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Two children and two adults were killed when an off-road vehicle crashed into a pickup in Morgan County Wednesday afternoon, according to the State Patrol. A 22-year-old man, 22-year-old woman, 2-year-old boy and 1-year-old baby were killed in the crash at the intersection of County Road C and County Road 31 about 3:30 p.m.

A driver who Denver police say hit and killed a pedestrian Wednesday night has been arrested. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Denver police sergeant belittled officer over mental health and lied about it, investigation finds Crime and Public Safety | Police find truck that struck car, bike in hit-and-run crash; driver still at large Crime and Public Safety | Police search for driver in fatal hit-and-run at East Colfax and Ogden Crime and Public Safety | One dead, one arrested following shooting in north Denver Crime and Public Safety | Denver Uber driver groped passenger, police say The pedestrian, a woman who has not been publicly identified, was struck around Speer Boulevard and Colfax Avenue at about 11:10 p.m., according to Denver police. Victor Cedillo, 24, was arrested after the crash and is being held for investigation of vehicular homicide and fleeing the scene, police said. Denver police did not provide additional information about the circumstances of the crash. Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.

The 1,191-acre Oak Ridge wildfire burning on U. S. Forest Service land in Pueblo County was 25% contained Thursday, fire officials said. Firefighters made significant progress containing the blaze, which was sparked by lightning June 22 about three miles northwest of Beulah, but were bracing for hot and dry conditions, officials said Thursday. Related Articles Colorado News | Oak Ridge fire now 1,190 acres, 5% contained Colorado News | 1,156-acre Oak Ridge fire is first to burn in area in over 100 years Colorado News | Oak Ridge fire grows to 1,100 acres on U.

The 67-year-old pilot who died when his plane crashed in Steamboat Springs last month was attempting to make an emergency landing after one of the plane’s engines failed, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. Pilot Dan Dunn and his passenger, Jessica Melton, 42, were killed in the June 17 crash when the Cessna 421 spiraled into the ground just short of the Steamboat Springs runway and caught fire. The plane crashed into a mobile home park, and the fire it sparked engulfed two homes and several outbuildings, officials have said.

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By MELINA WALLING Around 134 million people in the U. S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and record-breaking” heat wave broils much of the country, according to the National Weather Service. Regions that may see temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius) or much higher into the triple digits (well above 37 degrees Celsius) include nearly all of the West Coast, the southern Plains, most of the lower Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and parts of Florida, said Bob Oravec, a lead forecaster with the National Weather Service. The Pacific Northwest will see the mercury rising later in the weekend.