by Mr. Leadville | Oct 27, 2020 | Leadville News
For residents of Estes Park, evacuated Thursday in the face of the fast-approaching East Troublesome fire and the hundreds of firefighters trying to keep those flames at bay, Saturday could have been worse.Much worse, according to the fire’s incident commander,...
by Mr. Leadville | Oct 27, 2020 | Leadville News
21 Shares Storm Cellar winery co-founders Jayme Henderson, left, and Steve Steese in their orchard on Sunshine Mesa in Hotchkiss on Oct. 13. (William Woody, Special to The Denver Post)Jayme Henderson and Steve Steese know it’s nearly impossible to change consumer...
by Mr. Leadville | Oct 27, 2020 | Leadville News
Editor’s note: This represents the opinion of The Denver Post editorial board, which is separate from the paper’s news operation. In 2019, more than 50% of teens surveyed in the 12th grade say they have used an electronic vapor device in the past 30 days and slightly...
by Mr. Leadville | Oct 27, 2020 | Leadville News
Greeley Police Department Commander Rafael Gutierrez does not long for a simpler past, when dispatchers would get a call for someone threatening suicide and his only realistic option was handcuffs and a short stay on high watch in jail. Such an episode would typically...
by Mr. Leadville | Oct 27, 2020 | Leadville News
Even as massive wildfires swept across northern Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday urged state air regulators to “never take our eye from the ball of the climate crisis.” The fires that have engulfed the state for months only underscore the need to meet the...
by Mr. Leadville | Oct 27, 2020 | Leadville News
4 Shares A man being stalked by a mountain lion in southern Colorado on Sunday lived to tell about it — and post a two-minute Facebook video capturing the encounter. The incident occurred while Steve Shively was scouting for elk and changing cards in his trail cameras...