Nearly 1,000 new homes are on the drawing board for a stretch of unincorporated Elbert County, and a lot of locals are not exactly rolling out the welcome mat. Residents say the proposed Blue Sky ...

A fast-moving wildfire caused evacuations for people living near Matheson on Colorado’s Eastern Plains on Tuesday afternoon, ...

In Elbert County, large areas along Running Creek just north of the town of Elizabeth saw a lot of damage Thursday evening. Commissioner for District 1 Chris Richardson confirmed the county had ...

After years of uncertainty, Colorado's Elbert County Board of Commissioners denied Xcel Energy's request to complete Segment 5 of their Power Pathway through the county on June 25. Xcel ...

After months of backlash over Xcel Energy’s use of eminent domain in eastern Colorado, lawmakers representing Elbert and El Paso counties are advancing legislation that would bar utilities from ...

Elbert County commissioners faced a tough crowd on Wednesday night, as they tried to justify the hefty contracts they extended to the county’s manager and attorney earlier this year, neither of whom ...

Elbert County has denied the permits that Xcel Energy needs to build a portion of a $1.7 billion transmission project aimed at boosting the electric grid’s capacity. The utility could now turn to the ...

ELBERT COUNTY, G.A. (WSPA) – The Elbert County Coroner’s Office is investigating a house fire after one person was found dead Monday morning. According to the coroner’s office, the fire occurred ...

ELBERT COUNTY, G.A. (WSPA) – A 16-year-old is dead following a possible drowning incident Sunday evening in Elbert County. Before 6 p.m., Elbert County Emergency Management was contacted for the ...

A rancher in Elbert County, Colorado, contacted Colorado Parks and Wildlife after discovering a dead wolf-like animal in a legal coyote trap on April 3 on a ranch in eastern Colorado. U.S. Fish and ...

In a clash between personal freedoms and technology-driven public safety, the guys controlling Elbert County's purse strings won. In May — to the dismay of the Elbert County Sheriff's Office — its own ...