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Campground hit-and-run results in DUI arrest in Colorado
What started as a hit-and-run incident at a campground near Colorado's Lake Dillon ended in a DUI arrest earlier this month. According to the Summit County Sheriff's Office, a male driver allegedly struck a parked car at the campsite near the reservoir but refused to exchange information with the owner of the damaged vehicle. At that point, the driver who caused the damage left the scene. Deputies were able to...
6-7:30PM Back to Basics: Our Natural Neighbors
This series is all about building your confidence as a hiker, enhancing your skills, and fostering a deep connection with the natural world. This month we will be getting acquainted with our natural companions - the diverse plants and animals that make our parks so vibrant. We will have real animal specimens there!
New onramp near Denver airport cell phone waiting area makes it easier to pick up passengers
Picking someone up at the Denver airport just got a little easier. Denver International Airport on Thursday announced a new onramp that takes drivers onto inbound Peña Boulevard toward the Jeppesen Terminal will open Friday. It means drivers can now exit Peña Boulevard and wait in the cell phone...
Los Dos Potrillos opening its first Denver location
A popular, family-owned Mexican restaurant has plans to open its first Denver location early next year. Los Dos Potrillos will open its seventh restaurant in the former Hacienda Colorado location at 4100 E. Mexico Ave., near Colorado Boulevard and Interstate 25, the Ramirez Hospitality Group announced Thursday. Los Dos Potrillos...
Boulder police locate body wrapped in multiple layers in bike trailer
The Boulder County Coroner has identified a woman whose body was found "wrapped in multiple layers" and stashed on a bike trailer as 19-year-old Zaria Hardee. Jeff Martin said that though the autopsy is complete, Hardee's cause of death will not be announced pending the Boulder police investigation. Investigators believe...
Man reportedly stabbed 'in broad daylight' on bike path in Colorado
A male was walking down a bike path near Boulder's Scott Carpenter Park on July 15 when someone rode up on a bike and stabbed him in broad daylight at about 11 a.m. After the report of the act of violence was received, law enforcement swarmed the area, but was unable to locate a suspect. A July 17 update from the City of Boulder reports that a person of interest in the case was arrested later that night on unrelated charges, matching the description of...
Denver-based dialysis giant DaVita pays $34 million to settle another whistleblower case
DaVita, the Denver-based dialysis giant, will pay $34.49 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the company violated anti-kickback laws, the latest in a string of whistleblower settlements for the company. The lawsuit, brought by Dennis Kogod, former chief operating officer of DaVita Kidney Care, claims DaVita illegally compensated kidney doctors...
Meet Denver City Council President Amanda Sandoval
Amanda Sandoval, the Denver city councilmember from District 1, was unanimously elected as council president on Monday. She replaced Jamie Torres, who served in that role for the previous year. Sandoval, the daughter of one of Denver's most influential politicians, has been working within the halls of the Denver City and County Building since 2012, when she was hired as a council aide. ...
Bodycam video shows officers rescuing dog and kitten from inside hot camper
Although the heat wave has ceased in the Denver metro area, the Wheat Ridge Police Department is telling Coloradans to bring pets inside while it is still hot outside. The police department says on July 11 around 3 p.m., officers had received calls about a dog inside a camper that was barking while it was hot outside. Officers found the dog along with a kitten inside as the temperature in the camper ranged from 91 to 103 degrees, according to Wheat Ridge PD. The dog and kitten were removed from the camper, while the owner received a summons in court for animal cruelty.
Another Cool-Down This Weekend
THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING: Scattered showers with a few isolated thunderstorms. Near-normal highs of 87° for Colorado Springs and low to mid 80s for Pueblo. A few showers may linger into the evening hours. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies with a few lingering showers until about midnight, then gradually clearing skies and...
Iconic summit trail in southern Colorado making summer debut
A trail to the top of an iconic mountain in southern Colorado is about to open for its first summer. Starting Aug. 1, the seasonal closure for raptor nesting on Fishers Peak's upper cliffs will lift — granting hikers access to the chimney-like summit looming 9,600 feet over Trinidad. The summit trail debuted late last fall, ahead of the seasonal closure lasting from March 15 through July. That was "a...
One of Biggest Solar Projects Across the Globe Coming to Northern Colorado
More solar power is coming to Northern Colorado. Although expensive to build, solar power saves Coloradans money in the long run while limiting pollution. Many of us are unaware of one of the biggest reasons solar power works so well in Colorado. Colorado happens to be one of the sunniest states in the nation. So adding renewable energy from solar panels is a great idea.
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