More Spills Reported in Oil Patch

More spills are emerging from a Colorado oil patch hit by flooding as soggy conditions continue to hamper attempts to inspect the damage. Three new spills were reported today: 5,100 gallons of oil from a Noble Energy facility east of Kersey, 2,500 gallons from a PDC Energy location east of Greeley and an unknown volume from a Mineral Resources operation west of LaSalle. State officials are now tracking 11 "notable" releases from the Wattenberg oil patch along the South Platte River in Weld County. The amount of crude spilled totals at least 34,500 gallons.

Colorado National Guardsman Killed in Afghanistan

A member of the Colorado Army National Guard has been killed in Afghanistan. 32-year old Staff Sgt. Liam Nevins of Denver was among three soldiers who died Sept. 21 from wounds suffered when their unit was attacked while conducting range training. All were assigned to Special Forces units. Nevins was on his fourth combat deployment.

Mother Nature is giving Colorado residents a bit of a reprieve from heavy rains, but forecasters are warning it's not exactly over, yet

Mother Nature is giving Colorado residents a bit of a reprieve from heavy rains, but forecasters are warning it's not exactly over, yet. The National Weather Service issued flash flood and small stream flood advisories for much of the northeastern Colorado plains Monday as rain fall tally's, Monday totaled nearly two more inches. Counties under advisories included southeastern Morgan, southwestern Washington, extreme eastern Adams, Weld and Logan counties. Logan County was under the most severe precautions, though immediate flood threats along the South Platte River were dissipating along with the rain moving slowly east Monday afternoon.
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