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• "One Tank Getaways" for those with Spring Break cash crunch Play Video

  March 21, 2012 8:09 PM

  With vacation just around the corner for many; high gas prices continue to eat away at those spring break budgets. So, what do you do if you want to do something fun, but don't want to break the bank? News 5 has put together a list of options in... more »

• Body of missing Salida woman discovered

  December 16, 2011 5:49 PM

  Search teams discovered body of a missing Salida woman Friday morning after two days of looking for her. According to a news release from the Chaffee County Sheriffs Office, the body of Sue Johnson, 55, was discovered in a sitting position with her back against a tree. She was located... more »

• Leipheimer wins stage 2 of Pro Cycling Challenge

  August 23, 2011 10:04 PM

  CRESTED BUTTE, Colo. (AP) - Levi Leipheimer won the first stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge on Tuesday, pedaling away from the lead group with about 500 yards left. Leipheimer (RadioShack) of Santa Rosa, Calif., finished the mountainous 99.3-mile stage from Salida in 4 hours, 29 minutes and 22... more »

• Colorado parks board OKs pact with artist Christo

  June 25, 2011 3:52 PM

  SALIDA, Colo. (AP) - The Colorado State Parks Board has approved an agreement for the artist Christo to pay $550,000 to state parks to carry out his Over the River project, which would suspend 5.9 miles worth of fabric panels over parts of the Arkansas River. However, the agreement... more »

• Salida woman finds huge diamond in Arkansas

  April 28, 2011 11:57 AM

  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Beth Gilbertson was washing the contents of the buckets of dirt she had collected at the Crater of Diamonds State Park when she suddenly saw something shiny catch her eye. "I thought it was a piece of glass at first," she said. "But when I... more »

• Bike race comments sought

  February 8, 2011 9:34 AM

  The Bureau of Land Management is asking for public comments on a proposed mountain bike race near Salida. The race is proposed for May 20 through 22 within the Arkansas Hills Trail System, which is on land controlled by the Bureau of Land Management. The race could attract... more »

• New photos: Highway 50 crash, explosion

  January 28, 2011 8:54 PM

  Highway 50 was closed for more than 7 hours Friday after a fiery crash near Salida. The crash happened around 9:30am at approximately mile post 228. A semi tanker truck rolled over and caught fire. The driver died. The truck was hauling fuel. It took hours to get... more »

• Highway 50 to be closed until late afternoon

  January 28, 2011 1:14 PM

  The Colorado State Patrol now confirms one person died in a tanker truck accident east of Salida on Highway 50. The truck was eastbound, hauling fuel, when it came off the right side of the road near Swissvale and rolled. The truck and tanker then caught fire. The... more »

• State Patrol confirms one injury in Highway 50 crash

  January 28, 2011 12:22 PM

  The State Patrol confirms one person was injured in a tanker truck crash on Highway 50 this morning. The road is now closed in both directions. Traffic is being stopped at mile marker 223 and 229 near Swissvale. At this time no official detour has been set up. ... more »

• Six miles of HIghway 50 closed

  January 28, 2011 11:57 AM

  Six miles of Highway 50 is closed near the tiny town of Swissvale, just east of Salida, due to a tanker truck accident and fire. The State Patrol reports the closure is from mile marker 223 to 229. That six miles of highway is two lane and the road... more »

• Christo promotes river project in Colorado

  May 18, 2010 4:57 PM

  The artist Christo is promoting his "Over The River" project this week in Colorado. This marks his first major appearance since his wife Jeanne-Claude died last November. The project would involve suspending six miles of fabric over sections along a 40-mile stretch of the river. Christo will be in... 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 »

• Mountain lion invades home

  March 6, 2010 7:42 PM

  A hungry mountain lion broke into a home outside of Salida on Thursday killing one dog, injuring four others, and trapping a mother and two children inside. It came in through the dog door while Michelle Bese and her five year old son Logan were coloring at the kitchen... more »

• Mountain Lion traps mom and kids in home

  March 5, 2010 2:14 PM

  A scary Thursday afternoon for a family near Salida, after a young mountain lion entered their home. Chaffee County Sheriff's Deputies say the animal killed one dog, and trapped a mother and her two children inside the home for a short time. Deputies got the family out. The... more »

• Artist Jeanne-Claude dies

  November 19, 2009 11:52 AM

  The artist Jeanne-Claude has died. She created the 2005 art installation in Central Park called "The Gates" with her husband, Christo, along with other eye-popping fabric installations around the world. Her family says Jeanne-Claude died Wednesday night at a New York hospital from complications of a brain aneurysm. In February... more »