The former Log Lane Village Marshal's bond has been cut. District Court Judge Douglas Vannoy reduced Edwin "Izzy" Irizarry-Urrutia's bond from 50 thousand dollars to 25 thousand dollars. The 33 year old Irizarry-Urrutia faces a charge of sexual assault that happened in mid-September. The public defender in the case told Vannoy that prosecutors had offered only misdemeanor charges, which did not warrant the high bond.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Lots of Snow
The first snow of the season brought about a foot of snow to Morgan County. CDOT said roads were, for the most part, clear, but bridges and overpasses may have been icy. While it was cold enough to dump several inches of snow on the ground, county officials said the ground was still warm enough to melt it quickly.
Colorado Girl Scouts Welcome Seven-Year-Old Boy's Membership Application
(Denver, CO) -- Officials with Girl Scouts of Colorado are saying a local worker made an error in rejecting a seven-year-old boy's membership application. "9News" reports that Bobby Montoya identifies as a girl and wanted to join his sister in the group. The Girl Scouts issued a statement saying they're receiving more requests for support of transgender kids, and that if a child identifies as a girl, she is welcome to join.
Hearing for suspect in fire near Air Force Academy
DENVER (AP) — An arraignment hearing is scheduled for a man accused of starting a fire near the U.S. Air Force Academy on the Pike National Forest this summer.
Twenty-two-year-old Michael Anthony Penn is facing federal charges of setting timber afire and damaging U.S. property by fire.
He was arrested in Las Vegas but has been transferred to Denver.
He made an initial appearance in U.S. District Court on Monday without an attorney.
Twenty-two-year-old Michael Anthony Penn is facing federal charges of setting timber afire and damaging U.S. property by fire.
He was arrested in Las Vegas but has been transferred to Denver.
He made an initial appearance in U.S. District Court on Monday without an attorney.
Obama: No decision on oil pipeline from Canada
DENVER (AP) — President Barack Obama says his administration has made no decision on whether a Canadian company can proceed with plans for a transnational oil pipeline to Texas.
A protester during Obama's appearance at the University of Colorado Denver yelled that the president should say no to the contested Keystone XL project.
Obama said his administration is looking into the issue but had made no decision. He told the protester: "I know your deep concern about it. We will address it."
The proposed pipeline has prompted protests nationally and demonstrators have been arrested in front of the White House. Demonstrators protested outside one of Obama's fundraisers in San Francisco Tuesday.
The pipeline would carry oil derived from tar sands in Alberta, Canada, to refineries in Houston and Port Arthur, Texas.
A protester during Obama's appearance at the University of Colorado Denver yelled that the president should say no to the contested Keystone XL project.
Obama said his administration is looking into the issue but had made no decision. He told the protester: "I know your deep concern about it. We will address it."
The proposed pipeline has prompted protests nationally and demonstrators have been arrested in front of the White House. Demonstrators protested outside one of Obama's fundraisers in San Francisco Tuesday.
The pipeline would carry oil derived from tar sands in Alberta, Canada, to refineries in Houston and Port Arthur, Texas.
Students cheer Obama's loan plan but still worry
DENVER (AP) — President Barack Obama's student loan announcement at Denver's Auraria campus got a rowdy reception — but many students and graduates who watched Obama lay out his plan to ease debt payments said their fears are far from eased.
Students said Wednesday that they're still worried about getting a job after graduation, Others said that Obama's plan won't help them because they have loans from private companies.
Obama's plan would ease student loan payments for some 1.6 million people. The highlights include accelerating a measure that reduces the maximum required payment from 15 percent of annual discretionary income to 10 percent.
In addition, the White House says the remaining debt would be forgiven after 20 years, instead of 25.
Students said Wednesday that they're still worried about getting a job after graduation, Others said that Obama's plan won't help them because they have loans from private companies.
Obama's plan would ease student loan payments for some 1.6 million people. The highlights include accelerating a measure that reduces the maximum required payment from 15 percent of annual discretionary income to 10 percent.
In addition, the White House says the remaining debt would be forgiven after 20 years, instead of 25.
Obama announces help for student loan borrowers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says it has never been more important for Americans to get a college education.
But he says it has also never been more expensive to do so.
Speaking at the University of Colorado in Denver, the president announced new executive actions to lower student loan payments. The initiative accelerates an income-based repayment plan that reduces the maximum required payment on student loans to 10 percent of annual income. The measure was supposed to go into effect in 2014, but Obama wants it to start next year.
Obama also announced a program to allow borrowers to consolidate their loans and get a lower interest rate.
The president says by lowering loan payments, people will feel more confident buying houses and making other purchases that will give the economy a much needed boost.
But he says it has also never been more expensive to do so.
Speaking at the University of Colorado in Denver, the president announced new executive actions to lower student loan payments. The initiative accelerates an income-based repayment plan that reduces the maximum required payment on student loans to 10 percent of annual income. The measure was supposed to go into effect in 2014, but Obama wants it to start next year.
Obama also announced a program to allow borrowers to consolidate their loans and get a lower interest rate.
The president says by lowering loan payments, people will feel more confident buying houses and making other purchases that will give the economy a much needed boost.
ATF arrests 2 from Colorado National Guard
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado National Guard says the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives has arrested two members on firearms charges.
ATF spokesman Bradley Beyersdorf told The Denver Post he couldn't release details of the arrests Tuesday of Staff Sgt. Eric Lee and Spc. Matthew Laflin because an investigation is ongoing.
The Colorado National Guard says Lee and Laflin are both traditional, part-time National Guard members from B Company, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, based in Fort Lupton.
Lee was active duty Army from May 2004 to August 2009, when he joined the Colorado Army National Guard.
Laflin enlisted into the Colorado Army National Guard in 2006.
ATF spokesman Bradley Beyersdorf told The Denver Post he couldn't release details of the arrests Tuesday of Staff Sgt. Eric Lee and Spc. Matthew Laflin because an investigation is ongoing.
The Colorado National Guard says Lee and Laflin are both traditional, part-time National Guard members from B Company, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, based in Fort Lupton.
Lee was active duty Army from May 2004 to August 2009, when he joined the Colorado Army National Guard.
Laflin enlisted into the Colorado Army National Guard in 2006.
8 cars on BNSF coal train derail in Peetz
PEETZ, Colo. (AP) - A train has derailed in Peetz in northeastern Colorado.
KUSA-TV in Denver reports eight cars of a southbound Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Corp. coal train jumped the tracks around 10 a.m. Wednesday.
No injuries were reported.
KUSA reported the derailment occurred near the Peetz Farmers Coop bulk fuel depot.
KUSA-TV in Denver reports eight cars of a southbound Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Corp. coal train jumped the tracks around 10 a.m. Wednesday.
No injuries were reported.
KUSA reported the derailment occurred near the Peetz Farmers Coop bulk fuel depot.
DU reports confirmed case of TB in student
DENVER (AP) — The University of Denver has sent a letter informing students and parents of a confirmed case of tuberculosis in one of its students.
KUSA-TV in Denver reports the university told students Monday that the ill student has been moved off campus and is undergoing treatment.
Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that typically attacks the lungs but also can attack other organs. Left untreated, it can be fatal.
Symptoms include night sweats, fever, weight loss and fatigue.
KUSA-TV in Denver reports the university told students Monday that the ill student has been moved off campus and is undergoing treatment.
Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that typically attacks the lungs but also can attack other organs. Left untreated, it can be fatal.
Symptoms include night sweats, fever, weight loss and fatigue.
DENVER (AP) — Snow from the first storm of the season to hit the Front Range knocked out power and heat to thousands of homes and businesses Wednesday while downing tree branches and bringing more snow to Colorado's mountains.
DENVER (AP) — Snow from the first storm of the season to hit the Front Range knocked out power and heat to thousands of homes and businesses Wednesday while downing tree branches and bringing more snow to Colorado's mountains.
The state's largest utility, Xcel Energy, said about 140,000 customers in and around Denver and in northern Colorado, including Greeley and the Fort Collins area, lost power at some point during the storm as tree limbs weighed down by the snow snapped power lines. About 107,000 were still without power as of Wednesday afternoon. Many of the trees still had leaves that helped them catch more snow.
The city of Loveland said as many as 10,000 customers lost power, and an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 homes and businesses served by its municipally owned utility were still without electricity by late Wednesday afternoon.
Some could be without power until Thursday afternoon, so the Red Cross has opened a shelter in the city.
Greeley and Longmont also were opening warming shelters for anyone without power. Longmont's city-owned utility was working to restore electricity to an estimated 700 customers.
United Power, a Brighton-based electric cooperative, said about 300 of its customers were also without power.
Xcel Energy brought in crews from Amarillo, Texas, and Grand Junction to help repairs, but spokesman Mark Stutz it could take several days to restore service to everyone.
Colorado State University blocked off a few parts of campus where heavy, wet snow had snapped off tree branches. One female student was taken to a hospital after she apparently was hit in the head by a fallen branch. Her condition wasn't released.
Poudre Fire Authority responded to multiple calls of trees that had fallen, whether on streets, sidewalks, cars or homes.
Northern Colorado got the most snow. Greeley picked up about a foot and Jamestown, in Boulder County, received 18.2 inches.
Between 12 and 16 inches of snow fell at Rocky Mountain National Park.
The state's largest utility, Xcel Energy, said about 140,000 customers in and around Denver and in northern Colorado, including Greeley and the Fort Collins area, lost power at some point during the storm as tree limbs weighed down by the snow snapped power lines. About 107,000 were still without power as of Wednesday afternoon. Many of the trees still had leaves that helped them catch more snow.
The city of Loveland said as many as 10,000 customers lost power, and an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 homes and businesses served by its municipally owned utility were still without electricity by late Wednesday afternoon.
Some could be without power until Thursday afternoon, so the Red Cross has opened a shelter in the city.
Greeley and Longmont also were opening warming shelters for anyone without power. Longmont's city-owned utility was working to restore electricity to an estimated 700 customers.
United Power, a Brighton-based electric cooperative, said about 300 of its customers were also without power.
Xcel Energy brought in crews from Amarillo, Texas, and Grand Junction to help repairs, but spokesman Mark Stutz it could take several days to restore service to everyone.
Colorado State University blocked off a few parts of campus where heavy, wet snow had snapped off tree branches. One female student was taken to a hospital after she apparently was hit in the head by a fallen branch. Her condition wasn't released.
Poudre Fire Authority responded to multiple calls of trees that had fallen, whether on streets, sidewalks, cars or homes.
Northern Colorado got the most snow. Greeley picked up about a foot and Jamestown, in Boulder County, received 18.2 inches.
Between 12 and 16 inches of snow fell at Rocky Mountain National Park.
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