Breaking News: Tuesday, June 18, 2013

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Multi-day red flag warning in effect

A multi-day red flag warning is in effect for a large area covering western Colorado and eastern Utah, with gusty winds, hot temperatures, low humidity and dry fuels combining to boost fire danger this week. The warning is in effect from noon today until 10 p.m. Thursday, as a large area of low pressure along the Pacific Northwest coast will expand inland to the northern Rockies by Wednesday. That will trigger a breakdown in a ridge of high pressure over the central Rockies and bring in ...

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Rifle Gap State Park reopens to boaters

Rifle Gap State Park has joined Rifle Falls State Park and the Rifle Falls Fish Hatchery in reopening to the public following the Ward Gulch Fire, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials announce this morning. Rifle Gap is open to boaters, although park officials say the swim beach located at the west end of the park remains closed to the public due to ongoing firefighting efforts. The park had been closed to boating as helicopters fighting the fire had been dipping in the reservoir. The ...

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Gold for Colorado Capitol dome back from Italy

DENVER — The gold that will be used to replace the gilding on the state Capitol dome is back in Colorado after being transformed into gold leaf in Italy. Gov. John Hickenlooper is set to accept the gold during a ceremony Tuesday morning at the Capitol. About $120,000 worth of donated gold was mined from the Teller County Mine in Cripple Creek and shipped to Florence, Italy, in March. Sixty-five ounces will be used to re-gild the Capitol dome. Another 10 ounces will be held in ...

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Family sues over Colo. woman’s death in TV project

DENVER — The survivors of a woman who died during the production of a reality TV show pilot have filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Discovery Communications Inc. and Anthropic Productions Corp. Terry Flanell’s husband and daughter filed the lawsuit last week in federal court in Denver. It says the companies were producing a pilot focusing on the family’s Colorado Springs business, Dragon Arms. The suit says the opening sequence was to have Dragon Man ...

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Tornado causes minor damage in La Junta

LA JUNTA — A tornado caused minor damage when it touched down briefly in La Junta (lah-HUN’-tah) on the Colorado eastern plains and another day of severe weather is expected. Nezette Rydell said Tuesday the tornado knocked down power poles, but no injuries have been reported. Rydell says the Front Range and the eastern plains can expect another round of severe weather on Tuesday like the storms that pelted Colorado on Monday.  ...

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Colorado senators seek federal train horn limits

LONGMONT— U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Mark Udall are asking a Senate panel to reconsider Federal Railroad Administration safety regulations requiring trains to sound their horns when approaching and passing through crossings. The lawmakers say municipal leaders from Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont, Greeley, Windsor and Denver have expressed concerns that train horn noise is a nuisance for local residents and that it stifles economic development. According to the Longmont ...

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Army faces roadblocks on Pinon Canyon expansion

DENVER — Congress has approved a plan that would bar the U.S. Army from expanding into the prairielands of Pinon (PIN-yun) Canyon. The U.S. House also approved a measure that would require the Army to complete an environmental impact study and receive federal money as a backup plan before it could happen. According to the Denver Post, local residents have complained for years that the threat of an Army training expansion has depressed land values and disrupted plans for land ...

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Xcel bills rising with price of natural gas

DENVER — Xcel Energy says gas and electricity bills are beginning to creep higher as the price of natural gas rises in Colorado. The average electricity bill for the 2013 summer quarter is projected to rise almost 6 percent to $76 a month when compared with the summer of 2012. According to the Denver Post, the spot price of natural gas on the New York Mercantile Exchange has risen more than 47 percent to $3.90 for a million British Thermal Units.  ...

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