Comment on Colorado weather: Wildfire smoke chokes the Front Range, Eastern Plains, prompts air quality alerts

Robert Saleh insisted no one was panicked about the New York Jets’ slow start. A day later, he was out of a job. Owner Woody Johnson made the stunning decision Tuesday to fire Saleh five games into his fourth season after the team’s 2-3 start following a 23-17 loss to Minnesota in London on Sunday. “This morning, I informed Robert Saleh that he will no longer serve as head coach of the Jets,” Johnson said in a statement issued by the team.

NEW YORK — More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the popular short-form video app is harming youth mental health by designing its platform to be addictive to kids. The lawsuits stem from a national investigation into TikTok, which was launched in March 2022 by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from many states, including California, Kentucky and New Jersey.

One person was reported dead Tuesday morning after a fire in Denver’s River North Art District and arson investigators are on their way to the scene, according to the Denver Fire Department. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Threats to Colorado schools, viral social-media misinformation prompt record-breaking spike in Safe2Tell reports Crime and Public Safety | Colorado Springs police fatally shoot suicidal man Crime and Public Safety | Man killed by Aurora police carried air rifle that looked like AR-15, chief says Crime and Public Safety | 1 killed, 3 injured in fatal Commerce City hit-and-run crash Crime and Public Safety | Denver’s City Park vandalized with political graffiti on anniversary of Israel-Hamas war Denver firefighters responded to reports of a commercial structure fire at Wazee and 36th streets around 7 a.m.

Smoke from out-of-state fires will continue to choke Colorado through at least Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The smoke, moving into Colorado from wildfires burning in Wyoming and Idaho, prompted multiple air quality warnings across the Front Range and Eastern Plains on Tuesday. NWS forecasters issued an Air Quality Alert for Douglas, Jefferson, Denver, Arapahoe, Adams, Broomfield, Boulder, Larimer and Weld counties from 4 p.m.

An endless summer season in Colorado means that fall outdoor gardening continues. Until the rake is needed, here are three unique and thrifty suggestions that might come in handy. Begin new plant starts Layering plants is the term for propagating existing, growing plants in the landscape or in your house. Fall is a good time to layer outdoor plants, so they’ll grow into new plants over the winter months.

Colorado Springs officers fatally shot a suicidal man allegedly wielding a knife early Tuesday morning, police said. Around midnight Tuesday, officers responded to reports of a suicidal man causing a disturbance with his roommates in the 5100 block of Prairie Grass Lane, according to a 4:32 a.m. statement from the Colorado Springs Police Department. When officers contacted the man — who has not been identified by police — he allegedly approached them “aggressively” with the knife and one officer shot him, police said in the statement. Paramedics took the man to a hospital where he died from his injuries, police said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Threats to Colorado schools, viral social-media misinformation prompt record-breaking spike in Safe2Tell reports Crime and Public Safety | Person reported dead in fire at commercial building in Denver’s RiNo district Crime and Public Safety | Man killed by Aurora police carried air rifle that looked like AR-15, chief says Crime and Public Safety | 1 killed, 3 injured in fatal Commerce City hit-and-run crash Crime and Public Safety | Denver’s City Park vandalized with political graffiti on anniversary of Israel-Hamas war The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting and the officer’s use of force. This is a developing story. Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.