Author: DAVID MULLEN David.mullen@gazettedev.gazette.com
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Colorado state park entrance fees will be free Monday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save All 42 of Colorado’s state parks will be free for visitors Monday to celebrate the state’s 145th birthday a day late. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has offered free admittance to the parks in conjunction…
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Search operations in Poudre Canyon suspended
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Search and rescue teams have suspended their search for a Texas woman who disappeared more than a week ago during a flood in Poudre Canyon. Officials identified the missing woman Wednesday as 57-year-old Diana Brown. She was last seen on July 20 with the three…
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South Park creators reportedly interested in buying iconic Casa Bonita
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have thrown their hats into the ring to become the new owners of the Colorado landmark Casa Bonita, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Stone and Parker told the outlet Wednesday they wanted to buy the 47-year-old Lakewood restaurant known for…
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Shooting suspect taken into custody near federal courthouse in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A large police presence formed in downtown Denver Wednesday after an exchange of gunfire near the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse. Information about the suspect has not been released. Officers with the Denver Police Department responded to a report of a shooting near 20th…
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Colorado man dies after lawnmower overturns, pins him underwater
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Arvada city employee who was pinned underwater by a mower that overturned into Birdland Lake has died, officials announced Wednesday. Joe Herrin died early Wednesday, six days after the incident, officials said. He joined…
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CPW enacts more afternoon fishing bans
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife asked anglers to avoid afternoon fishing in portions of the Eagle and Roaring Fork rivers due to warm temperatures and low flow. The voluntary fishing ban will begin at noon Saturday on the Eagle River in a section that runs from…
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Crow, Perlmutter reintroduce legislation to make July 20 “National Heroes Day”
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On the ninth anniversary of the Aurora theater shooting, Rep. Jason Crow and Rep. Ed Perlmutter, both Democrats, reintroduced legislation to designate July 20 as “National Heroes Day.” The legislation was inspired by the heroism shown by first responders and by four men — Jonathan Blunk,…
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Denver’s newest sculpture dedicated to former Mayor Federico Peña
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver International Airport’s newest piece of art, “Luminous Wind,” was dedicated Saturday morning to former Denver Mayor Federico Peña. Peña, who was mayor from 1983 to 1991 and later was Secretary of Energy and Transportation…
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife monitoring birds for lethal “mysterious disease”
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are monitoring the state’s bird population after a “mysterious disease” has killed many in the mid-Atlantic region. Officials said there have been no confirmed cases of the disease in Colorado so far, but are on the lookout for birds that…
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Marijuana sales in Colorado drop for second consecutive month
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Medical and retail marijuana sales fell in May for the second consecutive month, while the state’s tax and fee revenue also declined, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue’s June report. During the month of…