Tag: Conifer
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Guilty plea in stabbing hoax involving Colorado state park
Roughly six months after the report of a park ranger getting stabbed prompted the evacuation of Colorado’s Staunton State Park, the man behind what’s been since described as an elaborate hoax has struck a plea deal. On August 19, seasonal park ranger Callum Heskett reported that he had been stabbed at the Conifer-area park, resulting…
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Fire destroys home in rural Colorado amid extreme winds, though ensuing wildland fire stopped
A home was destroyed by a generator-sparked fire amid strong winds in the Conifer area on the evening of December 17. According to Elk Creek Fire Department, crews were dispatched to a structure fire located on the 21000 block of Pleasant Park Road at about 7:18 p.m. that night, and upon arrival, a residence was…
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Wildfire begins in Jefferson County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Jefferson County firefighters began battling a wildfire just south of Conifer Tuesday afternoon. The White Hawk fire began burning late Tuesday afternoon on a mountainside near White Hawk Trail — around half a mile north of the North Fork of the South Platte River near Conifer —…
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Conifer’s downhill bike park rejected by Jefferson County
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Jefferson County commissioners rejected a proposed downhill bike park near Conifer after the project plan for the 235-acre site stirred up controversy among area residents. Developers of the Shadow Mountain Bike Park project intended to build the western United States’ first downhill bike park with a ski lift. Jefferson County commissioners voted down the bike park,…
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Parents, 2 dogs found dead in Conifer home after daughter’s 911 call
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A man, woman and two dogs were found dead inside a locked Conifer-area home on Sunday from what appeared to be gunshot wounds, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. In a news release Monday morning, authorities said the victim’s daughter called 911 after she failed to reach her parents by phone. When visiting her parents,…
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Bike park proposal in Jefferson County draws ire, support
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Residents and biking enthusiasts packed a room in the Jefferson County government building on Wednesday night, when critics and supporters clashed over a proposed bike park on state land near Conifer. At issue is the proposal to create the “Shadow Mountain Bike Park,” the majority of which is currently zoned as agricultural but also includes…
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Public hearing set to address controversial Shadow Mountain Bike Park
Conifer residents who have been waiting for more than 36 months to share their thoughts regarding a controversial new bike park will soon get their wish. The Jefferson County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday and Thursday to gather input from the community and provide recommendations to the county regarding a special…
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Happy Trails: From Denver, you don’t have to go far to chase this massive waterfall
On the Front Range, if we’re thinking about chasing waterfalls, we’re mostly thinking about grand cascades somewhere beyond the Continental Divide. Telluride’s Bridal Veil Falls, Steamboat’s Fish Creek Falls and North Clear Creek Falls outside Lake City are some of the most talked about on the Western Slope. Let’s talk about Elk Falls. This is…
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Jefferson County man get life in prison for murder of ex-girlfriend
A Jefferson County man received a life sentence for strangling his ex-girlfriend to death two weeks after pleading guilty to an attempted violation of a domestic violence protection order last year. A jury convicted Wayne Lotz, 59, last week of seven counts for the murder of Michele Scott, 55. Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies found Scott’s…
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Man accused of killing ex-girlfriend arrested
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Wayne Lotz Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Michele Scott 9News A 58-year-old man who was a person of interest in the death of a Conifer woman was arrested on Monday after authorities spotted him driving the woman’s vehicle, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Wayne Lotz is being held on the suspicion of committing several…