Author: O’Dell Isaac
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Western Colorado wildfire update: Crews making headway on containment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Several wildfires in western Colorado have scorched more than 30,000 acres as of Sunday, but firefighting crews are making progress with containment, incident officials said. Ignited by lightning strikes earlier this month, the Turner Gulch, Sowbelly, South Rim and Wright Draw blazes caused Gov. Jared…
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Growing wildfires force evacuations in western Colorado; blaze in Utah approaches state line
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As heavy winds fed the South Rim fire and other blazes in the western part of the state over the weekend, a growing wildfire in Utah threatened to cross the Colorado border, according to emergency officials Monday. The largest of four western Colorado blazes ignited…
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis makes disaster declaration on wildfires in western Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis on Sunday made a verbal disaster declaration for a series of wildfires burning in Montrose, Delta and Mesa counties, according to a news release. The declaration allows the state to mobilize its resources, including supplies, equipment and personnel, to assist in battling…
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Development of Leonardo da Vinci Museum underway in downtown Pueblo
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save North America’s first and only Leonardo da Vinci Museum is taking shape in the heart of downtown Pueblo, with an eye toward opening later this year. Since receiving final approval from the Colorado Economic Development Commission in February, development of the STEAM (science, technology, engineering,…
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Tragic jet ski hit-and-run kills 18-year-old incoming Air Force Academy cadet
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Air Force Academy is mourning the loss of an incoming cadet. Ava Moore, 18, died in a crash Sunday while kayaking in her native Texas, on Grapevine Lake, near Dallas, academy officials said. According to multiple reports, including a news release from the Department…
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ICE arrests several Venezuelan gang members in El Paso County, sheriff’s office says
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The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on Friday announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently arrested several Venezuelan gang members in El Paso County. According to a news release, ICE notified Sheriff Joe Roybal that the detained suspects were members of the Tren de Aragua gang. The release did not state how many alleged…
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Spectator killed in track meet accident at University of Colorado Colorado Springs
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An accident during an indoor track meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs resulted in the death of an audience member on Sunday, according to university officials. Spectator killed in track meet accident at UCCS identified The incident took place at about 9:30 a.m. at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse during a club sports track…
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Cucumber products recalled in grocery stores across Colorado after possible salmonella outbreak
Albertsons Companies has initiated a voluntary recall of some store-made deli and produce items containing bulk cucumbers associated with a recent illness outbreak, according to a Tuesday news release. The items were available for purchase at Safeway and Albertsons stores in several states in the West and Midwest regions of the U.S., including Colorado, officials…