Tag: breaking news
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Pedestrian struck, killed by A Line train in Denver
DENVER — Police are investigating a deadly crash involving a Regional Transportation District A Line train and a pedestrian. The Denver Police Department said the crash happened around 12:40 p.m. Saturday in the 4200 block of North Jackson Street and resulted in someone’s death. RTD said shuttle buses are replacing the A Line until service…
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Boulder firebomber sentenced to 2,000-plus years in prison
The man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails into a crowd of pro-Israel marchers in Boulder that killed a woman and injured 29 others pleaded guilty Thursday to more than 100 state charges and was sentenced to life in prison, plus another 2,000 years in jail. 2,128 years — to be exact. Boulder County District Court…
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Trump unharmed after shooting incident at White House correspondents’ dinner
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists’ dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders on Saturday night, rushing toward the ballroom before Secret Service agents swarmed him and took him into custody. The president was uninjured and was hustled away. Guests…
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Supreme Court rules rejects Colorado’s ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for children
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a Colorado counselor a victory over the state’s “conversion therapy” ban on minors, concluding that the law represents an “egregious form of content discrimination.” The justices ruled 8-1 that Colorado’s conversion therapy law regulates speech based on viewpoints by permitting the counselor to “express acceptance and support for clients exploring their identity…
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Under fire from legislators and critics, Colorado’s top Medicaid official resigns
Colorado’s top Medicaid official stepped down on Monday, just as a bipartisan bloc of state senators prepared to formally urge Gov. Jared Polis to remove her over what they called years of mismanagement, waste and costly errors inside the state’s largest agency. One legislator seeking the resignation of Kim Bimestefer, executive direct or of the…
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Senate approves funding for TSA and most of Homeland Security, but not immigration enforcement
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate early Friday morning approved Homeland Security funds to pay Transportation Security Administration agents and most other agencies, but not the immigration enforcement operations at the heart of the budget impasse that has jammed airports, disrupted travel and imposed financial hardship on workers. The deal, which the Senate approved unanimously without…
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2 injured in explosion at Denver gas station
DENVER — Two people were injured in an explosion and fire at a Denver gas station Thursday afternoon, the Denver Fire Department said. Firefighters were called to the Shell station at the area of 5th Avenue and Bryant Street around noon Thursday. Operations Division Chief Robert Murphy said when firefighters arrived, they saw there had…
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Meridian fire: Evacuation order lifted at 9:30 p.m. as crews gain 70% containment
The evacuation order for the Meridian fire was at 9:30 p.m. Thursday night as fire crews gained 70% containment, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office announced. The fire is now estimated to be 2,500 acres, down from the over 3,000 it encompassed earlier in the day, according to the office. Smoky air and some flame in…
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Homes threatened, but grass fire off Garden of the Gods Road contained at 20 acres
The Colorado Springs Fire Department took down a 20-acre grass fire north of Garden of the Gods on Thursday as unseasonable weather prompted red flag warnings across the region. Crews responded to the flames — reported just southeast of the intersection of 30th Street and Garden of the Gods Road — around 3 p.m. By…
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NEWS | Fire trends in Colorado 2020
More fires, bigger fires trend likely to continue in Colorado. (Video by Katie Klann)