Colorado Family Sues Oil And Gas Drilling Firms
DENVER (AP) – A western Colorado family has filed a lawsuit saying that negligence by oil and gas drilling companies contaminated their drinking water and air and forced them from their home. Beth and...
View ArticleWell-Known Sculpture Beheaded In Silt
SILT, Colo. (CBS4) – Police in western Colorado are trying to figure out if vandals damaged a well-known piece of art in the town of Silt. The sculpture features a naked man climbing a mountain, but...
View ArticleMissing Hunter In Garfield County Found Alive
NEW CASTLE, Colo. (AP/CBS4) – A 65-year-old hunter missing in Garfield County was found alive on Monday. The Garfield County sheriff’s office resumed the search for him Monday with help from a Colorado...
View ArticleNew Western Sport Plays On Cowboy Culture
NEW CASTLE, Colo. (AP) — Doing chores on a working ranch can be dangerous, and many a cowboy has a missing finger or toe, a mashed hand or a crooked elbow to prove it. But the job of sorting cattle...
View ArticleWoman Struck, Killed By Train In Western Colorado
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Authorities say a woman struck and killed by a train in Garfield County was a 27-year-old resident of Silt. The victim was identified Monday as Ashley Nicole Vale. The...
View ArticleBackyard Grilling Permitted, But Only When Using A Lid
DENVER (CBS4) – The fire danger is prompting fire bans across Colorado, but those can be confusing. Many people have wondered if they can grill in their own backyard. Grilling is permitted, but only...
View ArticleBear Rehab At Center Of Funding Designation
ASPEN, Colo. (CBS4)– It’s one of the biggest issues facing residents of Aspen and the rest of Pitkin County: what to do with the growing bear population. Pitkin County is delegating thousands of...
View ArticleDrilling Critics Mull Next Steps After Defeats
DENVER (AP) – They packed committee hearings, waved signs and even publicly heckled Colorado’s governor. But oil and gas drilling critics saw one political failure after another in the legislative...
View ArticleTeen Killed In Crash On Western Slope
Makenzie Leikam (credit: Facebook) SILT, Colo. (CBS4) – A teenager from the Denver area was killed in a car crash on the Western Slope. The crash happened on Interstate 70 near Silt Saturday morning....
View Article3 Killed After Helicopter Gets Entangled In Power Lines Near Silt
DENVER (AP) – A helicopter crashed in western Colorado Monday, killing all three people aboard, authorities said. Garfield County Sheriff’s Deputy Ward Stowe said his office could not immediately...
View ArticleInvestigators Head To Western Slope Helicopter Crash Site
SILT, Colo. (AP/CBS4) — National Transportation Safety Board and FAA officials are expected to arrive Tuesday to investigate after a helicopter crashed near Silt in western Colorado, killing all three...
View ArticleCoroner Names 3 Killed In Colorado Chopper Crash
DENVER (AP) – Time after time, pilot Doug Sheffer set down his helicopter atop Colorado peaks, allowing rescuers to reach stranded hikers or mountaineers. “There’s a number of people today who wouldn’t...
View ArticlePreliminary Report Released On Helicopter Crash Near Silt
SILT, Colo. (AP) – A preliminary report on a helicopter crash that killed three people south of Silt last week concludes the helicopter hooked a line strung to protect power lines just before it went...
View ArticleStruggling Bear Cubs Find A Second Chance In Silt
SILT, Colo. (AP) – For the bears of the Roaring Fork Valley, the last two years have been the epitome of the phrase “feast or famine.” Natural food sources were abundant in 2013, making for a very...
View ArticleJudge Sets Gypsum Shooting Suspect’s Bail At $1 Million
EAGLE, Colo. (CBS4)– The man police say robbed a thrift shop and shot one man in Gypsum last week appeared before a judge on Thursday who set his bail at $1 million. Jesus Manuel Miranda of Dotsero...
View ArticleReport: Helicopter Pilot Failed Power Lines Inspection
SILT, Colo. (CBS4) – Federal investigators say the pilot who was flying a helicopter before it crashed near Silt last year failed in his checklist planning to inspect power lines before taking off. The...
View ArticlePlans To Drain Harvey Gap Reservoir Postponed
SILT, Colo. (AP) — Plans to drain Harvey Gap Reservoir north of Silt have been postponed. The drain plans would allow officials to inspect a dam outlet. The plans were canceled after a portion of...
View ArticleWildfire In Rio Blanco County ‘Wakes Up,’ Estimated At 1,000 Acres
GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A wildfire burning in Rio Blanco County is estimated at approximately 1,000 acres. Smoke from the fire is visible from north of the town of Silt and Interstate 70 in...
View ArticleMother Bear Found Dead After Reports Of Gunshots
By Matt Kroschel SILT, Colo. (CBS4) – After their mother mysteriously died in Eagle County over the weekend, two bear cubs have found a temporary home at a Colorado wildlife rehab center on the Western...
View ArticleMotorist Killed, Trooper Injured In 3-Car Crash
SILT, Colo. (CBS4) – One person was killed near Silt Wednesday afternoon when a vehicle veered into a state trooper who had pulled over a motorist on Interstate 70. The collision killed the driver who...
View ArticleCrash Kills Teacher Who Was Pulled Over By State Trooper
SILT, Colo. (CBS4)– The man killed in a crash that happened after he was pulled over has been identified as a teacher in Carbondale. Shaw Lewis was killed when a vehicle crashed into him and the...
View ArticleInsurance Fraud Charges Filed Against Police Officer
DENVER, Colo. (CBS4) – The Colorado Attorney General’s Office announced Friday that nine felony counts have been filed against Silt Police Department Officer Michael Taylor. They include three counts...
View ArticleBrush Fire Reported North Of Rifle, 20 Acres Burned With Moderate Growth
DENVER (CBS4) – For the second day in a row crews from the Colorado River Fire Rescue are on the scene of a brush fire. It is located north of Rifle on County Road 252. Firefighters say 20 acres have...
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