Loved ones are searching for a woman who went missing in the San Gabriel Mountains. The at-risk woman was identified as Rona May Cuena, 59, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. On March 9, Cuena was last seen near the Bridge to Nowhere Trail near Mt. Baldy when she was swept away by […]
DENVER (KDVR) — Highways were closed in Colorado on Wednesday night at the start of a major snowstorm forecast to dump feet of snow in the mountains, foothills and Denver metro area. Here were the major closures in the high country as of 10:25 p.m., according to the Colorado Department of Transportation: I-70 Both directions […]
University of Texas at El Paso celebrates TCM Day this week, the longest-running student tradition at UTEP, with a day of events. TCM Day began in 1923 when the school was known as the Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy, and it was observed every March to initiate new student engineers and geologists into the […]
GENESEE, Colo. (KDVR) — Heavy snowfall and high winds are expected in the Colorado mountains this weekend, so travelers are warned to be extra safe on the roads. Colorado transportation officials warned of the “snow globe effect,” when high winds combine with snowfall to create whiteout conditions. Meanwhile, all that fresh snow means heavier traffic […]
It will be a hatching seen around the world. Live cameras pointed at a bald eagle nest in the mountains of Southern California are broadcasting views of the impending arrival of three eagle chicks. Tens of thousands of people have been tuning in to watch the parents-to-be, a female eagle named Jackie and a male […]
Blizzard conditions descended on California’s Sierra Nevada mountains Thursday, with up to 12 feet of snow and roaring winds up to 100 miles per hour forecast for the region through Sunday. The National Weather Service, which issued a rare blizzard warning for the Sierra Nevadas, urged residents to “AVOID travel” at elevations above 2,000 feet […]
ON THE MALINCHE VOLCANO, Mexico (AP) — On the flanks of a central Mexico volcano, the country’s female mountaineers have chosen a new “Queen of the Mountains,” complete with crown, ice axe and red cape. The tradition that dates to the 1950s came this year at a somber time for Mexico’s mountaineers, as the tight-knit […]
An Amtrak bus driver carrying passengers on Interstate 80’s Donner Pass died Wednesday after suffering a medical emergency, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers were called just after 9:10 a.m. to reports of a bus parked near the right shoulder of westbound I-80 and the Donner Pass Road off-ramp, according to the CHP’s incident […]
Over 30 years ago, human remains were found in a remote area on a mountain pass in Colorado. This week, with the help of DNA testing, forensic analysts have identified the individual as Steven Kenneth Risku, of Indiana. Risku was in his 30s when he went missing. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation on Monday announced that […]
Snow, sleet, fierce winds and a freezing drizzle swept across the North Carolina mountains on Saturday, prompting warnings of slippery roads and black ice. Higher elevations and areas bordering Tennessee were most at risk, National Weather Service meteorologists said in a special weather statement at 6:16 a.m. “Snow accumulations will be light, with mostly one-half […]
Most people get out into nature to find peace and tranquility, And, to be honest, so many of those people head to Great Smoky Mountains National Park to find that peace that the most popular sites can get seriously overcrowded, especially in peak tourist times. But Tennyson’s description of “nature, red in tooth and claw” […]
The body of a Ukrainian man who attempted to illegally cross the border was discovered in the mountains of Romania, Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service reported on Telegram on Feb. 14. The Romanian side provided the information at about 8 a.m., said Border Guard. Two other men were apprehended by Romanian border guards at 4 a.m., having also […]