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Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis, a deadly brain-eating parasite, has left 12-year-old Kali Hardig in critical condition at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, according to ABC News. It is believed that Kali acquired the rare form of meningitis from a sandy-bottom lake at Willow Springs Water Park in Little Rock, Arkansas. The parasite that causes this infection is an… read more
Colorado Springs is the second most populous city in Colorado with a population of 416,427, second only to Denver. However, Colorado Springs is second to no city in Colorado in terms of area with a total land and water area of 194.7 square miles, including eight major highways. The main three are Interstate 25, US… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Laramie, WY” marker=”no” z=”14″] Laramie, Wyoming was established along the Union Pacific Railroad line in the mid-1800s. It is located in southeastern Wyoming in Albany County, on the Laramie River, west of Cheyenne, at the intersection of I-80 and US 287. Laramie had a population of 30,816, including 13,394 households and… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Greeley, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] History attributes the famous phrase “Go West, young man” to Horace Greeley, the former editor of the New York Tribune, from whom the town of Greeley, Colorado derives its name. Nathan C. Meeker, a New York City newspaper reporter, who counted Horace Greeley as his editor, founded… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Federal Heights, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] A Colorado woman, 22, died from a gunshot wound after accidentally shooting herself in the head with an assault rifle that she had just recently purchased, according to the NY Daily News. Anastasia Adair of Federal Heights, Colorado was at home with her husband, Shane, and… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Cheyenne, WY” marker=”no” z=”14″] The site that would come to be known as Cheyenne, Wyoming was first established on July 5, 1867. Many flocked to the area early on due to the fact that it was along the path of the then under construction Union Pacific Railroad. Cheyenne’s early rapid population… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Fort Collins, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] Fort Collins, Colorado was originally a military outpost for the U.S. Army established in 1864. In 1866, the area got its first school and church, and the following year, the fort was decommissioned. Fort Collins is the fourth largest city in Colorado with a population of… read more
It has become a sad expectation that there will be an increase in car accidents during Memorial Day weekend. It becomes even more tragic when five high school students lose their lives and add to a growing statistic of fatal car accidents on Memorial Day. Five high school friends were on their way to the… read more
Three workers were injured on May 19, after a fire broke out at the Laramie River Station, just north of Cheyenne, Wyoming. The fire broke out at the station’s coal unloading station. The three employees were injured during their attempts to control the blaze. One worker was flown to the Colorado Burn Center for severe… read more
Colorado and Wyoming were hit with another round of spring snowstorms this month causing a number of car accidents, including one that involved a fire truck. The snow caused power outages to about 9,000 homes in Fort Collins, Colorado and about 38,000 homes in Greeley, Colorado. Most residents said they were unprepared for such a… read more
