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Big April Moisture Good News – In The Short Term

As of Tuesday, Denver has picked up about 20 inches of snow for the month of April. In an average April, Denver normally picks up about 6.5 inches of snow.

2013/04/23

Motorcyclist Pulled From Platte River After Multi-Vehicle Crash

Police in Denver are investigating a crash involving several vehicles on a bridge over the South Platte River Sunday evening.

2013/03/03

Breckenridge Brewery To Open New Facility In Littleton

The Breckenridge Brewery Company considered expanding outside Colorado, but now they’ve found the right place to grow in Littleton.

2013/02/02

The Mary Carter Greenway Trail in South Platte Park (credit: CBS)

Woman Injured After Hitting Barbed Wire Strung Up On Bike Path

Ranger patrols along the South Platte River are keeping an extra eye out after a bicyclist was injured after running over barbed wire.

2012/10/08

An image of the minivan in the South Platte River (credit: CBS)

Woman Injured After Driving Into South Platte River

An elderly woman needed medical treatment after she drove her minivan into the South Platte River on Monday.

2012/10/08

Request Denied For Weld County Farms To Pump Wells

Gov. John Hickenlooper has denied a request to let Weld County farmers temporarily pump water from irrigation wells in the South Platte River basin, as farms try to save their crops from drought.

2012/06/19

Crews making the trench near Sand Creek (credit: CBS)

Suncor Energy Spill Could Take Years To Clean Up

Colorado health officials say it could take years for Suncor Energy to clean up a toxic spill from its refinery in Commerce City.

2012/05/28

Copter4 flew over the Suncor spill area in November 2011. (credit: CBS)

Colorado Requires More Monitoring By Suncor Energy

Colorado health officials are requiring more monitoring and preventive measures from Suncor Energy (USA) Inc. as it cleans up contaminated groundwater moving off its refinery in Commerce City.

2012/05/10