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Today in History: May 6, kidnapped women found alive a decade later at Ohio home
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (286+ words) Today is Wednesday, May 6, the 126th day of 2026. There are 239 days left in the year. On May 6, 2013, three women who had been kidnapped and held for years are found alive at their captor's home in Cleveland, Ohio. (Ariel Castro pleaded guilty…...
5-year-old found alive 30 hours after Colorado crash kills 2 adults
16+ hour, 14+ min ago (299+ words) A Friday morning crash in southern Colorado that killed two people and injured a 5-year-old girl went undiscovered for more than a day, according to law enforcement. Colorado State Patrol troopers responded to the double-fatal crash near Bayfield on U. S. 160 at…...
Chase Dollander struggles, Chris Sale shines as Braves blast Rockies
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (707+ words) Those anticipating Chris Sale vs. Chase Dollander pitchers" duel at Coors Field should consider a partial refund. Sale was as good as advertised. Dollander was not. In whipping the Rockies 9-1 on Saturday night in front of 38, 569 on a perfect spring…...
Chance of Colorado River deal is "tenuous" just two months before federal deadline, negotiator says
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (975+ words) The likelihood of Western states reaching a consensus on a plan for the future of the Colorado River is dimming as time runs out for the negotiators tasked with dividing up the shrinking river relied upon by 40 million people. "The…...
Critics question feds" plans for future of Colorado River: In years of severe drought, "the system is failing"
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1364+ words) The multitude of water managers tasked with overseeing the drying Colorado River system stand at a dire crossroads. As a yearslong stalemate in negotiations persists between the seven states that share the river, it's become increasingly likely that the federal…...
Black Canyon of the Gunnison's south rim to reopen Monday after wildfire
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (309+ words) The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park's south rim will reopen Monday after a more than month-long, wildfire-fueled closure, park officials said. The 4, 232-acre South Rim fire sparked during a lightning storm on July 10, forcing evacuations and shutting down…...
National Park Service reopens more trails at Black Canyon of the Gunnison
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (182+ words) The National Park Service announced Thursday that it has reopened the Oak Flat and Uplands Trails at the South Rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park after more than four months of restoration work. Lightning-sparked wildfires forced…...
Federal officials pursue own Colorado River management plans as states try to overcome impasse
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1352+ words) Absent a crucial but elusive consensus among the seven Colorado River states, federal authorities are forging ahead with their own ideas on how to divvy up painful water cuts as climate change diminishes flows in the critical river. The Bureau…...
March heat wave, record-low snowpack set stage for long summer for ranchers
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1779+ words) Cattle ranchers face rising hay prices and potential limits on grazing on public lands, leaving few good choices as Colorado's historically low snowpack levels and ongoing drought set the stage for what could be a long, dry summer. A March…...
Random murders unites a remote Utah county at times divided between long-time Mormon families, local newcomers and tourist visitors (Opinion)
3+ week, 6+ day ago (710+ words) If I look south from my living room in Torrey, Utah, I see the sandstone spine of the Cockscomb below the 11, 000-foot-high horizon of Boulder Mountain. When I look north, I see Linda and Alan Dewey's house. On March 4, in…...