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A fast-moving landspout tornado struck more than a half-dozen businesses in Franktown in Douglas County on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The Franktown Fire Department said on social media that seven businesses in a shopping center near the intersection of Colorado 83 and 86 sustained roof damage, but no injuries were reported. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said on social media that everyone in the area has been accounted for. The sheriff’s office is asking the public to avoid the area as crews clean up the damage. This is a developing story that will be updated. Originally Published: July 14, 2025…

Today is Tuesday, July 15, the 196th day of 2024. There are 169 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 15, 1799, the Rosetta Stone, a key to deciphering ancient Egyptian scripts, was found at Fort Julien in the Nile Delta during the Napoleonic campaign in Egypt. Also on this date: In 1834, the Spanish Inquisition was abolished more than 350 years after its creation. In 1870, Georgia became the last Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union. In 1913, Democrat Augustus Bacon of Georgia became the first person elected to the U.S. Senate under the…

LAS VEGAS — All four of the Nuggets’ offseason transactions have been finalized by the league office after Sunday’s announcement of a trade with Sacramento that turned out to be unexpectedly controversial. Jonas Valanciunas is officially a Nugget, and Dario Saric is officially a King, despite a seemingly ill-fated attempt to intervene by the Greek club Panathinaikos. When the Nuggets agreed to the trade, league sources have said they were unaware that Valanciunas was mulling a three-year contract from the EuroLeague powerhouse, an offer that would require him to be released from his NBA contract with cooperation from Denver. One…

The train slowly rolled through Douglas County’s grassy open space Monday afternoon as people stationed on its roof with hoses doused the black, burned area next to the tracks. A Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway “Fire Train” arrived in Colorado from Kansas on Monday, the day after a series of fires sparked along train tracks in Douglas County and burned 130 acres, a video posted by South Metro Fire Rescue shows. The train and its crew will pass through the fire area multiple times to extinguish flames and hotspots along the tracks, South Metro officials said. The @BNSFRailway Fire Train…

NEW YORK — The Florida Panthers are set to raise their second consecutive Stanley Cup banner before beginning the NHL season against the Chicago Blackhawks. The back-to-back champions play at 3 p.m. MT on Oct. 7 to lead off an opening night tripleheader, the league announced Monday. Florida defeated Edmonton in the teams’ Cup final rematch and is aiming for the NHL’s first threepeat since the New York Islanders’ dynasty from 1980-83. Also on Oct. 7, the New York Rangers host the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden at 6 p.m., with the Colorado Avalanche visiting the Los Angeles Kings…

Amante Hernandez, Christopher Hernandez and Tevin Grady are facing charges for their alleged involvement in a shooting near Downtown Loveland early Saturday morning. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To log in, click here. Originally Published: July 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM MDTsource

Prosecutors have charged a Pagosa Springs man who has a history of election denialism in connection with the June firebombing of the Archuleta County Clerk and Recorder’s Office. William Wayne Bryant, 71, was arrested June 26 and charged with first degree arson and possession of an explosive or incendiary device, according to court records. His arrest came two weeks after a man was captured on video throwing a Molotov cocktail through the window of a government building that included the Archuleta County clerk and assessor’s offices. The room that was targeted by the attack “also houses the Dominion Voting Machines,”…

The Rockies are hoping a familiar surname will again bring success to Coors Field one day. Colorado on Sunday selected 18-year-old Ethan Holliday — son of former Rockies star outfielder Matt Holliday — with the No. 4 overall pick in the MLB draft. Holliday, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound shortstop with power, was hardly a surprise pick entering the draft, as national draftniks universally had him coming to the team who drafted his father. Now that Colorado has official drafted him, here’s a look at how national analysts are grading the pick. Bleacher Report’s Joel Reuter (Grade: A): “Holliday hit a blistering…

Ethan Holliday, a high school slugger with a remarkable baseball pedigree, is headed to the Rockies. The club selected the left-handed hitter with the fourth overall pick of the Major League Baseball draft on Sunday. He’s the son of former Rockies slugger Matt Holliday, who was the cornerstone of Colorado’s only World Series team in 2007. Ethan was born on Feb. 23 of that year. Ethan, 18, is the younger brother of Jackson, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2022 draft who climbed the minor-league ladder quickly and is now the starting second baseman for the Orioles. Ethan had…

At least four wildfires are burning on thousands of acres in western Colorado, and a fifth is on the verge of crossing into the state from Utah, fire officials said Sunday. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis made a verbal “disaster declaration” Sunday afternoon for the fires currently spreading across Colorado’s western slope, according to a news release from his office. The fires all stem from a Thursday lightning storm. They’re also burning in counties covered Sunday by Red Flag warnings for critical fire weather conditions and strong winds, according to the National Weather Service. “Due to the dangerous fire conditions, the…