Tag: Idaho Springs
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Going to Argo: What to know about scenic gondola, trails and more at new Colorado attraction
One day ahead of the much anticipated debut of the Mighty Argo Cable Car in Idaho Springs, Mary Jane Loevlie gave a tour to the man who would be emceeing the celebratory event. The two walked around the top of the gondola, around the attractions here at Miners Point, where the Continental Divide dazzles in…
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Mighty Argo Cable Car unveiled, capping years of limbo, perseverance
While most in the crowd were in a cheery mood Thursday evening, Chuck Harmon seemed especially so. Dressed in a black button-down shirt patterned with an array of colorful cocktails, the mayor of Idaho Springs welcomed conversation after conversation with those in attendance at the private event in front of Union Station. “I’m relieved,” Harmon…
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Driver crashes, flees scene after traveling down bike path at high speed in Colorado mountain town
A lane of eastbound I-70 was temporarily closed in the area of Idaho Springs on April 8 after a vehicle struck a berm and crashed. The vehicle, however, wasn’t traveling along I-70 when the crash occurred, but on the Greenway bike path that runs along the road on the other side of the guardrail. According…
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Mighty Argo’s mighty champion: A woman’s gondola dream comes true in Colorado
IDAHO SPRINGS • Mary Jane Loevlie lives in a sweeping, mid-century modern home built by her father, with a wide window and deck looking north. This was Loevlie’s view one evening in 2018: the historic, red edifice of Argo Mill and Tunnel there across Interstate 70 and a mountain rising high above. Loevlie was sipping…
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‘Escape artist’ pup rescued near I-70 after escaping on windy day
The Idaho Springs Police Department recently gave a shoutout to the Colorado Department of Transportation personnel who “turned a potential highway disaster into a tail-wagging happy ending.” According to the police department, the situation involved a dog (looks like a husky or husky-mix) that escaped from a home in Idaho Springs after a backyard fence…
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Clear Creek man pleads guilty to murder of dog breeder
The Idaho Springs man suspected of killing a prestigious dog breeder and stealing his puppies pleaded guilty Monday morning. Sergio Ferrer, 37, appeared in a Clear Creek County court Monday and pleaded guilty to a count of second-degree murder, and also to a count of robbery with a deadly weapon in connection with the death…
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Driver struck Idaho Springs police officer during series of hit-and-runs, sheriff’s office says
Authorities in Clear Creek County arrested a driver who allegedly fled after a parking lot vehicle hit-and-run, then struck an Idaho Springs police officer and a sheriff’s office cruiser with a Toyota Tacoma during a Saturday afternoon pursuit. The incident led to authorities issuing a shelter-in-place during the search for the suspect in near the…
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Six facts about the Mighty Argo Cable Car gondola being built in Idaho Springs
Construction on Colorado’s newest mountain-town tourist attraction hits milestones The Mighty Argo Cable Car gondola, just north of Clear Creek in Idaho Springs, is one step closer to completion with the lower terminal nearly fully built and visible from Interstate 70. At the top of the gondola at Miners Point, the multi-level Argo Outpost also…
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Climber dies from fall in Idaho Springs
Authorities in Idaho Springs are investigating what led to a climber dying in a fall on Saturday afternoon. In a news release, officials from the Idaho Springs Police Department said witnesses reported the fall around 3:05 p.m. at the 400 block of Highway 103. Police said the climber was pronounced dead at the scene. Clear…
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Second arrest made in 2024 killing of Idaho Springs dog breeder
Ana Ferrer, wife of primary suspect Sergio Ferrer, was arrested in Nebraska