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• Downed tree clean-up continues

  May 23, 2012 2:15 PM

  Clean-up continues in the Sangre de Cristos on downed trees. Because of restrictions in wilderness areas, they're having to use handheld two-man saws in many areas, which requires each sawyer to be certified. We will have the latest today on News 5. -Lacey Steele Sent from my iPhone more »

• Forest Service works to clear trees from trails

  May 8, 2012 7:08 PM

  The U.S. Forest Service is working to clear downed trees from the wind storm that blasted Custer County last November. There are so many trees down, some trails in the area may have to be closed. Forest managers expect clean-up efforts may extend even beyond this summer. The public... more »

• Health fairs kick off in southern Colorado

  March 17, 2012 1:22 PM

  The first of several health fairs around the state kicked off today. Hundreds of people came to the one in Pueblo Saturday, which is part of the Southern Colorado Health Fairs. CSU-Pueblo's nursing program helped run the one on Saturday at Praise Assembly of God. There are several... more »

• Duckett Fire Update

  June 24, 2011 7:25 AM

  WESTCLIFFE, Colo. (AP) - Crews have contained 80 percent of a 7-square-mile wildfire in southern Colorado, but steep terrain is hampering completion of the fire line around the west flank. The Duckett fire started June 12 near Westcliffe. Evacuation orders for about 130 homes in Custer and Fremont counties... more »

• Update: Duckett Fire

  June 19, 2011 7:09 PM

  As the Duckett Fire rages on crews are beginning to get a hold on it. As it stands now the fire is about 30% contained. That's a big improvement over Saturday. "Yesterday was 15% so there's been quite a bit of progress." explains Tracy Dierking, a Public Information Officer working... more »

• Costs to fight Duckett fire reach $4 million

  June 19, 2011 2:55 PM

  SALIDA, Colo. (AP) - Fire officials say costs of fighting a blaze burning on seven square miles in the southern Colorado mountains have reached about $4 million. Cooler temperatures and higher humidity Saturday helped crews build containment lines around 30 percent of the Duckett fire, but the National Weather... more »

• Crews getting upper hand on Duckett Fire

  June 19, 2011 1:00 PM

  We just got off the phone with crew members of the Duckett Fire near Westcliffe. They tell us crews got a lot of mitigation work done over the last night and the fire is now 30% contained. However the area is under a Red Flag Warning from noon until 9:00... more »

• Duckett Fire now 30% contained

  June 18, 2011 11:50 PM

  Fire crews seem to be gaining the upper hand on the Duckett Fire, which is burning in Fremont & Custer counties near Westcliffe. The fire remains at 4,348 acres and is now 30% contained. Evacuations remain in effect for the Eagle Peak Subdivision, Rainbo Trail Lutheran Camp, Brush Creek Subdivision,... more »

• Southern Colo. Duckett fire still has potential to grow

  June 15, 2011 1:32 PM

  WESTCLIFFE, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a wildfire burning in the southern Colorado mountains still has the potential to grow. The fire near Westcliffe was listed at 2,300 acres Wednesday, a day after low humidity helped the fire make a significant run to the south. Crews were able to... more »

• More than 200 now fighting fire near Westcliffe

  June 14, 2011 1:25 PM

  The Duckett Fire, northwest of Westcliffe is now estimated at 1,800 acres and growing. There are now 210 fire fighters at the scene, which is near Hillside, 16 miles northwest of Westcliffe. The fire is burning in conifer forests with occasional small fires up to a quarter mile ahead... more »

• Rescue crews from three counties continue search

  January 10, 2011 12:47 PM

  Search and Rescue crews from at least three counties are trying to find a plane that disappeared from radar yesterday afternoon in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The tower lost contact with the single engine Piper, which can hold six, when the plane was near Blueberry Peak. The plane... more »

• Plane search continues near Westcliffe

  January 10, 2011 11:59 AM

  WESTCLIFFE, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say up to three airplanes and an Army helicopter will search for a small plane that disappeared over the southern Colorado mountains after taking off from Arizona. The search entered its second day on Monday. Authorities say the plane sent a distress signal shortly... more »

• Bike Tour will clog mountain roads this Saturday

  September 2, 2010 9:44 AM

  If you're heading to the mountains this holiday weekend, you may want to avoid State Highways 96 and 165 on Saturday. The annual Bike With Pike event will throw 300 riders onto the roads. The Colorado Department of Transportation has these tips for sharing the road with bicyclists: ... more »

• High winds expected through evening

  April 28, 2010 12:21 PM

  Wind is the word in Southern Colorado. A High Wind Warning is in effect until midnight along the southern I-25 corridor and the Wet Mountains. The strongest winds are expected late Wednesday afternoon and evening. Winds of 35 to 45 miles an hour will be common south of Pueblo,... more »

• Deputy-involved shooting in Custer County

  April 18, 2010 6:11 PM

  Custer County Sheriff Fred Jobe tells News First 5 a deputy was involved in a deadly shooting Saturday night in Westcliffe. Jobe says the call came in around 8:30 p.m. from a restaurant on Main Street saying Sixto Rodriguez had threatened people with a knife inside the restaurant and... more »