VIDEO: Union Pacific Train Derails & Fireball Erupts Along Interstate 80 In Wyoming
A train hauling mixed cargo including alcohol derailed and caught fire near Rock Springs, Wyoming on Saturday.
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A train hauling mixed cargo including alcohol derailed and caught fire near Rock Springs, Wyoming on Saturday.
Rain will change to snow along Colorado's Front Range on Thursday with 4-8 inches of wet slushy snow expected in most areas.
Interstate 80 in Wyoming reopened early Wednesday, more than two days after it was closed during a deadly crash that involved more than 100 vehicles.
A portion of Interstate 80 in Wyoming remains closed Tuesday more than 36 hours after a deadly crash involving more than 100 vehicles. The crash happened Sunday afternoon during a snowstorm that also brought snow to Colorado.
More than 100 vehicles including numerous semis were involved in a chain reaction crash on Interstate 80 in Wyoming on Sunday afternoon.
Multiple crashes in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 between Cheyenne and Laramie forced the closure of the highway Friday morning. The Wyoming Department of Transportation cited windy, wintry conditions on the closure-prone section of interstate.
A 49-year-old Colorado man and his 10-year-old daughter have died in a wreck in southern Wyoming.
One student and one teacher were killed after school bus and a dump truck collided Thursday morning on Interstate 80.
Authorities blame speed and a slippery pavement for a collision between a pickup truck and a semi that killed four Coloradans in Nebraska.
Authorities have arrested a truck driver involved in a fiery crash that killed a young Minnesota couple and their three children in western Nebraska.
Authorities say a woman was killed when she was hit by a truck on Interstate 80 east of Evanston.
A new storm system is getting ready to move on shore in the west and that means a downward turn in the weather as we head into the upcoming weekend and early next week.
An 18-year-old driver from Colorado has been accused of hitting two construction workers on Interstate 80 in western Nebraska.
A second person has been confirmed dead a day after more than 60 vehicles smashed into one another in dense fog, injuring up to two dozen and becoming the second weather-related pileup to shut down a major trucking corridor in southeast Wyoming in less than a week.
Trucks and cars piled into one another in dense fog on Interstate 80 in southeast Wyoming, resulting in a fiery chain-reaction crash that killed one person and injured 16 others Monday.
Wintry weather swept across parts of the Rockies on Thursday, leaving behind some wrecks and road closures.
The bill that would require passenger vehicles to have tires with adequate tread, snow tires or chains on Interstate 70 in the mountains during winter months has advanced in the state House.
Colorado lawmakers are considering requiring snow tires or chains on noncommercial vehicles at all times during winter and spring months, an attempt reduce accidents and mountain traffic.
Nebraska authorities say a man has died in Lincoln County after crashing his car head-on into a semitrailer.
A Colorado man missing for over a week has been found dead in Iowa.
State officials urged residents on Friday to avoid the contaminated floodwater pouring into western Nebraska from Colorado, while offering assurances that the flood posed no immediate threat to cities, railroad lines or Interstate 80.
Snowy, windy weather in Colorado and Wyoming has stranded dozens of students and drivers.
Interstate 80 is back open through Wyoming after slick conditions led to a deadly multi-car accident.
A Colorado man led Wyoming state troopers on a wild high-speed chase along two interstates and into the prairie before he was finally captured.
Buford is a small place for sure, but so is the world.
Immigration enforcement will take center stage next week in D.C. Lawmakers will hold two high profile hearings as Congress faces a looming deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
The Department of Justice has proposed a rule change to clear a backlog of 200,000 immigration appeals.
For some people, addiction and homelessness go hand-in-hand. The Denver Rescue Mission has a long history of helping people in recovery.
Final discussions are underway as Colorado moves toward possible changes to how SNAP benefits work in the state.
The woman serving time for the death of rising Colorado cyclist Magnus White will not be moved to community corrections.
A funeral home owner who stashed decomposing bodies and gave families fake ashes, was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Colorado corpse abuse charges.
Immigration enforcement will take center stage next week in D.C. Lawmakers will hold two high profile hearings as Congress faces a looming deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
The skier from Colorado takes part in her first training session at the Winter Olympics, battling a serious injury two days before her first event.
The Department of Justice has proposed a rule change to clear a backlog of 200,000 immigration appeals.
For some people, addiction and homelessness go hand-in-hand. The Denver Rescue Mission has a long history of helping people in recovery.
Jon Hallford, a southern Colorado funeral home owner who stashed nearly 200 decomposing bodies and gave families fake ashes, was sentenced on state charges on Friday.
The woman serving time for the death of rising Colorado cyclist Magnus White will not be moved to community corrections.
Rep. Gabe Evans, a Republican who represents Colorado's 8th Congressional District, sits on the House Committee on Homeland Security.
The Department of Justice has proposed a rule change to clear a backlog of 200,000 immigration appeals.
American star Lindsey Vonn participated in an official Olympic training event for Women's downhill skiing, hitting the slopes at the Winter Games for the first time after rupturing her left ACL when she crashed in a World Cup race in the Alps.
More than 35 local, state and federal agencies have been working for the last 18 months to prepare for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.
Team USA star skier Lindsey Vonn takes part in her first training session at the Winter Olympics, battling a serious injury two days before her first event.
The 2026 Winter Olympics are bringing thousands of athletes from around the world together for more than two weeks of competition — and the Games are a gold mine for statistics.
The Colorado Eagles have hired Kim Weiss as assistant coach, making her the second woman to reach that role between the American Hockey League and National Hockey League.
Less than two months from the inaugural match for Denver Summit FC, some players are expressing their excitement over what is a homecoming for them.
More than 35 local, state and federal agencies have been working for the last 18 months to prepare for Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
Resurgent technology stocks drove the rebound after a volatile week, while bitcoin also recouped losses.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
Immigration enforcement will take center stage next week in D.C. Lawmakers will hold two high profile hearings as Congress faces a looming deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
President Trump called GOP Sen. Tim Scott after the South Carolina Republican publicly urged the president to remove a reposted video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes.
The criticism continued even after the White House removed the video after the initial backlash.
Less than a year after Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a bill to overhaul Colorado's law governing unionization, a House committee approved a new bill that's essentially a carbon copy of the old one.
The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx direct-to-consumer prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push to offer medication at steep discounts.
On Colorado's Eastern Plains, danger can strike faster than help can reach you. For one rancher in Sterling, a simple chore in his land turned into the fight of his life.
People who call 911 in Aurora for non-emergency medical issues now have the option to be connected to a doctor virtually instead of having an ambulance sent to their location.
An 11-year-old girl in Fort Collins successfully became the 37th child in U.S. history to undergo a liver and heart transplant at one time. Gracie Greenlaw is now home and thriving after receiving the organ donations.
For the past eight years, Louis "Lou" Cicio has celebrated Jan. 30 as his "birthday." Not because it's the day he was born, but because it's the day he nearly died — and survived.
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
Resurgent technology stocks drove the rebound after a volatile week, while bitcoin also recouped losses.
The Trump administration launched its new TrumpRx direct-to-consumer prescription drug listing site late Thursday, part of a push to offer medication at steep discounts.
Millions of Americans lack access to any type of retirement plan, hampering their ability to save for old age.
Employers cut more than 108,000 jobs in January, the highest total for that month since 2009, new data shows.
Denver drivers continue to be impacted by a change in how parking tickets are disputed. That system changed in September, when the city eliminated the ability to dispute parking tickets online.
Former Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen, who retired as chief in 2022, plans to announce next week that he is running for a seat on Denver City Council.
Colorado parents are raising concerns after a dispute between their school district and its water provider put the school's future firefighting water supply in question.
An Arapahoe County judge ordered Aurora resident Daniel Alexander Ashby to stand trial for felony assault, after witnesses say Ashby body-slammed defense lawyer H. Michael Steinberg in a courthouse hallway last December.
Newly released documents from the Lakeside Police Department say former Sgt. Howard Prince admitted to cheating on his time records, but also said that in an interview, the sergeant said he didn't know why he falsified his time sheets.