Tag: Gilpin County
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Immobilized skier rescued from deep in rugged Colorado wilderness area
A backcountry skier was rescued from a Colorado wilderness area this weekend. According to the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office, a 911 call was received at about 12:18 p.m. on April 25 related to a backcountry skier who had been injured and immobilized in the James Peak Wilderness Area. Search and rescue teams quickly deployed, with…
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Crash between Amtrak train and semi-trailer injures one in Gilpin County; multiple roads closed
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A crash that occurred between an Amtrak train and truck closed several roads in Gilpin County Monday morning. On Monday, Amtrak Train 5 was traveling from Chicago to the San Francisco Bay at about 11:30 a.m. when it came into contact with a large vehicle…
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Multiple Jeffco initiatives receive more than $2 million in opioid settlement funding
Ten recipients will split $11.2 million in opioid settlement money to help programs aimed at those struggling with substance abuse. The Gateway to the Rockies Opioid Council (GROC) announced its 10 recipients for the settlement disbursement on Tuesday, including multiple programs throughout Jefferson County. The grant cycle is the second for GROC — a regional…
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Car flipping: Colorado police chief and daughter face embezzlement charges
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A man who has held the office of police chief, fire chief and mayor simultaneously in one of Colorado’s tiniest municipalities has been indicted by a grand jury, along with his daughter, for alleged embezzlement in a family scam involving police property. The Jefferson and Gilpin County grand jury indicted Robert Gordanier, and his daughter…
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Colorado Supreme Court, 5-2, says no new trial following ‘overt, in-court racism’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court concluded on Monday that a Black defendant did not deserve a new trial after one juror disclosed he moved to the overwhelmingly White jurisdiction because he “didn’t want diversity,” and the trial judge refused to dismiss him for bias. By 5-2,…
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Colorado skier had been preparing for a month for ill-fated highway stunt jump
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The 21-year-old skier who was killed attempting a jump over a Colorado highway had been preparing for the high-risk stunt for more than a month, according to a new report. Dallas LeBeau was identified by the Grand County Coroner’s office as the skier who died April 9 on Highway 40 near Berthoud Pass summit when…
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Winter weather continues to affect Denver metro with Friday closures
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The March snowstorm that pelted the Denver area with more than a foot of snow in some areas Thursday continued to cause closures and delays in the region Friday. The storm — which left around 10 inches in Denver, 17 inches in Aurora and 14 inches in Lakewood, according to the National Weather Service Boulder —…
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Colorado justices struggle with juror in Black defendant’s trial who ‘didn’t want diversity’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Members of the Colorado Supreme Court this week struggled with the fate of a Black defendant’s convictions in an overwhelmingly White jurisdiction, after a trial judge refused to dismiss a juror who admitted he “didn’t want diversity.” Although the justices have previously addressed cases involving people of…
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Freight train derailment in Gilpin County causes significant delays
No one was injured in the incident
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Divided appeals court finds Gilpin County juror not biased against defendant
In a divided ruling on Thursday, Colorado’s second-highest court determined a Gilpin County judge acted appropriately by keeping a woman on a criminal jury after her admission that she “would need to hear that reason why” the defendant did not take the witness stand. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals acknowledged a quirk…