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Accidents and Disasters

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Lower North Fork Fire started by prescribed burn, Forest Service apologizes

    The U.S. Forest Service is now admitting that the Lower North Fork Fire near Conifer, which appears to have led to at least two casualties (one woman is still missing), was started by a prescribed burn that got out of control. Meanwhile, Governor John Hickenlooper has suspended such burns until aft ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 23, 2012

    Gathering of the Clouds

    The U.S. Forest Service is now admitting that the Lower North Fork Fire near Conifer, which appears to have led to at least two casualties (one woman is still missing), was started by a prescribed burn that got out of control. Meanwhile, Governor John Hickenlooper has suspended such burns until aft ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Jenna Breen's hit-and-run death: New info in case of three-time DUI offender

    Update:There have been some new developments in the tragic story of Jenna Breen, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident with Viet Nguyen, a man with three previous DUI arrests. Below, get more information about the search for possible witnesses (or perhaps additional suspects), a fund in Jenna's n ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 29, 2011

    J-Pop Culture

    Update:There have been some new developments in the tragic story of Jenna Breen, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident with Viet Nguyen, a man with three previous DUI arrests. Below, get more information about the search for possible witnesses (or perhaps additional suspects), a fund in Jenna's n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Hit-and-run victim Tim Albo's family seeks mandatory sentences for drunk drivers who split

    Tim Albo.​Last October, Tim Albo was the victim of a hit-and-run accident that left him in a coma; companion Heather Kornman was also badly injured. And while the driver, Brandon Mondragon, was subsequently charged and convicted of the crime, his six-month sentence so frustrated Albo's family ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2011

    Heckuva Job

    Tim Albo.​Last October, Tim Albo was the victim of a hit-and-run accident that left him in a coma; companion Heather Kornman was also badly injured. And while the driver, Brandon Mondragon, was subsequently charged and convicted of the crime, his six-month sentence so frustrated Albo's family ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 28, 2011

    Get Animated

    Tim Albo.​Last October, Tim Albo was the victim of a hit-and-run accident that left him in a coma; companion Heather Kornman was also badly injured. And while the driver, Brandon Mondragon, was subsequently charged and convicted of the crime, his six-month sentence so frustrated Albo's family ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    Marijuana & fatal crashes: Joshua Wittig update & man who died with 110 nanogram THC score

    Big pic below.​Amid the controversy over a bill to set THC driving limits, and sponsor Claire Levy's views about a 5 nanogram or 8 nanogram standard, we sought out details on two of last year's most reported driving-under-the-influence-of-marijuana stories: crashes involving Joshua Wittig and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Martin Parras investigated for DUI, vehicular assault for hitting man also struck in hit-and-run

    Big pic below.​It's simple math: Being struck by two cars is twice as bad as getting hit by one. That's what happened to a man in Lakewood Saturday night -- and while one driver, ID'd as Martin Parras, stopped (and is being investigated for DUI and vehicular assault), the other's still at larg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Pueblo nuclear power plant proposal radiates with fear from Japan and Rocky Flats fallout

    Rocky Flats​Yes, timing is everything. Last night, opponents of a proposed nuclear power plant in Pueblo County pointed to the situation in Japan as just one reason to stop the project. And tonight, experts will talk about how nukes already resulted in plutonium contamination outside the forme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2010

    Ken Salazar gets roasted by Michelle Malkin as a political turkey

    Ken Salazar, loathsome cowboy?​When Michelle Malkin moved to Colorado, Ken Salazar still represented this state in the U.S. Senate. But then Salazar left what would have been a safe seat (judging from Michael Bennet's victory over Ken Buck) to become Barack Obama's Secretary of the Interior -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    Red Sea parted (on computer) by CU & National Center for Atmospheric Research: Holy Moses!

    ​Hallelujah! The parting of the Red Sea, one of the great miracles of ancient times, has occurred again -- only this time it happened on computer simulators designed by Boulder researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the University of Colorado at Boulder. The result, sa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Brian Hoyle ID'd as scooter rider killed in hit & run, Sarah Trujillo busted on vehicular homicide

    Brian Hoyle.​The scooter rider killed in a hit and run accident near the intersection of Mississippi and Broadway early on August 27 has been identified as 21-year-old Brian Hoyle, and judging by the Rest in Peace Brian J. Hoyle Facebook page that has sprung up in tribute to him, he was well-l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Betsy Long blew a .252 after crash that killed Mary Warren: Drunk driving times three

    Betsy Long in a 9News image.​Alleged wrong-way drunk driver Betsy Long, a onetime green-biz entrepreneur, faces vehicular homicide charges and more in a July 5 crash that killed Mary Warren, a 22-year old bound for the Peace Corps. And according to prosecutors, she cleared the legal .08 blood- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Big Oil slime responsible for slick Capitol Hill Apartment design: Kenny Be's Sign Language

    Photo by Kenny BeClassic gas station graphics will keep residents pumped in good times and bad.​ The Deepwater Horizon oil spill off the coast of Louisiana is currently called a "disaster," but that will change with time. Because Americans love petroleum more than life itself, they will no do ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Ken Salazar: Oil spill debacle sparks creation of Yet Another Government Agency

    "All together now: BLM, FWS, MMS... and now YAGA!"​In the wake of the offshore rig explosion and massive oil spill threatening the Gulf Coast, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced a major shakeup of the Minerals Management Service, the agency responsible for overseeing drilling ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Ken Salazar's role in BP disaster: More spin than reform?

    Department of the InteriorThe explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon rig still hasn't been explained.​The finger-pointing over the massive oil slick threatening the Gulf Coast is spreading almost as fast as the spill itself. While critics on the right chortle over Department of the Interior c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Haiti Benefits: Here's what's coming up

    During times of trouble like this, it's heartening to see the outpouring of support. After the jump, we've posted all the benefits we're aware of that have been organized by local artists and cultural organizations that are pitching in to help. And rest assured, we'll be adding even more as we hear ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    Dad hopes son's tragic story will prevent other drunk-driving deaths

    Matthew Nichols' father, Mark, hopes this billboard will discourage other teens from drinking and driving​ In November 2007, Mark Nichols of Highlands Ranch sat down with his teenage son, Matthew, and one of Matthew's friends. He had a pair of dice in his hand. He told them that if he rolled a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2009

    The Real World Hooters = Classy

    MTV is looking for overweight home-schoolers who have been affected by natural disasters for the next season of The Real World -- and it's coming to find them in Denver, which hosted its own cast of seven strangers picked to live in a house in 2006 and 2007. Real World casting directors will be at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    Mile High Murder, No. 34: Dominick Wilmer charged with vehicular homicide in deaths of Jonathan Richardson and Grace Cruthers

    View Larger Map The crash that took place during the wee hours of August 15 on Titan Road near Rampart Range Road, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"), certainly qualifies as a tragic accident. But according to the Douglas County She ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Mile High Murder, No. 24: Bill Strother identified as dead man in 14954 East Elk Place homicide

    View Larger Map Late on July 4, Denver Police officers responded to a call at 14954 East Elk Place in Montbello, an area captured in the graphic above (if you have problems seeing the image, click "View Larger Map"). There, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds: one dead, one alive. Now, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    Victim identified in off-highway crash; illegal immigrant may have caused another fatal accident

    The driver and passenger involved in a crash at 56th Avenue and E-470 noted in the Wednesday blog "Speed Kills in Off-Highway Crash" have been identified as Nelson Starks, 49, of Denver (who died as a result of the accident), and Frankie Biggs, 25, Starks' stepson, who was hospitalized. Then, last ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2009

    Speed kills in off-highway crash

    Seat belts are important: Every car passenger should wear them. But they're not a panacea -- particularly when a vehicle traveling more than 100 MPH loses control. That's what happened yesterday afternoon at 56th Avenue east of E-470. The driver died as a result of the crash in the fifth fatal acc ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 12, 2009

    Storm Chaser

    The Museum of Nature & Science handles natural disasters.

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2008

    Gustav lets loose a flood of Katrina memories...and Michael Brown

    The Museum of Nature & Science handles natural disasters.

  • Music

    March 1, 2007

    Otis Taylor

    Definition of a Circle
    Telarc Records

  • Home Entertainment

    January 18, 2007

    Weird and Wonderful

    Definition of a Circle
    Telarc Records

  • Home Entertainment

    January 4, 2007

    Weird and Wonderful

    A look back at the year's flick picks.

  • Home Entertainment

    December 21, 2006

    A True Horror Classic

    A look back at the year's flick picks.

  • News

    August 31, 2006

    Myth America

    Hurricane Katrina evacuees have enough woes without battling stereotypes.

  • Blogs

    August 29, 2006

    Boulder's Storm Warning

    Hurricane Katrina evacuees have enough woes without battling stereotypes.

  • Calendar

    March 30, 2006

    Oyster Opportunity

    Hurricane Katrina evacuees have enough woes without battling stereotypes.

  • Music

    March 9, 2006

    Mogwai

    Mr. Beast (Matador)

  • Music

    February 16, 2006

    Dr. John

    Thursday, February 16, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 1-866-464-2626.

  • Music

    September 29, 2005

    Out and About

    Fresh at Lotus

  • Music

    September 29, 2005

    Critical Fatwa

    Michael Jackson

  • News

    September 29, 2005

    We're Not Worthy

    Charity began at home. This home.

  • Music

    September 8, 2005

    Dave Matthews Band

    Friday-Monday, September 9-12, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 303-830-8497.

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 25, 2004

    Best New Playground

    Altair Playground

  • Dining

    February 26, 2004

    Lucatini

    Luca d'Italia

  • News

    June 27, 2002

    Hidden Damage

    The insurance company claimed that Sunserea McClelland's problems were all in her head. She knew better. But would a jury believe her?

  • People & Places

    April 4, 2002

    Best Line Measurements

    KOA's Airport Updates

  • News

    June 1, 2000

    Add It Up

    Sport utility vehicles aren't as safe as you think.

  • News

    June 1, 2000

    Sporting Chance

    There's no safety in numbers for SUVs.

  • News

    April 15, 1999

    Wrong Side of the Tracks

    So far this year, two people have been killed on Colorado railways. But there are six victims.

  • News

    April 24, 1997

    Wheels of Fortune

    It's no accident that business is booming for car-wreck reconstructionists.

  • News

    January 30, 1997

    Mine or Yours?

    Denver mine-safety workers enlist congressional help to keep their office from moving to West Virginia.

  • Film

    May 16, 1996

    Funnel Vision

    Denver mine-safety workers enlist congressional help to keep their office from moving to West Virginia.

  • News

    October 25, 1995

    A BREWING MYSTERY

    A DENVER COFFEEHOUSE HAS A STRANGE INTERNET ENCOUNTER WITH THE AMTRAK TRAIN DISASTER.

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