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• Dinosaur Flats closed on Saturday

  April 26, 2012 6:26 AM

  CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) - The Dinosaur Flats area north of Canon City will be closed this Saturday while volunteers clean up litter. Dinosaur Flats consists of 2,300 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The agency says the Fremont County 4-H Sharpshooters, the Clover Rovers... more »

• Fremont County breaks up crime racket

  October 14, 2010 4:26 PM

  Several people believed to be involved in a crime spree in August have been arrested by members of the Fremont County Combined Investigative Response Team (CIRT) , the Cañon City Police Department and Deputies from the Fremont County Sheriff's Office. The suspects are accused of several car thefts, burglaries... more »

• Clean up planned at Starsmore

  September 21, 2010 1:13 PM

  The Starsmore Discovery Center is looking for help to clean up North Cheyenne Cañon Park this Saturday. The event happens from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on September 25. Volunteers aged 15 and older are invited. Those 12 to 14 may come as well, if they have a guardian... more »

• Fun for Kids: Art Lessons

  July 28, 2010 11:18 AM

  Kids bored? The Starsmore Discovery Center is offering Children's Art Lessons Saturday, July 31 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Art professional, teacher and exceptionally talented painter Dave Koller will be in the Starsmore gardens to lead a watercolor painting lesson on for kids 9 -15 years old.... more »

• Court proceeds with neglect claim in Fremont County

  July 6, 2010 2:42 PM

  A Fremont County judge has decided not to return three children to their parents, just days after a five-month-old died in the house. The baby girl was rushed to St. Thomas More Hospital in Canon City last week. Child abuse was initially suspected, so the couple's other children were... more »

• Parkdale Fire now contained

  June 25, 2010 7:40 PM

  The fire burning near Royal Gorge west of Canon City has been contained. A total of 628 acres are reported burned. It took about 275 firefighters to finish containment. "Achieving 100 percent containment has taken a true interagency effort from every firefighter, law enforcement officer, and supporting resources involved... more »

• Royal Gorge fire could be contained tonight

  June 24, 2010 12:25 PM

  While crews estimate the fire burning near the Royal Gorge is 65 percent contained, the efforts are "in good shape." It started Monday along railroad tracks near Parkdale the number of acres burned has been downgraded to 600 acres.  Containment is now estimated to happen sometime early Friday morning. ... more »

• Royal Gorge fire two thirds contained

  June 23, 2010 7:12 PM

  The fire burning near the Royal Gorge in Fremont County is now reported at 65 percent containment. The fire started earlier this week along the railroad tracks near Parkdale. The cause is still undetermined. This afternoon Sheriff Jim Beicker told News First the fire had grown only slightly since... more »

• Royal Gorge fire knocks out power to dozens of homes

  June 22, 2010 2:50 PM

  The fire burning west of Canon City has knocked out power to dozens of homes. Black Hills Energy reports about 90 homes in the Copper Gulch area southwest of the fire are without electricity because of damage to power lines. They are expected to be without power for several... more »

• UPDATE: Fire near Royal Gorge forces evacuations

  June 21, 2010 4:34 PM

  More than 100 firefighters are working to gain control of a wildfire burning west of Canon City near the Royal Gorge. Buckskin Joes as well as all businesses and residences on 8 mile hill, County Road 61 and the southside of Highway 50 are evacuated. The Royal Gorge closed... more »

• Cancer fundraiser Saturday in Canon City

  June 11, 2010 1:10 PM

  The Orchard of Hope in Canon City expects as many as 500 people to walk to raise awareness and money for those who have cancer. The walk starts at 10 a.m. in Veteran's Park at the west end of Canon City on Highway 50. After the walk lunch will... more »

• Snow melts, water rises in Colorado rivers

  June 8, 2010 1:10 PM

  Coloradans are keeping a nervous eye on rising rivers as a late spring heat wave melts snow quickly, swelling waterways, wiping out bridges and flooding some homes. The high water has prompted some rafting companies to halt guided trips. In Estes Park, some 500 sandbags were handed out Monday... more »

• Case slips through the cracks allowing early prison release

  May 25, 2010 6:36 PM

  When the name Charles Greenwell comes to mind you probably remember his conviction for his part in the shooting of Pueblo Police Officer Dennis Yaklich in 1985. He was released on parole in 2006 when investigators say he assaulted an elderly man during a dispute over a piece of antique... more »

• Christo returns to Colorado

  May 18, 2010 3:15 PM

  Artist Christo will appear in Colorado Tuesday and Wednesday as he continues planning for his Over the River art project. Over The River is a planned two-week temporary work of art that calls for 5.9 miles of silver fabric panels to be suspended above the Arkansas River along a... more »

• Christo to visit Salida

  May 9, 2010 2:51 PM

  SALIDA, Colo. (AP) - Artist Christo plans to visit the Upper Arkansas River Valley this month to thank supporters of his proposed "Over the River" project, which would involve suspending a total of about six miles of fabric over sections along a 40-mile stretch of the Arkansas River. Christo's... more »

• Canon City passes medical marijuana moratorium

  February 2, 2010 2:38 PM

  In Cañon City Monday night, all seven city council members unanimously passed a 120 day moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries. The ordinance prohibits any new dispensaries from operating within city limits. Applications for a permit or license to operate a medical marijuana dispensary will not be processed during that time.... more »

• Pueblo man arrested in Canon City internet sex sting

  September 23, 2009 11:54 AM

  A Pueblo man was arrested in Canon City in an internet sex sting. Christopher Mallory Choate, 27, was arrested Monday by members of the Fremont County Combined Investigative Response team (CIRT). Choate is believed to have traveled to Cañon City to meet with a 14 year old female for... more »