Tag: Aircraft
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Derby fire grows to over 4,000 acres as officials extend road closures
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Derby fire continued to grow into Saturday as officials extended road closures north of Dotsero. Now at an estimated 4,111 acres, up nearly 600 from the day before, the fire started by lightning a week ago has drawn nearly 400 personnel working to mitigate…
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State patrol arrests Commerce City man for pointing laser at aircraft
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Colorado State Patrol troopers arrested a man for allegedly pointing a laser at overhead aircraft in Commerce City Thursday night. Jose Alonzo Duarte-Campos, 41, faces multiple charges including a felony of unlawfully aiming a laser device at an aircraft, driving under the influence of drugs and possession of methamphetamine, according to a news release from…
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Stone Canyon fire sees no growth, air assets redeployed to more active fires
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Stone Canyon fire remains at 1,553 acres and 30% containment, according to a Friday update from the Boulder Office of Disaster Management. As crews continue to fight the fire, they are keeping an eye on the weather, which may threaten to bring increased wind…
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Jefferson County airport sued for noise, lead contamination
More than 400 residents of Superior’s Rock Creek subdivision filed a lawsuit against neighboring Jefferson County, owner of the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, complaining that noise and alleged pollution from leaded aviation fuel are affecting their well-being and devaluing their homes. The residents of the subdivision claim in the lawsuit that increasing use of the…
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Crews battling ‘fast-moving’ wildfire in Saguache County
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Update, 8:35 a.m. The size of the fire in Saguache County known as the Lopez Fire grew to 88 acres overnight with 0% containment, but crews were able ‘knock down’ the advancement of the flames. Supported by aerial resources, ground crews began fireline construction and…
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Vertical takeoff plane company landing in Colorado Springs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PteroDynamics Inc. signed a contract for industrial space in Colorado Springs for a research and development facility to build its vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, an agreement that came a day after the state approved an economic incentives package this month, the company CEO said.…