State Vibe :: Colorado

Woman seriously injured in Hwy. 160 crash

A Bayfield woman was listed in serious condition Friday evening after suffering injuries in a head-on collision Thursday night in Gem Village. The crash occurred about 9:25 p.m. and shut down U.S. Highway 160 from 9:28 to 10:31 p.m. near mile marker 100.5, said Capt. Martin Petrik with the Colorado State Patrol.

Flatiron Construction is low bidder on I-70 rockslide repairs

Flatiron Construction Corp. of Longmont is the apparent low bidder on the state contract to repair rockslide-battered Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced Friday.

Rio Blanco Co. Fair Board meets tonight

RBC | The Rio Blanco County Fair Board will have a meeting at 6 tonight at the fairgrounds.

Matt Damon and Green Zone confirm the Big Lie, Hollywood style

Better late than never — a bang-bang pulse-pounder predicated on the Bush administration's deliberate fabrication of WMDs in Iraq. Paul Greengrass's expertly assembled Green Zone has evidently been parked for some time on Universal's shelf. Had the movie been released during the 2008...

Jury begins deliberations in Bronco’s murder

Willie D. Clark, 26, is on trial in the death of Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams early New Year's Day 2007.

Former AFA superintendent Clark dead at 96

Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. A.P. Clark, a former prisoner of war and the sixth superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, died today at the age of 96. Clark, who retired in Colorado Springs, served as the academy’s top general from 1970 to...

Meeker board declares financial emergency

MEEKER I In meetings Feb. 2 and 16, the Meeker School Board discussed, among other items, the declaration of financial exigency and the possibility of a staff reduction, student expulsions, MAPS testing results, policy changes in interscholastic athletics and changes in personnel.

Market ends higher on employment report

NEW YORK - Stocks jumped Friday after the government's employment report showed fewer jobs were cut in February than expected.

Barone wrestlers third in tourney

MEEKER I Wrestlers from Barone Middle School won all four dual meets wrestled in Craig last Saturday but finished third in the tournament. The Cowboys defeated West Grand (60-42), North Park (51-10), Craig (42-40) and Steamboat Springs (48-42) but the margins of victory were not enough to wrestle for the team championship, which was won [...]

LONGMONT – A 40-year-old transient was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder and is being held in an Alaska jail on suspicion of the murder of a Longmont woman, whose badly decomposed remains were discovered by hikers in June 2006.