Thousands are expected in downtown Steamboat Springs to wish more than a dozen locals good luck in the 2010 Winter Olympics. The town tells the Steamboat Pilot that 5,000 or more could pack the courthouse lawn for a send-off to 17 area Olympians. Among those headed to Vancouver are Johnny Spillane, Todd Lodwick and Billy [...]

The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest want to remind ice climbers that there are group-size limits in certain areas of the Forest. These areas, known as Skylight and Horsetails, are within the Ouray Ranger District.  Citing the need to protect public safety, reduce user conflict and to provide for better recreation experiences for [...]

Officials say two Western State College of Colorado students died in a house fire in Gunnison. Investigators are trying to determine whether the fire that killed 18-year-old Lucille Grace Causley of Harbor Springs, Michigan, and 21-year-old Adam Michael Lockard of Bethesda, Maryland, was intentionally set. The Gunnison Country Times says an initial investigation into Saturday’s [...]