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A small wildfire likely sparked by lightning is burning just off of U. S. 6 near Lookout Mountain west of Golden, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. The Goltra fire was reported late Tuesday afternoon, about an hour after lightning moved through the area, sheriff’s officials said in a post on X. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Colorado wildfires: Alexander Mountain fire 100% contained Crime and Public Safety | Boulder County Coroner struggling to ID remains found in burned home amid Stone Canyon fire Crime and Public Safety | Colorado wildfire update: Crews gain 60% containment on Bucktail fire in Montrose County Crime and Public Safety | Colorado wildfire update: Bucktail fire in Montrose County doubles in size, chars more than 7,200 acres Crime and Public Safety | Colorado wildfire update: Alexander Mountain fire was human-caused, officials say Smoke can be seen rising from the mountainous area near the first tunnel for U.

A retired police sergeant who received national attention for his actions during the 2012 Aurora theater shooting is now facing child sexual abuse charges in Douglas County after multiple children said he sexually and physically abused them for years. Michael Hawkins, 55, was charged July 29 with six felony counts of sexual assault of a child by a person in a position of trust and a single count of misdemeanor child abuse in alleged incidents that spanned from 2002 to 2021, court records show. He is accused of raping an elementary-aged girl, groping multiple children, using “arrest control tactics” that physically hurt them and, in one instance, holding a boy underwater until he nearly drowned, according to an affidavit filed against him. The Denver Post does not identify victims of sexual abuse and is not identifying how Hawkins came in contact with the children in order to protect their privacy. The abuse is not alleged to have happened while Hawkins was on duty as an officer with the Aurora Police Department. Hawkins “adamantly denies the accusations,” his attorney, Christopher Estoll, said Tuesday. “Mr.

Under a cloudless blue sky, the world’s 50 highest-ranked golfers on Tuesday descended on Colorado’s Castle Pines Golf Club — and with them came legions of adoring fans hoping to catch a glimpse of greatness. Crowds arrived bright and early to watch the pros play practice rounds in advance of this week’s 2024 BMW Championship, the first time since 2014 that Colorado has hosted the tournament — or any PGA Tour event. Spectators gathered around the driving range and putting green, witnessing the precision and attention to detail that go into making a top-tier golfer. “These are the outliers,” said Steve Babbitt, 76, as he watched the golfers hit their second shots along the fairway of the first hole.

CASTLE ROCK — There is no humidor at Castle Pines Golf Course. When the 50 best players on the PGA Tour launch balls into the thin Front Range air this week at the BMW Championship, they are going to fly and fly … and fly a little more. “It should be interesting.

By JOCELYN NOVECK and ANDREW DALTON LOS ANGELES — After a relationship that spanned two decades, two engagements, two weddings and headlines too numerous to count, Jennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck. The filing Tuesday in Los Angeles brought to an apparent end a celebrity coupling — or at least the second installment of it — that dazzled from the very heights of the pop culture firmament and emblazoned countless tabloid covers.

Nine days away from the season opener, Colorado is getting close to figuring out its offensive line, but it remains a work in progress. “I mean, we’ve been mixing and matching guys, just trying to find the right combinations,” offensive line coach Phil Loadholt said. “I feel really good about the rotation that I got set right now in my mind, but we’ve been working on it.