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Wednesday
Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 52F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday night
Clear to partly cloudy. Low 33F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
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- A building collapsed in Denver’s Highlands neighborhood Tuesday night. Firefighters were on the scene trying to figure out exactly what happened to the building under construction located at 2727 West 33rd Avenue, which is at the intersection of Clay Street. A passerby reported the collapse just before 7 p.m. The building was a two-story apartment building that was being renovated. Denver Fire Department officials said they don’t know what renovations were being done. Nobody was inside at the time of the collapse and no firefighters have been injured.
- One person has died in a house fire on West 24th Avenue near Clay Street in West Denver.
- Denver police are investgating a homicide in the 2800 block of Adams St. One male victim has been pronounced dead at the scene and a male suspect is in custody, police said on Twitter after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
- A bank robber making his getaway in Denver found an unusual vehicle for the job, and the driver of the vehicle may never have known a crime was even committed. The U.S. Bank on South Broadway was robbed Tuesday morning and the thief left the scene in a taxi cab.
- The Colorado oil and gas industry has spent more than $250,000 to beat back a Fort Collins ballot question that seeks to impose a five-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in the city.
- Gov. John Hickenlooper has announced a new website that will provide information about recovery efforts related to flooding in Colorado last month.
- A court ruling Tuesday evening knocked down a late challenge to the petition process that put Amendment 66, the proposed school finance overhaul and $950 million tax hike, onto the November ballot.
- A man accused of punching a woman in the head outside the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Denver has been charged with bias-motivated crime and third-degree assault.
- The Denver auditor's office will examine police response times early next year after fielding a flurry of concerns from inside and outside the department that officers are taking too long to respond to certain calls.
- On Tuesday at the Pepsi Center, Roy tied Tremblay for an NHL record he spearheaded. Six consecutive victories to begin an head-coaching career
- More than 10,000 people flocked to Rocky Mountain National Park over the Columbus Day weekend after the park reopened with state funding on Saturday.
- The city of Fort Collins is offering zero-interest loans for homeowners working to remove mold, radon or wood smoke from their homes.
