Uncovering Colorado - Glenwood Springs
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Ever since the Grizzly Creek Fire in 2020, CDOT has been ever watchful for the cascading damaging rocks and mudslides that have the power to shut down the interstate for weeks at a time.
Education and experience are key to enjoying a safe rafting adventure anywhere on a river in Colorado.
Despite winding dirt roads, drivers still try and take the detour when Interstate 70 closes. CDOT said it does not want that to happen, but it needs to make the path safer for locals who use the road often.
Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon is mostly back open in western Colorado after a major closure.
A bluegrass quartet had high country travelers dancing among parked cars on the interstate during a 5 hour highway closure in Glenwood Canyon.
When you first get to the property, you walk to a mine shaft elevator to descend more than 100 feet into the solid rock.
The eastbound lanes of I-70 in Glenwood Canyon will be closed next Wednesday so crews can remove the semi that crashed on Thursday.
Altogether, the state has spent $27 million working to get I-70 through Glenwood Canyon and the Colorado River back in shape following last year's massive mudslides after torrential downpours in the summer.
There is hope that Hanging Lake Trail will be able to reopen this summer after last summer's mudslides damaged the popular tourist destination.
Talks about the backup plan for this summer are starting to heat up, as we move closer to the rainier season and the potential for additional closures through the canyon.
Firefighters in Eagle County are rushing to a new fire between Glenwood Canyon and Gypsum.
The Colorado Department of Transportation is looking ahead to the spring runoff and traffic that comes with the summer through the Glenwood Canyon of Interstate 70.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited a stretch of Interstate 70 on Friday that has had a rough year.
CSP responded to a multi-vehicle crash with injuries on a stretch of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon Monday. All lanes reopened at 2 p.m.
Helicopters helped with repairs along Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon on Tuesday.
Although CDOT had hoped to have Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon fully back open by Thanksgiving following destructive summer mudslides, a lane closures still remains in place.
Hanging Lake is getting some extra help in its recovery after this summer's mudslides damaged the popular tourist destination.
After a weather delay last week, a stretch of the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon will be closed overnight Tuesday into Wednesday and possibly Thursday into Friday.
A stretch of the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon will be closed overnight Friday into Saturday and then Sunday into Monday.
A stretch of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon reopened Wednesday afternoon after it was closed earlier in the day due to Flash Flood threats. The safety closure was put in place by the Colorado Department of Transportation.
A stretch of eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon will be closed overnight twice this week. Crews will begin work from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Wednesday into Thursday and again from Friday into Saturday.
A stretch of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon reopened Friday night after it was closed earlier in the day due to Flash Flood threats.
Westbound lanes of Interstate 70 at Dotsero are closed Wednesday afternoon for a crash.
The remnants of Hurricane Nora are still a few days away from impacting Colorado, but transportation officials are looking at how it could impact Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon.
A comet discovered last year as it approached our solar system is now in full view in Colorado's night sky.
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Co-responders have been a staple in the Wheat Ridge community since 2017.
Summit County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to identify a body found near the Officer's Gulch exit of Interstate 70.
An employee with the Denver District Attorney's Office was recently sentenced to jail time and probation after he was prosecuted by another district attorney's office in the Denver metro area.
A comet discovered last year as it approached our solar system is now in full view in Colorado's night sky.
Co-responders have been a staple in the Wheat Ridge community since 2017.
Summit County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to identify a body found near the Officer's Gulch exit of Interstate 70.
An employee with the Denver District Attorney's Office was recently sentenced to jail time and probation after he was prosecuted by another district attorney's office in the Denver metro area.
It's been almost a year since the nation's first mental health treatment facility operated by a school district opened in Aurora. Since then, dozens of Cherry Creek School students facing mental health crises have attended Traverse Academy.
Oakley Van Oss is teaching practical job skills to students in both English and Spanish.
Wheat Ridge police officers are taking mental health professionals with them on some 911 calls.
Moms on the Mic is a new event in Jefferson County that brings moms together.
Former cancer patient Cale Williams is repaying kindness to kids who have cancer now.
Aurora residents and family protest decision not to charge officer in death of Kilyn Lewis.
Justin Herbert directed a clock-chewing, methodical Los Angeles Chargers offense that capitalized on the departure of star cornerback Patrick Surtain II to beat the Denver Broncos 23-16 on Sunday.
The Wildcats escaped with a 31-28 win over Colorado on Saturday night.
Two-way player Travis Hunter left the Colorado Buffaloes game against Kansas State at Folsom Field on Saturday night at Folsom Field with an injury.
Denver native Chauncey Billups will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend.
Rafael Nadal is one of tennis's highest net-worth players, having amassed a fortune in prize money and sponsorships.
Go back in time as a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs begins his career as a newly minted special agent in the new CBS series "NCIS: Origins."
Authorities are investigating the disappearance of a Colorado teen whose head and hands were found at her family's former home after they sold it.
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One of the greatest actors of all time, Al Pacino's life might have turned out very differently, if not for his mother's determination, the faith of director Francis Ford Coppola, or his success at overcoming an addiction to drink. He talks about his new memoir, "Sonny Boy."
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz trekked through tall grass for hours, but didn't get one shot off all day.
The mayor and police chief of Aurora, Colorado, are pushing back on claims that the city is "overtaken by Venezuelan gangs."
Donald Trump promises to enact what he calls "Operation Aurora" in Colorado rally
Cards Against Humanity counters move earlier in the month by pro-Trump super PAC funded by tech billionaire Elon Musk.
The U.S. government is "absolutely not" diverting hurricane and disaster relief funds to subsidize the care of migrants, the top Customs and Border Protection official told CBS News.
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In 1974, a creative surgical procedure saved the career of L.A. Dodgers pitcher Tommy John after he tore his UCL. Today, an astonishing 35% of active MLB pitchers have had "Tommy John surgery." But more than half of the athletes getting the procedure are under 18.
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Fisher-Price is offering $25 to product owners who remove and destroy swing parts that increase risk of suffocation.
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Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg wrote in a memo that the aerospace giant is cutting 10% of its 170,000 workforce.
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Carmen Morales opened her first Santiago's in 1991 in her hometown of Brighton.
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Some law enforcement agencies say they are scrambling as they try to figure out what to do after some state grants to fight fentanyl trafficking ended in June.
After more than five months, a city-commissioned investigation into the use of comp time by top Denver Fire Department commanders is "nearing its conclusion," according to a mayor's spokesperson.
After years of homes being flooded and damaged in one of its oldest neighborhoods, Johnstown has agreed to spend $1 million to install a new storm sewer and address the ongoing problem.
On a sunny Thursday afternoon in September, former sportscaster Mark McIntosh met the woman he described as "an angel in my midst."
Former RTD Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald, who separated from the agency last week, was fired according to a Colorado licensing database.