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• Searchers comb Rocky Mountain Nat. Park for missing man

  February 3, 2013 1:41 PM

  ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) - Crews are dealing with wintry conditions in their search for a Texas man who is believed to have gone missing in Rocky Mountain National Park. Park officials say no new snow fell in the search area overnight Saturday, but 9 new inches accumulated... more »

• Court upholds decision on elk thinning in Rocky Mountain Nat. Park

  January 9, 2013 8:27 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A federal appeals court is upholding the National Park Service's decision not to reintroduce wolves to Rocky Mountain National Park to control the elk population. WildEarth Guardians had argued that the Park Service violated environmental laws when it ruled out using wolves and when it decided to... more »

• Court upholds decision on elk thinning in US park

  January 9, 2013 7:39 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A federal appeals court is upholding the National Park Service's decision not to reintroduce wolves to Rocky Mountain National Park to control the elk population. WildEarth Guardians had argued that the Park Service violated environmental laws when it ruled out using wolves and when it decided to... more »

• Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park doubles in size

  December 2, 2012 1:55 PM

  ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) - A wildfire that burned at least one cabin and forced the evacuation of several areas in and near Rocky Mountain National Park has grown to more than 3,500 acres. The Fern Lake Fire grew rapidly Saturday morning, more than doubling in size before... more »

• Fire in SW Colorado threatening dozens of homes

  October 17, 2012 9:07 PM

  The U.S. Forest Service is calling for evacuations of at least 30 to 40 homes threatened by a wildfire in southwestern Colorado. Fire officials said Wednesday that the fast-moving fire six miles southeast of Mancos is burning on more than 100 acres near where the Weber Fire burned earlier this... more »

• More than 100 national parks waive entrance fees

  April 22, 2012 12:30 PM

  YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - Entrance fees are being waived this week at Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks in northwest Wyoming, as well as at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. The National Park Service is offering free visitor admission in honor of National Park Week from Saturday... more »

• Horseback rescue of ill boy in Rocky Mountain Park

  July 25, 2011 7:34 PM

  ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) - The National Park Service says an ailing 15-year-old boy has been evacuated on horseback from the backcountry of Rocky Mountain National Park. Park officials say the boy was taken to a clinic in Granby late Sunday night. The boy is from Castle Rock,... more »

• Man hurt in fall at Rocky Mountain National Park

  July 23, 2011 4:13 PM

  ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) - Rocky Mountain National Park rangers have reached a 68-year-old Boulder resident who says he injured himself after sliding 30 feet on Longs Peak. Rangers say they received a cell phone call from the man Friday reporting the fall. He said he stopped... more »

• Rescue of woman on Longs Peak takes 15 hours

  January 30, 2011 6:29 PM

  University of Colorado-Boulder student who slid about 200 feet down an icy slope on Longs Peak spent 15 hours on the mountain as rangers and rescuers worked to safely get her out. Rocky Mountain National Park officials say 20-year-old Rebecca Stubbs never lost consciousness Saturday when she suffered multiple... more »

• National park rangers rescue backcountry skier

  January 13, 2011 7:27 AM

  ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) - Rangers in Rocky Mountain National Park have rescued a 55-year-old Chicago man who tumbled about 900 feet down a mountain while backcountry skiing. Park officials say the man, who was with two other skiers, has several injuries from the accident Wednesday. He... more »

• Storm hampers recovery of body of Denver climber

  November 21, 2010 4:34 PM

  ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) - A winter storm is hampering efforts by crews trying to recover the body of an ice climber killed in a fall in Rocky Mountain National Park. Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson says the Denver man died in a fall Saturday on the All Mixed... more »

• Long's Peak 300-foot fall victim identified

  September 27, 2010 8:07 AM

  Officials say a Kansas man has fallen some 300 feet to his death in Rocky Mountain National Park. The National Park Service says the man fell Saturday afternoon from a ledge on Longs Peak. The Boulder County coroner identified him Sunday as John M. Regan, 57, of Wichita.... more »

• Fire burns 40 acres in Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park

  September 20, 2010 8:32 AM

  Officials say a grass fire in Rocky Mountain National Park has burned 40 acres. Park spokesman Larry Frederick says the Onahu fire on the park's west side is not threatening structures, campgrounds or visitors, although some campers 5 miles north of the blaze decided to leave. The fire... more »

• Hiker struck by lightning in Rocky Mountain National Park

  August 5, 2010 12:12 PM

  Officials at Rocky Mountain National Park say a man hiking Longs Peak was struck by lightning but has no memory of being hit. The 31-year-old from Minnesota had numerous burn injuries when he was found by hikers on Wednesday. He said he had hiked the mountain the day before... more »

• Coroner's office investigating skier's death

  July 27, 2010 10:13 AM

  The Boulder County coroner's office is investigating the death of a 40-year-old male skier found dead in the backcountry of Rocky Mountain National Park. The coroner's office has identified the skier as Lacy Elliot Meadows of Broomfield. An autopsy is scheduled Tuesday. Rangers found his body Sunday after a... more »

• Pilot in Colorado crash: Plane caught in downdraft

  July 26, 2010 1:53 PM

  The pilot of a small plane that crashed in a remote canyon in Rocky Mountain National Park says he got caught in a downdraft and couldn't escape even at full power. The pilot, Jim Michaels of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, and his 18-year-old daughter suffered only minor injuries in the July... more »

• Rangers recover body of backcountry Colorado skier

  July 26, 2010 8:24 AM

  Rangers have recovered the body of a backcountry skier in Rocky Mountain National Park. The National Park Service says the 40-year-old Colorado man was reported overdue on Sunday morning. He was said to be an experienced backcountry skier who planned to hike in and ski a snowfield near Finch... more »

• Climber rescued from cliff in Rocky Mountain National Park

  July 22, 2010 9:15 AM

  A 27-year-old woman has been rescued after hanging for hours from a cliff wall on Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. Officials say four park rangers who were flown by helicopter to the top of the more than 14,000-foot mountain climbed down to help Carolyn Davidson early Wednesday... more »

• Plane crashes in Rocky Mountain National Park

  July 9, 2010 10:49 AM

  A small plane has crashed into a remote part of Rocky Mountain National Park, injuring two people from Wisconsin. Officials say a 54-year-old man and his 18-year-old daughter suffered only minor injuries in the crash Thursday night. Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson says both were conscious and moving about when... more »

• Power plant bill passes first test at Capitol

  March 16, 2010 5:30 PM

  Bipartisan legislation requiring Xcel Energy to cut emission at some of its coal-fired power plants has passed its first test at the Capitol. The House Transportation and Energy Committee voted 10-1 to endorse the bill Tuesday. It would require Xcel as well as Black Hills Corp. to cut... more »

• Poacher kills lynx in Summit County

  January 29, 2010 4:27 PM

  One of the first lynx released in Colorado to restore the cats to the state has been killed by a poacher. The Colorado Division of Wildlife says the 13-year-old female lynx trapped in Canada and released in southwest Colorado in 1999 was killed last weekend in Summit County. ... more »

• CSU gets funding to study feedlot emissions

  December 31, 2009 8:40 AM

  Colorado State University researchers have received $1.15 million in federal funds to study how much nitrogen and ammonia are emitted from cattle feedlots. Feedlots along Colorado's Front Range are believed to be a major source of nitrogen pollution in Rocky Mountain National Park to the west. Biologists say the park's... more »

• Rocky Mountain National Park nears 3 million visitors

  December 17, 2009 11:28 AM

  Visitor numbers at Rocky Mountain National Park are up 2.5 percent over last year and could top 3 million for the first time since 2003. Park officials say more than 2.93 million people have entered this year. December visits would have to total about 61,000 to reach 3 million for... more »

• Labor Day weekend visits to Rocky Mountain park up

  September 14, 2009 9:26 AM

  Visits to Rocky Mountain National Park are up so far this year compared with last year. National Park Service statistics show the park had about 120,000 more visitors through the end of August than during the same period a year ago. More than 2.43 million people have visited the park... more »