News from around Colorado

Happy, Healthy School Kids in Durango

Keeping our children healthy and well is a process that certainly doesn’t stop when they go to school, so parents want to be sure they have good partners in the school system. In the Durango School District, educators have taken this responsibility seriously and over the past five years have analyzed nutrition and health issues. [continue reading...]



Falling Boulders at Boulder Falls Cause Closure

In a sad irony, the very boulders that water cascades over to the delight of so many tourists and locals alike, are the reason that Boulder Falls will be closed indefinitely. The rock fall danger was most recently brought to public attention in March when a visiting 63 year old woman from Madison, WI was[continue reading...]



Local Church Hosts Dinner to Benefit Hayden Girl

Hayden Colorado – The Hayden Congregational Church hosted a soup dinner to benefit 20 month old Ella Mosciaro. Little Ella, or “Ellabeans” as her parents call her, is suffering from focal cortical dysplasia. This congenital disorder causes seizures that are hard to treat. The Mosciaro’s church arranged the dinner to help raise funds to defer[continue reading...]



Bighorn sheep poaching case – $10,000 reward

The Colorado Division of Wildlife is interested in apprehending the person or persons who poached a bighorn sheep last week in the northeast part of Colorado – outside of DeBeque.  A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of the criminal. Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep are the official state animal of[continue reading...]



Massive snowstorm hits the front range

The biggest October snow storm to hit Colorado in twelve years is leaving roads packed with snow and ice and is falling faster than crews can clear it. That’s true for Colorado home owners who also can’t keep up with the snowfall. On the eastern plains, strong winds and blizzard conditions are causing zero visability[continue reading...]



Storm of the Decade

Stormy skies were a concern for Lakewood, Wheat Ridge and Arvada residents. At 10:00 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2009 as the local evening news began, there were few clouds in the sky and no severe weather readings on the Doppler radar screens, but within the next 10 minutes all that would change. Suddenly and[continue reading...]