Don’t change outgoing voicemail if lost, stranded: Rescue team responds to viral post

After a post on Facebook advising any lost hikers or stranded motorists to change their outgoing voicemail to reveal their locations should their phones die or lose signal went viral, a nonprofit rescue team from Colorado is pointing out why that’s not a good idea.

Colorado hiker, lost for 24 hours, ignored rescuers' phone calls because they didn’t recognize the number

A Colorado hiker who got lost after wandering off a trail had a search party out overnight looking for them -- but ignored repeated phone calls from rescuers because the hiker didn't recognize the number.

Elk in Colorado with tire around neck for 2 years freed

Wildlife officials in Colorado say an elusive elk that has been wandering the hills with a car tire around its neck for at least two years has finally been freed of the obstruction.

Colorado father gets 48 years in death of 13-year-old son

Prosecutors argued at trial that Mark Redwine killed his son Dylan after Dylan discovered embarrassing photos of Redwine wearing women’s lingerie and eating feces from a diaper.

6-year-old girl died after theme park ride operators failed to buckle her in: report

The ride operators apparently did not notice that the 6-year-old girl was sitting on top of her seatbelts instead of being properly strapped in. The belts had reportedly been buckled during a previous ride when the seat was empty and were not unbuckled when the little girl sat on top of them and ultimately fell to her death.

Cool House: Colorado-style Paradise Valley lodge
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Imagine if you could live in a Valley home that makes you feel as though you are living in Colorado! FOX 10's Syleste Rodriguez has a look at this week's Cool House.

Kobe Bryant sexual assault case: Man offered to kill accuser for $3M in murder-for-hire scheme

A man served three years in prison for trying to solicit $3 million from Kobe Bryant and offered to kill the woman who accused the Lakers legend of sexual assault in 2003, the FBI recently revealed.

Elijah McClain: 5 first responders charged in Black man's 2019 death

The 23-year-old’s death gained widespread attention during last year’s protests against racial injustice and police brutality following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Western states face federal water cuts as U.S. officials issue first-ever Level 1 shortage

U.S. officials declared the first-ever water shortage from a river that serves 40 million people in the West, triggering cuts to some Arizona farmers next year amid a gripping drought.

Colorado county hit early by COVID-19 delta strain saw more breakthrough cases, CDC says

Mesa County in Colorado was hit early by the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus and experienced higher rates of breakthrough cases in vaccinated people, according to a CDC report.

Denver requires city workers in ‘high risk’ areas to get vaccinated

The city of Denver says city workers and private-sector employees in “high risk” areas must get vaccinated for the novel coronavirus by Sept. 30.