Clik here to view.
Huge Bear, Controversial Kill
CRAIG, Colo. (CBS4) – A hunter from Craig may have killed one of the biggest bears ever in Colorado, but how the hunter bagged his prize is creating quite the controversy. Richard Kendall told the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rescuers Find Body Of Missing Snowmobiler
MEEKER, Colo. (AP) – Sheriff’s officials say a search dog has found the body of a 19-year-old snowmobiler who was caught in an avalanche in northwest Colorado. Rio Blanco County Undersheriff Michael...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shear Bliss For Colorado Sheep Farmers
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) – Tony Theos of Meeker grew up in the sheep business, and at age 32, he’s never seen lamb and wool prices as high as they are now. “You’re in it because you love what you do,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Aviation Investigators Look Into Helicopter Crash Near Meeker
MEEKER, Colo. (AP) – Federal aviation investigators are looking into the crash last week of a helicopter during a deer-netting operation for the Colorado Division of Wildlife. The National...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Longmont Republican Heads To Iowa With Presidential Dreams
LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4) – He admits its a longshot, but a Longmont man is heading to Iowa this weekend to run for president. Jerry Lanser, a 60-year-old Republican, says he knows how to fix the economy....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Colorado Horse Roundup Focuses On Fertility Control
DOLORES, Colo. (AP) — Two upcoming horse roundups in western Colorado will focus more on fertility control, rather than horse removal, under a new federal policy. The first horse gather, in the Spring...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2012 Capitol Christmas Tree Will Come From Near Meeker
DENVER (AP) – Next year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas tree will come from northwestern Colorado. Colorado Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet and congressman Scott Tipton announced Friday that the tree...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Udall Helps Decide Which Colorado Tree Will Be Sent To Washington
MEEKER, Colo. (CBS4) – Sen. Mark Udall made a special trip to the White River National Forest this week as part of the effort to select the tree that will display at the Capitol in Washington DC this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree To Be Harvested Friday In Colorado
MEEKER, Colo. (AP) — The Forest Service says this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will be harvested from the White River National Forest on Friday. In August, the superintendent of the capitol...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Capitol Christmas Tree Is Coming From Colorado
MEEKER, Colo (CBS4) The nation’s Capitol has picked the perfect spruce for its Christmas tree this year and it’s coming from Colorado. This year’s chosen tree is a beautiful 73-foot Colorado Englemann...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Colorado-Grown Spruce Makes Stop In Denver On Way To U.S. Capitol
DENVER (CBS4) – It’s the tree that will be showcased at the U.S. Capitol for the holidays and on Sunday the Colorado-grown spruce tree made a stop in Denver. Dozens of people came out to see the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Beautiful Christmas Tree Gives U.S. Capitol Visitors Taste Of Colorado
WASHINGTON (CBS4) – A spectacular tree will give visitors to the nation’s Capitol a towering taste of Colorado during the holidays. Tuesday afternoon House Speaker John Boehner turned on the lights of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Colorado Hunting Outfitter Fined, Sentenced To Prison
DENVER (AP) – A western Colorado outfitter accused of hunting violations has been sentenced to three years and five months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. A federal judge also...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Firefighters Battle 2 Northwest Colorado Fires
(credit: CBS) CRAIG, Colo. (AP) – More warm, dry conditions are expected in northwestern Colorado, where crews are fighting two fires started by lighting. (credit: Lynn Barclay/Northwest Colorado Fire...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Feared Colorado Boycott Over Gun Laws Is A Bust
DENVER (AP) – A boycott by hunters opposed to Colorado’s new laws meant to curtail gun violence has failed to materialize. The state’s primary big game hunting seasons have closed with no trace of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Alkali Fire Could Be Fully Contained By Sunday
CRAIG, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters hope to have a 32-square-mile wildfire in northwestern Colorado fully contained by Sunday. The Alkali Fire, burning on mostly private land near Maybell, was listed as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rio Blanco Sheriff Stabbed In Parking Lot
MEEKER, Colo. (AP) — Rio Blanco County Sheriff Si Woodruff is recovering from a stab wound he received while trying to arrest a suspect in a hospital parking lot. The sheriff’s office says Woodruff was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Carbon Monoxide Suspected In Hunter’s Death Near Meeker
MEEKER, Colo. (AP) – Moffat County authorities say one hunter has died and two have been taken to a hospital in a suspected case of carbon monoxide poisoning in northwestern Colorado. Moffat County...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wind Chills Down To Around -50 Possible Before Arctic Air Moves Out
DENVER (AP) – Wind chills down to around 50 below zero are still possible in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska through Wednesday morning before bitter cold arctic air moves out. Colorado’s Eastern Plains...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Several More Days To Contain Red Canyon Wildfire
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Firefighters say it will take several more days to contain a small wildfire south of Glenwood Springs. Glenwood Springs Fire Chief Gary Tillotson says the fire is limited...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Firefighters Stop Spread Of Over 30 Blazes In Colorado
CRAIG, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters have been able to stop the spread of over 30 fires sparked by lightning strikes in northwestern Colorado in recent days despite stretched resources. Only two of the 34...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wildfire On Western Slope Tops 100 Acres, Burns 4 Outbuildings
MEEKER, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters in Colorado on Friday will mop up a wildfire west of Meeker. (credit: Rio Blanco County Sheriff) Flames started Thursday along County Road 7 in Rio Blanco County....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Firefighters Contain Strawberry Fire In Northwestern Colorado
MEEKER, Colo. (CBS4)– The Strawberry Fire has been fully contained after burning 130 acres in northwestern Colorado. Firefighting crews returned to the fire west of Meeker Friday morning to mop up any...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wreckage Of Small Plane Crash Found In Northwestern Colorado
MEEKER, Colo. (AP) — Searchers have found the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in northwestern Colorado after a witness reported hearing an explosion. The crash happened Thursday evening in a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pilot Believed To Be Only Victim Of Northwest Colorado Crash
MEEKER, Colo. (AP) – Authorities believe the pilot was the only person killed when a small plane crashed in northwestern Colorado last week. The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office preliminarily...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Inmate Dies At Rio Blanco County Jail; Suicide Suspected
MEEKER, Colo. (AP) — An investigation is underway after a 55-year-old inmate was found dead in her cell at the Rio Blanco County jail. The sheriff’s office says the inmate, whose name has not been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Haze From Wildfire On Western Slope Moves Into Denver Metro Area
By Ben Warwick DENVER (CBS4) – Shifting wind is blowing smoke and haze from the Lost Solar Fire into the Denver metro area. (credit: CBS) The fire, which currently burning near Meeker on Colorado’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Civil Air Patrol Helps Save Plane Crash Victims In Sub-Zero Temps
GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Two people are alive after a small plane crash in Garfield County on Saturday thanks in part to the Civil Air Patrol’s National Radar Analysis Team. The pair survived...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Chevron Cleaning Up Pipeline Oil Spill In NW Colorado
RANGELY, Colo. (AP) — Chevron Corp. says its crews are cleaning up about 4,800 gallons of oil that spilled from a failed pipeline into an intermittent stream on public land in northwestern Colorado....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wildfire Grows To 500 Acres In Northwest Colorado
MEEKER, Colo. (CBS4) – An aerial firefight is underway in northwestern Colorado against a wildfire that grew to hundreds of acres over the weekend. Hunter Fire (credit: Rio Blanco County) The fire is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hunter Fire Keeps Growing Near Meeker
MEEKER, Colo. (CBS4) – More than 60 firefighters in Rio Blanco County are continuing to battle a wildfire that keeps growing. Hunter Fire (credit: Albert Linch/BLM) The Hunter Fire has burned more than...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wildfire Burning Near Meeker Grows
MEEKER, Colo. (CBS4)– Crews are hoping to make progress on the Hunter Fire burning near Meeker in Rio Blanco County. Hunter Fire (credit: Albert Linch/BLM) The Hunter Fire has burned more than 990...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pilot Fighting Wind-Driven Western Colorado Fire: ‘Like Riding A Bull’
MEEKER, Colo. (CBS4) – A long line of wildland firefighting crews passed through downtown Meeker on Monday as the troubling 1,000 acre Hunter Fire continues to grow nearby. Hunter Fire (credit: Albert...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Wildfire Burning In Rio Blanco County
RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office reports a fire near Meeker. The sheriff’s office dispatch released a tweet at 7:36 a.m. describing the fire’s location as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wilson Fire Near Meeker Continues To Grow
RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A fire burning in Rio Blanco County is threatening oil and gas operations near Meeker. The Wilson Fire has burned 204 acres with no containment as of Sunday...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Three Colorado Wild Fires Prompt Air Quality Advisory
ROUTT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Three wildfires continue to burn Saturday in northwestern Colorado. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued an air quality warning Saturday morning...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Watch: Smokejumper Dives Towards Colorado Wildfire
By Jeff Todd (CBS4) – On the same day the Himes Peak Fire was declared 100 percent contained, the White River National Forest released a thrilling video of a smokejumper heading toward the fire on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Residents Near Cabin Lake Fire Put On Pre-Evacuation Status
RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Emergency officials say residents in Seven Lakes Lodge and neighboring cabins are now on pre-evacuation status because of the Cabin Lake Fire. (credit: CBS) The fire...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cabin Lake Fire Grows To Nearly 1,000 Acres
RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Despite some recent growth, mandatory evacuation notices have been lifted in Rio Blanco County where the Cabin Lake Fire is burning east of Meeker. (credit: CBS)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New, Mandatory Evacuations Ordered In Cabin Lake Fire
RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – New mandatory evacuations were ordered for residents along County Road 10 south from the County Road 17 and Country Road 10 intersection. Officials say they’re...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Billionaire Lists Massive Colorado Ranch For Sale
MEEKER, Colo. (CBS4) – Henry Kravis, one of the wealthiest men in the country, put his Colorado ranch on the market. How much is he asking? $46 million. (credit: Hall and Hall) The nearly 5,000-acre...
View Article
