jessica Cernoch. Summer Grace and her family started a foundation to help kids like her.  “We remember very vivi...