by Mr. Leadville | Mar 15, 2021 | Leadville News
The Colorado Department of Transportation is urging all residents to stay home and avoid traveling this weekend as the Front Range prepares for a potentially record-breaking snowstorm.Snow is expected to begin falling Friday and hit hard Saturday and Sunday, with...
by Mr. Leadville | Mar 15, 2021 | Leadville News
1. Fire riskIn 2020, four different fires that burned in Colorado were larger than the largest blaze to ever previously occur in the state. Cameron Peak Fire was 208,663 acres, East Troublesome Fire was 192,560 acres, Mullen Fire burned mostly in Wyoming, but was...
by Mr. Leadville | Mar 15, 2021 | Leadville News
Top Democratic and Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday joined Gov. Jared Polis to unveil a roughly $700 million state economic stimulus plan, the lion’s share of which is set to go to “shovel-ready” infrastructure projects, including repairs to the...
by Mr. Leadville | Mar 14, 2021 | Leadville News
Body-cam footage of Colorado deputies handcuffing a screaming 11-year-old Hispanic boy with autism sparked outrage. The boy, who goes to Sagewood Middle School in Parker, Colorado was arrested after poking a classmate with a pencil after a classmate allegedly drew on...
by Mr. Leadville | Mar 14, 2021 | Leadville News
With the expected start of a major snowstorm just hours away, many Coloradans should prepare for the likelihood of being stuck at home over the weekend.”I do not exaggerate but I am prone to excitement. And I am excited,” wrote meteorologist Joel Gratz of...
by Mr. Leadville | Mar 14, 2021 | Leadville News
Heavy snowflakes fell across El Paso County Thursday afternoon with up to 3 inches of accumulation in parts Colorado Springs, the National Weather Service in Pueblo reported. The area near Peterson Air Force Base received about 3 inches of snowfall as of 4 p.m., but...