South Metro Fire Rescue posted on social media at about 5:45 a.m. that the highway was closed at Founders Parkway because they were putting out a fire in a commercial vehicle just south of Happy Canyon Road.

At 6:20 a.m., they posted that the fire was out and firefighters were working to stabilize the vehicle’s trailer on the side of the highway so that they could safely reopen lanes. By 7:30 a.m., one was open northbound, though they still advised drivers to consider alternate routes because of likely delays.

Public information officer Brian Willie said no one was injured. Firefighters aren’t sure what the vehicle was carrying or why it ignited, he said.

One rafter was rescued by a nearby paddleboarder, and one managed to swim to shore. The third went missing in the water, .

None of the three rafters was wearing a life jacket when the raft overturned at about 4:50 p.m. Tuesday, near the Cherry Creek swim beach, state wildlife officials said in the release.

South Metro Fire Rescue divers, West Metro Fire divers and state wildlife officers all searched the reservoir for the missing rafter and recovered the man’s body shortly after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, state wildlife officials said.

The drowned rafter will be publicly identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.

This is a developing story and may be updated.

State wildlife officers responded to a boating accident near a dam on the southeast corner of Chatfield Reservoir shortly before 4:30 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Wildlife officers found an adult with life-threatening injuries on board the boat, according to the release. The officers took the victim to the dock, where paramedics with South Metro Fire Rescue then took the boater to the hospital, state wildlife officials said.

Information about the boater’s injuries and what led up to the accident was not immediately available on Sunday.

This is a developing story and may be updated.

Crews from Sable Altura Fire Rescue, South Metro Fire Rescue and the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office responded to private property near the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds at 6 a.m. after two teenagers called 911 about a woman trapped in the silo, sheriff’s office spokesperson Ginger Delgado said.

Paramedics took the woman to the hospital, but additional information about her injuries was not immediately available. She was considered “nonemergent,” South Metro spokesperson Matthew Assell said.

The sheriff’s office is investigating the case as a trespassing and has not determined whether the three teenagers will face a citation or court summons, Delgado said.

The abandoned silo is one of several in Colorado and poses a serious danger, Sable Altura Fire Chief Rich Solomon said. , decommissioned by the federal government after the Cold War, are hundreds of feet deep, completely dark and can contain unknown gases and other hazards.

“They are incredibly dangerous,” Solomon said. “It’s an unsafe environment and they need to be sealed up forever.”

Another teen who fell into the silo in 2024 was seriously injured, and Solomon said their life was “forever altered.”

“Death is 100% on the table” for people who try to enter the silos, Solomon said.

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.