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Here’s a look at how much snow is already falling around Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Snow is starting to stack up in Colorado, with well over a foot of powder predicted to fall. While some Coloradans may dread slick roads and early season snow, many are hoping this snowstorm will…
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Pilot killed in small plane crash east of Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A pilot was killed when a small plane crashed and caught fire Wednesday morning one mile southeast of the Meadow Lake Airport in Falcon, authorities say. At about 11:30 a.m. a single-engine Cessna T210 with…
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3 of 4 Colorado wildfires now burning were likely human-caused
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three out of the four wildfires burning in Colorado were likely caused by human behavior, officials said Tuesday. The Pine Gulch fire was started by lightning July 31, according to the incident command page, but…
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U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum opens today: 5 features you won’t want to miss
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save VIDEO | U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum: A look inside Designers of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum consulted with past Olympic athletes to make the 60,000-foot, 13-gallery museum as packed with as much information and hands-on opportunities as possible. Here are five features of…
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El Paso County sheriff’s deputy with coronavirus dies
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A deputy with coronavirus has died, the El Paso County sheriff’s office said Thursday. Jeff Hopkins, 41, leaves behind his wife and parents, Sheriff Bill Elder said at a press conference. He had been employed…
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Colorado climber escapes death in Yosemite “pinball” fall
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SAN JOSE, Calif. — The sound of a rock climber falling from a cliff cut through the black, cold silence of the early morning hours in Yosemite National Park. World-renowned climber Alex Honnold could not…
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Ten years ago, Colorado’s “Balloon Boy” captured the world’s attention
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ten years ago, the eyes of the world were fixed on Colorado’s skies and a silver, flying-saucer-shaped balloon. It was feared that 6-year-old Falcon Heene, since dubbed “Balloon Boy,” had stowed away on the homemade…
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Colorado BBQ joint to test “fake meat” products
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs Famous Dave’s on 8330 Razorback Road is one of 13 of the chain’s 130 locations to test four new menu items using Beyond Meat products. Sylvia Matzke-Hill, culinary director for the barbecue…
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Massive rockfall shuts down Colorado highway
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save UPDATE: According to CDOT, this road is now partially reopened. Currently, no closures are expected for Friday or over the weekend. Regular blasting closures will resume at 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 16. For more details,…
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Electric bikes soon to be humming along national park trails
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON • Motorized electric bicycles soon may be humming along serene trails in national parks and other public lands nationwide. It’s part of a new Trump administration order — hotly opposed by many outdoors groups — that will allow e-bikes on every federal trail where a…