Tag: Golden
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Man pleads guilty to vehicular homicide in Golden officer’s death
The man who crashed and killed an on-duty Golden Police Department officer last year pleaded guilty to various charges Monday. Stephen Geer, 43, who was out on a $250,000 bond, pleaded guilty to one count of vehicular homicide and one count of vehicular assault in connection to the Nov. 6 crash that left 33-year-old Ofc.…
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Appearance of large swastika at open space visible along I-70 under investigation in Colorado
An investigation is underway in Colorado’s Jefferson County after a swastika was discovered on Jefferson County Open Space property in an area visible from I-70 on Saturday. The swastika was reported to be near Lookout Mountain and the city of Golden. Images of the swastika show that it is quite large, spanning much of a…
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Surfing in Colorado? Yes, and it’s booming where you might least expect it
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Eric Thomas spent the 1980s and ’90s surfing waves off Florida, California and Hawaii, with other stops around the Bahamas and tropics in what became a professional career on the oceans. Then he looked to a land-locked state. “I wanted something totally different,” Thomas said.…
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A checklist of 20 great (non-14er) summits on Colorado’s Front Range
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just because you set your sights lower than 14,000 feet doesn’t mean you’re setting a low bar. No, these aren’t the highest mountains on Colorado’s Front Range. But they could be called just as quintessential — much closer to home and providing a scenic, rewarding…
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Golden breaks ground on new city hall and police headquarters
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Shovels struck dirt Wednesday evening as Golden officially broke ground on its new city hall and police headquarters. Members of the city and project team celebrated the official construction of the Heart of Golden project, three years after the plan was adopted. The center of…
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Goose on patrol: Feathered troublemaker takes over Colorado State Patrol Academy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s not unusual for Colorado State Patrol troopers to encounter danger on the job, but recently, the biggest menace at the State Patrol Academy in Golden doesn’t drive a car or break the law. She honks. And she hisses. And she poops. Meet Lucy the…
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Jeffco Sheriff’s Office seeking information on abandoned rabbits
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for information about 18 rabbits that were found abandoned in Golden on May 10. Who’s the Harebrained Culprit?Eighteen domestic rabbits were abandoned in cages by a dumpster at 15730 W 6th Ave Frontage Rd in Golden…
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114 people laid off from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden
The layoffs come as part of the Trump administration’s proposal to cut the Department of Energy budget
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Defense rests in rock-throwing trial for suspect accused of killing Alexa Bartell
Joseph Koenig’s attorneys again called co-defendant Nicholas “Mitch” Karol-Chik to the stand. Closing arguments will begin Thursday morning.
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Eastbound Interstate 70 reopened after morning closure
The spring snowstorm has wreaked havoc on Interstate 70 west of Denver Friday. Eastbound I-70 reopened Friday afternoon after a multi-vehicle crash east of the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnels closed the highway in the morning. The crash at mile marker 215.5 involved as many as 10 vehicles, but the exact number was unclear, according to the Colorado…