Blizzard aftermath in Sierra Nevada to bring more unstable weather
A blizzard that brought this season's biggest snowfall to California's Sierra Nevada eased slightly on Sunday, but more unstable weather was expected.
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A blizzard that brought this season's biggest snowfall to California's Sierra Nevada eased slightly on Sunday, but more unstable weather was expected.
A powerful blizzard is dumping snow in the Sierra Nevada as gusty winds and heavy rain hit lower elevations.
"If you're bundled up, and you find that it's too cold and you can't handle it any longer, your dog probably can't either," one veterinarian said.
Tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana caused injuries and damage and left at least two people missing.
Thanks to the Colorado National Guard, a baby in Loveland made it through last weekend's blizzard.
Delivery to mail boxes was sparse if at all in most areas.
The day after the Blizzard of 2021, the snow piled up even higher as people made an effort to move it out, so they could get out.
The Colorado State Patrol is towing abandoned vehicles so snowplow crews can clear the roadways. They're asking for patience from drivers as they try to retrieve their vehicles.
Interstate 25 remained closed on Monday from Wellington to the Wyoming State Line after the blizzard.
The Post Office said road closures and unsafe driving conditions have prevented many locations across Colorado from opening and operating on Monday.
The Denver Zoo will remain closed on Monday so they can dig out from under the more than two feet of snow from the weekend blizzard. The zoo was closed all weekend due to the winter storm.
Here are the nine most commonly heard winter storm types.
A wild weather week is in store for Colorado.
Schools in Douglas County were closed on Thursday after the Bomb Cyclone brought unprecedented blizzard conditions to Colorado. But school buses were still running, not for students but for stranded drivers.
Three school buses helped rescue stranded drivers in Douglas County on Wednesday afternoon. The blizzard conditions were the result of the Bomb Cyclone that hit Colorado.
A blizzard warning has prompted the closure of the Denver Zoo and at least three museums.
"Order your pizzas and Chinese food and buy cases of Pepsi and Coke," Frankie MacDonald warns.
Believe it or not this is really a valid meteorological term.
Blowing and drifting snow have closed Interstate 70 in both directions from Limon to Kansas.
Denver will sit on the western edge of what is projected to be blizzard conditions by Friday afternoon.
Travel along Interstate 76 east of Fort Morgan could become difficult.
It's the biggest winter storm so far this season for much of the state.
Snow and wind gusts as high as 40 mph can be expected for most of Sunday afternoon and evening.
A massive winter storm roared into the East Coast on Thursday, dumping as much as 17 inches of snow in some areas and unleashing hurricane-force winds and historic flooding that closed schools and offices and halted transportation from the Carolinas to Maine.
As a ferocious winter storm pummeling the east coast is also impacting Colorado.
A large house fire in the Denver metro area that spread to an adjacent home killed several pets, but firefighters were able to rescue two puppies from the rubble.
Federal law banning most hemp-based THC products leaves an uncertain future for Colorado's industry.
Junior League of Metro Denver is holding its annual artisan market featuring a lot of Colorado small businesses.
New versions of Cheetos and Doritos, without artificial flavors or dyes, will be sold in December.
A major chunk of the funding from the tax hike will go toward paying a sliding scale back to residents with children ages zero to five.
A large house fire in the Denver metro area that spread to an adjacent home killed several pets, but firefighters were able to rescue two puppies from the rubble.
Federal law banning most hemp-based THC products leaves an uncertain future for Colorado's industry.
Junior League of Metro Denver is holding its annual artisan market featuring a lot of Colorado small businesses.
A major chunk of the funding from the tax hike will go toward paying a sliding scale back to residents with children ages zero to five.
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport continues to receive noise complaints from residents after flight patterns changed this summer. Now, similar patterns may be here to stay through 2027.
Heritage High School is ready to take on Grand Junction High School for Football Friday.
Watch meteorologist Callie Zanandrie's forecast.
Earlier this week, the FAA notified airmen of new flight patterns coming to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport this December.
Orange Zone: Denver Broncos fans create hometown feel no matter what city they are in or which team they are playing.
Heritage High School's Latinos in Action group volunteers to help those in need in the community ahead of the Football Friday matchup with Grand Junction High School.
The Colorado Avalanche are keeping a theme going by rewarding players contributing to the hottest team in the NHL.
Rick George says he'll step down as athletic director of the Colorado Buffaloes at the end of the school year.
The Denver City Council has asked for more details about the stadium plans for Denver Summit FC.
The Denver Broncos (8-2) take on the Kansas City Chiefs (5-2) on CBS Colorado at 2:25 p.m. Sunday
The Colorado Avalanche have rewarded the recent success of rookie forward Gavin Brindley with a two-year contract extension.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton of Arkansas told CBS News the threat is "severe and growing."
Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, plans to challenge SpaceX with the powerful, partially reusable New Glenn rocket.
With the government shutdown finally in the rearview mirror, the focus in the Senate is turning to an upcoming fight over health care.
An 80-year-old Colorado man was convicted in the 1978 cold case murder in San Francisco of a 15-year-old girl visiting the city from New York, authorities announced Thursday.
Disney's channels have been blocked from YouTube TV since Oct. 30 as the two companies negotiate a new carriage deal.
Gov. Jared Polis is asking President Trump to issue a major disaster declaration to help western Colorado communities recover from historic flooding last month.
Thousands of pages of Epstein documents released by the House Oversight Committee include emails and texts with close contacts that often touched on President Trump.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton of Arkansas told CBS News the threat is "severe and growing."
With the government shutdown finally in the rearview mirror, the focus in the Senate is turning to an upcoming fight over health care.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that TSA agents with "exemplary service" during the government shutdown will receive a $10,000 bonus check.
New versions of Cheetos and Doritos, without artificial flavors or dyes, will be sold in December.
In Colorado, many patients say the promise of lower prices can't come soon enough.
Delivery of water into the Chimney Hollow Reservoir and Dam -- set to be the tallest dam in the U.S. built in several decades -- in Northern Colorado is being pushed back after uranium was discovered at the site this past summer.
Baby formula manufacturer ByHeart recalled all of its products sold nationwide Tuesday.
Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Houston reported more traffic fatalities than homicides last year.
Federal law banning most hemp-based THC products leaves an uncertain future for Colorado's industry.
New versions of Cheetos and Doritos, without artificial flavors or dyes, will be sold in December.
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is officially over, but it could be a while before airports can fully recover.
Disney's channels have been blocked from YouTube TV since Oct. 30 as the two companies negotiate a new carriage deal.
Residual manufacturing debris can cause some Lexus and Toyota vehicles to lose power, according to traffic safety regulators.
On Sept. 4, the body of Kathleen Mayo was found inside her first floor unit. Police say she was murdered.
A family in Elbert County has filed a federal lawsuit against the small town of Elizabeth over its curfew law.
CBS Colorado has learned the owners of the Denver Post have fallen further behind on their rent payments at a building owned by the city of Denver, and the newspaper owners now owe the city nearly $3 million in back rent and penalties for non-payment.
A man who called himself a "Crypto Pastor" is accused of diverting $1.3 million from investors in his crypto scheme.
In his first comments on a CBS News Colorado investigation that found Denver International Airport executives paying between $15,000 and $19,000 to fly to a conference in Spain, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston said, "I have not ever paid that much for an airplane ticket."