Guanella Pass closes for winter season

DENVER — The beauty of Colorado stems from its mountains. But the mountaintop is not a place you’ll find ethnic color. This weekend marks 50 years of "Soul On Snow." That’s 50 years that the National Brotherhood of Skiers (NBS) has worked to diversify the mountains. NBS...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colorado — A new wildlife crossing project is under construction along Interstate 70 west of Denver. The I-70 Genesee wildlife crossing project is one of several projects coming in advance of a $700 million update to the Floyd Hill corridor. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) said...

DENVER — Six more weeks of winter. That's what the famous rodent forecaster from Pennsylvania predicted on Thursday morning. Well, in Colorado it’s going to feel like an early spring after the three months we just went through. How accurate is that rodent anyway? He almost always predicts...

WELD COUNTY, Colo. — Construction is about to begin on a new roundabout in Weld County. The first phase of construction has begun on a roundabout west of Eaton at Weld County Road (WCR) 74 and WCR 33. Weld County officials said that while initial work is underway, road...

DENVER — Denver is breaking out some heavy machinery to try and get rid of all the ice that’s built up on neighborhood streets. Instead of going out with an ice pick and spending hours trying to do it yourself, the city is sending construction equipment to try and scrape it off.

DENVER — Police officer Andy Sandoval lives in one the most beautiful places in the world near Vail, Colorado, where world-famous ski resorts are nestled between Rocky Mountain peaks. His living situation for years, though, was far less dreamy. Until last month, the 26-year-old, his wife and their two...

BUENA VISTA, Colo. — At the Fading West factory in Buena Vista, VP of factory operations Sean Brown is overseeing an operation that is like a car assembly line only at this factory they're building 1,200-square-foot two-story modular homes. “A 600-square-foot first floor and a 600-square-foot second floor that’s...

GOLDEN, Colo. — Goldens in Golden is back this weekend for a celebration of one of America's most popular dog breeds. Humans and their well-behaved golden retrievers are invited to gather at the Golden Visitors Center starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. The golden retriever gathering will walk...

DENVER — Alexandra Lansing woke up around 5 a.m. Wednesday to a knock on her door – quite the wakeup call as water was rapidly flowing into the parking garage below the condominiums where she lives. "All the water was coming in like a river," said Lansing, who...

LOVELAND, Colo. — Loveland's sports and entertainment arena is getting a new name as it turns 20 years old. Budweiser Event Center will be renamed Blue Arena. Blue Federal Credit Union announced it will take over the naming rights of the northern Colorado arena in October at the expiration of the current contract with Larimer County. The facility will be renamed Blue Arena with a 10-year naming rights agreement.

LAFAYETTE, Colo. — Police are looking for a 25-year-old man who was last heard from on Jan. 20 after running out of gas in Lafayette. The Lafayette Police Department (LPD) said 25-year-old Ricardo Garza Jr. was last heard from via phone around 3:27 p.m. Jan. 20 after he ran out of gas in Lafayette. Police did not give out an exact location.

BOULDER, Colo. — Not to be overshadowed by his more famous weather-predicting rival in Pennsylvania, Boulder's own Flatiron Freddy made his annual Groundhog Day prediction Thursday. The stuffed yellow-bellied marmot got dressed up in his best top hat and cape – and saw his shadow. The prediction from...

COLORADO, USA — Happy February!. From golden retrievers, curling and ballet to model trains, garden shows and "Paw Patrol," there's no shortage of festivals, expos, performance art and sporting events this first weekend of February. Enjoy this football-free weekend and check out one of these happenings in the Centennial...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Ice Cube is coming back to Colorado. The hip-hop legend has announced a concert at Colorado Springs' Broadmoor World Arena on April 18. Ice Cube will be joined by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Westside Boogie and more special guests at the arena concert. Tickets for the concert...

DENVER — I've always liked geraniums and grown a fair amount of them. But since Japanese beetles came to town, I've grown many more. The beetles don't bother them much. If you saved geranium plants last fall and have them growing in the window, you can make more. Take...

SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. — Mountain communities say they are fed up to the point of considering legal action because the mail situation has gotten so bad. Summit County joins the list of high country communities reporting recent problems receiving mail on time, long lines at the post office, and little to no response from the U.S. Postal Service.

BOULDER, Colo. — Tristan da Silva scored 20 points, Colorado leaned hard on its reserves and the Buffaloes staved off a season sweep against California by beating the Bears 59-46 on Thursday night. The Bears beat Colorado 80-76 on New Year's Eve for their first Pac-12 Conference win of...

GREELEY, Colo. — A man has died after being hit by the driver of a pickup truck at a crosswalk in Greeley Saturday evening, according to the Greeley Police Department (GPD). Police said the crash happened Saturday around 8:20 p.m. at the intersection of 35th Avenue and 4th Street. The driver left before officers arrived, police said.

DENVER — The Denver Zoo just welcomed its newest addition, a baby two-toed sloth. On Jan. 26, parents Charlotte and Elliot welcomed their baby into the world, according to a Facebook post from Denver Zoo. The birth is a conservation win for the famously slow-moving species, the zoo said....

WELD COUNTY, Colo. — Nearly eight months after a truck driver slammed into a car on Interstate 25, killing a family, the company that put the driver on the road without a proper license is losing its primary customer. The United States Postal Service (USPS) now says it’s in...