Lots of folks have been commenting on Colorado’s vastly increased mosquito population this year. Experts say they’re showing up in unprecedented numbers for the state… (West Nile Mosquitos wrap :56) As a result of that, Colorado’s seeing a sharp increase in the number of West Nile Virus cases. So far this year, 36 people have been […]
I-70 Work
Here’s a travel reminder for you– part of I-70 through the mountains is getting a makeover, the next couple weeks… (New Overnight Work at Tunnel :30) CDOT just shut down one lane of the eastbound interstate around 10 last night. The work to be done is coming between the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels and the Georgetown on-ramps. […]
RMNP Fall
Park rangers say a woman is dead and a man seriously hurt, after falling hundreds of feet over the weekend, at Rocky Mountain National Park… (Fatal Climbing Fall vxr :26) […]
Missing Woman
First responders in Grand County are searching for a woman who’s now been missing for weeks… (Car Found, Woman Missing :38) They found her rental car parked at a trailhead almost 2 weeks ago, but only started […]
CO Pilot Assists in HI
The horrific fires on Maui in the past week had claimed 96 lives as of Sunday, and that number’s expected to go higher. Maui’s tourism board says some 46 thousand people have flown off that island, just since Wednesday. Flight crews are stretched so thin by the disaster, a pilot from Colorado cut his own […]
Fentanyl Charges
A year after Colorado prosecutors could start charging drug dealers with more serious crimes, the first person to be charged under the new fentanyl law has reached a plea deal… (Fentanyl Law Upgrade Case :32) It’s a woman named Andrea Branco (bronco). She’s pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl resulting in death. Another woman, Kara […]
Oil Trains
Elected officials in Glenwood Springs, in Garfield County, don’t want freight trains full of oil running through their city on the way to Denver… (West Slope v Oil Trains :24) Glenwood is joining a lawsuit by neighboring Eagle County, in opposition to federal approval of the proposed Uinta (you-IN-tuh) Basin railway oil train project from […]
Former DA Has New Battle
The disbarred former District Attorney for Colorado’s San Luis (loo-EESS) Valley is facing a new legal battle… (Ex-DA’s Legal Issues vxr :42) The guy he replaced claims Alonzo Payne filed fake criminal charges, over Christmas bonuses in the DA’s office. Payne resigned last summer, after an investigation found he ignored and mistreated crime victims. For […]
Missing Vaccines
Many kids across the state are said to be missing a critical step in their back-to-school process, with the state’s rate of vaccinations against all those childhood diseases said to be falling, now below recommended levels in two of Colorado’s biggest school districts… (Getting Kids Vaxxed wrap :53) Becca Miles is an Arapahoe County Public […]
Yuma Tornado Damage
In Tuesday’s tornado at Yuma, only one house was pretty much destroyed. The parents called the damage “insane.” But the kids who live there were home, were smart, and are safe today… (Yuma Tornado Survivors wrap :44) Multiple trees on the property were completely uprooted, or snapped off like twigs by the high winds. But […]