Author: By Carol McKinley The Denver Gazette
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Toxicology results coming soon in death of Colorado dentist’s wife
Critical toxicology results from the autopsy of an Aurora woman whose dentist husband is accused of poisoning her will be complete in the next two to three weeks, prosecutors revealed in a court hearing Friday. According to the arrest document, James Craig fed his wife Angela potassium cyanide and possibly other poisons over several days,…
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Southwest apologizes with free airline miles; union still seething
A week after the worst travel experience of her life, Wyn Flato received a peace offering from Southwest Airlines: 25,000 Rapid Rewards points — a $300 travel value. “I actually got an email from the SW CEO Tuesday! It’s like come on. That’s what you’re gonna do?” she said. “It’s not worth it!” Southwest Airlines…
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Cause of Marshall fire still undetermined — nearly 1 year later
The cause of Colorado’s most destructive wildfire won’t be known until early next year, the Boulder County Sheriff announced in a news release Thursday. The Marshall fire tore through unincorporated Boulder County, Superior and Louisville the morning of Dec. 30, 2021, and was fanned by winds that gusted up to 110 miles per hour in…
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Helping the helpers: Keeping firefighters talking after their Marshall fire experience
Lieutenant Paul Ostroy faced what was left of the 2000 block of Anderson Drive and thought of the families who lived there before the Marshall Fire destroyed it. “We drove up the walking path as flames were hitting the homes. We set up down here knowing it was coming this direction,” the former wildland firefighter…
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No official Red Flag on day Marshall fire broke out — but lots of warnings
There have been varying accounts as to whether Dec. 30 carried a Red Flag Warning. Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle has said publicly that there was a Red Flag Warning on the day the Marshall fire broke out. But the National Weather Service in Boulder told The Denver Gazette that it issued a “high wind warning” —…