This week on the channel +1.2M views this week

Flood aid assessments bring southwestern Colorado into CBS Colorado's focus

Joel Hillan reports on supply deliveries to cut-off residents and helicopter surveys as officials seek federal assistance.

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CBS Colorado Story of November 12, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Federal, state, local officials assess damage from historic flooding in southwestern Colorado

Help is reaching isolated residents. In CBS Colorado's most-watched upload of the week, Joel Hillan shares photographs of National Guard deliveries in Archuleta County, where teams are checking on people cut off by flooding along County Road 500.

The report follows recovery work across southwestern Colorado: damage assessments along Junction Creek and Columbine Drive in Durango, FEMA helicopter surveys, and Small Business Administration meetings with business owners in downtown Pagosa Springs. It also brings a practical update for travel between Pagosa Springs and Durango: officials expect Highway 151 to reopen before Thanksgiving.

That short dispatch drew roughly 4,600 views, the largest total among the week's new uploads. The station posted 28 videos, with government accountability and weather also prominent. Its report on a judge ordering continued negotiations to recover a publicly funded leadership report for Secretary of State Jena Griswold has the strongest daily viewing momentum. Alex Lehnert's forecast, with rain and snow chances following warm, dry conditions, is also among the uploads drawing the most views each day.

Across the channel, daily views are running more than half above their usual level, while subscribers were unchanged over the week. Nearby in size, WJZ and CBC British Columbia are also seeing above-usual daily viewing. For CBS Colorado, the week's most-watched new report keeps its attention on the immediate work of recovery: getting supplies to isolated households and assessing what rebuilding will require.