Author: Leslie James
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Snow in summer forecast for some Colorado mountains
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Recent weather forecasts are show chances for snow on some of Colorado’s high mountains over the weekend while much of the state can expect rain, lightning, and hail. Mountain Forecast predicts up to 2.4 inches…
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Human cases of West Nile Virus confirmed in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Human cases of the West Nile Virus have been confirmed in Colorado, the state health department said in a news release Friday. The cases are the first to be reported of the virus in Colorado…
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Portion of Colorado’s Front Range breaks record for poor air quality
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Northern areas of the Front Range in Colorado broke a record in 2021 for poor air quality, according to Boulder County Health officials. The Denver Metro area, including Boulder County, had at least 53 “ozone…
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Rescue crews search 6 hours for lost off-trail hiker in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A hiker in Colorado who went off-trail became lost Thursday evening, prompting a six-hour search for rescue teams, according to Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. The 59-year-old hiker from Erie, whose name wasn’t released, went off…
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Crews search for man with head injury on Colorado trail, find another hiker with an emergency
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Crews searched for a man who reported to authorities he injured his head while hiking on a trail in Colorado, then came across a 67-year-old man on the same trail who experienced a medical emergency…
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‘Wear a mask’: Air quality in Colorado 2nd-worst in the world
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado placed high on the air quality and pollution city ranking by IQAir early Sunday. By about 10 a.m., Denver’s air quality ranked the second-worst in the world on the index. Air quality and pollution…
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21 passengers rescued after bus became stuck on mountain backroad in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Twenty-one passengers on a Greyhound bus were rescued late Friday on a mountain backroad in Colorado after the bus became stuck, according to Garfield County Sheriff’s Office. The bus got stuck about 6 p.m. Friday…
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Colorado-based airline offering $70 flights to avoid major I-70 closure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Instead of spending more hours driving around Colorado to bypass the Interstate 70 closure, a Colorado-based airline is offering travelers a $70 flight over the mountains. Frontier Airlines announced Friday roundtrip flights between Grand Junction…
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Property dispute closes another popular hiking trail in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Another popular hiking trail in Colorado closed to the public Wednesday due to a private property conflict. Catamount Trail, a hiking trail west of Colorado Springs, will be closed until further notice, according to Facebook…
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‘Unlike anything they had seen before,’ officials say of I-70 damage in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The damages left behind from mudslides on Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon in western Colorado is described as “unlike anything they had seen before,” Colorado Department of Transportation officials said. The mudslides occurred amid heavy…