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12/10/2025

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11/29/2025

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11/12/2025

Anonymous threats cause shutdowns in
Leadville

Lake County School District (LCSD), the City of Leadville and Lake County Government are all on shutdown after a threat was made against the schools and local government.

Local dispatch received an anonymous call shortly before 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, making threats against the Lake County District Attorney’s Office and stating that an explosive device was placed near the schools.

The Lake County Courthouse, Leadville City Hall and all LCSD facilities shut down at approximately 6 a.m. on Nov. 12. In a press release from Nov. 12, Lake County Sheriff’s Office stated that they are actively investigating and are conducting sweeps of all of the affected facilities.
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Lake County School District, City of Leadville, and Lake County Government shut down after a threat was made against the schools and local government.

11/12/2025

Tonight around Mt. Elbert Forebay, Twin Lakes
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10/26/2025

A sunny day in Leadville for the 2025 Trick-or-Treat Street on Harrison Ave. Presented by Leadville Main Street and Lake County Recreation.

10/12/2025

From our sister paper The Pagosa Springs SUN newspaper

The National Weather Service has extended the flood watch for Pagosa Springs through Tuesday due to another surge of moisture that is expected with the remnants of Tropical Storm Raymond. The …

08/29/2025

A snapshot of this week’s The Leadville Herald Democrat:

➡️ Firefighters achieve 20 percent containment on La Plata Fire
➡️ ICE detains Leadville resident on Highway 91
➡️ DreamChasers raise $222,000 for students
➡️ Search and rescue reports two water fatalities in August
➡️ Colorado Music Hall of Famers coming to Leadville

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08/27/2025

View of Mt. Massive from the Cloud City this evening.

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08/21/2025

The La Plata wildfire has reached 82 acres in size and is at zero percent containment as of 10:15 a.m. on Aug. 21. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is reporting that the fire is human-caused.

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08/19/2025

This Osprey wins best catch today.

08/19/2025

Wildfire active in southern Lake County

Federal Forest Firefighters are currently fighting a fire that ignited near the La Plata Trail in northern Chaffee County. The Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office reported that the fire is estimated to be 15 to 20 acres as of 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 18 and has crossed into southern Lake County.

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08/14/2025

A shooting occurred in Leadville on Wednesday night, Aug. 13, at Ice Palace Park, according to relatives of the victim. No injuries were reported.

The Leadville Police Department has confirmed there was in fact an incident at the park on Wednesday, but the department has not released any additional information citing the fact that there are juveniles involved.

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Shooting incident at Ice Palace Park in Leadville confirmed by police. Juveniles involved, no injuries reported. More information pending.