Two children were sitting on a float near the reservoir’s swim beach in Cherry Creek State Park at about 4 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Neither child was wearing a life jacket.

One child left the float while in shallow water and walked back to shore, but the other continued floating deeper into the reservoir, agency officials said in the release. Witnesses saw the second child go underwater shortly before 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

A seasonal park ranger with Colorado Parks and Wildlife and other state park visitors jumped into the reservoir to attempt a rescue, according to the release. South Metro Fire Rescue’s dive team was conducting water rescue training in another part of the park, and divers were searching near the swim beach within minutes, according to state wildlife officials.

The child’s drowned body was recovered by Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s at 10:20 p.m. Saturday, according to the agency. Officials have not identified the child who died.

The West Metro Fire dive team and Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office also assisted in the search and rescue operation, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Emergency crews responded to the in Douglas County at 1:23 p.m., agency officials said in a news release.

The rear-end crash involved a white Audi Q5, a blue Toyota Highlander and a gray Chevrolet Equinox, the state patrol said. The Equinox driver, a 31-year-old Aurora man, died at the scene. The driver of the Highlander, a 58-year-old Castle Pines woman, was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.

between exit 182 for Wilcox Street in Castle Rock and exit 188 for Castle Pines Parkway until 5:45 p.m., according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators don’t yet know what caused the crash or how the crash unfolded. Anyone who witnessed the crash can call state patrol dispatch at 303-239-4501 and reference case VC260144.

This is a developing story and may be updated.

South Metro Fire Rescue at 2:14 p.m. Wednesday. Crews from the fire department and the Greenwood Village Police Department both responded to the incident, South Metro officials said.

The power lines were blocking traffic on South University Boulevard between East Belleview Avenue and East Orchard Road, according to South Metro Fire Rescue.

Drivers should avoid the area and take alternate routes where possible, agency officials said.

It’s unclear what downed the lines and when the issue is expected to be resolved.

The crash happened near South Chambers Road and East Mainstreet at 1:14 p.m. Wednesday, according to South Metro Fire Rescue. By 2:45 p.m., the , although officials noted that “a lingering gas smell may be present in the area.”

between Mainstreet and Cosmopolitan Circle for the crash investigation, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office originally issued the order for a half-mile radius from 10759 Tomboy Drive, including parts of Newlin Crossing, Sierra Ridge and Meridian Village neighborhoods. Pine Grove Elementary School was also ordered to shelter in place and had a controlled release of students, .

Residents near the leak were asked to stay inside with their windows closed, turn off their heating and cooling systems and avoid any activity that could cause a spark, South Metro officials said.

Paramedics took two people to hospitals for evaluation, . It’s not clear if they were involved in the crash or were nearby residents.

Information on the cause of the crash was not immediately available, but photos shared by South Metro officials showed a red pick-up truck had gone off the right side of northbound Chambers and

South Metro crews responded to the fire at , 9200 Teddy Lane, shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday, . The flames were under control by 9:25 a.m., according to an .

South Metro spokesperson Matthew Assell confirmed the car that crashed into the building was a Cybertruck.

The cause of the crash remained under investigation on Wednesday, but investigators don’t believe drugs, alcohol or medical issues were involved, Lone Tree Police Department spokesperson Melissa Gallegos said.

A child in the Cybertruck was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, Gallegos said. The grandparent driving the car and a second child passenger were not injured, she said.

All 78 students and 22 staff inside the preschool were safely evacuated, . No one inside the building was injured, and all children were reunited with their parents, Gallegos said.

Information about the extent of damage to the preschool and when it would reopen was not immediately available.

This is a developing story and may be updated.

The driver of the vehicle, who has not been identified, was found dead in the truck in the 4900 block of South Santa Fe Drive after the fire was out, according to a news release from the Englewood Police Department. The release did not specify the driver’s age or gender. The driver will be identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.

The fire also damaged a neighboring U-Haul business and multiple vehicles were affected by the fire, the release stated.

South Santa Fe Drive, also signed in the area as U.S. 85, was closed in both directions just north of West Belleview Avenue on Monday morning in response to a call made at 5:23 a.m. that a

At least 15 units responded to the blaze, which was allowed to burn itself out, said Matthew Assell, a public information officer with South Metro Fire Rescue.

The truck was pulled over to the side of the road and not at a gas station when it caught fire.

Personnel from the Littleton and Sheridan police departments, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, the Denver Fire Department, the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency also assisted with the crash and fire.

A commercial fuel carrier spilled fuel along Colorado 83, also known as South Parker Road, near Parkglenn Way at around 2:45 p.m., South Metro Fire Rescue officials said on social media.

Update: Fuel spill has been stopped. Multiple lanes of southbound Parker Road will have an extended closuer, Parkglenn Way is closed in both directions at Parker Road. SMFR Hazardous Material Team will be working with on mitigation. No fuel has entered any waterway.

— South Metro Fire Rescue (@SouthMetroPIO)

Crews were able to stop the fuel spill in about 30 minutes but said cleanup is expected to cause an extended closure for several lanes of southbound South Parker Road and both directions of Parkglenn Way.

No fuel entered any waterway, fire officials said.

This is a developing story.

The person was immediately transferred to the hospital with emergent injuries but is expected to survive, said Sheera Poelman, spokeswoman for the Littleton Police Department.

“We were all shocked that that individual survived,” she said Tuesday.

show the Jeep crumpled between the semitrailer and the building, with extensive damage to the gas station.

The driver of the CDS Transport semitrailer said his brakes failed while he was driving south on Santa Fe Drive. After exiting onto Belleview Avenue, he crossed a median and crashed into the Quick Trip at 2338 W. Belleview Ave. in Littleton.

The driver of the semitrailer was treated for minor conditions and declined to be taken to a hospital.

South Metro Fire Rescue crews first responded to the gas station crash just after 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, . As of 2:05 p.m., technical rescue teams from South Metro and were working to stabilize the building, .

This is a developing story and may be updated.

South Metro Fire Rescue firefighters and Arapahoe County deputies responded to the explosion at Extended Stay America, 9604 E. Easter Ave., at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday, .

When deputies arrived, they saw a shattered window and smoke coming from a second-floor room, sheriff’s officials said. Deputies forced their way into the room and found it was unoccupied.

The fire was contained to one room, and the flames were under control less than 30 minutes later, . The hotel’s 93 occupants were evacuated and temporarily moved to a different hotel.

A dog and a cat were also safely rescued, according to the sheriff’s office.

Paramedics took one person to the hospital for further evaluation, but no other injuries were reported, .

The cause of the fire remained under investigation Sunday.

This is a developing story and may be updated.

South Metro crews responded to 911 calls about smoke at a multi-family complex at 5531 S. Delaware St. at 11:26 p.m., spokesperson Brian Willie said.

The address matches Regal Apartments.

Firefighters rescued one occupant from the apartment where the fire started and performed lifesaving measures, along with medics, for 40 minutes, Willie said, but the man died at the scene.

The fire was contained to one unit, and at least 10 other residents temporarily displaced from their homes were able to return by 2:30 a.m. Wednesday.

The fire is still under investigation and the resident’s name will be released by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.