Leadville Colorado
Colorado's Highest Mountain TownLeadville’s Holiday Express train captures holiday spirit, with family at the forefront
The Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad’s Holiday Express sits covered in snow on Christmas Day, 2021. The Holiday Express has been successful in its first year with the Olsen family making sure the train ride provides a unique experience for all. John...
Breckenridge, Colorado Was Just Named One Of The Best Small Towns In America For Adventure
Is it just us, or does Colorado have the best small towns in the country? From farming communities on the plains to towns around Colorado fruit and wine country to quaint mountain communities, there is no shortage of these charming places. When it comes to adventure,...
Watch where you aim: Urine is hurting Colorado’s high country lakes.
Call it the Starbucks Effect. When Colorado scientists wanted to figure out how much humans are directly contributing to the long-standing nitrogen pollution problems in our high mountain lakes, they needed a new tracing method. For decades, researchers have...
A Northwest Colorado century: Dorothy Gray reflects on 100 years of life on Christmas
Dorothy Gray speaks about turning 100 on Christmas Day in Craig, Colorado on Dec. 22, 2021. Billy Schuerman / For the Craig Press Dorothy Gray likes to laugh.At 99 years old — notably 100 come Christmas Day — Gray, born Dorothy Scott, can’t help but chuckle as she...
Gas prices in Colorado Springs fall to 6-month low
Gas prices — not snowflakes — are falling in Colorado Springs ahead of Saturday's Christmas holiday.And prices are likely to keep on falling into the new year.Colorado Springs motorists paid an average $3.338 per gallon for unleaded gas Wednesday — a six-month low,...
The Colorado Restaurant With Old West Roots That Date Back To The 1880s
Did you know that – aside from museums – the Old West is still alive and well in the Centennial State? Not only do we have many of our original 19th Century buildings and former mines but also restaurants that have been open since their inception, like this equally...
Colorado Cyclists Traced Thieves Down To Mexico Using Facebook
A ring of thieves in Colorado has been indicted in a bicycle burglary ring that spanned state lines and international borders and amounted to nearly $1.5 million in value of stolen goods and property damage. The thieves targeted mountain bikes throughout Colorado’s...
Stay Strong: Don’t Violate Your Colorado Probation over the Holidays
Probation can be difficult to maintain in everyday life. When you throw in the holidays, the temptation to break the rules just a little becomes even more challenging. After all, you don’t want to be left behind by friends and family when they’re celebrating the...
Delayed COVID relief puts some Colorado child care owners in jeopardy
When hundreds of Colorado child care providers recently filled out surveys about their financial well-being, the desperation was palpable. One wrote, “This is so stressful.” Another said, “We are behind on rent.” A third delivered her message in all-caps: “NOT ENOUGH...