Cancer returns to Channel 7 Weathercaster
"It's not like I don't like writing, but when I wrote the last of my breast cancer journal entries on Father's Day this year, I was relieved to think it would be the last. The reconstruction process was not yet complete, but I was given a clean bill of health after the mastectomy was performed, and I put cancer in my past. Unfortunately the cancer was not through with me."

Read Pam Daale's diary
12.26.03 @ 09:10 AM MST [link]

Christmas Traditions Have Roots In Solstice
Think nothing says Christmas like a tree and some mistletoe? Think again -- they actually say "Winter Solstice." Full story
12.24.03 @ 08:36 AM MST [link]

CSP Cracks Down On Drunken Drivers
The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) is currently operating an intensive holiday DUI enforcement effort, scheduled to run through 3 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2004. During this period, 640 troopers will conduct 16 consecutive nights of increased patrols and saturation patrols to take DUI offenders off the road. More than 1,300 officers from 73 law enforcement agencies across the state are participating in the mobilization, which is a nationwide event this holiday season.

Last year, the CSP made 252 DUI arrests across Colorado as a result of the DUI holiday enforcement crackdown. A total of 1,312 DUI arrests were made throughout the entire state during this time.

"Our goal is to take drunk drivers off the road before a crash occurs," said Colonel Mark Trostel, Chief of the CSP. "A DUI arrest and conviction is an expensive way to learn about Colorado's DUI laws. First-time offenders can pay close to $10,036 in fees and fines. It's simple you drink, you drive, you lose."

Chief Trostel asks citizens to help prevent highway deaths and assist law enforcement officers by taking two seconds to consider these easy steps to celebrate responsibly:

* Offer to be the designated driver for your family and friends.
* Take the keys from someone who shouldn't be driving.
* Call a cab, or let a friend stay overnight, if they've had too much to drink.
* If you've had too much to drink, make the responsible decision ? do not get behind the wheel.

posted on Tue, 12.23.03 @ 03:06 PM MST [more..]

Eisenhower Tunnel traffic record likely
SILVERTHORNE - The Eisenhower Tunnel, a gauge for mountain traffic on Interstate 70, is on pace to set a traffic volume record for the third straight year.

The number of vehicles passing through the tunnel hit 10 million Saturday, nine days earlier than it did last year. Full Story
12.23.03 @ 06:06 AM MST [link]

A white Christmas? Bah, humbug!
Dreaming of a white Christmas this year? Dream on. "It won't snow on Christmas in Denver," said Kyle Ferdin, forecast meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Boulder.

The best chance of seeing any snow, either on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, is to head up to the mountains, where there is a 20 percent chance of it falling. But no significant accumulations are expected, so skiers and snowboarders shouldn't expect a lot of fresh powder. Full Story
12.23.03 @ 06:03 AM MST [link]

Heightened Security Level Getting The Cold Shoulder
Americans mostly shrug off terror warning
By Seth Hettena
Associated Press

AP / Lawrence Jackson
Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, speaking with the media outside the Oval office at the White House Monday.

Travelers encountered tighter security at the nation’s airports, train stations, bridges and highways Monday morning, a day after the government raised the national threat level and said attacks were possible during the holidays. Many people shrugged off the heightened alert, but some were nervous.

Get it all at The Denver Post...

12.22.03 @ 10:10 PM MST [link]

Terror level raised; Owens puts Colorado National Guard on 30-minute alert
DENVER -- State and local authorities prepared to respond to emergencies within a half hour's notice Sunday after the national terror alert level was raised to high. However, Gov. Bill Owens said Colorado has probably not been specifically mentioned in any terrorist threats. Full story
12.21.03 @ 09:39 PM MST [link]

Body found in shallow Jeffco grave
On Saturday, December 20, Investigators from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
began looking into the death of a body found in a shallow grave near White Ranch Park north of Golden.

posted on Sun, 12.21.03 @ 03:41 PM MST [more..]

Snowmobile deaths rise in the U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Last winter, the states of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont reported 28 deaths from snowmobiles, the region's highest number of snowmobile-related deaths in 12 years, a new report indicates.

In most cases, the fatalities occurred because drivers were speeding, inexperienced or not paying attention. Full story
12.21.03 @ 09:46 AM MST [link]

U.S. Soldier named Time Person of the Year
NEW YORK Dec. 21 — The American soldier, who bears the duty of "living with and dying for a country's most fateful decisions," was named Sunday as Time magazine's Person of the Year.

The magazine's editors chose the nameless soldier to represent the 1.4 million men and women who make up the U.S. military, which led the invasion of Iraq nine months ago and a week ago captured deposed leader Saddam Hussein. Full story

12.21.03 @ 09:19 AM MST [link]