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
On the morning of July 22, Facebook’s longtime corporate chef, Josef Desimone, 44, died in a fatal motorcycle accident, according to the Contra Costa Times. The details surrounding the accident were not reported. Both staffers and executives are mourning the passing of Desimone, who was a popular figure on the company’s Menlo Park campus. “Josef… 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=”Boulder, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] A motorist suspected of road rage will not be charged in an accident that injured a Boulder cyclist because of lack of evidence, according to The Denver Post. Richie Cunningham, a professional triathlete, and three other professional triathletes were riding together when Shepherd Wolfe passed them in… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Colorado Springs, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] On the Fourth of July, a 44-year-old Colorado Springs man died in a motorcycle accident, according to Fox 21 News in Colorado Springs. Colorado State Patrol (CSP) reported that Stanley Cooper was riding a 2000 Harley Davidson motorcycle westbound on Londonberry one mile past Meridian Road… 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
