Tag: Eagle County
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Colorado Springs, Aurora approved to perform exploratory drilling for new reservoir in the White River National Forest
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs Utilities and Aurora took a step closer this week to building a new reservoir in the White River National Forest near Holy Cross Wilderness following a decision by the U.S. Forest Service. The Forest Service granted a request from the two cities for…
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Backcountry avalanche kills skier near Vail
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One skier is dead following a Thursday afternoon avalanche in East Vail Chutes, officials announced. Deputies from the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an avalanche in the backcountry outside of Vail…
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3 Eagle County men ID’d in deadly Colorado avalanche
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After days of search and rescue efforts, officials have determined that three men from Eagle County were killed in Monday’s avalanche between Silverton and Ophir. Eagle County officials identified the victims Wednesday as 52-year-old Seth Bossung, 40-year-old Andy Jessen and 49-year-old Adam Palmer. “(We) are…
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Colorado mule tests positive for rabies for first time since 2013
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After nearly a decade of no cases, a mule in Eagle County has tested positive for bat variant rabies, the Colorado Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. This is Colorado’s first case of rabies in domestic livestock this year and the first time an equine has…
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Man wanted by Vail Police commits suicide in Arizona
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man wanted by the Vail Police Department committed suicide in Arizona as law enforcement officials attempted to contact him, police announced Saturday night. Officials within the police department learned that Braden had fled to…
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Woman found guilty of murder for deadly Eagle County home invasion
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Leigha Paige Ackerson was found guilty of murder for a 2018 home invasion that resulted in the death of 74-year-old Catherine Kelley, officials announced Monday. A jury found Ackerson guilty Friday of first-degree murder, first-degree burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, aggravated robbery, conspiracy to commit…
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Vail’s former IT director removes monitoring device
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Vail Police Department is asking for help from the general public in locating a 55-year-old man accused of multiple charges, including child prostitution, after he removed his court ordered GPS monitoring device on Friday. …