Tag: Leadville
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Leadville man arrested after fatal road-rage shooting
A road rage incident turned fatal on U.S. Highway 24 in Lake County, after a Leadville man allegedly shot and killed another driver late Tuesday night. Robert Price Chase, 31, was arrested and faces charges of second-degree murder after allegedly shooting and killing another driver around 10 p.m. in the 13200 block of U.S. 24.,…
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Colorado Springs ER doctor keeps 100-mile record in perspective
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One Monday last month, hardly recovered from running 100 miles in the mountains around Leadville, Anne Flower was back to work as an emergency room doctor at Memorial Hospital Central in Colorado Springs. “I was…
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Two teens arrested following Leadville shooting
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two teenage suspects were arrested in connection with a Leadville shooting that injured one. On Monday, at approximately noon, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a shooting near 19773 Highway 24 in Leadville. The call came from a teenage boy who…
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4th of July in Colorado: From Arvada to Grand Lake, a look at celebrations across the state
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nothing says summer like oohing and aahing as sparkling, human-made constellations explode in the night skies to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Here’s a roundup of Fourth of July fireworks and celebrations across the state. • Arvada: 5:30…
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A frozen palace rose in Colorado’s mountains nearly 130 years ago
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By now in Colorado, we know of the Ice Castles. The frozen attraction has once again opened to great fanfare in Cripple Creek, just as the Utah-based company has debuted another colorful complex of towers, arches and tunnels in Eagle. Lest we forget, a more…
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Historic ski area in Colorado about to open with $45 lift tickets
A humble, historic ski area is about to open in Colorado — and it’s debuting a price rare to the industry. Near Leadville, Ski Cooper is scheduled to kick off its season Dec. 11 in what will be the first day of a new deal: $45 lift tickets Mondays-Thursdays, regardless if one buys online in advance…
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Lifts, price drops, hang-outs and more new to Colorado ski country
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Last year around this time, we were talking about terrain debuting at Aspen Mountain and Steamboat; about a chairlift reaching Keystone’s Bergman Bowl; about the latest in an ongoing series of lift and base upgrades at Breckenridge. There’s always something to talk about at the start of ski season. As more resorts open this month,…
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Lakeside camping in Colorado: A quick guide to 7 of the state’s best spots
There’s nothing quite like opening the flap of your tent to the view of a lake, watching the rising sun’s warm glow dance across the water reflecting Colorado’s mountain majesty. Trappers Lake is the second largest natural lake in Colorado behind Grand Lake and sits on the edge of the 230,830-acres Flat Tops Wilderness Area…
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All aboard! These Colorado trains are offering holiday-themed rides with Santa
If reindeer weren’t available, Santa would certainly travel by train. As evidenced by all the Santa-themed train experiences that roll our way every holiday season. Here are some to get you in the holiday mood. The Santa’s North Pole Adventure train is returning to the Georgetown Depot. CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE File • Santa Express…
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Proposal would raise nightly rates at historic cabins around southern, central Colorado
The U.S. Forest Service has proposed raising nightly rates for six cabin sites around the southern and central parts of Colorado. Under the proposal, prices would double at the Lake Isabel Cabin outside Rye, from $75 to $150. The same hike would apply to the historic Roberts Cabin outside Como, the railroading settlement along Boreas…