Pet of the Week: Donovan
Meet Donovan! He is the Heart of the Rockies Radio Pets of the Week. If you regularly tune in you've probably heard this dog mentioned before. He's been with the shelter for 114 days now, so we wanted to give him a little extra attention in the hopes that his perfect...
COVID-19 Testing Continues in Chaffee County
Covid-19 testing continues in Chaffee County. For those looking to receive a Covid-19 test in the north end of the county, Valley-Wide Health Systems is offering testing Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 2:30...
Second Arrest Made in Connection to San Luis Valley Homicides
There has been a second arrest in connection to the murder cases in the San Luis Valley. 38-year-old Francisco Ramirez is under investigation for being an accessory to the murders of three people whose mutilated bodies were discovered November 10 on two...
BLM Conducts Prescribed Burns through Thursday
Rocky Mountain District Fire expects to conduct pile burns near Buena Vista this week adjacent to the Mount Harvard Estates subdivision. This burn will eliminate piled and cured fuels left from past fuels reduction projects. Crews are expected to begin the burn on the...
Chaffee County Public Health Updates Vaccination Plan
In response to Governor Polis’ announcement last week that there are to be changes made in phase 1 of distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, Chaffee County Public Health has worked hard over the last week to thoughtfully and strategically rethink its protocols and processes.
Chaffee Commissioners to hold Regular Meeting
Chaffee County Commissioners will meet for a regular meeting today beginning at 9 am. Commissioners will consider a contract between the county and Colorado State University to facilitate two programs, for wildfire fuels reduction and wildfire awareness and...
New Year-New Laws
Today brings a new year and several new laws in Colorado. The laws range from equal pay to employee sick pay to tenant rights. Employers face new requirements when it comes to posting a job opening and promotions that are available within the...
Aspen Police Looking for “Person of Interest”
Aspen police want to speak to a man who may be connected to an incident over the weekend in which natural gas equipment was tampered with, leaving 3,500 households in the city without heat or hot water for days.
“I Hear the Train A’Comin”
Rio Grande Pacific Railroad has announced that it has entered into a commercial agreement with Union Pacific to lease the iconic Tennessee Pass route through Colorado. The former Denver & Rio Grande Western route over the Continental Divide in central Colorado...
New Year’s Eve “Heat is On”
The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement are teaming up for the final Heat is On DUI enforcement period of the year. The New Year’s Eve DUI enforcement period runs through January 3rd, 2021. During the New...
Federal Stimulus Checks Arriving
You might want to check your bank account. Americans began receiving $600 stimulus checks from the federal government last night. This comes two days after President Donald Trump signed into law a $900 billion stimulus package, which included the direct...
New Strain of COVID-19 Discovered in Elbert County
The first known U.S. cases of the highly contagious new strain of the coronavirus that’s spreading through the United Kingdom has been discovered in a rural Colorado county. The coronavirus variant likely has circulated in the state and nation for some time. ...
