Author: John Aguilar
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Traffic signals tweaked in Castle Rock to help holiday shoppers
Castle Rock and the Colorado Department of Transportation are teaming up this year to adjust the timing of traffic signals during weekends to make it easier for holiday shoppers to get around. Starting this week, signals were adjusted to allow for better traffic flow in and around the Outlets at Castle Rock. Light cycles have…
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Colorado Senate control hinges on ballot counting in Adams, Jefferson counties
With 14,000 ballots yet to be counted in crucial Jefferson County and 25,000 ballots outstanding in Adams County, Coloradans might not know until late this afternoon or Thursday which party will take control of the state Senate for the next two years. Senate Republicans were guardedly optimistic on Election Night that they had reversed a decade-long…
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Communities move to regulate where electronic cigarettes can be used
LAKEWOOD — Electronic cigarettes and vaporizers, which have experienced an explosive growth in popularity in the last few years, are beginning to face stiff resistance in Colorado as an increasing number of communities crack down on the battery-powered devices. Last week, both Lakewood and Fort Collins applied their public-smoking restrictions to electronic smoking devices, banning…
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3-day music festival moves to Sports Authority Field in Denver
The organizers behind Riot Fest announced Friday morning that they have found a new Colorado home for their three-day September music extravaganza — Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver. The announcement came a week after the event — featuring high-profile artists like the Cure, Primus, the Flaming Lips and Weezer — was denied…
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CDOT aims to ease gridlock with ‘direct lane’ pilot effort in Dougco
A new approach to congestion relief is going live in Douglas County on Monday, with the Colorado Department of Transportation establishing a “direct lane” that it hopes will keep traffic moving more smoothly during rush hour. The lane will run for about 3 miles on southbound Interstate 25 only – from just north of County…
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Colorado music festival with rock, punk bands faces uncertain future
BYERS — A large crowd of people turned out Tuesday to voice their feelings about a giant three-day music festival featuring The Cure, Rise Against, Primus and The Flaming Lips scheduled in September on a farm near Byers. The future of Riot Fest in Colorado, held for the first time in the state last year…
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Boulder County begins issuing same-sex marriage licenses; AG says no
Boulder County Clerk and Recorder Hillary Hall announced Wednesday afternoon that her office will immediately begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples now that the 10th Circuit Court has struck down Utah’s ban on gay marriage. The Colorado Attorney General’s office said the licenses won’t be valid. No mention was made in the clerk’s online…
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As Boulder velodrome closes, another is built
ERIE – As Boulder Indoor Cycling’s velodrome met its demise this week, a bigger cycling track continued its slow rise from a patch of ground 12 miles to the east. Workers at the site of the Boulder Valley Velodrome, a 250-meter outdoor track under construction in Erie, poured concrete Thursday in the shape of a…
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Serial killer admits full responsibility in deaths
In a 147-page letter to his family, serial killer Scott Lee Kimball for the first time admitted his full responsibility in the deaths of his four known victims, according to a summary of the document obtained Wednesday by the Daily Camera newspaper in Boulder. Kimball, who committed the murders while working as an informant for…