Author: Danika Worthington
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Stateline Fire burning thousands of acres across Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Stateline Fire, a blaze spanning three states, is now up to 26,821 acres with 40 percent containment. The fire started on private property in New Mexico on Thursday morning and crossed into Colorado Saturday morning,…
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1 dead, 3 hospitalized and 33 sickened in salmonella outbreak at Suburban Denver restaurant
A salmonella outbreak at an Aurora restaurant killed one and hospitalized three in November. At least 33 people, including one employee, were infected at La California, a restaurant that has previously failed to meet health department standards. The outbreak affected people who ate the restaurant’s family combo menu item from Nov. 10-14, according to a…
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Denver Zoo expecting sloth baby by late February
Grab your champagne: The Denver Zoo announced Wednesday that it is expecting a baby sloth. The sloth will be the first offspring of Charlotte and Elliot, who were matched as part of the Species Survival Plan, said zoo spokeswoman Marina Belisle. Sloths have a 10-month gestation period, she said. Zookeepers believe Charlotte, who is a Linne’s two-toed…
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Pepsi Center will provide captioning after Denver woman’s lawsuit claimed ADA violations
The owner of the Pepsi Center settled a federal lawsuit brought by a Denver woman who accused the arena of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by not providing captioning during games. Kroenke Arena Company, which owns the Pepsi Center, will provide open captioning during non-concert events including Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets and Colorado Mammoth games, starting…
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CDOT director is stepping down
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Colorado Department of Transportation executive director Shailen Bhatt will step down in December, ending a tenure that was defined by a fierce advocacy for more road money and transportation innovation. He is the second top leader on Gov. John Hickenlooper’s team to resign as the governor’s second term nears its end. Ellen Golombek last month…
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Colorado City hopes book of poetry on racism, social justice stirs conversations across the city
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A book of poetry focusing on race and social justice is the cornerstone of conversations Denver hopes to start among residents across the city. The citywide program, Denver Talks, will be distributing 1,200 free copies of poet Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen: An American Lyric.” The city will also be hosting a series of events, workshops and…
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Woman who died hiking to Conundrum hot springs may have had symptoms of altitude sickness days before death
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A 20-year-old Pennsylvania woman who fell ill while hiking Conundrum Creek Trail near Aspen died in her campsite of high-altitude pulmonary and cerebral edema, the Pitkin County Coroner said Friday. Susanna “Susie” DeForest, who was hiking with friends, likely began developing symptoms of high-altitude pulmonary edema, or HAPE, when she was staying in Dillon — altitude 9,111 feet…
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Denver Aquarium teaches rescued river otter to be an animal
DENVER — Life’s hard when you’re an otter who thinks she’s a human. Or, an otter who thinks humans are other otters. Employees at the Downtown Aquarium aren’t quite sure which way Olive thought. Regardless, it took a lot of patience to teach the frisky little mammal how to get along in the animal world.…
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You can go to the Taylor Swift trial in Denver, but you’ll need to follow some rules
No, you can’t wear a Taylor Swift shirt at the pop star’s civil trial next week. And you should leave your phone at home, too. Swift is set to appear in court next week as her lawyers battle with those of a former Denver radio host who is suing the singer, alleging that he was wrongly…
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Evergreen couple killed in head-on collision while driving grandkids along Pacific Coast Highway
An Evergreen couple was killed in a head-on collision Wednesday night while driving their grandchildren on the Pacific Coast Highway in California. Autumn Cooper, 63, and Daniel Cooper, 81, were both pronounced dead at the scene, according to California Highway Patrol. The couple’s 14-year-old granddaughter was taken to a hospital in critical condition.Their 11-year-old grandson…