METRO AREA
RTD to host meetings on light-rail design
RTD will host public meetings Tuesday and Wednesday to consider design changes proposed for the west light-rail line that will run from central Denver to Golden.
The most significant change would reroute tracks to the south side of U.S. 6 between Simms Street and Red Rocks Community College from the north side of the highway.
The Regional Transportation District estimates it will save $22 million by shifting the tracks. The west line is scheduled for completion in 2013.
Tuesday’s meeting will be at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Exhibit Halls 1-3, 15200 W. Sixth Ave. in Golden, from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday’s meeting will be in the main hall of St. Cajetan’s Center on the Auraria Higher Education Center campus, 1190 Ninth St. in Denver, also from 6 to 8 p.m.
THORNTON
Police chase ends as pursued car crashes
A police chase in Thornton ended with two people in the hospital Saturday afternoon, after the pursued car ran a red light, striking two other vehicles.
A man, whose name is not being released, fled from police during a traffic stop in the 11400 block of York Street. Police believe he was involved in a shoplifting earlier in the day, and he is wanted on several felony charges.
Police chased the man six blocks to 120th and York Street, when he ran a red light, hitting a pickup truck and a van.
The passenger in the van was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The suspect, who was ejected from his van when it rolled, was also taken to the hospital, with more serious injuries.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
Volunteer found after being lost for a day
A volunteer for Rocky Mountain National Park was found alive Saturday after becoming disoriented in a remote, high-altitude area with few trails.
Sam Dratch, 23, was found near where he was last seen in the northern part of the park Friday. He was being checked for dehydration at Estes Park Medical Center, park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson said.
Dratch had hiked into the park with a National Park Service staff member Thursday for research on bighorn sheep, Patterson said. The two set up a base camp. He was last seen above the tree line around 11:30 a.m. Friday, when the two were returning to the camp, officials said.
DURANGO
Man, 21, falls to death while hiking on trail
A Durango man slipped and fell to his death while hiking in the San Juan Mountains on Saturday, police said.
Nathan McCuiston, 21, was hiking with friends along a rough trail above Cascade Creek when he lost his balance and fell a steep 50 feet into the gorge, said Undersheriff Mike McQueen.
DENVER
Breast-cancer walk raises $2 million
More than $2 million was raised in Denver on Saturday during the second annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, organizers said.
Denver is among eight cities nationwide that have participated in the weekend event that raises money for breast-cancer research and access to care.
Participants who spent Saturday night in tents at Clement Park in Littleton will walk another 13 miles back to Washington Park today, where closing ceremonies will be held.
Grant recipients benefiting from the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer this year include the University of Colorado Cancer Center, Colorado Springs’ Memorial Hospital, the Native American Cancer Research Corp., The Children’s Treehouse Foundation and Project Angel Heart.
GREAT FALLS, Mont.
Colorado woman held in ex-husband’s death
A Colorado woman is being held on $2 million bail, accused of the 2005 killing of her ex-husband in Kansas.
Shannon Floyd, 27, of Burlington was arrested Thursday night as she left her sister’s house in Belt, Mont., to go for a walk. The Kansas State Bureau of Investigations told Cascade County, Mont., sheriff’s deputies where they believed she was staying.
Floyd was charged Friday with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of her ex-husband, Michael Golub of Johnson City, Kan.
Floyd’s current husband, Chad Floyd, 27, was arrested Thursday in Burlington, the Kansas attorney general’s office said. He is also charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the case.
Golub was last seen May 20, 2005, before leaving work to visit his 5-year-old son at Shannon Floyd’s house, said Jan Lunsford, public information officer with the Kansas attorney general’s office. His body hasn’t been found, Lunsford said.
BOULDER
CU regents weigh safe all-nighter spot
University of Colorado regents are considering spending $5.1 million to build a spot for students to pull all-nighters.
It would have computer stations with a variety of software, a coffee shop and snack shop and a reading room.
Student leaders say there are few late-night study spots for students cramming for tests or finishing papers.
LARIMER COUNTY
Man, 66, dies as ATV tumbles down slope
A Larimer County man tumbled to his death Friday evening when the vehicle he was driving tipped over and fell down a steep slope.
James Fox, 66, was moving rocks near his home, using an all-terrain vehicle with an attached trailer, said Larimer County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Don Nadow. Fox accidentally backed the vehicle too close to the top of a steep hill, Nadow said, and the ATV lost balance.
