Category: Colorado

Crews Box in Colorado Wildfire as Investigators Seek Cause

BOULDER, Colo.—Colorado firefighters have boxed in the big fire that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in their effort to prevent it from spreading—but officials warned Tuesday that gusty winds expected ahead of a snowstorm could cause flareups in the burn zone between Denver and Boulder. About 200 firefighters were working to douse smoldering spots in damaged…


Amazon Driver Rescues 4-Month-Old and Parents From Colorado Wildfire, Family Says They ‘Could Be Dead’ Otherwise

A Colorado family says they “could be dead” if it wasn’t for an Amazon.com, Inc. delivery driver who rescued them during the Marshall Fire. The wildfire raged across Boulder County last week causing resident to flee as it destroyed up to 1,000 homes. The family’s home in the town of Superior (Southeast of Boulder) was surrounded by flames on Thursday,…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (January 3)

Rescue crews are searching for two missing people from last week’s fire in Colorado, Dr. Fauci says the CDC may add a negative test to quarantine guidelines, and a shootout in Philadelphia leaves six people injured and one in critical condition.


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Jan. 3)

Rescue crews are searching for two missing people from last week’s fire in Colorado, Dr. Anthony Fauci says the CDC may add a negative test to quarantine guidelines, and a shootout in Philadelphia leaves six people injured and one in critical condition.


2 Missing; Survivors Count Blessings After Colorado Fire

LOUISVILLE, Colo.—Search teams looked for two missing people on Sunday in the snow-covered but still smoldering debris from a massive Colorado wildfire, while people who barely escaped the flames sorted through what was left after the blaze and investigators tried to determine its cause. The flames ripped through at least 9.4 square miles and left…


Officials: Nearly 1,000 Structures Destroyed in Colorado Fire

SUPERIOR, Colo.—A Colorado official says nearly 1,000 homes and other structures were destroyed, hundreds more were damaged, and three people are missing after a wildfire charred numerous neighborhoods in a suburban area at the base of the Rocky Mountains. Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle also said Saturday that investigators are still trying to find the…


Officials: 3 Missing in Devastating Colorado Wildfire

SUPERIOR, Colo.—Colorado authorities were searching Saturday for three people reported missing from a wind-whipped winter-season wildfire in Denver’s suburbs that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes and left thousands of people trying to salvage what belongings they could from the fast-moving blaze. Authorities had said earlier no one was missing in the area hit by Thursday’s blaze,…


Snow and Ash: ‘Miracle’ No One Killed in Rare Winter Wildfire in Colorado

Colorado officials said on Friday that it was a “miracle” that no deaths were reported in a rare urban wildfire that moved at breakneck speeds across towns north of Denver, destroying upward of 1,000 homes. The fire was driven by wind gusts of 105 miles per hour (169 km per hour), which caused flames to…


Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Cuts Convicted Trucker’s Jail Time by 100 Years

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis Thursday reduced the prison sentence of Rogel Aguilera-Medero, the truck driver who was convicted in a 2009 deadly crash, by a century, reducing from 110 years to 10 years. “After learning about the highly atypical and unjust sentence in your case, I am commuting your sentence to 10 years and granting…


30,000 Evacuated, Hundreds of Homes Burned in Fast-Moving Colorado Wildfires

Tens of thousands of people were evacuated and hundreds of homes were destroyed as wildfires spread near Denver, Colorado. The fires are moving in Boulder County, located north of Denver, prompting Gov. Jared Polis to declare an emergency. Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle said there could be more injuries and deaths than reported due to…