Author: Noah Festenstein The Denver Gazette
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RTD H line train
A Regional Transportation District H line light rail train travels through downtown Denver on Saturday, Aug. 30, a day before the transportation agency closed downtown business district stations for light rail reconstruction.
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Douglas County awards grants to opioid recovery organizations
Douglas County officials said addressing opioid addiction is a priority, lamenting the issue as a crisis while awarding grant dollars to local recovery organizations last week. Douglas County commissioners approved $670,000 in funding for two local recovery and rehabilitation organizations. The grants were recommended by the Douglas County Opioid Council, which works with two Douglas…
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Large northwest Colorado wildfire continues improving on containment
Fire crews on Monday continue to strengthen containment zones in a battle against one of Colorado’s largest wildfires in history. As of Monday, the lightning-caused Lee fire, which has scorched 137,485 acres near Meeker, is 61% contained, according to the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team. The Lee fire, which is Colorado’s fifth largest in history,…
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Car crashes into Adams County sports bar, injures 4
Four people are injured and a driver is in custody after a pickup truck drove into the front patio of a sports bar in Adams County early Sunday morning. The crash unfolded just after midnight outside of the Ugly Dog Sports Cafe, 1345 Cortez St., located west of Interstate 25 and U.S. 36. Four people…
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Over 1,000 flights delayed at Denver International Airport due to severe weather threat
Over a thousand flights are delayed and 33 are canceled going into and out of Denver International Airport on Sunday as thunderstorms threaten the area. As of 6:30 p.m., 1,001 flights were delayed, according to airline tracker Flight Aware. Impacted airlines include Southwest Airlines, which has experienced 339 delays. United was at 299 delays while…
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Wildfire evacuation warnings issued in northwest Colorado town
The Moffat County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday afternoon issued pre-evacuation orders for some parts in the northwest Colorado city of Craig, due to a wildfire that grew in the area. The fire, dubbed as the “1104 Fire,” began in the 700 block of E. 13th Street. At around 1:30, reports initially came into the 700…
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Elk fire in northwest Colorado rapidly grows to over 2,000 acres; 3 buildings destroyed
A wildfire sparked by lighting in northwest Colorado has, so far, destroyed three buildings, including two homes, while growing to more than 3,000 acres overnight into Monday. Additionally, two other fires in the Meeker area continue to grow, according to the Bureau of Land Management in Colorado. As of Monday around noon, the blaze destroyed…
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Evacuation orders lifted for wildfire near Carbondale in western Colorado
Evacuation orders for a wildfire that sparked in western Colorado near Carbondale in Garfield County have been lifted, as fire crews on Monday afternoon achieved 100% containment. As of Monday morning, the fire reached 20% containment with 107 acres burned, according to the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District. At 4:25 p.m., fire officials announced…
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Ranch at Coulter Creek Fire 1
Ranch at Coulter Creek Fire wildfire burns north of Panorama Drive below the Ranch at Coulter Creek subdivision on Sunday, July 3 near Carbondale, Colorado.
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American Airlines flight evacuates at Denver International Airport after landing gear failure
Passengers and crews evacuated an American Airlines flight after the aircraft blew its tires while taking off Saturday afternoon. Just after 3:30 p.m., DIA officials reported that American Airlines flight 3023, en route to Miami, had evacuated due to an issue with the plane. In a news release, American Airlines officials stated that the plane…