A suspect has been arrested and accused in connection with a wildfire that ignited near the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.

El Paso County officials initially estimated the fire was 4,000 acres, but revised the size to 3,000 acres Thursday night.

In social media posts Mayor Yemi Mobolade says the number one cause of wildfires in Colorado Springs is arson and the fire department has already responded to 183 homeless fires in just 73 days.

Evacuations were ordered on Thursday afternoon after a fire ignited near the Colorado Springs Airport. According to the emergency alert system Peak Alerts, anyone within a zone stretching from Gusty Bluffs Point and Meridian Road and to the east border of Schriever Space Force Base in Ellicott,

Homeowners were watching closely as the fire spread right next to their houses on Thursday afternoon. A new study suggests that greater menopause symptoms could put women at a higher risk of dementia and other cognitive decline later in life,