Author: Tamera Twitty
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Update: 6 injured in HVAC collapse at Gaylord Rockies, up to 100 guests were in pool area
More information has been made available about the HVAC collapse at Gaylord Rockies Resort, which sent six people to the hospital on Saturday. Crews from Aurora Fire Rescue (AFR) were deployed to the resort at approximately 9:50 a.m., after receiving several 911 calls. Callers reported that the resort’s HVAC system collapsed over the aquatics center.…
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Crews responding to a small plane crash in Colorado
Crews from the Teller County Sheriff’s Office are responding to a small plane crash near Phantom Canyon Road. “The area is difficult to get to and in a very remote location, so we still have no information to put out at this time,” the sheriff’s office said. Officials are asking the public to avoid the…
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Missing campers found safe in Colorado
Joseph Rivera and Jennifer Nelson, the campers that were believed to be missing near the Cochetope Pass area, have been found safe. The couple was reported missing on Friday. They had been last seen in Gunnison at approximately 11:00 a.m. on April 30. According to an update from the Saguache County Sheriff’s Office, the pair…
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Skier injured in 2,000-foot fall on Colorado peak
A 32-year-old man from Colorado Springs was injured on Saturday, after taking a 2,000-foot fall while skiing on Wilson Peak, according to the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office. Officials were first made aware of the fallen skier, who was reportedly injured in the fall, on Saturday afternoon. Sheriff’s deputies and a search and rescue team…
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Two inmates climb fence to escape jail in Colorado
Update: Both escaped inmates were captured at around 6:00 p.m. on Saturday evening in the area of Four Mile Creek. Two inmates from the Fremont County Detention Center escaped on Saturday, according to a news release from the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office. The escape occurred at approximately 12:30 p.m., when the two inmates, 25-year-old Rodolfo Varelas…
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Bear euthanized after repeatedly entering Colorado home, homeowner cited for feeding big game
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) trapped and euthanized a bear on Friday after it reportedly entered a Colorado Springs home on three separate occasions over the last week. According to a news release from CPW, the bear walked through an open door into a home in the Broadmoor neighborhood last Sunday. The home is located…
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“Life-threatening” injuries reported in equipment collapse at Colorado resort
Crews from Aurora Fire Rescue (AFR) responded to the Gaylord Rockies resort on Saturday morning, after receiving reports that mechanical equipment collapsed in the pool area, seriously injuring several people. According to a tweet from AFR at 11:04 a.m., six patients were evaluated, two of which have been transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.…
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Search mission underway for missing campers in Colorado
A search mission is underway for a pair of campers that were last known to be in Gunnison at approximately 11:00 a.m. on April 30. According to a news release from the Saguache County Search and Rescue team (SCSAR), Joseph Rivers and Jennifer Nelson were reportedly traveling from Ridgeway to Del Norte when they went…
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Arrest made after 174 dogs removed from property in Colorado
Marie Alvarado, a 55-year-old woman from Roggen, was arrested on Tuesday, weeks after crews removed 174 dogs from her property, according to a news release from the Weld County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO). WCSO’s animal control division opened up an animal cruelty/hoarding investigation into Alvarado on February 14. According to an earlier news release from the…
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Over-the-top milkshake bar, ‘The Yard’ set to open location in Colorado
The Yard, a specialty milkshake bar that was previously featured on an episode of ABC’s ‘Shark Tank,’ has recently announced that it will be opening a location in Denver later this month. The shop is known for its over-the-top milkshake recipes like the Milk & Cookies—a vanilla milkshake in a chocolate iced jar that has…




