Colorado regulators investigate complaints about Xcel Energy power outages
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission is investigating recent power outages reported by Xcel Energy customers to determine if the number of outages and complaints is increasing. The three-member commission voted Wednesday to endorse PUC staff’s recommendation to investigate the causes…
Emergency crews respond to wildfire in northern Larimer County; evacuations ordered
Multiple agencies are responding to the Pearl Fire, which broke out Monday in northern Larimer County near Crystal Lakes, the sheriff’s office said. The fire was estimated to be 138 acres in size and was not even contained as of…
Larimer County wildfire triggers evacuation orders near Crystal Lakes
Due to a wildfire in the Crystal Lakes area in the foothills west of Fort Collins, Larimer County authorities issued a mandatory evacuation order on Monday. The wildfire has been named the Pearl Fire, Larimer County sheriff’s officials said. Several…
Xcel Energy may shut off power to Western Slope customers on Thursday as a wildfire precaution
Xcel Energy is warning customers in western Colorado that the company may shut off power on Thursday as a precautionary measure to prevent power lines and other electrical equipment from starting wildfires across the region that could create dangerous fire…
Earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale shakes the Los Angeles area
LOS ANGELES — As wildfires raging in the mountains cast an orange glow behind the downtown Los Angeles skyline, Southern California residents were jolted awake Thursday by another reminder of the power of Mother Nature. Earthquake measuring 4.7 on the…
Earthquake shakes greater Los Angeles, including Paris Hilton and Khloe Kardashian
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On Thursday morning, an earthquake was widely felt in the Los Angeles area. The US Geological Survey reported a preliminary 4.7 magnitude quake with an epicenter 7 kilometers north of Malibu. The quake occurred about 11…
Earthquake shakes the Los Angeles area
LOS ANGELES — On Thursday morning, an earthquake was widely felt in the Los Angeles area. The US Geological Survey reported a preliminary 4.7 magnitude quake with an epicenter 7 kilometers north of Malibu. The quake occurred about 11 kilometers…
A Colorado man is charged with arson in a wildfire that destroyed 26 homes
LOVELAND, Colorado – A Colorado man has been charged with arson following an investigation into a wildfire this summer that destroyed 26 homes and caused more than $30 million in property damage, authorities said Wednesday. Jason Alexander Hobby, 49, was…
Fire on Alexander Mountain started by man posing as police officer
The fire on Alexander Mountain was set by a Loveland man posing as a police officer, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. Jason Hobby, 49, was arrested Tuesday afternoon and booked into the Larimer County Jail on charges of…
US 97 Blewett Pass closed due to bushfire
BLEWETT PASS, Washington. – US Highway 97 at Blewett Pass is currently closed due to a 15-acre forest fire at the summit. Northbound traffic will be stopped at the intersection with State Route 970, and southbound traffic will be stopped…
