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Light snow accumulations possible on higher peaks Wednesday night into Thursday
Early season snow is possible Wednesday night into Thursday across the higher peaks in Colorado. While it is not all that uncommon, the first snow of September is always exciting... at least for those eagerly awaiting winter. In 2023, Pikes Peak and several other peaks picked up their first snow on September 11th.It has been mild up to this point and overnight low temperatures will hover within a few degrees of the freezing point. Any snow that falls will struggle to accumulate, and the little that does will quickly melt.Meanwhile, the first snow of the season in Denver is likely well over a month away. The average date for the first measurable snow in Denver is October 18 although the earliest snow on record in the city was on September 3, 1961.You can share YouReport photos to CBS News Colorado in two ways: 1. Like CBS Colorado on Facebook and post them to our page. Please include where and when the photo was taken.2. By emailing youreport@cbs.com directly OR using the email. As many as 5 images at a time may be emailed with this system.
Colorado SAT Scores Take Big Hit
Something Coloradans always seem to take a lot of pride in is our level of education, which is a fair point. In fact, Colorado is a place that is absolutely chock full of amazing education opportunities. According to U.S. News, the state ranks 5th in the United States in terms...
Colorado fall foliage forecast 2024
It is almost that time of the year! Fall will officially begin on Sunday, September 22nd at ~6:44 AM MDT. You know what that means... leaves will start across the high country in as little as one week. A key weather ingredient during the summer to help determine how and when the foliage will pan out is rain. A drought stricken year will generally lead to a below average color change. Just about all of the high country finished with above average rainfall during summer. So much so, portions of the San Juan Mountains finished 4-5 inches above average. This is...
This Colorado City Has the Most Cyberbullying in the State
While modern technology is by far one of the greatest miracles humans have been able to create, there does come quite a bit of risk with it as well. For one, email scams are becoming more and more prevalent by the day, with multiple new ways of people trying to get sensitive personal information from people.
Deadliest 14er: A Colorado Climber’s Nightmare Has Seen 70+ Deaths
Lots of people see Colorado's incredible Rocky Mountain peaks and instantly imagine themselves being able to hike to the top of all of them. Some of Colorado's 14er mountains are easier to summit than others, and some 14ers have a history of being more deadly than others. Did you know...
Deadline approaching to apply for teacher grants
Grants Available From The Nathan Yip Foundation Through September 13, 2024. Grants are available for rural Colorado teachers to create and implement classroom projects that will have a positive impact on students/classroom this year and the deadline to apply is September 13, 2024. Grant recipients will be notified by the Nathan Yip Foundation in late October.
When Will Western Colorado See the Most Snow This Winter?
The 2024-2025 Old Farmer's Almanac has released a 'first look' at the winter forecast for the Mountain West, indicating the upcoming season looks like a 'calmer and milder' winter than last year. Just a couple of weeks ago the Farmer's Almanac published its winter forecast calling for a 'wet winter...
Is It Illegal To Record People Without Consent In Colorado?
Working at a radio station means talking to listeners over several different platforms. When talking to someone on the phone, we've got to make sure we ask permission before recording that conversation. We ask permission to record a person if we intend to have a conversation on the air or...
Massive 'ominous' figure spotted clinging to cliff in Colorado: "At least 20 feet tall"
Two hikers in the area of Colorado's iconic Longs Peak and Mount Meeker shared an odd sighting in the public 14ers.com Facebook group on September 1, with an image capturing what appears to be a massive human figure clinging to a cliffside. "I didn’t notice this ominous figure in between the top of longs peak and meeker on the cliff face until we got home and looked through our pictures from the day. Super bizarre," wrote Jessee C. in a post in the group. Jessee...
'Back The Blue' November ballot initiative would shift $350M to law enforcement
(The Center Square) – Coloradans will vote on whether to shift $350 million in state funding to local law enforcement and provide a $1 million death benefit for survivors of officers killed in the line of duty. Initiative 157 was certified for the November general election ballot by Democratic Secretary of State Jena Griswold as 185,889 signatures were submitted for the initiative. The initiative wouldn’t create any new taxes and will direct funding toward activities related to law enforcement. ...
Colorado is having one of its worst grasshopper infestations in recent history. Here’s what people are doing about it.
It was as if Doug Bay’s wish had come true, the day the doves landed. Bay, who grows alfalfa and a bit of corn and sorghum in Otero County, had been eyeing the 3 acres of fresh green shoots for days, worrying they were about to be destroyed by the swarms of crop-munching grasshoppers that were bouncing all over his farm.
Colorado supermarket massacre trial expected to focus on shooter’s mental state
DENVER (AP) — A man sitting in his van after fixing a coffee machine inside a supermarket in the college town of Boulder was the first person killed. In just over a minute, nine more people died in a barrage of gunfire inside and outside the store in 2021 as the shooter targeted and pursued people who were moving.
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