Coroner IDs man who died in rafting accident in Colorado
AVON, Colo. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man who died in a rafting accident on Colorado’s Eagle River.
Eagle County Coroner Kara Bettis identified the victim late Thursday night as 29-year-old Nikolay Pezhemskiy. The Vail Daily reports five men were thrown into the water when their raft hit a high wave east of Avon on Thursday afternoon. Four of the men managed to make it to shore, but Pezhemskiy was swept away.
Emergency responders pulled the man from the river but could not resuscitate him.
Pezhemskiy was born in Russia’s Republic of Buryatia and immigrated to the United States about eight years ago.
Trump highlights accomplishments in White House speech
Reuters
reuters@denvergazette.com
Updated 1 hour ago
By Steve Holland, Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters WASHINGTON • In a rare evening address from the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday touted his accomplishments, saying his administration has ended wars, drastically reduced illegal border crossings and brought down...
Reuters
Reporter
Phamaly flips the script with a ‘Pericles’ for the neurodivergent
John Moore
john.moore@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 hours ago
2025 DENVER GAZETTE TRUE WEST AWARDS: DAY 18 Remarkable traveling production not only welcomed audience members on the spectrum, it put them in the show Over the past 25 years, I have seen about 4,000 live theater productions in my...
John Moore
Reporter
House passes GOP healthcare bill
Wire Services
wire-services@denvergazette.com
Updated 2 hours ago
Rachel Schilke Washington Examiner The House passed a sweeping healthcare bill on Wednesday, a vote that largely split along party lines, as Democrats and some Republicans expressed concern that the legislation allows enhanced Obamacare subsidies to expire at the end of the year. House...
Wire Services
Reporter
WATCH LIVE: Trump in White House speech says US economy is strengthening, despite weaker hiring and inflation
Josh Boak
josh.boak@associatedpress.com
Updated 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump tried in a live speech Wednesday night from the White House to convince the American people that they are wrong to worry about the U.S. economy, saying any challenges are being repaired. “Eleven months...
Josh Boak
Reporter
Trump administration moves to shutter national climate lab in Colorado
Ernest Luning
ernest-luning@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 hours ago
Democrats slam decision as ‘deeply dangerous’ as White House calls facility a source of ‘climate alarmism’ The Trump administration is moving to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate and weather research institutions, citing what a White House official termed...
Ernest Luning
Reporter
What’s inside Denver Summit’s community benefits agreement
Bernadette Berdychowski
bernadette.berdychowski@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 hours ago
After months of private discussions with neighborhood leaders representing regions around Santa Fe Yards, Denver Summit FC released its community benefits agreement this week. The contract details the team’s negotiations to bring an all-electric women’s soccer stadium, more tree coverage,...
Bernadette Berdychowski
Reporter
Man sentenced to 96 years in prison after teen’s body found on bike trailer
Wire Services
wire-services@denvergazette.com
Updated 4 hours ago
9News and The Denver Gazette BOULDER — The man arrested in connection with the death of a 19-year-old woman whose body was found on a bike trailer was convicted Wednesday of second-degree murder. On July 14, 2024, police received a...
Wire Services
Reporter
2 dead in Weld County crash
Sage Kelley
sage-kelley@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 hours ago
Two people died in Weld County on Tuesday evening after a vehicle drove off of the road. The Colorado State Patrol responded to a crash on Weld County Road 33, south of Highway 392 and near Greeley, around 11 p.m....
Sage Kelley
Reporter
High winds revive memories of Boulder’s historic Chinook storms
Scott Weiser
scott-weiser@denvergazette.com
Updated 3 hours ago
With gusts in Boulder peaking at more than 100 mph Wednesday and Xcel Energy shutting down power lines to at least 50,000 people along the Front Range as part of its Public Safety Power Shutoff procedure, it’s worth noting that...
Scott Weiser
Reporter
Court bars Trump administration from blocking congressional oversight visits to ICE facilities
Nico Brambila
nico-brambila@denvergazette.com
Updated 4 hours ago
A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration policy that has impeded lawmakers from conducting unannounced visits to federal immigration detention facilities. “Today’s decision is a critical victory toward restoring our ability to conduct essential congressional oversight on behalf...
Nico Brambila
Reporter
PREV
PREVIOUS
Medano Creek to hit peak flow soon
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Medano Creek is currently experiencing surge flow at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. According to the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Medano Creek is currently flowing above-average annual peak flow at […]
COTREX app details 39,829 miles of trails around Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Other apps are out there. AllTrails. Strava. Hiking Project. Go-to mountain-biking sources Singletracks and MTB Project. But Colorado government is claiming one app to rule them all. Allow the state Department of Natural Resources to […]