Leadville Colorado

Outside, the temperature in the North Fork Valley is quickly dropping, while inside a 94-year-old cellar tucked into the mountains around Paonia, the air stays cool and constant. Palms open, Brandt Thibodeaux “punches down” grapes as their natural yeasts get to work...

At 10,000 feet above sea level, near the highest summit of the Rocky Mountains, the mining town of Leadville, Colorado, was founded in the late 1870s. Leadville’s striking scenery and historic mining structures, like a massive wooden headframe that is still standing...

Since June, Ron and Melanie Chaffin’s intellectually disabled son has lived in seven different places in Colorado, passed from agency to agency because of his high level of need. After the constant shuffle, the Chaffins were hopeful when their 21-year-old son Owen,...

Colorado and metro Denver have an above-average share of jobs paying $100,000 or more a year, but they lagged behind other areas when it came to adding more of those high-paying jobs the past five years, according to a new study from Tessa, a provider of rental...

More than 237,000 health care workers are fully vaccinated and in compliance with the state mandate, new data shows, but hundreds of facilities have yet to report their data, and officials have begun issuing citations to those organizations.The mandate took effect...

Colorado Springs Christian School boys’ soccer has had some rough days on the scoreboard in recent years.The Lions always fielded teams with different skillsets, but never brought the elements together to form a top team. It hasn’t mattered. They still have the same,...

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A Colorado Springs woman accused of using a massage parlor as a prostitution front is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, including pimping and money laundering, according to arrest documents.Police arrested 30-year-old Shirley Briar Rose King, also known...

Dr. Kelly Hutchison discusses the benefits of her process with White Whiskers Aging Pet Care. Molly, a 10-year-old border collie, greets “Dr. Kelly” enthusiastically, her tail whipping back and forth.“Hi, sweetheart,” veterinarian Kelly Hutchison says, petting Molly...