One injured, one dead in Highway 13 wreck
A two-vehicle wreck on Colorado 13 left one dead and one injured Saturday afternoon.
The incident occurred near mile marker 19 at 12:32 p.m., according to Colorado State Patrol Trooper Nate Reed. The deceased died on the scene, and a passenger was transported to a hospital via helicopter.
The highway, which closed after the wreck, reopened at 4:50 p.m., according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Garfield County commissioners defend Uinta Basin Railway against local opposition
Garfield County commissioners are bucking the Western Slope trend against the proposed Uinta Basin Railway (UBR), 88 miles of new track that would connect the eastern Utah oil fields to Gulf Coast refineries via the national railroad network running through Colorado.
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