Independence Pass Closed For Snow Through At Least Wednesday

PORTLAND, Ore. — Police said Monday that a “suspect vehicle” has been identified in connection with incendiary devices that set fires to ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state. Surveillance images captured a Volvo stopping at a drop box in Portland, Oregon, just before security personnel nearby discovered a fire inside the box on Monday, Portland Police Bureau spokesman Mike Benner told a news conference. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] That fire damaged three ballots inside, while officials say a fire at a drop box in nearby Vancouver, Washington, early Monday destroyed hundreds of ballots.

This article is part of The D. C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Colin Allred has the packed soccer stadium hanging on his every word. It’s a Friday night under the lights here in Houston and the high-energy crowd is taking a break from what feels like a giant block party to hear from a string of health care providers, families who availed themselves of those doctors and nurses for abortions.

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe was supposed to be one of over a dozen warm-up acts for Donald Trump’s campaign rally on Sunday in Madison Square Garden. He ended up stealing the show with a raft of racist jokes targeting Latinos, Black Americans, Jews, and Muslims that drew swift condemnation from Democrats and Republicans alike. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] But the Puerto Rican community may ultimately be the most mobilized by Hinchcliffe’s set, after he made a series of incendiary comments about the U.

Anthony Mackie, who stars in the new Colorado-shot film “Elevation,” will visit the 47th Denver Film Festival next week, producers announced. The fest, which runs Friday, Nov. 1 through Sunday, Nov 10, includes hundreds of screenings, panels, workshops, and parties; other celebs such as Patricia Clarkson, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Jesse Tyler Ferguson, are also confirmed.

One town in northern Colorado was the coldest spot in the country on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Walden, a town of just under 600 people in Jackson County near the Wyoming border, was officially the coldest place in the United States on Saturday morning as temperatures dipped down to 15 degrees, NWS meteorologists said. The northern Colorado town tied with a spot 32 miles southwest of Bynum, Montana, according to meteorologists. The data from the NWS Weather Prediction Center does not include Alaska or Hawaii. Related Articles Weather | Colorado weather: Denver could see first snow of season Wednesday, 2 feet possible in mountains Weather | Winter is on its way: How to prepare your Colorado home ahead of the first freeze Weather | Colorado weather: Another 10 inches of snow possible for San Juan mountains, rain falls in Denver Weather | Colorado weather: Snow lingers in mountains, rain possible in Denver Weather | Colorado weather: Where, when and how much snow to expect this weekend Runner-ups included Fraser in Grand County, where temperatures dropped down to 17 degrees, and Crested Butte in Gunnison County, where overnight lows hit 18 degrees, meteorologists said. Denver’s low temperature for the same morning was 35 degrees, according to NWS records. While Denver’s temperatures have been warmer than usual for October, winter is on its way to the metro area. The first freeze hit Denver on Friday and the city could see its first snowfall of the season on Wednesday, according to NWS forecasters. Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.

Here’s a look at whose stock improved or declined after the Broncos’ 28-14 win over the Panthers on Sunday. Stock Up Red-zone offense: Broncos kicker Wil Lutz didn’t attempt a field goal — and that was a good thing. Denver scored four touchdowns on five red-zone trips. Quarterback Bo Nix was responsible for each touchdown, throwing for three and scoring on a keeper in the second quarter.