Hickenlooper engaged to girlfriend Pringle
DENVER – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is getting married.
Spokeswoman Kathy Green said Tuesday that Hickenlooper and his girlfriend, Robin Pringle, got engaged over the holidays.
The 37-year-old Pringle is the vice president of corporate development for Liberty Media Corp. in Englewood.
The Denver Post reported that the two have been dating for more than a year.
The 63-year-old governor was previously married to author Helen Thorpe. They separated in 2012, and they have remained friends.
No wedding date has been set.
GJ airport scrutinized after air duct falls
GRAND JUNCTION – An upcoming review of operations at the Grand Junction Regional Airport will focus on passenger safety after a portion of an air duct fell from the terminal ceiling.
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports that no injuries were reported when the duct fell Sunday.
Private consulting firm Mead and Hunt had planned to look at what the airport might do with an unfinished administration building at its upcoming review, but after the mishap this weekend, priorities have shifted.
After Mead and Hunt completes the safety and efficiency examinations of the terminal, it will turn its attention to the administration building and try to figure out how it fits with the rest of the terminal.
Officials say the wintertime freeze-thaw cycle likely caused the duct to fall.
New Mexico works to climb out of storm
ALBUQUERQUE – Crews worked to clear snow-covered roads Tuesday after a record winter storm trapped a New Mexico couple in a 12-foot snow drift for almost 20 hours, forced four newspapers to suspend publication and prompted authorities to deliver a baby in a snow-bound Texas home.
The cleanup continued throughout southeastern New Mexico two days after the region got a foot of snow.
Near Clovis, a couple delivering newspapers Saturday night tried to make it through the snowstorm but ended up trapped just miles from home. They were caught in whiteout conditions as wind pushed their vehicle off the road about two miles outside of town.
Betty Anderson said she and her husband Jimmy spent the night talking in their vehicle and sending Facebook messages telling friends and family members they needed help.
Rrescue crews couldn’t reach the couple as they sat in their vehicle buried by a 12-foot drift.
Ty Gonser of Ray Lee Equipment in Clovis was using his tractor to aid people when he found the couple.
“I saw a weird-looking snow mound with blue-ish color so I just started digging,” said Gonser, who rescued 13 stranded motorists Sunday. “I reach a windshield and I saw the lady.”
Gonser, 31, pulled Betty Anderson out first.
The Clovis News Journal, Portales News-Tribune, Roswell Daily Record and Hobbs News-Sun did not publish print editions. All four posted stories online.
Associated Press
