Leadville News Archives

It was back in the Kingdom of Breckenridge in the early '70s when carpenter Michael Longueira spotted a new sign on his way into town to the jobsite: City of Dogs.

William M. Swentzell, 49, passed away suddenly in Denver, CO on Oct. 22, 2009. Will was born in Leadville, Colorado and graduated from Lake County High School.

Let's see how it stands up to the original. www.horror-movies.ca Here's a surprise: my second one is also a zombie movie-- Day of the Dead I'm going to finally break down and screen director Steve Miner's remake of the George A. Romero classic, with this one starring Nick Cannon, Mena Suvari and Ving Rhames.

See a panel discussion with Lance Armstrong, his coach Chris Carmichael, six-time defending Leadville Trail 100 champion Dave Wiens and other elite cyclists broadcast before the theatrical debut of Race Across the Sky .

Race Across the Sky: Leadville Trail 100 follows the annual 100-mile race in Leadville, Colo., in which pro and amateur cyclists have 12 hours to tackle over 14,000 vertical feet while enduring climate changes and physical fatigue.

I was recently in New York City standing near the dock where the Titanic should have arrived in 1912.

As a longtime Vail Valley local, observer and dreamer, I would like to describe the situation as I see it and suggest a method to improve upon the status quo.

Got a couple of days off and want to get away from it all? Such was the case for me when I found a perfect place to go and enjoy some great outdoor activities, as well as some great food and local flavor.

The Honeywell TPE-331-12JR powerplant. Photo credit to Honeywell. Texas Turbine Conversions Inc.

Mountain biking Leadville, CO When I moved to Minnesota fourteen years ago from Southern Cali, a wise sage in the coat department of Midwest Mountaineering imparted the following wisdom on me: "There's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing." Because winter has seemingly graced us early this year, and I loathe the idea of winter holding ...

This ion chromatograph is one of the pieces of high-tech equipment in Colorado Mountain College's new Timberline Analytical Lab.

Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man's Smile is an historical fiction written by English author Gyles Brandreth.

Walter Henry Gates, beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather and great grandfather left this world on Thursday October 8, 2009.

Matt Alberico waits for his next class at the Spring Valley Campus of Colorado Mountain College Wednesday morning.

We headed out, after my wife left work for the day, to go camping in Leadville for the Memorial weekend.

A view of the crime scene where Melba Ginther's body was found. Police found her body on the ground behind the green Dodge Dakota truck she was driving.

EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado - More than seven years after the Eagle County Sheriff's Office responded to a call near Camp Hale where a woman was found murdered, the case remains unsolved.