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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo…May 21, 2013…The U. S. Forest Service (USFS), Pike National Forest – Pikes Peak Ra...
The Colorado State Patrol and 63 law enforcement agencies across Colorado are joining the nationwide Click It or Ticket campa...
Motorcycle crashes killed 82 riders and passengers on Colorado’s roads last year and over two-thirds of those killed (6...
The U.S. Forest Service - San Isabel National Forest-Salida Ranger District is planning a prescribed burn in southern Chaffee...
A Salida man has been arrested in Alamosa in connection with the rollover accident Saturday morning which left much of downto...
The Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Heat Is On campaign spread the important message for revelers to des...
Two drivers reported injuries after a two-car collision last Thursday night at the intersection of Hwy 291 and U.S. 50. 20-ye...
84-year-old Shirley Sampson of Howard sustained serious injuries yesterday when the vehicle she was driving veered off the ro...
A house fire November 11 left Steven Angell and his family homeless and with nothing except the clothes they wore that mornin...
A state wildlife officer suffered injuries when a commercial firework he had retrieved during an investigation exploded while...
Firefighters reached 100 percent containment of the Wetmore Fire yesterday afternoon and switched authority for the fire to C...
While fire crews continue to have a secure handle on the smoldering fire in Wetmore, residents now are working toward seeing ...
The 2,100 acre Wetmore Fire, 1 mile west of Wetmore, reached 65 percent containment as of last night. The fire started Tuesda...
Overnight wind increased the Wetmore Fire to 2,100 acres but was 15 percent contained. The fire has destroyed 14 homes as of ...
Within 4 hours a wind-driven wildfire burned more than 600 acres yesterday, forcing more than 300 home evacuations and destro...
A single car wreck killed one and left two injured Sunday on U.S. 50 about 4 miles west of the Monarch Pass summit. The crash...
The Chaffee County Office of Emergency Management is creating a voluntary database of county residents who might need additio...
Firefighters responded to a smoldering electrical box at a residence in Poncha Springs late yesterday afternoon. An occupant ...
The Fremont County Combined Investigations Response Team is following leads in its ongoing investigation of the structure fir...
Emergency responders gathered Friday at the Buena Vista rodeo grounds for a staged disaster training exercise. The exercise w...
Five fire agencies from Chaffee and Fremont counties responded to a structure fire a Susie's Out West Cafe and Steakhouse...
A 60-year-old Iowa man under investigation for vehicular homicide appeared in Fremont County District Court yesterday request...
Cited for vehicular homicide in the death of a Cotopaxi woman August 16, 60-year-old William Shaffer of Iowa will appear in c...
A head-on collision 3 miles west of Howard on Hwy 50 in Bighorn Sheep Canyon killedone and injured another yesterday afternoo...
Firefighters achieved 100 percent containment on the Ditch Creek Fire in the San Isabel National Forest near Beulah yesterday...
The Ditch Creek Fire in Custer County near the Pueblo County line continues to burn. The 80-acre, lightning caused fire was d...
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a six-vehicle crash that killed two people yesterday on Hwy 69 near Westcliffe. Ac...
Salida Police said the man injured by a damaged sidewalk had informed them about the hole about an hour before responders fou...
Gary Roberson of Salida stepped into a hole last night and wedged his foot between concrete and rebar on the west corner of F...
The Chaffee County Sheriff's office rescinded all fire restrictions and bans within unincorporated areas of the county ye...
The Chaffee County Sheriff's office rescinded all fire restrictions and bans within unincorporated areas of the county ye...
The U.S. Forest Service announced today that the North Fork Road and North Fork campground will be temporarily closed beginni...
The High Park and Woodland Height fires burned 281 homes in Larimer County and a Denver Post analysis found the real value of...
The U.S. Forest Service and Fremont County both have reduced fire restrictions to Stage 1. Stage 1 restrictions allow campfir...
A breached gas line disrupted traffic on U.S. 50 in Salida for over an hour yesterday afternoon. Salida fire and police respo...
A little bit of a scare yesterday morning at the Salida Hot Springs Aquatic Center. An electrical fire forced the evacuation ...
Last night a statewide effort on the part of Colorado's radio and television broadcasters netted over $220,000 for vi...
The most destructive fire in Colorado's history has been fully contained less than three weeks after it erupted. The 29-s...
The Bureau of Land Management today joined Chaffee County in reducing fire restrictions from Stage 2 to Stage 1. The U.S. For...
Chaffee County Sheriff Pete Palmer lowered county fire restrictions from Stage 2 to Stage 1 yesterday. Previously extreme, th...
Colorado Department of Transportation officials remind motorist that, with recent wildfires throughout the state, rain will c...
Governor John Hickenlooper lifted the statewide fire ban yesterday, however all local fire bans remain in effect. Salida, Bue...
KSBV will join broadcasters all over the state on Saturday, July 11th, to help raise money for the first responders and victi...
A lighting strike ignited a small fire yesterday afternoon along County Road 120 near Poncha Springs. Chaffee County Fire Pro...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack notified Gov. John Hickenlooper this week that 62 on the state's 64 counties qu...
53-year-old Steven Sorenson of Buena Vista died in a two-vehicle crash June 29 at County Road 319 and Steele Drive near Buena...
As of Sunday, more than $26 million has been spent on fighting the five currently active wildfires in Colorado. The figur...
Because of extreme fire conditions, federal, state and local fire officials urge people not to use fireworks or have campfire...
Firefighters made some headway with wildfires this weekend. Crews contained the Treasure Fire and entered the final phases of...
Because of current fire conditions in Colorado, Salida officials are assuring residents that the city and county emergency op...
Despite the Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado Springs, the U.S. Air Force Academy Band will play in Riverside Park from 7 to 8:30...
Much needed rain fell yesterday across central Colorado. Salida received just over .2 of an inch. Even with the rain, Chaffee...
The Waldo Canyon Fire has claimed 300 homes, all of them inside the Colorado Springs city limits. The fire has burned over 18...
People interested in assisting wildfire victims have several avenues for donating, but the absolute best thing you can do is ...
Fremont County commissioners approved a new county fire ordinance and implemented Stage 2 fire restrictions yesterday. The re...
The Waldo Canyon Fire jumped firefighters perimeter lines in the hills overlooking Colorado Springs yesterday, forcing franti...
Salida City Council unanimously approved yesterday an emergency ordinance banning fireworks and postponing the community Four...
The Treasure Fire, about 5 miles northeast of Leadville, has burned 320 acres and fire crews have attained 10 percent contain...
Record High temperatures, winds and low humidity sparked new wildfires this weekend and caused the High Park and other fires ...
The Waldo Canyon Fire is among the worst of the new blazes--forcing the evacuation of 11,000 people outside Colorado Springs....
The High Park Fire west of Fort Collins has so far destroyed 248 homes and has burned just over 83,000 acres with contained l...
Chaffee County Sheriff Pete Palmer raised the fire danger in the county to extreme over the weekend, and said he may implemen...
Hwy 50 from Texas Creek to Parkdale was reopened yesterday at 1 p.m. after the 6-acre Spike Buck Fire was contained. The fire...
Residents of Beaver Valley Ranch and Beaver Valley Estates returned to their homes yesterday after lifting of evacuation orde...
Highway mowing equipment sparked a wildfire near Spikebuck, prompting officials to close Hwy 50 and the Arkansas River from T...
Highway mowing equipment sparked a wildfire near Spikebuck, prompting officials to close Hwy 50 and the Arkansas River from T...
The Springer Fire, which has been burning 3.5 miles southwest of Lake George since Sunday, grew to just over 1,100 acres yest...
The Springer Fire, 3.5 miles southwest of Lake George, increased to 1,100 acres yesterday and was 23 percent contained. Evacu...
There are four fires burning in Colorado--the largest is the High Park Fire. The lightning-sparked fire has been burning west...
A two-vehicle crash Sunday night resulted in one arrest and six people going to Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center ...
The 200-acre Springer Fire forced the evacuations from the Eleven Mile Campground and surrounding homes in Park County yester...
Salida Fire Department cleaned a hazardous material spill in the 1100 block between C and D streets last Friday. City public ...
A 30-acre wildfire was burning in grass, shrubs and timber last night near Badger Mountain in Park County. The blaze, called ...
Preliminary data from the Colorado Department of Transportation reports that state traffic fatalities for the first four mont...
All six of the San Luis Valley counties and federal land management agencies are initiating Stage 1 fire restrictions beginni...
Fires west of the San Juan Mountains and the largest blaze in New Mexico's history are contributing to hazy skies in our ...
68-year-old Charles Howlett received moderate injuries in a two-vehicle crash this past Tuesday on U.S. 24, a mile north of J...
Two air tankers arrived in Durango yesterday to fight the Little Sand and Sunrise Mine fires, which have burned almost 10,000...
In an effort to increase seat belt use, Colorado State Patrol along with 72 law enforcement agencies will work overtime for t...
Summit County officials are seeking options to deal with a severe drought. County officials are meeting today after the Natio...
32-year-old David Lucero of Leadville died after his boat filled with water on Clear Creek Reservoir last Thursday. Chaffee C...
A Littleton couple died and a Durango man was seriously injured in a head-on collision Saturday afternoon on Hwy 50 three mil...
Much needed rain fell yesterday and over night. Just over a third of an inch is being reported in Salida. Things were a littl...
A 10-year-old Salida boy received minor injuries after he allegedly rode his bike into traffic near the intersection of Sixth...
The smoke rising from 7120 County Road 110 south of Salida Saturday was more than a controlled burn-- it was a training exerc...
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a red flag fire warning for our area resulting in a burn ban from 12noon to...
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a red flag fire warning for our area resulting in a burn ban from 12noon to...
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Fire Warning for the San Luis Valley, the Upper Arkansas Valley, the Easte...
The National Weather Service predicts the next 90 days will be warmer than average with below average precipitation. Colorado...
Containment of the Lower North Fork Fire, burning southeast of Conifer in Jefferson County, improved yesterday, and some evac...
Firefighters have reported at 15 percent containment of the Lower North Fork Fire burning southeast of Conifer in Jefferson C...
Two residents are dead and another is missing as the Lower North Fork Fire burning southeast of Conifer destroyed or damaged ...
The Avs are in 10th place in the NHL's Western Conference playoff race heading into their game tonight at Vancouver. The ...
Quite a few wildfires are burning in Colorado, including one southeast of Conifer. That fire has grown to more than 3,000 acr...
Fire danger rating in Chaffee County and the surrounding area was elevated to "high" yesterday and signs will be po...
Salida and Leadville ranger districts in Pike and San Isabel national forests plan two prescribed burns in Chaffee County sta...
Quite a few fires in our area over the weekend. One of those wind-fanned wildfires burned to within 50 yards of the home of D...
At about 4:30 p.m. yesterday, the Canon City Police Department was notified of an apparent suicide at the Royal Gorge Bridge....
A load of hay caught fire on a semi trailer traveling south on Hwy 285 near Centerville yesterday afternoon at about 4p.m., c...
An unidentified man and woman were seriously injured during a one-vehicle crash Saturday night on Hwy 50 east of Swissvale in...
Avalanche forecasters are warning outdoor enthusiasts to stay out of the backcountry after some areas received up to two feet...
In a meeting between Salida officials and Crest Academy teachers last Friday, city officials pointed out that city council do...
The Avalanche rallied to beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 last night to move into a tie for eighth in the conference.
Forecasters are urging backcountry sports enthusiasts to stay out of mountain areas in central Colorado because of dangerous ...
Fire destroyed the home of Dyan Boden after ashes from a can ignited a shed on County Road 302 just east of Johnson Village. ...
A Telluride man died Monday in an avalanche near the Telluride Ski Resort. He has been identified as Nathanael Soules. His de...
The Chaffee County office of emergency management will conduct free Community Emergency Response Team training from 9a.m. to ...
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a hit-and-run incident involving one vehicle at about 6pm Tuesday on Hwy 50 west o...
Salida firefighters extinguished a blazing load of clothes in a gas dryer Friday night at the Salida Laundromat at the inters...
A preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board states that only one engine was operating on the pl...
After recent snowfall and facing several more months of winter, the Colorado Department of Transportation reminds motorists t...
The Buena Vista Demon boys and girls basketball teams will host Gunnison tonight. You will hear two games tonight on The Rive...
In high school basketball games heard on The River Rat last night, the Florence girls beat Buena Vista 43-23.The BV boys beat...
High school sports get back in full swing today taking a hiatus during winter break.Tonight on The River Rat, Salida host Ala...
Slick streets was a contributing factor in a two-vehicle crash at 15th and H Streets yesterday afternoon in which Elizabeth V...
The Avalanche got buried by the Winnipeg Jets last night 4-1 to snap Colorado's five-game winning streak and a record eight-g...
The Denver Nuggets opened their NBA season in convincing style last night, routing the defending champions Dallas Mavericks 1...
Jay McClement scored the winner in the second period to help the Colorado Avalance take a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues la...
26-year-old Jack Murten of Cotopaxi died Monday night when the vehicle he was driving skidded on icy Hwy 50 and rolled about ...
Access gates in the Fourmile Travel Management Area will be closed for the winter beginning today. The gate closure helps pre...
The Avalanche lost to San Jose 4-1 last night at the Pepsi Center. Next up for the Avs-Vancouver on Wednesday night. Tony St...
The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning from 8pm tonight to 5pm tomorrow for all of the KSBV listening ar...
The investigation of the November 10 plane crash outside of Alamosa that claimed the life of Rev. Steve Dreher of Salida will...
Money donated to Fremont County Search and Rescue has allowed for the purchase of an emergency response vehicle. Fremont Sea...
The Penguins beat the Avalanche last night 6-3. The Avs lost for only the third time this season on the road by blowing a 3-1...
Rev. Steve Dreher, longtime pastor at First Lutheran Church in Salida, died Thursday afternoon when the plane he was flying c...
24-year-old Scott Springer of Westcliffe died in a one-car rollover Saturday afternoon on an icy patch of Colorado 9 about 6 ...
The Avalanche finally hit a roadblock.Needing only one more victory away from home to tie a franchise record for most consecu...
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until midnight tonight for all of the KSBV listening area. A strong storm system is ...
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the entire KSBV listening area. A strong storm system will...
Lack of wildfire mitigation was recently named as a major contributor to the Fourmile Canyon fire in 2010, triggering a discu...
A broken gas line caused temporary evacuation of businesses for about an hour yesterday after a subcontractor working on Sack...
A helicopter under contract to the U.S. Geological Survey will begin collecting geophysical data tomorrow near Salida and in ...
The Avalanche, the 29th-placed NHL team last season—and the team picked by most pundits to still finish near the bottom...
Emergency responders removed a victim of a one-vehicle rollover yesterday on Hwy 50. Witnesses said the driver was traveling ...
More than 300 people attended the annual open house at the Salida Fire Station Saturday.The open house is held in conjunction...
Contaminated cantaloupe grown in Colorado have killed 23 people, making this fall’s food poisoning outbreak the second-...
Salida residents ordering pizza from a local pizza joint this Friday and Saturday may be greeted by fire fighters and could g...
One person was killed and three injured when a vehicle drove off Hwy 50 Saturday morning 16 miles west of Poncha Springs. The...
Three people were transported to Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center with minor injuries after a one-vehicle crash y...
An unidentified woman was injured in a single car rollover crash that pinned her inside her vehicle yesterday afternoon on Hw...
If you see smoke in the sky north of Buena Vista, it’s a controlled burn being conducted by the U.S. Forest Service.Ano...
The Salida Fire Department and South Arkansas Fire Protection District personnel will join forces to deliver the 2011 fire pr...
Two prescribed burns in Chaffee County totaling about 800 acres will be ignited in late September to reduce hazardous fuels n...
Two prescribed burns in Chaffee County totaling about 800 acres will be ignited in late September to reduce hazardous fuels n...
Two prescribed burns in Chaffee County totaling about 800 acres will be ignited in late September to reduce hazardous fuels n...
Three bears in western Fremont County, one near Howard and two from Cotopaxi, have been captured and euthanized during recent...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a bulletin yesterday warning consumers not to eat Rocky Ford Cantaloupes shipped...
Chaffee County Commissioners designated September as National Preparedness Month during their regular meeting yesterday. Com...
One person was injured yesterday following a wreck on Hwy 50 at County Road 111 near Walmart.An Isuzu Trooper was eastbound o...
Public safety agencies in Salida will host a memorial service at 9:30am Sunday in Riverside Park recognizing the 10th anniver...
A single engine plane plowed to a stop in a field south of Buena Vista yesterday afternoon shortly after take off. The uniden...
The Colorado State Patrol is investigation a two-vehicle crash resulting in a fatality that occurred on Hwy 285 in Park Count...
The largest earthquake to strike Colorado in almost 40 years shook hundreds of people near the New Mexico border. The 5.3 ear...
Because of the recent rainfall, fire restrictions were lifted on all BLM and National Forest Lands. However, bureau and fores...
Natural disaster areas were recently declared in eight Colorado counties including Saguache, Alamosa and Rio Grande. Drought ...
26-year-old Nathan Holstad of Hartsel died and two other people were injured in a head-on collision on Hwy 50 in Salida Sunda...
A head-on collision closed Hwy 50 at County Road 111 in Salida last night. As many as three people may have been injured with...
The Fremont County Sheriff’s office has lowered the fire ban restrictions from stage 3 to stage 1 in unincorporated are...
Six passengers were transported to St. Thomas Moore Hospital in Canon City after a commercial raft company bus went off Hwy 5...
Six passengers were transported to St. Thomas Moore Hospital in Canon City after a commercial raft company bus went off Hwy 5...
Improved weather conditions in Chaffee County have prompted lifting of all fire restrictions on private land within the count...
It’s still dry in the San Luis Valley.Farmers in southern Colorado are bracing for a diminished winter wheat harvest th...
59-year-old Gary Thomas of Huntsville, Alabama, died of internal bleeding Saturday afternoon when the motor home he was drivi...
A Colorado Springs family was evacuating a Wyoming campground because of flooding early Tuesday morning when their van plunge...
With very little fire activity on the 4,690 acre Duckett Fire during the past two weeks, officials estimated the date of cont...
An unidentified 63-year-old Penrose man escaped serious injury Saturday night when the car he was driving went airborne off H...
An unknown arsonist reportedly sparked the 3am July 5fth blaze that destroyed an unoccupied city-owned residence at 324 Hunt ...
Fire restrictions for private lands in Chaffee County were lowered yesterday to Stage 1 but U.S. Forest Service and BLM prope...
At 4,680 acres and 80 percent containment, officials report “very little activity on the Duckett Fire during the last w...
Containment of the Mason Fire is being reported at 100 percent with a total of 154 acres burned. Personnel decreased to 13 op...
The Mason Fire near Wetmore in Custer County has burned 154 acres and remains at 25 percent containment. The fire was started...
The Duckett Fire has consumed 4,640 acres since it started June 12. The fire is four miles west of Hillside and eight miles s...
An unoccupied city-owned residence at 324 Hunt St. received significant structural damage from a fire that started at about 3...
A wildfire, sparked Sunday afternoon when a small aircraft crashed about three miles southwest of Wetmore in Custer County co...
Stage 2 Fire Restrictions for our area remain in effect until further notice. Stage 2 Fire Restrictions prohibit building, ma...
Two people were aboard a plane that crashed in Custer County yesterday afternoon sparking a 40-acre fire. One person was kill...
The body of 30-year-old Deanna Miller of Denver was recovered Saturday night from Mount Princeton after a boulder rolled on h...
The National Weather Service has lifted the Red Flag Fire Warning for our area and accordingly, the No Burn restrictions that...
Fire danger in all of the KSBV listening area remains very high because of the hot, dry and windy conditions and the National...
The size of the Duckett Fire south of Cotopaxi was downgraded from the weekend estimate of 5,000 acres to 4,600 acres because...
Chaffee County is among nine Colorado counties for which Gov. John Hickenlooper requested drought assistance from U.S. Agricu...
Despite 80 percent containment, the Duckett Fire south of Cotopaxi and west of Hillside grew by 200 acres a day over the week...
A Monte Vista area man died this week while trimming trees at Blue Waters Hacienda in Saguache when the arm of his tree-trimm...
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Fire Warning for Saguache County and the San Luis Valley. The fire danger ...
Local firefighters from the Arkansas Fire Protection District returned home from fighting the Duckett Fire this week after se...
Containment of the Duckett Fire was reported at 80 percent last night. The fire has burned 4,358 acres about six miles south ...
Stage 1 fire restrictions and a fire danger rating of high will remain in effect for all private land in Chaffee County. Sher...
Duckett Fire evacuees from two subdivisions and a ranch were allowed to return home yesterday but evacuations remained in eff...
The Duckett Fire has grown to 4,353 acres as of last night with expenses estimated at more than $4 million. About 644 per...
56-year-old Jake Borunda of Coaldale died Friday afternoon when the pickup in which he was riding rolled more than 3 times of...
29-year-old Holli Raymer of Canon City received serious injuries early yesterday when the vehicle she was driving went off Hw...
A commercial rafting accident yesterday on the Arkansas River at Pinball Rapid near Nathrop claimed the life of a Texas man. ...
The Duckett Fire in Fremont and Custer Counties was moving northwest and by last night had burned over 2,900 acres about 8 mi...
High wind and low humidity are contributing to the spread of the Duckett Fire now 8 miles from Cotopaxi. Officials report a 5...
The Duckett Fire remains uncontained and growing as wind gust up to 45 mph whipped it through more than 1,000 acres, forcing ...
A fire burning in New Mexico near the Colorado border has more than doubled in size to an estimated 6,000 acres. The fire is ...
25-year-old Mathew James Loutsenhizer of Fort Carson was identified yesterday as the man who died in a rollover crash near th...
A wind-driven wildfire of undetermined origin burned 125 acres of grass, pine and juniper southwest of Hillside in Fremont Co...
Stage 1 fire restrictions are in place for Chaffee and Fremont Counties.No open fires of any type are allowed in unincorporat...
A 25-year-old man died and two others were injured as the result of a one-vehicle rollover accident on Hwy 50 near the summit...
Chaffee County Undersheriff John Spezze says the fire danger rating for all private lands in Chaffee County continues to be h...
The woman who died in a rafting accident on the Arkansas River on Wednesday has been indentified as 38-year-old Sue Ann Apoli...
A 38-year-old San Antonio, Texas, woman died yesterday afternoon during a rafting incident involving two rapids on the Arkans...
Chaffee County Undersheriff John Spezze announced this morning that the fire danger rating in the county has been raised to h...
A wildfire burned as estimated 5 acres by 7pm last night near Manoa Springs. A single aerial tanker helped battle the fire. T...
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed four businesses on Alamosa’s Main Street last night. It is the largest fire in ...
As of 6pm last night the 78-acre fire at Hell’s Gate was 100 percent contained. Saguache County Sheriff’s Investi...
Termed the Hell’s Gate Fire, related to a rock formation in the area where the fire started, a blaze in Saquache County...
Seven people including two 7-year-old boys, swam safely from the swollen Arkansas River in Salida yesterday afternoon after t...
About 50 fires near the Arizona New Mexico border are contributing smoke in the San Luis and Arkansas River Valleys and much ...
The Colorado Division of Wildlife is urging anglers to take extra precautions on the water as rising temperatures and deep sn...
Slightly improved weather conditions in Chaffee County have prompted the lifting of the fire ban announced yesterday by Sheri...
Two separate motorcycle accidents happened within 30 minutes of each other Wednesday on Hwy 50 near Turkey Creek. The Colorad...
A westbound tractor-trailer carrying 60,000 pounds of gravel rolled onto its side yesterday morning eight miles east of Salid...
The Arkansas River near Leadville may reach minor flood stage this weekend as warm temperatures accelerate season snowmelt. T...
Responding to a one-vehicle crash east of Kenosha Pass, Park County Sheriff Fred Wegener escaped injury when he rolled his pa...
Cooler temperatures combined with an increase in precipitation prompted the BLM to lift fire restrictions that covered land i...
A one-car rollover accident on Park County Road 43 claimed the life of a Bailey man yesterday. 37-year-old Sean Hopkins was p...
Unusually deep snowpack in central and northern Colorado mountains could produce dangerous avalanches in pathways that may no...
Unusually deep snowpack in central and northern Colorado mountains could produce dangerous avalanches in pathways that may no...
An update on the fatal crash on Hwy 24 on Trout Creek Pass last Wednesday. 56-year-old Noah Van Bidder of Littleton and his 1...
The fire ban for Chaffee County was lifted yesterday afternoon after the National Weather Service dropped it red flag warning...
The Snyder Creek Fire southeast of Kenosha Pass in Park County grew to about 200 acres by yesterday afternoon and is about 40...
A wildfire has burned about 140 acres in the Pike National Forest three miles south of Kenosha Pass.Hikers and campers were f...
Chaffee County Sheriff Pete Palmer, acting as the fire warden for the county, has declared today a “no-burn” day....
Two passengers involved in a car-pickup truck crash Wednesday remained in critical condition and on life support in Denver ar...
Stage 1 fire restrictions on Bureau of Land Management land in Fremont County remain in place. Restrictions include building,...
Two Littleton residents died and four others were seriously injured in a head-on collision on Hwy 24/285 on Trout Creek Pass ...
U.S. Forest Service law enforcement personnel discovered a large “party” site filled with trash, pallets and othe...
State Rep. Tom Massey’s resolution to honor all first responders for courage and service to residents of Colorado passe...
The level of Antero Reservoir south of Fairplay will be reduced by two feet beginning the first week of May as a safety preca...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined Wolf Creek Ski Area $17,000, alleging serious workplace violation...
Fremont County Commissioners and Sheriff James Beicker adopted a county-wide fire ban effective immediately for all unincorpo...
An update on a traffic fatality story from yesterday.We told you about a accident Sunday night on Fremont County Road 61 just...
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a single vehicle accident in Fremont County that resulted in one fatality.The acci...
The Crystal Fire is now 95 percent contained after “good progress” by fire crews over the weekend. The fire is no...
Potential turning lanes on U.S. 285 at the junction with County Road 270 are in the works after an on-site meeting this week ...
The Rockies, Nuggets and Avalanche all were in action yesterday. The Rockies shut out the Dodgers 3-0. The Nuggets lost to Ok...
Fire danger remains high in Colorado today. U.S. Forest Service fire management is warning that we are on par with, if not dr...
A backcountry skier was killed in an avalanche yesterday afternoon in an area known as Maroon Bowl outside the boundary of th...
A fire that forced more than 300 residents from their homes in the middle of the night consumed 15 homes and numerous cars, s...
A fire that forced more than 300 residents from their homes in the middle of the night consumed 15 homes and numerous cars, s...
Colorado plays Alabama tonight in the NIT semifinals, with the winner playing Thursday in the title game. The Ducks defeated ...
Three new wildfires yesterday burned more than 11,000 acres, forcing thousands of people to evacuate and hundreds of firefigh...
Three new wildfires yesterday burned more than 11,000 acres, forcing thousands of people to evacuate and hundreds of firefigh...
The NCAA hockey tournament begins tonight.Three Colorado colleges are in the field.Air Force takes on Yale, DU plays Western ...
The Chaffee County Fire Warden issued a No Burn Day yesterday because of strong winds, low humidity and dry fuels. Nothing ha...
Fires continue to burn outside Golden. The fire was about 20 percent contained as of last night.Firefighters hope diminishing...
Alec Burks had 25 points and 10 rebounds, helping Colorado hold off Kent State 81-74 last night and advance to the NIT semi-f...
High winds and dry conditions have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Red Flag Fire Warning for all of eastern ...
Two prescribed burns are planned by the U.S. Forest Service in the Chaffee County area. The burns will involve nearly 800 acr...
The Colorado State Patrol responded to an accident on Wolf Creek Pass over the weekend that involved a van carrying a number ...
A snow slide closed Monarch Pass for more than an hour yesterday and many more wet bank-slips delayed traffic on Hwy. 50. The...
31-year-old Carlos Ruizdelatorre of Albuquerque was cited for careless driving causing bodily injury early Saturday morning a...
Falling asleep behind the wheel is also being blamed for an accident last Wednesday when 19-year-old Maxwell Crino of Gunniso...
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a one-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on Highway 67 in Teller County. 53-year-ol...
The Avalanche lost to Minnesota 5-2 last night.The Avs have lost 16 of their last 17 games. Former NFL running back Tiki Barb...
The teenager involved in an accident that resulted in the death of bicyclist has reached a plea agreement. Colorado State Pa...
Possible flooding has prompted the moving of the new Salida High School from the southeast corner to the southwest corner of ...
The ragtag Avalanche faced the red-hot San Jose Sharks last night and lost 2-1 in a shootout.It was Colorado’s 14th los...
The biggest winter storm of the season dumped 40 inches of snow on Monarch Pass in 48 hours burying a backcountry skier, caus...
The Avalanche put on another dreadful performance last night losing to the lowly Edmonton Oilers 5-2 at the Pepsi Center.
Homes and businesses south of Hwy. 50 and west of County Road 107 were evacuated yesterday afternoon as a wildfire jumped the...
The Avalanche put on another dreadful performance last night losing to the lowly Edmonton Oilers 5-2 at the Pepsi Center.
(February 23, 2011) The Nuggets, playing without Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups, put on an impressive show of teamwork ...
(February 23, 2011) Traffic continues to move smoothly through the site of the rockslide that closed U.S. 50 near Cotopaxi fo...
(Februaty 23, 2011)Influenza has flourished in the San Luis Valley this month, with widespread cases appearing in schools, nu...
(February 23, 2011) A resolution, with stipulations, allowing medical marijuana growing and manufacturing in industrial zones...
(February 17, 2011) Highway 50 remains closed after Monday’s rock slide, one mile west of Cotopaxi.Rockfall specialist ...
(February 17, 2011) The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for snow and blowing snow in effect until ...
(February 16, 2011) Highway 50 remains closed today due a major rock slide 1 mile west of Cotopaxi. Cleanup is estimated to ...
(February 15, 2011) Yesterday was not a good day for professional sports in Colorado. The Nuggets got blown out by Housto...
(February 14, 2010)Hecla Junction Recreation Site including County Road 194 has been closed for three to four weeks. The ...
(February 11, 2011)The Fremont County Sheriff’s office has released their report on the Parkdale Canyon Fire.The fire, ...
(February 9, 2011)An employee of Power Zone Equipment near Center lost his life in an industrial accident Monday afternoon. ...
(February 8, 2011)Searchers found an elderly female patient with Alzheimer’s disease about one hour after she walked aw...
(February 7, 2011) An early Friday morning school bus accident sent a 15-year-old Florence boy to the hospital with serious i...
(February 7, 2011)The National Weather Service is predicting snow and frigid temperatures as a strong arctic cold front moves...
(February 1, 2011) A Salida Fire Department truck slid off the steep, snowpacked County Road 184 and become stuck last night ...
(January 31, 2011)A semi-tanker loaded with gasoline rolled off U.S. 50 and exploded killing the driver Friday morning five m...
(January 28, 2011) A 2-year-old was airlifted to the hospital yesterday following an ATV accident on the family farm off Coun...
(January 26, 2011) The natural gas service line on L Street in Salida was broken late yesterday afternoon when a new sewer li...
High school basketball tonight as the Salida Spartans travel to Buena Vista to take on the Demons.The Denver Broncos have hir...
(January 25, 2011) A national coalition promoting highway safety is again urging Colorado lawmakers to pass a primary enforce...
(January 24, 2011)Fire that destroyed a Buena Vista home January 5 may have been intentionally set. Chaffee County Sheriff de...
(January 19, 2011) The Spartan boys broke a four game losing streak when they defeated the Florence Huskies 49-32 last night ...
(January 13, 2011) After a two day investigation by multiple agencies, the cause of the Jan. 5th fire that destroyed a house ...
(January 11, 2011) Matt Duchene showed why he’s a prime candidate to be named to the All-Star Game today. Duchene had ...
(January 11, 2011) An Iowa doctor and his passenger both were killed when their plane crashed in the Sangre de Cristo mountai...
(January 10, 2011) Three people were injured when the vehicle they were riding in ran off Hwy. 24 on Trout Creek Pass Friday....
(January 5, 2011) The Salida boys basketball team suffered a 49-42 loss to the Mean Moose of Alamosa yesterday. The Spartan ...
The Avalanche lost to the Canucks last night for the fourth time this season 2-1 at the Pepsi Center.A late game surge comes ...
(January 3, 2011) A 38-year-old Centennial man was killed Sunday when he skied into a tree at Keystone Ski Resort in Summit C...
(December 31,2010)The Avalanche blew a 3 point lead against the Oilers last night only to come back and win in a shootout 4-3...
(December 30, 2010) The seasons first winter storm it taking aim at Colorado. A developing storm system combined with an arct...
(December 29, 2010) A Winter Storm Warning is in effect through early Friday morning. A strong system with abundant moisture ...
(December 28, 2010) The Red Wings took a 4-3 overtime win over the Avalanche last night at the Pepsi Center.
(December 28, 2010) Colorado state Senator Suzanne Williams of Aurora was involved in a fatal crash Sunday in Texas after she...
(December 23, 2010) An avalanche on Wolf Creek yesterday closed the mountain early, but it appears that no one was injured. I...
(December 20, 2010) The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the divide and most of Western Colorad...
(December 15, 2010) Vandals caused $1,500 in damage to the Touber Building when rocks were thrown through glass doors of the ...
(December 9, 2010) Two San Luis Valley residents died in separate vehicle crashes yesterday.The first fatal crash occurred ne...
(December 7, 2010) Avalanche danger was reported as moderate in Chaffee County yesterday by the Colorado Avalanche Informatio...
(December 6, 2010) An Avalanche has killed a backcountry skier near Loveland Ski area. 32-year-old Kyle Shellberg of Golden w...
(December 1, 2010) The Avalanche lost a close one to the Atlanta Thrashers last night, 3-2 in overtime.
(November 30, 2010) A memorial fund has been established at High Country Bank for Michael Dixon.The Buena Vista teenager died...
(November 29, 2010)The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle accident resulting in one minor injury and one...
(November 26, 2010) The Avalanche rallied late but came up short in a 3-2 loss last night to the Oilers. The Colorado Buffalo...
(November 25, 2010) The Avalanche dropped the opener of its two game Canadian road trip last night, losing to Vancouver 4-2.
(November 24, 2010) The first-place Avalanche goes into tonight’s game at Vancouver riding a four-game winning streak, ...
(November 23, 2010) A Wolf Creek Ski Area ski patrol director died in an avalanche yesterday morning. 41-year-old Scott Kay w...
(November 22, 2010) Firefighters had a blaze 100 percent contained by Friday afternoon that burned an estimated 1,500 acres i...
(November 17, 2010) Prescribed burning of slash piles in Chaffee and Lake counties is set to begin later this month and conti...
(November 15, 2010) A two-car crash Friday afternoon on Hwy. 50 near Wellsville injured three people and closed the highway f...
(November 12, 2010) Lab test confirmed rabies in a dead bat found in a Villa Grove home last week after the animal was taken ...
(November 4, 2010) Salida officials revealed a state and federally funded emergency operation center this week in the Salida ...
(November 3, 2010) Salida officials revealed a new emergency operation center yesterday in the Salida Police Department at th...
(November 1, 2010) Residents in the Cotopaxi and Parkdale areas may see smoke in the near future as a result of slash pile bu...
(November 1, 2010) A 15-person team rescued a 55-year-old Denver man who received five broken ribs and a broken wrist during ...
(October 28, 2010) The Lake County Commission has asked the Leadville City Council and Fire Chief Bob Harvey to cut more than...
(October 27, 2010) The Avalanche lost 4-3 last night to Vancouver when Mason Raymond scored at 28 seconds of overtime.And in ...
(October 27, 2010) Three Buena Vista residents escaped injury in the two vehicle crash that occurred Monday on Trout Creek Pa...
(October 27, 2010) Recovery efforts will continue today at Frog Rock Rapid north of Buena Vista to locate the remains of 23-y...
(October 26, 2010) Multiple “slide-offs” and wrecks occurred during the first winter storm of the year. The slic...
(October 26, 2010) One person is dead and at least two others injured in a head on collision last night near the west side su...
(October 19, 2010) The Colorado Avalanche completed a five-game road trip with a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers.Chris ...
(October 13, 2010) The final score: Avalanche 5, Wings 4 in a shootout, a thriller that saw the Avs overcome three deficits. ...
(October 6, 2010) Salida residents ordering a pizza from one of the local pizza places today through Friday may be greeted by...
(October 4, 2010) Salida City Councilmen will hear a presentation regarding various methods to “abate the unsafe condit...
(October 4, 2010) The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle serious bodily injury crash with a HAZMAT spill th...
(September 30, 2010) Chaffee County Commissioners, along with members of Chaffee County Search and Rescue North, gathered to ...
(September 29, 2010)The Salida Ranger District has re-opened Forest Service Road 297 after conducting cleanup activities at a...
