Colo. 287 reopened after crash blocked 3 lanes near Erie
Southbound Colorado 287 reopened after a crash blocked three lanes on the highway north of Isabelle Road near Erie for about 90 minutes during the Friday morning commute. The highway reopened as of 8:31 a.m., according to State Patrol trooper Sherri Mendez. An image of the crash appeared to show an SUV having rolled ov
Tickets on Sale for Inaugural Colorado Pizza Festival
Colorado’s pizza community unites for a first-ever statewide celebration Sept. 5, with more than 20 pizzerias, live music headlined by The Motet Funk is Dead and proceeds benefiting hunger relief. Pizza With Purpose, a local nonprofit founded by three Longmont pizzerias, announces tickets go on sale May 15 for...
Hospital system to shutter some Denver-area clinics
DENVER — One of Colorado’s largest hospital systems is closing three clinics in the Denver area, the company disclosed on Thursday. Intermountain Health’s occupational medicine clinics in Wheat Ridge and Broomfield, plus a nonsurgical sports medicine clinic in Denver, will close on July 24. Staffing reductions will tak
As street camera use surges, Colorado legislators grapple with law enforcement, privacy implications
In Boulder, the Flock camera system helped authorities locate the car of the suspect in the firebombing that killed a woman and injured 29 others in June last year. The car had contained explosives, authorities said. In Columbine Valley, authorities used Flock to track down a porch pirate — only,...
Drivers say massive I-70 pothole damaged cars before permanent repair was completed
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — A stretch of westbound Interstate 70 near Kipling Street is now covered with fresh black tar, after multiple drivers reported hitting a large pothole earlier this week. One of those drivers was Keegan Vandermeer, who said he hit the pothole Monday while driving his mother’s...
Beloved North Metro Fire Lieutenant’s Off‑Duty Death Stuns Westminster Crews
Firefighters across the North Metro Fire Rescue District and Westminster are grieving after the off‑duty death of Lieutenant Chad Tellinger, 52, on Thursday following an illness. A fixture in the district for more than 27 years, Tellinger is survived by his wife, two daughters, two sisters, and his mother.
Texas de Brazil is Coming to Orchard Town Center, Westminster
Texas de Brazil, is carving out its latest dining destination as it prepares to open another location at The Orchard Town Center in Westminster, Colorado later this year. The outdoor lifestyle mall, located at the intersection of Interstate 25 and West 144th Avenue, in a press release said it introduced an array of bea
Thornton police close homicide case nearly 2 months after suspect’s suicide
Thornton police on Friday announced the department has concluded its investigation into a March homicide case that ended with the suspect’s suicide. Thornton Police Department officers on March 15 responded to a home in the 13200 block of Downing Street after Chad Gililland, 42, called 911 to report his wife Cheyenne G
Texas woman indicted, accused of stealing $3 million from Lafayette, Denver companies
A Texas woman who was in charge of the finances of two Colorado-based companies was indicted in early May on suspicion of stealing millions of dollars from those companies and using the money to purchase luxury items. A federal grand jury indicted 41-year-old Emily Katherine Merrill of Cypress, Texas, on...
Wheat Ridge police rescue ducklings from storm drain
Talk about some lucky ducks. The Wheat Ridge Police Department said it acted fast to save nearly a dozen ducklings that had fallen down into a storm drain on Wednesday. Officers were alerted to the situation by neighbors who had been able to rescue a couple of the ducklings, but then reached out for help […]
