Ann Lauricello

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  • Climber falls 30 feet from Royal Arch Trail

    BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. – A climber fell 30 feet near the area of the Royal Arch Trail at the Flatirons Saturday afternoon. The call came just before 4 p.m. reporting that a 22-year-old man had been hiking the Royal Arch Trail with some friends. At one point, they scrambled up a rock to eat lunch. When they were climbing back down, the man slipped and tumbled. Rescuers got the man down to the waiting ambulance at about 4:45 p.m. According […]

  • Snows keep ski resorts open, mountain passes closed

    DENVER — Deep snowfalls are letting Colorado ski resorts extend their seasons, but keeping some high-altitude highways popular among tourists closed through the Memorial Day weekend. Purgatory Resort near Durango and Aspen Mountain were among the ski resorts planning to be open. Aspen received more than a foot of snow over the past week. Arapahoe Basin extended its seasons through the weekend of June 14-16, two weeks later than originally planned. Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park was […]

  • D’Evelyn High School ranks among top in nation, highest in Colorado

    JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — A local high school has ranked among the top in the nation, according to US News and World Reports. D’Evelyn Junior-Senior High School came in at number 131 out of the 17,000 high schools that were taken into consideration. The 2019 US News and World Reports list ranked high schools by utilizing scores in college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, under-served student performance, college curriculum breadth, and graduation rates. Data was reportedly […]

  • Poudre River and Trail at Highway 287 in Fort Collins, Colo. closed because of flooding. June 2, 2014

    $20M in flood work still not funded in northern Colorado

    FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The federal government hasn’t funded $20 million in work to fix roads damaged by flooding in a northern Colorado county nearly six years ago. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports that a 2018 law that changed how the Federal Emergency Management Agency awards money for projects that don’t meet strict design guidelines, like those in Larimer County’s Big Thompson Canyon, was supposed to help speed up funding. However, FEMA hasn’t given its regional offices guidance on how to award […]

  • Broncos’ 2019 preseason schedule announced

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The National Football League on Tuesday announced the Denver Broncos’ 2019 preseason schedule, which features five total games. In addition to opening the preseason against the Atlanta Falcons in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 1, the Broncos will have home games against the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals as well as road contests against the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams. The Broncos will play in the 2019 Hall […]

  • Man convicted in murder of Elbert County rancher

    KIOWA, Colo. — A Colorado jury has convicted a 28-year-old man in the shooting death of an Elbert County rancher in 2016. Joe R. Love was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder after deliberation, first-degree felony murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery and burglary. Prosecutors say the crime happened in January 2016 when Love was passing through Elbert County and ended up on a ranch that Edward Butler was keeping an eye on for the owners. Prosecutors say when Love was encountered […]

  • Judge enters not-guilty plea in slaying of Colorado deputy Heath Gumm

    BRIGHTON, Colo. — A judge has entered not guilty pleas for a man charged with shooting and killing Adams County Deputy Heath Gumm. Dreion Martise Dearing, 23, appeared in court in Brighton Monday for an arraignment hearing. He’s charged with four counts of murder, including two counts of first-degree murder of a police officer. He also faces charges of burglary, possession of a weapon by a previous offender and assault. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, although Gov. Jared Polis […]

  • Boulder residents dig out as snowstorm wallops walkways, side streets

    BOULDER, Colo. — Winter weather that dumped snow on much of Colorado was a welcome relief for some Boulder residents, who said they were thankful for the moisture. Val Havlick was out early, shoveling the snow from her walkway, saying that she “couldn’t resist” getting out in the snow, even if it was to clear her sidewalks. “It’s nice and light and fluffy. It’s not a problem,” she said. Havlick added that she had her fingers crossed that enough snow […]

  • Congested traffic doesn’t deter skiers from hitting ski slopes for fresh powder

    LOVELAND, Colo. — Wet and snowy conditions on Interstate 70 Saturday morning were only the tip of the snowstorm to come, but that doesn’t mean that traffic was flowing. Brake lights lined the roads from Denver to Loveland Ski Area, where many cars exited to take advantage of the snow on the slopes. Snowboarder Daymion Singleton said the proximity of the ski area to Denver is one of the biggest selling points of Loveland, “You get tired in traffic and […]

  • Ice climbing competition takes over Civic Center Park

    DENVER — The World Cup Ice Climbing Competition gathered athletes from around the world to battle it out for top prize in Denver’s Civic Center Park. “It’s very exciting, it’s unique. A lot of people haven’t seen this kind of competition before, let alone a climbing competition,” said Adam Peters, the athlete and event manager with Petzl, a sponsor of the event. The ice climbing competition attracted more than 100 athletes from 18 different countries. The CEO of the American […]

  • Colorado Kennel Club program connects canine survivors to young cancer patients

    DENVER — The Colorado Kennel Club hosted it’s 116th show this holiday weekend, bringing together over 1,200 dogs and 193 different breeds to compete for the Best in Show award. This year, the annual event partnered with YAPS, a program that connects sick children with dogs who have survived cancer. Anne Gillespie is a nurse who founded the Youth and Pet Survivors program 17 years ago. Gillespie saw the bond that formed between patients and animal visitors, but noticed that […]

  • Brandon Marshall, Mayor Hancock attend event to encourage DPS students to attend college

    DENVER — The Black Male Summit hosted by the Community College of Denver brought out some heavy hitters, including former Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock. The event was held with the intention of inspiring young students from Denver Public Schools to attend college. Brandon Marshall shared some of the hurdles he faced growing up, saying, “Me and my brother – and my mother, actually – we stayed in a shelter. My father was very abusive to […]

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