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Firefighters extinguish hot spots after a semi-truck lost control on Interstate 70 near Golden, crashed and exploded around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Truck crash, explosion closes I-70

May 7, 2016 at 7:55 p.m.

Truck crash, explosion closes I-70

Four-year old Allie Vining-Barnes was run over Tuesday when a neighbor's out-of-control SUV crashed through a fence into the backyard where she was playing. Allie is recuperating at The Children's Hospital with a broken collar bone, a broken arm, a fractured elbow and bruised ribs and lungs. The accident in the 1600 block of West 135th Drive in Westminster was blamed on the neighbor who was charged with careless driving resulting in bodily injury. Her parents Yvette Vining, left, and Casey Barnes, right, spoke at a news conference outside Children's Hospital Thursday afternoon.

Anger over backyard injury

May 7, 2016 at 7:31 p.m.

Anger over backyard injury

The Bambi Bucket of the helicopter loads almost 200 gallons of water to make a test drop for the agencies to watch work.The Castle Rock Fire Department has forged a unique and never before been done relationship with a local helicopter company for fire fighting purposes. Armstrong Helicopters, based in Castle Rock, and Castle Rock Fire and Rescue have agreed on a CWN (Call When Needed) non-exclusive contract with Armstrong Helicopters should any sort of brush fire or forest fire start in the city limits. The fire department hopes the county will soon take part in this project. The capabilities of the helicopter are great in it's ability to help the fire department fight fast moving fires of all kinds with large amounts of water as well as the helicopters ability to immediately respond to a fire. The state of Colorado has absolutely no air resources and are dependent on the federal government to help get air support for fires, with the exception of a few SEATs or Single Engine Air Tankers out of Monument and Buena Vista. (That is partly why the Hayman Fire turned so big because officials were unable to get air resources on the fire for 3 days.) This helicopter will fly directly out of Castle Rock and can be on a fire within minutes versus a SEAT which can take up minimum an hour to get into place. The helicopter can also dump, at maximum, almost 50,000 gallons of water an hour on a fire using it's Bambi bucket versus 800 gallons of retardant an hour that a SEAT can put on a fire. The helicopter is more precise and has a much shorter turn around time. A SEAT can normally only do one dump an hour because it has to fly so far to refill. At about 5,000 feet of altitude the helicopter can carry and dump 240 gallons of water in each load. This unique relationship between the fire department and the helicopter company is the first of it's kind in Colorado. Castle Rock Fire and Rescue organized the interagenc

Wildfire training heats up

May 7, 2016 at 9:44 p.m.

Wildfire training heats up

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Ky. accident won't delay Lakeside's new drop ride

June 23, 2007 at 12:21 p.m.

Ky. accident won't delay Lakeside's new drop ride

The Superman Tower of Power ride at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Ky., is shown Thursday, June 21, 2007. A girl's feet were severed at the ankles on the ride this week, although it is unclear how the accident occurred.

Elitch's shuts ride after Kentucky accident

May 7, 2016 at 11:47 p.m.

Elitch's shuts ride after Kentucky accident

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Driver killed in Weld County rollover

June 22, 2007 at 8:50 a.m.

Driver killed in Weld County rollover

After 90 days and 19,656 miles, Barrington Irving, touched down today, on a runway just east of the Front Range Airport, around 2:30 p.m. He is the first African-American to fly solo around the globe.

Pioneering black pilot sets sights on record

May 7, 2016 at 10:34 p.m.

Pioneering black pilot sets sights on record

Jennifer Wells, 21, has been missing since Monday.

Disabled woman missing in Boulder

May 7, 2016 at 10:15 p.m.

Disabled woman missing in Boulder

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Bird counts, habitat shrink

May 7, 2016 at 9:33 p.m.

Bird counts, habitat shrink

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Teacher sentenced for sex contact

June 8, 2007 at 5:10 p.m.

Teacher sentenced for sex contact