Chaffee County Public Health Warns of Wild Animal and Insect Interactions
As the weather gets warmer, Chaffee County residents and visitors will head outdoors, increasing their chance of interacting with local wildlife and insects. Animal related diseases (also called zoonotic diseases) are diseases that can be carried from animals or...
Pet of the Week: Lilly
Meet Lilly! She's the Heart of the Rockies Radio Pet of the Week! Lilly is an adorable 6-year-old hound mix who has been at the shelter for quite some time now. We aren't sure why there isn't more interest in sweet Lilly. She is doing amazing in her foster home. She's...
Search Continues for Motorcyclist Thrown Into Arkansas River During Highway 50 Crash
The search continues for a motorcyclist who was thrown into the Arkansas River after a crash on Highway 50 last week. The Colorado State Patrol says the motorcyclist has not been found and is presumed dead. On Thursday, June 22nd, a vehicle was traveling west on...
Authorities Confirm They Are Still Searching for the Body of Suzanne Morphew
The 11th Judicial District Attorney’s Office confirmed that authorities are still looking for the body of Suzanne Morphew so that her homicide case can be prosecutable either against her husband, Barry Morphew, or someone else.
Be On The Lookout for an Injured Woman Near Poncha Springs [Update]
[UPDATE] At 3:47 pm, Chaffee County Dispatch notified us that the female victim has been found. [Original Story] Chaffee County Dispatch sent out a citizens alert this morning asking residents of Poncha Springs to be on the lookout for an injured woman. In the...
14th Water Related Death in Colorado Reported-3rd on Arkansas River in a Week
A rafter died on the Arkansas River east of Salida on Friday. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said witnesses saw three people enter the Bear Creek Rapid at around 3pm. The rafters were thrown from the watercraft when it flipped in the Class III rapid. One person...
Disaster Emergency Declared for Lincoln, Elbert, El Paso and Washington Counties
The governor has declared a disaster emergency for several Colorado counties after Thursday's severe storms. RELATED: 80 to 90 Injured During Severe Thunderstorm at Red Rocks Amphitheatre Governor Jared Polis issued the declaration for Lincoln, Elbert, El Paso...
80 to 90 Injured During Severe Thunderstorm at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Concertgoers were pelted by hail at Red Rocks Amphitheatre as severe thunderstorms moved across the Front Range Wednesday night. An estimated 80 to 90 people were treated for injuries at the venue. Seven people were hospitalized. Injuries included cuts and broken...
18-Year-Old Killed in Accident on Highway 50 Near Howard
An 18-year-old Cotopaxi teen died Tuesday in an accident involving two vehicles on Highway 50 near Howard. According to the Colorado State Patrol, the accident involved a Chevy Silverado and Ford F150. Fremont County Coroner Randy Keller identified the driver of...
Pet of the Week: King
Meet King! He's the Heart of the Rockies Radio Pet of the Week! King first arrived at AVHS almost a year ago. He found a loving home, but unfortunately, she had some unforeseen circumstances arise and had to move and couldn't bring King with her. He was returned...
Representative Pettersen Voices Concerns About EPA’s Clean-Up of Cotter Uranium Mill in Fremont County
The Cotter Uranium Mill in Fremont County closed in 2011, yet more than five million tons of toxic waste at the Superfund site hasn’t been cleaned up. Now, a U.S. legislator is getting involved. Representative Brittany Pettersen wrote a letter to the Environmental...
12th Confirmed Water-Related Death in Colorado on Arkansas River
A man has died after a commercial boating accident on the Arkansas River just past the Royal Gorge Bridge. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, several passengers fell out of the boat just past Boat Eater Rapid Monday afternoon. A 60-year-old man was pulled...
