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Friday
Sunny skies. High near 75F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
Friday night
Clear. Low 52F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
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- Trail Ridge Road, a primary route used to evacuate flooding victims from Rocky Mountain National Park and the nearby town of Estes Park over the past week, is back open after being closed Thursday morning due to overnight snow and freezing conditions.
- In a speech both defiant and urgent in tone, Gov. John Hickenlooper said the state is in a "race against winter" to fix the more than 200 miles of state highway that were damaged by last week's flood.
- Rushing floodwater loaded with heavy debris damaged oil and gas pipes and tanks and led to two of the largest of 10 spills state and federal regulators were tracking Thursday.
- A Denver district judge ruled Wednesday that the Denver City Council acted properly when rezoning three parcels of land in a West Highlands neighborhood, ending legal battle of more than one year
- Police seek public help identifying a Denver thrift store burglar. Surveillance camera captured images of a man robbing a thrift store at 1331 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver on Sept.
- Local nonprofit My Baby Angel will launch the inaugural Wings of Heart & Hope Walk later this month to raise awareness and funding to support families who have experienced pregnancy and infant loss.
- A Boulder County jury on Thursday afternoon found a Longmont man guilty of three counts of attempted murder and one count of attempted arson in July 2012 fire at his neighbor's home.
- Boulder County Sheriff's Office confirms fourth flood fatality. The Boulder County Sheriff's Office on Thursday confirmed that it has recovered a body in the St. Vrain River bed near Lyons.
- The Boulder County Farmers' Markets Longmont market will resume at the Boulder County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Sept. 21, but will start an hour later than usual, according to the county Parks and Open Space
- Woman survives 1976 Big Thompson Flood, loses home to 2013 flood. The last time Libby Orr and her pets took a helicopter out of Big Thompson Canyon was in 1976.
- A Disaster Assistance Center opened Thursday in Colorado Springs for those impacted by recent flooding, providing things like cleanup kits, food boxes, tetanus shots, mental health counseling, tips on dealing with mold
- Both the City and County of Boulder are trying to make it easier on flood victims to rebuild and get their recovery effort underway. Some of those are free building permits and free curb-side pickup in the city scheduled to begin early next week.
- Denver police make arrest in attempted kidnapping of girl, 13. Oscar Escobedo-Vasquez, 37, was arrested Thursday for the incident that occurred Tuesday in the 3300 block of North York Street, according to Denver police.
- It is going to be months before the infrastructure in the town of Lyons is ready to support residents, town and county administrators announced to a packed room during a town meeting Thursday night in Longmont.
- The district attorneys for Weld and Boulder counties, along with other authorities, are warning flood victims to beware of fraud and scams.
