Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire holds steady, Elk fire keeps growing
The Aspen Acres fire in Pueblo and Custer counties held steady overnight and remained less than half-contained as of Friday morning, fire officials said.
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Power company’s equipment was ‘substantial factor’ in starting Aspen Acres fire, lawsuit alleges
A new lawsuit filed Wednesday in Pueblo County alleges that the San Isabel Electric Association’s equipment was “a substantial factor” in starting and fueling the Aspen Acres fire in southern Colorado.
Colorado wildfires: Active fires have burned more than 211,000 acres
Mandatory evacuations remain in effect for the Aspen Acres, Gold Mountain, Elk and Willow fires burning in Colorado.
Colorado wildfires: Green Ridge fire evacuations lifted near Steamboat; tax relief offered to those affected by fires
Together, the Fishhook, Green Ridge, Aspen Acres, Gold Mountain, Ferris and Willow fires have consumed nearly 208,000 acres, or 325 square miles, in Colorado.
Man drowns after raft overturns in Cherry Creek State Park
A man died when an inflatable raft overturned in Cherry Creek State Park, dumping three people into the reservoir, investigators said.
Pat Oliphant dies: Former Denver Post Pulitzer-winning political cartoonist was 90
Pat Oliphant, an influential former Denver Post political cartoonist known for creating caricatures of U.S. and world leaders, died Monday. He was 90.
Adams County says ICE resistance has slowed investigation into tuberculosis case at detention center
Health officials in Adams County, Colorado, are investigating an active tuberculosis case at the Aurora immigration detention center run by ICE and the private prison giant Geo Group.
NASA’s Artemis II astronauts to speak at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in August
The astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II crew will take the stage at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Aug. 3 to talk all things space.
Colorado wildfires: More Aspen Acres evacuations lifted, Steamboat fires snowmaking guns as precaution against Fishhook fire
More evacuations were lifted for the Aspen Acres fire burning in southern Colorado on Tuesday, allowing residents to return home after weeks of uncertainty.
ICE signs contract to open new immigration detention center northeast of Denver
The private prison giant Geo Group has signed a multiyear contract with the Trump administration to reopen a shuttered prison in Hudson, Colorado, and turn it into an immigrant detention center.