Author: Jesse Paul
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Frontier Airlines launches service to eight new markets with $20 fares
Frontier Airlines announced Monday that it has begun new, non-stop service in seven markets over the past week and returned its summer seasonal routes in nearly 40 markets across the U.S. That includes 14 cites that can be reached from Denver International Airport this summer, including: Pittsburgh; Cleveland; Bismarck, N.D.; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Charlotte; Detroit;…
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Coroner identifies men who died in massive northern Colorado house fire, explosion
The two men who died Monday afternoon in a massive Firestone house explosion and fire have been identified. Mark Joseph Martinez and Joseph William Irwin III, both 42, were killed. Their bodies were found in the ruins of the home on Tuesday after search crews spent hours scouring the destruction. The explosion happened at about 4:30…
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Two bodies found in ruins of massive Firestone house blaze
After hours sifting through the ruins of a Firestone home leveled by an explosion and fire, investigators on Tuesday found the bodies of two people believed to have been in the basement when the blaze began. Although investigators don’t believe criminal activity led to the explosion, what’s left of the home is being treated as…
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Two people missing, two injured after explosion, fire levels Colorado home
FIRESTONE — Two people are missing and two others were injured after a home exploded and caught fire in a northern Colorado town. The cause of Monday’s explosion at the home in Firestone, a community of about 10,000 people 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Denver, is still under investigation. Two people were taken to…
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Adams County deputy accused of kicking suspect off roof
An Adams County sheriff’s deputy accused of kicking a suspect off a nearly-10-foot-high roof last month said “Yeah, I slipped and fell … I’ll go with that” when talking with other officers about the incident, court document say. James Cook, 33, has been formally charged with second-degree assault in the March 21 encounter in Brighton.…
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Eight of 16 people indicted in Colorado marijuana trafficking operation listed as having state pot licenses
Eight of the 16 people indicted on charges they ran a massive illicit marijuana operation that sold and shipped weed out of state are listed in Colorado records as having active or expired licenses to work in the legal pot business. Michael Alan Stonehouse, the alleged ringleader, has an active “key” license — for operating…
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Fire prompts closure of U.S. 285 in Jefferson County; evacuations underway
A wildfire along U.S. 285 near Indian Hills on Tuesday afternoon has prompted evacuations and closed the highway. The fire is burning near where North Turkey Creek Road meets South Turkey Creek Road. A photo from the scene showed heavy smoke pouring from an area near U.S. 285. U.S. 285 has been closed indefinitely as…
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16 people indicted in massive home-grown marijuana operation across Denver area
DENVER (AP) — Sixteen people have been accused of running a massive home-grown marijuana operation in the greater Denver area. The Denver Post reported Friday that authorities say over about three years, the group used houses in places like Colorado Springs, Elbert County and Denver to cultivate marijuana and then make big-dollar deals to sell…
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Denver police motorcycle officer on speed patrol near Pepsi Center injured in collision with a car
A Denver Police Department motorcycle officer looking for speeders on Speer Boulevard near the Pepsi Center was involved in a crash with a car Friday afternoon. Authorities say the officer’s injuries appear to be non-life threatening. The officer, who had been with Denver police since 1998, was taken to a hospital and is in stable…
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Northeastern Colorado farmers cut fire lines to protect community from huge, wind-driven blaze
HAXTUN — As a wind-whipped wildfire raced across the drought-parched prairie of northeastern Colorado — destroying homes, vehicles and cattle in its path — residents of this small town came out in force to make a stand. Farmers summoned by the smell of smoke Monday night drove their tractors miles to dig fire lines, aiding a small…