Estes Park Evacuees Find Shelter In Denver Metro Area: 'Everybody Is Really Pitching In'
Many people from Estes Park fleeing the fires are staying in the Denver metro area Friday night.
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Many people from Estes Park fleeing the fires are staying in the Denver metro area Friday night.
The East Troublesome Fire is affecting mail delivery to many residents.
The iconic hotel known for being the inspiration for the book "The Shining" hosted over 300 Denver and Aurora firefighters Thursday night.
The East Troublesome Fire continues to threaten Colorado communities on its eastern and southern flanks.
A spokesperson for The Red Cross said the main evacuation shelter, the Embassy Suites in eastern Loveland, was at capacity as thousands evacuated from around Estes Park.
"It could easily start making more radical fire behavior in areas that have been relatively calm," said fire information Chris Joyner.
Additional communities around Estes Park have been placed on mandatory evacuation orders Thursday afternoon, as the East Troublesome Fire rages into Rocky Mountain National Park.
"We can't easily socially distance, we don't have any place to go right now," one evacuee said.
Officials at Colorado's most popular national park took the extreme measure of closing the entire park to visitors due to the dangers posed by a devastating wildfire.
Trail Ridge Road reopened in Rocky Mountain National Park on Tuesday. Strong winds and drifting snow kept it closed on Monday.
Strong winds and drifting snow kept Trail Ridge Road closed on Monday.
A woman staying at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park came across a furry, four-legged (uninvited) guest.
The road, known as the park's "stairway to heaven," has been closed since Sept. 5 because of the Cameron Peak Fire. It will close to vehicles for the season on Monday, Oct. 5.
Elk Fest in Estes Park kicks off on Monday. The town has celebrated the rut for the last two decades.
The annual Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival in Estes Park has had to cancel most of its events for 2020 due to the pandemic, but the Strongman/women competition is still on.
Elk rutting season has arrived and that has wildlife officials warning the public to give wildlife their space. It also has Rocky Mountain National Park making some changes.
A Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer helped to save an elk, and it's one he's already saved before. The bull elk fell into a pool and became stuck.
Rescue crews pulled two vehicles from the Big Thompson River after they ended up in the water to avoid a crash.
Park officials have announced a ban on all fires within Rocky Mountain National Park.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding people to secure their garbage after a doe was found with a trash can lid around its neck.
Estes Valley firefighters responded to a call about a man in Lake Estes Saturday afternoon.
Park officials will only allow 60% of the regular flow in to the park in the coming weeks.
A hotel in Estes Park is reassuring guests that they're in a sanitized environment.
Memorial Day Weekend is the traditional kick-off for summer and this year, it's also when Estes Park was allowed to reopen food and entertainment venues.
It was welcomed news, but not a complete shock, to many businesses in Estes Park as Rocky Mountain National Park announced a phased reopening on May 27.
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Denver Public School Board President Xóchitl Gaytán has been working with immigration advocacy groups to create policy changes that would add further protections for undocumented students.
Right now, the state needs an estimated five to eight feet of high country snow just to break even. This is not snow in Denver or along the Front Range, but mountain snow at higher elevations, the kind that feeds reservoirs and rivers during spring runoff and sustains water supplies into early summer.
The Colorado skier posted on Instagram a day after suffering a broken leg in a devastating crash at the Winter Olympics in Italy.
Months after Colorado State University started installing billboards around their Fort Collins campus against the wishes of the city, lawmakers are now looking to create legislation that would potentially force the university to have to take them down.
The CBI says 64% of human trafficking survivors are under age 18 and, under current state law, some of their abusers receive probation. A new bill under consideration would change that.
Denver Public School Board President Xóchitl Gaytán has been working with immigration advocacy groups to create policy changes that would add further protections for undocumented students.
Months after Colorado State University started installing billboards around their Fort Collins campus against the wishes of the City of Fort Collins, state lawmakers are now looking to create legislation that would potentially force the university to have to take them down.
The CBI says 64% of human trafficking survivors are under age 18 and, under current state law, some of their abusers receive probation. A new bill under consideration would change that.
The 2026 tax season is underway, and that comes with several new credits and deductions that could impact your return this year.
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Months after Colorado State University started installing billboards around their Fort Collins campus against the wishes of the city, lawmakers are now looking to create legislation that would potentially force the university to have to take them down.
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