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MONDAY BRIEFING | July 22, 2024
The skies have dropped a bit over a half-inch of rain so far in July, keeping the high desert mountain valley refreshed and on a three-month streak of measurable precipitation going back to May. The summer rains aren’t a substitute for winter snowpack, but they sure help with recharging the...
Mosquito Spraying In Loveland Tuesday Night
Tis the season when West Nile Virus can rear its ugly head and in Loveland officials announced Monday that mosquitoes testing positive forit were found in a trap near Denver Avenue and Ninth Street during routine monitoring of the city’s seasonal mosquito management program. According to the Loveland Reporter Herald, Vector Disease Control International began mosquito spraying and monitoring the first week of June and will be spraying the location Tuesday night.
Denver weather: Dry and hot along with areas of smoke through midweek
After a few early evening scattered showers and thunderstorms overnight, skies are expected to clear. There will be a light southerly breeze overnight, according to FOX31 Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Dave Fraser.
Suspect killed in Fort Collins crash and police shooting identified
The suspect who allegedly shot a police officer Sunday in Northern Colorado before being shot and killed by police has been identified.Fort Collins police responded to a single-vehicle rollover crash around 12:40 p.m. near Mountain Avenue and Bryan Avenue. When officers arrived, a man -- later identified as 42-year-old Clayton Pierce -- was standing outside his car with a gun, the police department said in a news release Monday.Pierce shot at police, striking one officer who has not yet been identified, according to the department. Officers shot back but Pierce ran into Grandview Cemetery. Officers found him in the cemetery, where...
Here’s how seriously the cost of living is worrying Denver residents
Denver residents are increasingly anxious about the cost of living. They worry about affording food, shelter, and health care and whether they have a future in Colorado. More than 70 percent of Denverites fear they can’t afford to stay in Colorado. As for their kids? Nine in ten parents think their children won’t be able to afford life in the state.
Judge rules Castle Rock cannot block church from offering RV shelters
DENVER (KDVR) — A federal judge ruled Friday that a church in Castle Rock is allowed to keep mobile homes on its properties to provide temporary shelters to unhoused people after the city warned the church it was violating zoning laws. The Church of the Rock, or The Rock,...
Colorado Springs named a 2026 Census test site
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - The U.S. Census Bureau announced the sites for the 2026 Census Test, the first of two major on-the-ground tests planned in preparation for the 2030 Census, according to the United States Census Bureau (USCB) The USCB says that the 2026 Census Test will evaluate the viability of innovations and enhancements The post Colorado Springs named a 2026 Census test site appeared first on KRDO.
Has Colorado ever been picked to host the Olympics?
Yes. — The International Olympic Committee awarded Denver the 1976 Winter Olympics in 1970, but the state turned down the opportunity two years later after voters made it illegal to use state tax revenue to fund the event. Voters passed a constitutional amendment forbidding the use of state funds...
A Denver Olympics? Why landing Winter Games — at least for now — is unlikely | Special report
Press play for a time machine into Colorado’s last real chance to host the Olympics. The Denver Chamber of Commerce produced a 14-minute promotional video for hosting the 1976 Winter Games. It opens with grainy aerial views of the Rocky Mountains, cowboys on horseback, a Native American ceremony, skiers busting through powder, a cheesy soundtrack and a booming voice: The Denver Olympic story starts in a land of Olympian proportions....
Denver OK's redevelopment plan for historic Evans School
The Denver City Council on Monday approved an urban redevelopment taxing plan to give a face lift to one of Denver’s historic landmarks in the Golden Triangle neighborhood. The council voted 10-1 to approve the Evans School Urban Redevelopment Plan, which focuses on redeveloping the interior of Evans School, a 120-year-old building that was built as an elementary school. Since 1974, the building has sat dormant at 11th Avenue and...
Denver police say home intruder shot dead by resident
DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Police Department investigated a deadly shooting early Sunday morning in the University neighborhood. The shooting was in the 2300 block of East Evans Avenue. According to police, a resident was surprised by an intruder after returning home. The resident then shot the intruder. The...
Former MSU Denver star doubles down on Paralympic Games
Courtney Ryan, a former women’s soccer All-American at Metropolitan State University of Denver, was part of the United States’ bronze-medal Paralympic Games team in Tokyo in 2021. The Women’s Wheelchair Basketball National Team will be looking for more in Paris, with their first game Aug. 30. “The...
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