The cause of the Meridian fire which sparked Thursday has been ruled as accidental, according to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. The fast-moving fire is 80% contained as of 9:45 a.m. Friday, per an update from the Sheriff's Office.

An old new idea returns with El Paso County sheriff's deputies setting up street checkpoints to catch unlicensed, uninsured drivers.

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is asking for help in finding a teen girl who has been missing for nearly a month. Alanie Rose Rodriguez, 16, was reported missing on Feb. 15 from the 5000 block of Desert Willow Drive in the Homestead Meadows (Montana Vista) area of eastern El Paso County, the Sheriff's Office said.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing 16-year-old girl who may need medical care. The Sheriff’s Office says Alanie Rose Rodriguez also known as Queen was reported missing on Saturday,

Sheriff’s detectives are asking for help in locating a 12-year-old Pierce County boy who’s been missing since Tuesday. Braydon Chappell was last seen leaving his home in the 1100 block of 117th Street South in Parkland,