Five rail cars hauling coal and two locomotive engines derailed into the Gunnison River near Grand Junction in Mesa County, Union Pacific Railroad officials said.

The first crash was reported near milepost 130, west of Gypsum, and involved around 20 cars. The other crash, involving 30 vehicles, was reported in the westbound lanes near milepost 119, just east of Glenwood Springs.

As shower potential dies down significantly for the Grand Valley, cloudy conditions are still expected to stick around today. Highs for the day are tied with

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Staring down a 21-point deficit in the second quarter, the CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves didn’t blink. Instead, the seventh-ranked ThunderWolves ripped off 24 unanswered points over the next two-and-a-half quarters to stun sixth-ranked Western Colorado, 24-21, in a showdown of RMAC football heavyweights on Saturday in Gunnison.

By mid-August, parts of Western Colorado were facing the most severe category of drought, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data. Those hot and dry conditions contributed to a bevy of wildfires — the August 2025 Lee Fire is among the largest in state history.

"We only expect to see drought this bad once every twenty years," says Peter Goble, Assistant State Climatologist with the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University, describing the intensity and rarity of current conditions. "What has set up ...

ELLENSBURG — Central Washington knew Western Colorado would focus on stopping the run and containing quarterback Kennedy McGill in Saturday's NCAA Division II playoff matchup at Tomlinson Stadium.

The Wildcats helped their cause last Thursday with a four-set road win over Western Washington. Going into Saturday’s season finale, CWU (18-7 overall) was ranked No. 7 in the West but did not currently hold a spot in the national top 25 rankings despite defeating No. 20 Alaska Fairbanks and No. 14 Western Washington over the past two weeks.

Two multi-vehicle crashes involving around 50 vehicles prompted the closure of a major highway in western Colorado on Sunday, November 30, according to local news reports.The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) said that Interstate 70 at milepost 119 and 130 was closed in both directions due to crashes on Sunday.