Leadville Colorado

Harold "Hal" Littrell, a longtime Colorado Springs banker who played a key role in bringing the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame to Colorado Springs, died Oct. 8 of complications from COVID-19. He was 90.Littrell was born March 31, 1931 in Lubbock, Texas, and moved to Colorado...

Colorado’s Parks & Wildlife Department is celebrating after two officers were able to finally free an elk from the tire that had been trapped around his neck for years. “I am just grateful to be able to work in a community that values [our] state’s wildlife...

On a spring night in 1982, Assistant Division Commander Colin Powell sat in his home office atop a hill in Fort Carson and retooled his resume for civilian service.Powell had been slapped with the worst performance review of his career and thought his military career...

Registered voters in Colorado have received or will soon receive their mail-in ballot for the upcoming November 2 general election. As required by law, ballot issues in odd-year elections such as 2021 can only refer to taxation and similar fiscal matters.There are...

A federally funded statewide program to test students, faculty and staff across Colorado for COVID-19 is still struggling to expand, with less than 1% of public school students being tested weekly. Meanwhile, COVID-19 continues to spread in schools. As of last week,...

A rare fish found exclusively in the Colorado River basin has been brought back from near extinction thanks to years of protection, but environmentalists must continue the work to ensure its survival, federal authorities said in a Monday statement reclassifying the...

Coloradans love their ballot measures.Since the early years of statehood, Colorado voters have had a direct say on policy and spending questions, able to vote up or down on ballot measures.For the first few decades, voters were only able to weigh in on referred...

Skiers and snowboarders celebrate the season opener at Arapahoe Basin Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021.  Snowboarders and skiers celebrate as they take their first chairlift on the Black Mountain Express at Arapahoe Basin Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021, on the opening weekend of skiing...

Pam Grice was like a lot of people who love to crochet. She never thought you could make much money crocheting.She did the Etsy shop thing and sold her items at events, but thought of her lifelong hobby as just that: a hobby meant to make her happy and meant to make a...