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A rockslide early Wednesday on Highway 133 10 miles south of Redstone has shut down the highway in both directions indefinitely while crews attempt to clear the debris, according to a Colorado Department of Transportation spokeswoman.
A rockslide early Wednesday on Highway 133 10 miles south of Redstone has shut down the highway in both directions indefinitely while crews attempt to clear the debris, according to a Colorado Department of Transportation spokeswoman.
Kelly McDermott Three members of Mountain Rescue Aspen were injured Wednesday on Capitol Peak trying to recover the body of a 32-year-old man missing since Sunday, officials said. One MRA member was seriously injured in the attempted body recovery by a “massive rockfall” that was likely triggered by recreational climbers above them on the Knife Edge, according to a news release from the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office. The MRA volunteer was flown to a Denver-area hospital for emergency surgery. Meanwhile, the body of Kelly McDermott of Madison, Wisconsin, remains in a precarious spot abo...
Mudslide closes Avalanche Creek Road in Pitkin County Catherine Christoff and last updated 2021-07-22 23:18:30-04 PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. â A mudslide has blocked off Avalanche Creek Road near Highway 133 in Pitkin County, according to the sheriff's office. The Pitkin County Sheriff's Office said it happened approximately a half-mile away from Highway 133. Due to the risk of further mudslides overnight, resources will not be able to clear the road Thursday. Campers will hunker down until the morning. Mudslide on Avalanche Creek Road (Crystal Valley) approx 1/2 mile off Hwy 133. Resources w...
Vandals leave approximately 3,500 homes without gas in Pitkin County and Aspen Black Hills Energy said vandals caused damage to its system Sunday night, causing thousands of customers to have the gas shut off. Author: Dacia Johnson (9NEWS), Caitlin Hendee Published: 1:06 AM EST December 28, 2020 Updated: 7:13 PM EST December 29, 2020 PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. — Technicians worked throughout the night Monday into Tuesday after an outage left about 3,500 Pitkin County homes without gas Sunday night, something Black Hills Energy said was caused by van...