Sheriff’s office orders evacuations for wildfire near Carbondale
Reinhard Krull
The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office has issued evacuation orders for part of the county after a wildfire broke out on Sunday.
In a Facebook post, the sheriff’s office told residents in the Panorama Subdivision, as well as those east of County Road 100, from Upper Cattle Creek to the Ranch at Coulter Creek, to evacuate the area immediately.
The Ranch, a Coulter Creek Fire, is 35-40 acres. The Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District said multiple ground and air resources are on scene.
Roaring Fork High School is the evacuation center. Anyone who needs to move livestock to safety can contact the Alpine Equine Hospital to put them at the office. Those who need help can call 970-366-1320.
Residents can sign up for emergency notifications here.
STAY INFORMED: Get free Colorado news with our daily newsletter (Click here)
Ed Reinhardt’s magical 27-year run on the stage ends
John Moore
john.moore@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 hours ago
2025 DENVER GAZETTE TRUE WEST AWARDS: DAY 8 University of Colorado football star found a new home and purpose with Magic Moments after devastating brain injury Every time Ed Reinhardt walks into a room, he will look you straight in...
John Moore
Reporter
Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive. People turn to other ways to learn about the bombing
Audrey Mcavoy
audrey.mcavoy@associatedpress.com
Updated 3 hours ago
HONOLULU (AP) — Survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor have long been the center of a remembrance ceremony held each year on the military base’s waterfront. But today only 12 are still alive — all centenarians —...
Audrey Mcavoy
Reporter
‘We bring the joy’: Children’s Hospital Colorado celebrates 40 years of Harley riders donating toys
Noah Festenstein
noah-festenstein@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 hours ago
The sounds of motorcycle engines outside meant holiday gifts for patients inside Children’s Hospital Colorado at the University of Colorado Anschutz medical campus on Sunday. Among the groups of Harley Davidson riders was Vinny Terranova, who, 40 years ago, began...
Noah Festenstein
Reporter
Bessent: Omar ‘gaslighting’ public as Treasury investigates alleged welfare fraud
Wire Services
wire-services@denvergazette.com
Updated 4 hours ago
Molly Parks Washington Examiner Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ripped Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) for “gaslighting the American people” about allegations of widespread fraud from the Minnesota Somali community. After reports surfaced of a widespread fraud scheme in Minnesota allegedly largely orchestrated by Somali asylum-seekers,...
Wire Services
Reporter
Defense forum: Hegseth hails Trump as ‘true and rightful heir’ of Reagan
Wire Services
wire-services@denvergazette.com
Updated 5 hours ago
David Zimmermann Washington Examiner Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called President Donald Trump the “true and rightful heir” of Ronald Reagan at a defense forum named after the former president in Southern California on Saturday. Speaking at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Hegseth based the comparison on Trump...
Wire Services
Reporter
Trump launches investigation into whether anti-competition affects food affordability
Wire Services
wire-services@denvergazette.com
Updated 5 hours ago
Jenny Goldsberry Washington Examiner President Donald Trump signed an executive order Saturday to establish a task force to “remedy any anti-competitive behavior” in the U.S. food supply. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson will create the Food Supply Chain...
Wire Services
Reporter
Puerto Rico salsa giant Rafael Ithier, who led El Gran Combo for more than half a century, dies
The Associated Press
the-associated-press@denvergazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Rafael Ithier, a beloved musician and a founder of the legendary salsa band El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, whose hits have inspired Bad Bunny and other icons from the U.S. territory and beyond, has...
The Associated Press
Reporter
Judge deals setback to DOJ effort to seek new indictment against Comey
Wire Services
wire-services@denvergazette.com
Updated 6 hours ago
The Denver Gazette wire services WASHINGTON — A federal judge has dealt a setback to Justice Department efforts to seek a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, temporarily barring prosecutors from using evidence they had relied on when...
Wire Services
Reporter
5 injured in head-on crash that closes U.S. Highway 285 near Conifer
Noah Festenstein
noah-festenstein@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 hours ago
A head-on crash between two vehicles southwest of Conifer on Sunday left five people injured and closed U.S. Highway 285. The Elk Creek Fire Department posted on social media just after 10:30 a.m. that two vehicles collided on Highway 285...
Noah Festenstein
Reporter
Trump slams pardoned Democratic congressman as ‘disloyal’ for not switching parties
Wire Services
wire-services@denvergazette.com
Updated 7 hours ago
The Denver Gazette wire services Donald Trump is angry that Rep. Henry Cuellar is running again as a Democrat rather than switch parties after the president pardoned the Texas congressman and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case....
Wire Services
Reporter
PREV
PREVIOUS
CPW announces plan to treat invasive zebra mussels in privately owned body of water in Eagle County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has announced a plan to contain and treat invasive zebra mussels in a privately owned body of water in western Eagle County. According to a press release from CPW, staff […]
Mountain lion that killed pet dog captured and relocated
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A mountain lion that killed a pet dog on July 25 in Boulder was captured and relocated Friday night. According to a news release from the Boulder Police Department, a couple was walking their small […]