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Husband suspected of killing wife in Thornton home
THORNTON, Colo. — A man is suspected of killing his wife in a home on Wednesday afternoon, the Thornton Police Department said Thursday. Police responded to a report of an injured person at a home in the 13100 block of Uinta Street just before 4 p.m. Wednesday. When officers arrived they found a woman suffering from unknown injuries. She was taken to a hospital where she was later pronounced dead. A man was also found in the house suffering from […]
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Boulder police: Women might have been drugged at party on University Hill
BOULDER, Colo. — Two women might have been drugged at parties on University Hill, the Boulder Police Department said Thursday. Two University of Colorado students were treated early Thursday morning at Boulder Community Health’s Foothills Hospital after unknowingly ingesting drugs while drinking alcohol at the parties. Police did not have a more specific location of the parties and do not know if the women were drugged at the same party or at separate locations. Police did not specify the specific […]
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Items from shuttered Heritage Square Amusement Park to be sold at auction
GOLDEN, Colo. — Rides, games and more from the shuttered Heritage Square Amusement Park in Golden will be sold at an auction next week. The park opened in 1971 but was closed permanently this summer after struggling financially. In 2015, the park’s alpine slide was shut down after 36 years along with businesses and shops that were part of the Victorian village. Norton Auctioneers of Michigan will auction the park’s assets from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 25 at […]
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Previous felon convicted of kidnapping, sexually assaulting homeless woman
GOLDEN, Colo. — A jury convicted a man of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a homeless woman in Gilpin County last year, the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. Reginald Clark, 44, was found guilty on monday by a Gilpin County jury of kidnapping, sexual assault/threat of harm and two counts of sexual assault after a three-day trial. Prosecutors said on Nov. 5, Clark, who has three previous felony convictions, offered a ride to the woman, who was walking from […]
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College student pleads guilty to putting hands down woman’s pants
GREELEY, Colo. — A University of Northern Colorado student pleaded guilty to putting his hands down a woman’s pants without her consent, the Weld County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. Brandan Lee, 21, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful sexual contact last week. Prosecutors said Lee admitted to drinking a large amount of alcohol at a campus party in April 2017. The female victim told police that Lee stuck his hands down her pants and touched her genitals without […]
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2 injured after driver crashes semitruck into bridge on E-470 near DIA
ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — Two people were injured when a driver in a semitruck hit a bridge on Wednesday morning near Denver International Airport, the Colorado State Patrol said. The crash happened about 4 a.m. in the southbound lanes of E-470 at East 64th Avenue south of Pena Boulevard. The two injured people were taken to a hospital with unknown injuries. The truck was hauling dry wall that spilled onto the highway. Crews inspected the bridge and reported it was structurally […]
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Loveland Ski Area to open Saturday for 2018-19 ski, snowboard season
CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. — Not long after Arapahoe Basin Ski Area announced it would open Friday, Loveland Ski Area said Tuesday that its first day of the ski and snowboard season will be Saturday. Snowmaking and 2 feet of natural snow helped push the popular ski area on Interstate 70 at the Continental Divide to open this weekend. “We hope this early season snow is the start of a generous winter and invite everyone to join us on Saturday […]
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Arapahoe Basin to open Friday for new ski, snowboard season
ARAPAHOE BASIN, Colo. — The new ski and snowboard season at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will start Friday, the resort announced Tuesday. The Black Mountain Express lift will start running at 9 a.m., giving skiers and snowboarders access to the High Noon trail. Arapahoe Basin battles with Loveland Ski Area annually to be the first in the state to open. Arapahoe Basin won the battle the past two years, opening on Oct. 13 in 2017. But an early-season storm in […]
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Castle Rock charter school evacuated after students fall ill from smell of gas
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — A Castle Rock charter school was evacuated Tuesday morning because of a natural gas leak in The Meadows subdivision. Several students at Ascent Classical Academy (3565 Celestial Ave.) reported feeling nausea and school officials said everyone is safe. The Castle Rock Fire Department responded and cleared the school, and there is no hazard. Classes have since resumed, the school said. The students who complained about the effects were checked out by medics and no children need […]
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Frozen teens rescued after overnight camping trip in western Boulder County
BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — Two teenage cousins who were on an overnight winter camping trip were found early Monday morning suffering from frostbite and their tent “shredded by the wind” after a more than 18-hour rescue effort, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said. The 16- and 18-year-olds set out for a night of winter camping in western Boulder County on Saturday afternoon and planned to return Sunday morning, the sheriff’s office said. When they didn’t return as scheduled, the teens’ […]
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Bear caught on camera breaking into vehicle in west Boulder
BOULDER, Colo. — A bear in west Boulder got into a snow-covered vehicle during the weekend in an incident caught on camera by the car’s owner. Red Van Workshop posted the video on Monday morning. The bear can be seen opening the vehicle’s front passenger door and getting inside. It then gets out and went to the other side, opening both doors on the driver’s side. After looking inside, the bear wanders off, leaving the three doors open. “Delicate in […]
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Cash register drawers found at church after 7 Parker smash-and-grab burglaries
PARKER, Colo. — Seven businesses were hit in smash-and-grab burglaries and several cash register drawers were found at a church on Monday morning, the Parker Police Department said. The businesses were on Parker Road between Pine Lane and Twenty Mile Road and the burglaries happened in about a 30-minute span between 3:10 a.m. and 3:40 a.m., police said. The businesses hit were The Donut House (9807 S. Parker Road), Papa Murphy’s Pizza (18741 Ponderosa Drive), Colonna’s Pizza (11215 S. Parker […]
