Tag: Breaking
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Fatal crash involving snow plow and hockey team van prompts extended closure on I-70
Colorado State Patrol responded to a crash at about 8:53 a.m. on the morning of January 29 that involved a snow plow and a sprinter van that was carrying 10 occupants connected to a hockey team from California. UPDATE: The results of the preliminary investigation into what happened during this crash have been released. Find…
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Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in nearly seven years. The Senate rejected the legislation as Democrats are making good on their threat to close the government if…
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Xcel Energy reaches settlement agreement over Marshall fire
Colorado’s largest utility company said it has reached an agreement to settle all claims relating to the 2021 Marshall fire, which tore through a thousand homes and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate. Xcel Energy said under the deal, it will pay north of $640 million to resolve all the pending litigation, about…
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Denver hosts national finals for world’s largest breakdancing competition
An unassuming brick building on Blake Street played host to a collection of people breaking it down on the dance floor Saturday afternoon. The RedBull BC One, the world’s largest competition for breakdancing — or breaking, as it’s called by those in the industry — came to Denver for its National Final and Camp over the weekend,…
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Colorado man breaks state record for growing largest pumpkin
Brad Bledsoe and family managed to grow the state’s first 1 ton gourd.
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Suspect arrested after hourslong barricade in Lakewood home
An armed suspect was taken into custody after an hourslong standoff on Thursday night, the Lakewood Police Department said. Residents living near South Sheridan Boulevard and West Kentucky Avenue received a Code Red to shelter in place after shots were fired in the neighborhood just before 4 p.m. Police said a man in the 900…