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Fire Crews Battle Wildland Fire, Structure Fire In Crested Butte
Firefighters rushed to battle a structure fire and a wildland fire in Crested Butte on Wednesday. The Crested Butte Fire Protection District said it was a complicated scene.
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Firefighters rushed to battle a structure fire and a wildland fire in Crested Butte on Wednesday. The Crested Butte Fire Protection District said it was a complicated scene.
A marmot from Colorado was captured in Arizona, after surviving a 600-mile road trip underneath a car -- in record heat.
Some mountain communities are altering their approach to tourism to manage guest experience amid an affordable housing crisis and subsequent labor shortage.
The slide took place on the north side of Snodgrass Mountain near Crested Butte.
As ski resorts try to figure out how to operate safely during the coronavirus pandemic, by requiring facemasks, enforcing social distancing in lift lines and eliminating dine-in service, Trump's order has added another obstacle heading into the winter: hiring enough temporary workers to fill crucial jobs like operating chair lifts, serving food and cleaning hotel rooms.
This weekend usually brings the beginning of the heavy summer travel season, especially for those who love our mountain passes. Coronavirus means many of those passes will be not be open.
A letter from CEO Rob Katz to employees announced that Vail Resorts will work toward an opening in roughly a month. The hope, Katz noted in the letter, is that their resorts will be open by late June or early July.
Daniel Escalante was a former mountain guide and Crested Butte town councilman and had extensive backcountry experience.
Avalanches are just a threat in the mountains, they're also happening in the middle of Crested Butte.
Emergency officials in Crested Butte say they responded to at least two roof avalanches in the last two days.
Two Roaring Fork Valley men, Owen Green, 27, of Aspen, and Michael Goerne, 37, of Carbondale, are being remembered after they died Saturday in an avalanche near Crested Butte.
Two backcountry skiers were killed over the weekend in an avalanche in a Colorado area known as Death Pass.
Avalanche warnings are in effect, triggered in part by the early snowfall in parts of the High Country.
A Colorado State Patrol officer fatally shot someone at the scene of a one-vehicle crash in western Colorado.
Crested Butte is ramping up its snowmaking, and that's helped push its opening date up.
Vail Resorts announced on Monday that they will acquire Crested Butte and three other ski areas outside Colorado.
In January 2017 snowstorms were measured by the feet instead of inches, the town ran out of room to store all the snow, and the ski resort even shut down for several days because of too much snow!
A suspect was arrested after threatening statements were made at Gunnison High School.
It's a sign that fall is just around the corner!
A man says his car was destroyed after a bear got into it while it was parked but unlocked.
Last year in Rio, Coburn became the first American woman to medal in the steeplechase winning bronze and setting an American record finishing in 9:07:63.
In his boredom, Billy Barr found a calling. Measuring snow. Since 1974, he's taken measurements twice a day, but it wasn't just the snow depth and when it melted.
A lot of snow in winter in Crested Butte isn't really that big of a story, but the extraordinarily large amount they've gotten over the past few weeks is surely front page news.
For ski resorts in Colorado and the Sierra Nevada, it's a good problem to have: too much snow.
Crested Butte Mountain Resort has received seven-and-a-half feet of snow in the past 10 days, claiming the most snow of any ski area in Colorado so far this year.
As the Regional Transportation District grapples with crime issues on buses and light rail trains in the Denver metro area, CBS News Colorado has learned that its Chief of Police and Emergency Management, Joel Fitzgerald Sr., has been placed on leave as an outside investigator looks into alleged "policy violations."
The Colorado Attorney General's office is applauding a ruling that puts the plans for a proposed merger between two of the country's largest grocery store chains temporarily on hold.
The hydrothermal explosion happened in Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit Basin just before 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, July 23.
Authorities are sounding the alarm about deadly motorcycle crashes in our state.
Hundreds of the nation's top athletes will represent Team USA in Paris at the 2024 Olympics.
As the Regional Transportation District grapples with crime issues on buses and light rail trains in the Denver metro area, CBS News Colorado has learned that its Chief of Police and Emergency Management, Joel Fitzgerald Sr., has been placed on leave as an outside investigator looks into alleged "policy violations."
The airline, which has a large presence at Denver International Airport, is putting an end to its open seating policy.
The Colorado Attorney General's office is applauding a ruling that puts the plans for a proposed merger between two of the country's largest grocery store chains temporarily on hold.
Authorities are sounding the alarm about deadly motorcycle crashes in our state.
Another day with "unhealthy" air quality rankings passed as Coloradans with respiratory issues huddled indoors to keep from breathing the smoke and ozone-laden air.
The Colorado Attorney General's office is applauding a ruling that puts the plans for a proposed merger between two of the country's largest grocery store chains temporarily on hold.
Watch First Alert Meteorologist Joe Ruch's full forecast.
Authorities are sounding the alarm about deadly motorcycle crashes in Colorado.
Westminster police are warning the public about a growing burglary trend in which small business owners are being targeted at their homes.
Mr. Biden took a moment to reflect and marvel at where his life had begun, long before his 51-year-long political journey.
Hundreds of the nation's top athletes will represent Team USA in Paris at the 2024 Olympics.
This is what you need to know about when the 2024 Paris Olympics start and end, along with key games and events on the schedule.
Nikola Jokic's older brother has been formerly charged for an assault at an April Nuggets game.
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The Denver Nuggets announced its preseason schedule, as the team will open up the new basketball year against the 2023-24 Champions, the Boston Celtics.
The hydrothermal explosion happened in Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit Basin just before 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, July 23.
Hundreds of the nation's top athletes will represent Team USA in Paris at the 2024 Olympics.
Vice President Kamala Harris is criss-crossing the country as she begins a lightning speed presidential campaign.
French prosecutors say two young men have been arrested days before the Paris Olympics for plotting "possible violent actions."
This is what you need to know about when the 2024 Paris Olympics start and end, along with key games and events on the schedule.
Vice President Kamala Harris is criss-crossing the country as she begins a lightning speed presidential campaign.
The bombers were intercepted by U.S. and Canadian fighter jets in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone.
President Biden said it's been the privilege of his life to serve the country for over 50 years.
Trump turned his full focus on Vice President Kamala Harris in North Carolina, a swing state that Trump has carried in the past, but Democrats have seen as pivotal.
The House overwhelmingly voted Wednesday night to establish a bipartisan task force to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
Another day with "unhealthy" air quality rankings passed as Coloradans with respiratory issues huddled indoors to keep from breathing the smoke and ozone-laden air.
Prompted by a near-drowning experience as a child, Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones is now a swim lesson advocate. Here are his top tips to stay safe.
A new study has found tiny pieces of plastic we use everyday can find its way into the plaques of clogged coronary arteries. We asked a Colorado physician for tips on how to protect our health, despite these tiny particles being practically unavoidable.
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One French sports official says "nothing has been put into place" by Paris Olympics organizers to avoid or handle a potential coronavirus outbreak.
The Colorado Attorney General's office is applauding a ruling that puts the plans for a proposed merger between two of the country's largest grocery store chains temporarily on hold.
Westminster police are warning the public about a growing burglary trend in which small business owners are being targeted at their homes.
IRA rollovers are supposed to help workers prepare for retirement, but a quirk in the system could cost you.
Travelers have a number of rights when airlines scratch or delay their flights. Here's what you should know.
Displaying not a shred of anxiety, Pixar's "Inside Out 2" has rung up $1.4 billion at the box office since its June release.
A new national study from Prudential Financial shows Gen Xers are struggling to be prepared for retirement.
As temperatures heat up and Coloradans escape extreme weather outside, the heat will also put a strain on air conditioners keeping you cool inside.
The new nonprofit, On The House Denver, works with caseworkers and other nonprofit organizations to provide its clients with furniture and essential home items at no cost.
Last week was scorching hot in Colorado, so many people were staying indoors and cranking up the air conditioning.
The University of Denver is launching a new certificate program to address affordable housing needs in Colorado.