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[UPDATE] As of 11:30 am, power has been restored to a majority of customers. [Original story] Xcel Energy is reporting a power outage affecting nearly 600 customers across Salida and Poncha Springs. The reason for the outage is currently unknown. Crews are working to...
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...
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...
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...
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.
[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...
