Comment on Rail broke before fatal train crash near Pueblo, investigators say

The U. S. 50 bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir, a key connecting route in western Colorado, is scheduled to re-open for all traffic starting Oct. 16, state transportation officials announced Friday. Related Articles Colorado News | Denver’s 16th Street Mall shuttles are about to resume — at least partially Colorado News | I-70 reopens in both directions near Idaho Springs after rock scaling closure Colorado News | Interstate 25 reopens in both directions near Lone Tree after “police activity” Colorado News | DIA opens 14 “ground-boarding” gates Colorado News | Ballot Issue 7A would allow the Regional Transportation District to keep tax money A single lane on the bridge will open 24 hours a day.

Colorado wildlife officials will let a lone wolf pup fend for itself after failing to capture it with its parents and four siblings, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Friday afternoon. “With declining temperatures, CPW has made the decision to conclude the capture portion of this operation for the safety of the wolf pup,” the agency said in a news release. The 6-month-old pup should be able to hunt small animals like rabbits and squirrels, according to the release. Colorado Parks and Wildlife leaders decided in August to round up the Copper Creek pack after a series of livestock killings near its den site outside Kremmling.

Good-on-good matchups make for must-see TV in the NFL. Good-on-bad matchups often determine the outcome of games. If the Broncos are to run their winning streak to four games Sunday by beating the Los Angeles Chargers, they’re likely going to have to notch a win or two in an area where they’ll be big underdogs: The offensive red zone. Denver through five weeks is tied for 27th in the NFL with a 43.8% red zone touchdown rate, though they’ve been on a bit of an upswing recently.

Findings released this month by the National Transportation Safety Board indicate a section of rail near Pueblo where a coal train jumped the tracks and crashed onto Interstate 25 last year had broken before the fatal crash. The derailment caused the rail bridge over I-25 to collapse, dropping six railcars onto the freeway and killing 60-year-old truck driver Lafollette Henderson, who was traveling underneath the bridge at the time. The NTSB documents include analyses of three segments of rail taken from the site as well as interviews with BNSF Railway workers and other investigative findings. According to the agency, video recovered from the lead locomotive shows the damaged track ahead of the coal train moments before the Oct.

A Pueblo District Court judge on Friday ordered the immediate release of two individuals who have spent months in the city’s jail on municipal contempt of court charges. Judge Michelle Chostner freed Lyrcis Martinez, 34, and Michael Tafoya, 47, days after the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado filed petitions arguing their Pueblo Municipal Court sentences violated both the U.

The Broncos’ depth at wide receiver will be tested in the coming weeks. Veteran wide receiver Josh Reynolds is expected to miss some time after undergoing a minor finger surgery, a source told The Denver Post. Reynolds will miss Sunday’s game against the Chargers, and potentially more. Head coach Sean Payton did not comment on Reynolds’ procedure. He appeared to have sustained the injury while falling to the ground following his touchdown catch in the fourth quarter of the team’s Week 5 win over the Raiders. Reynolds has been absent from practice this week and was not seen on the side field with other injured players.