Across the country, the number of COVID cases continues to rise. Many experts say this is due in part to the Omicron variant being highly contagious. El Paso County Public Health reports that in the last week, they’ve seen over 4,000 positive cases of COVID. Over 2,000 were reported in the last three days. The…… MORE
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No new growth expected with the Marshal Fire
Officials provided an update Friday morning on the Marshal Fire burning in Boulder County. as of Friday afternoon, there are about 200 people in emergency shelters. Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle says there are 2 thousand homes in the Marshal Fire burn area, but not all are lost. meanwhile, there are over 500 homes lost…… MORE
Local Firefighters Head to Marshall Fire
Firefighters from the Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Manitou Springs areas are headed to the destructive Marshall Fire near Boulder this morning. Currently, over 1,600 acres of land have burned in the blaze, and over 500 structures. If someone wants to help evacuees, monetary donations can be made to the Community Foundation of Boulder County, or…… MORE
Blodgett Fire 90% Contained
The Blodgett Peak fire continues to burn today, but it’s currently at 90% containment. Fire officials say that crews will continue to patrol the area around the burn. The fire was allegedly set by an illegal and unattended campfire.… MORE
Judge Disqualifies from Morphew Trial
Chaffee County Judge Patrick Murphy has disqualified himself from the barry morphew murder trial due to his connections with lawyers in the case. Morphew had previously disqualified himself from a case involving Shoshana Darke, who has connections to Morphew. Murphy said in a motion that he had a long-time friendship with an attorney who has…… MORE
AdAmAn Club Climbs Pikes Peak
The AdAmAn club is currently climbing up Pikes Peak to set off their annual fireworks show on New Year’s. This year marks the 99th anniversary of the climb, happening every year since 1922. A new member is added to the group each year, and this year is Priscilla Clayton, a retired nurse and outdoor volunteer,…… MORE
Six Omicron Cases in El Paso
As of today, El Paso County has six confirmed omicron cases. Across the entire state, there are 135 omicron cases. In Denver County, there are 43 cases of omicron, the most of any county in Colorado. El Paso County Public Health says it recently updated its policies on isolation after covid exposure to match recent…… MORE
Denver Shooter Identified
The shooter who allegedly killed four people in the Denver Metro area yesterday has been identified. He’s 47-year-old Lyndon McLeod. Denver Police say McLeod was on law enforcement radar before the shootings. A Lakewood Police officer injured in that incident has a long road to recovery and had emergency surgery yesterday. There’s been no official…… MORE
Thousands of Flights Canceled
Many thousands of flights across the entire country have been canceled today, and more cancellations could be in store this week. Both bad weather and an outbreak of COVID in-flight crews have been blamed for the cancellations. Today alone over 2,000 flights have been canceled. As of this morning, only one flight had been canceled…… MORE
Trucker Has Court Hearing
A semi-truck driver is headed back to court today. The trucker, Rogel Aguilera-Mederos received a 110-year prison sentence last week, for his role in a 2019 crash on I-70 in Lakewood that left four people dead. The judge in the case said he was forced to give the maximum sentence in the case due to…… MORE
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