shawn chitnis is live outside the larimer county sheriff's details. we're expecting to get additional updates this morning -- even from shawn this morning. sounds like we're having difficulty getting his live shot underway this morning. so we'll bring you the latest with that in just a moment. >>> a reminder of how dry it's been out there recently. >>> the search continues for a wanted man for the murder of a woman in westminster. investigators found a woman now an arrest warrant has been issued for 31-year old jared strenge. a criminal history includes domestic violence. no details yet about the victim in the case. >>> all eyes on tropical storm hermine this holiday. while it's not as bad as forecasted, it could still hit the east coast with dangerous north point beach, new jersey. >> reporter: hermine continued to whip up dangerous waves along the atlantic coast overnight. this video shows the storm's forceful winds tossing a cruise ship from side to side sunday confining passengers to their cabins. as the storm churned off shore, many beach goers f

the starwood fire burn about 200-acres in larimer county. near county roads 59 and 80c is forcing evacuations there. news of a wildfire burning in larimer county. air 7 capturing video of the starwood fire. this is close to the wyoming border. larimer county sheriff's office says the fire is burninabout 200 acres right now. it's heading north. there are structures threatened, but officials don't know how many, or exactly what types. >>> a denver police officer left fighting for his life almost two years ago is back the job. now officer john adsit wants to pay it forward. >> you don't recall it at all? >> i recall everything until we turned around at that light, and then when i was hit, i don't remember anything. >> reporter: officer john adsit knows he is one lucky man. here he is, one of five bicycle cops. watch on the left, this black knocking adsit off his bike. that accident in december 2014, injured just about every part of adsit's body. look at his scraped up gear. he kept it after the accident. and his uniform in pieces. >> is it hard

more information about the suspect. >>> right now people are hoping for crews to lift evacuation larimer county. the star wood fire broke out yesterday afternoon near county road 59 and star wood trail. shawn chitnis is live from the sheriff's office this morning so shawn, what are you learning? >> we know it's another challenging day for those crews because conditions remain the same -- dry and windy and that's what allowed the fire to grow to 300 acres on sunday with only that number growing to 100 people. yesterday conditions were pretty tough and we could see the smoke covering the sky a couple miles away from the source of the fire. residents in the area told us the wind was strong throughout the day. they were worried lightning started this fire over the weekend. the sheriff's office says when they first arrived it was only 2-3 acres in size. as of last night there are 30 buildings threatenedy yet. evacuation notices have been sent out as we mentioned but even those who haven't evacuated yet are concerned about what this fire may do. >> it's kind of scary. it's people's property and you h

shawn chitnis is live outside the larimer county sheriff's

that's not far from the colorado/wyoming border in larimer county. firefighters estimate the fire at 200 acres. creek subdivision and on the east side of county road 59 between cherokee park road and the state line. we are told at least two engine air tankers have been called in to help battle that fire. investigators believe it was sparked by lightning. we have a crew on the way to the scene and we will keep you posted. >>> firefighters have been busy this afternoon with another fire, this one near deer trail along i-70 east of denver. crews from several agencies are helping with this fire off highway 40. we haven't heard structures lost or evacuations. no word on what started that fire. >>> we're on the storm watch tonight. the weather is always a big factor with how fire crews battle those fires. >> some areas have already seen rain. tonight we could see more showers across the front range. meteorologist dave aguilera is in the weather center. any showers in the forecast? >> there are a few showers but the showers are very small, and a lot of it is

. >>> evacuation notices are in place ahead of a quickly growing wildfire in larimer county. nearly 30 structures are being threatened. shawn chitnis is live outside the larimer county sheriff's office this morning. what's the latest? >>reporter: this is a quickly growing fire. when we first learned about this around noon on sunday we were told the fire was just a few larger to 300 acres innize and 10% contained. let's take a look at video of what the scenes were like as smoke was coming out. folks were concerned about this fire and the structures that were threatened because of this fire. some of the information we're getting here from the sheriff's office says the amount of people working to fight this fire is also going to grow. we're told there were between that's estimated to grow to 100 by this morning as we work to contain the fire. several different agencies in the area are going to be teaming up to take care of that. 10% contain soment so they have work out cut for them. we were told yesterday 43 people were notified in the mill creek subdivision about the need to ev

right now crews in larimer county continue to battle a fast moving wild fire. near red feather lake. here's a view from sky fox. you can see the fast moving flames there.

>> growing fire threat -pg dozens of homes and prompting evacuations in larimer county. >> . smoke could be seen for miles throughout the day. the fire continued to spread. >> . ashly michaels is in larimer county with how the fight is going -fpgt. >> this entire area behind me to the south stkp the fire danger zone. fire crews tell me this is about ten percent contained. still growing. if you take a look at the sign behind me. this area was already under a fire warning. you can see why. now known as the star wood fire. >> . that's where wendy owns a cabin. >> my husband and our friend went off on the side by side to look. and saw hundred foot flames. >> firefighters from all over northern colorado battle the flames. both on the ground. and from the sky. >> we have hand crews. engines. tenders and we have aircraft. >> . county officials are trying to get everyone out of this area. safely. >> . we wept back. there was the 1246789 they wouldn't let us he's still up there on the property. waiting for this fire to end. we don't know how this fire started. but i'm told that no hom

the larimer county sheriff's office says has encouraged evacuations of any people in the mill creek subdivision and on the east side of county road 59 between 80c. the fire is threatening 30 structures. it's growing in the area of county road 59 and as of last check-- it was ten percent contained. but there will be more than a- hundred resources "on the ground" to fight this fire, today. we're expecting to get an update on the fire, this morning. once we have that info, we'll update you on-air, on social media.. and on 9news.com. corey? there's also a grass fire burning in deer trail -- it's limited to a field on county road. no structures are threatened. investigators are now trying to figure out what started it. the standing rock sioux tribe in southern north dakota has been against a four- state oil pipeline... since the beginning. the tribe says construction crews destroyed burial and cultural sites on private land in order to build it. they've continuously protested it -- and now things have turned violent. the morton county sheriff's office says several hundred protesters confronted crews

that is up in the larimer county. here's what the storms look like this afternoon. quite a bit of hail and rainfall. it was so brief. it really didn't help to spread out to cover most folks. we had larger hail. quarter size. so the storms that came through not only didn't get much rain. they came through in wind and hail damage. sphaoebging of wind. it was strong throughout the day. it will tk*bgsz tonight look at the bulls eye. on future cast. strong winds from castle rock to georgetown. that wind will spread right towards the areas and may de- >> . certainly need the rain though. >> . developing tonight. police looking for this man. in connection to a homicide. this is jared michael strange. police say they got a 911 call yesterday. went to the home on 70 place and found a woman dead. she was shot. strange has warrants out for his arrest and should be considered if you know where he is. call west minister police. >> . you can call crime stoppers. and might be eligible for a two thousand dollar reward. >> . developing. this in denver. police say there was a carjack

seeing rain firing up in jackson county and grand county and into larimer county. here across the denver area, a few more clouds. taking a look at our threat for severe weather, some storms a little later on today have the potential to bring larger hail and went. we have to watch out for heavier rain fall. >> >> the rest of the day, a northern part of the state. could get a few thunderstorms in parts of the high country and into the foothills. during that time, we have a chance for storms here in denver as well. should be fairly isolated. we're not expecting a ton from those. >>> tomorrow morning should be much nicer than we have been. east they had thicker fog. still could have a couple then tomorrow afternoon and evening, isolated storms mainly in the foothills and we'll see a few more clouds as well. friday night football games, eng outside, just know there is a chance for isolated showers as well. >>> temperatures today, 78 here in denver. 73 in boulder. 74 in briefly. on the eastern plains a lot of low 80s. 82 burlington. >>> the mountains are fairly cool toda

. >>> breaking tonight wildfire burning near the larimer county boulder county line it has grown to 25 acres in size and it is threatening homes and livestock and russell haythorn shows us it is 35% contained and is still burning. >> believe the fire started right here with this blown transformer and neighbors and witnesses say they heard a loud pop and then it was raining down sparks the grass and underneath thh transformer it hit the hillside and took off. >> we heard a loud noise outside and came out and looked in the transformer was arcing it was incredibly fast. >> she lives within a few hundred yards. >> within two minutes it was out of our control she captured this video of thh fast-moving blaze with her cell phone and her mother-in-law kathy lives nearby. >> when i got up the hill i saw granddaughter and she said were tried to get a hold of the fire department but we have no electricity or phone service so i went up the hill and called 911 pushed the blaze threatened homes and livestock so larimer county issued a preliminary evacuation order for about half- dozen homes. >> were

. >>> september 1, nearly 14,000 larimer county residents have a concealed weapons permit. that's about 1 out of every 23 people in the county. the permits last for five yearses, and can be issued to colorado residents who are legally able to own a gun, pass a background check, take a hand gun training course, and not be a threat to themselves or >> the reality, a citizen has no less authority, or a right to dead themselves than i do as a police officer. >> last year, the larimer county sheriff's office, revoked 22 permit holders. >>> a denver police officer killed in the line of duty received a special recognition. it's part of his mission to r to protect and serve. >> reporter: at the corner of 41st in teholm, one of denver's finest finally received his due. >> the reminder to the citizens of denver of sacrifices that year. >> reporter: detective darrell sewer are was protecting his family. >> he placed the muzzle of a gun against the woman's head. sewer responded immediately. >> reporter: after a confrontation with the other robbers, sewer was shot in the chest. his wife

firefighters are still in the fire lines trying to control the grass fire in larimer county. at last check it is 35% contained. russell haythorn is there. >> reporter: this speaks toohow rural this area is. thesare ported chinks basically they come in draw water out of these man-made ponds because there are no hydrate -- hydrant here. this is the point of origin for -- here. right now there are a number of agencies on the scene. before any of them arrive at here is neighbors say calling 911 was difficult because cellphone >> i was on my way to work and when i got up the health i saw a fire and ran to get my granddaughter and she said we are trying to get a hold of the fire department but we have no electricity or phone service so i went up the hill and called 911 and just when i was calling him they were already headed out. >> reporter: before th firefighters made it out here. you can see the backhoe one of the neighbors armed robbery taxation -- roberts x probation -- excavation. he made a line and help save tomes. definitely an effort of collaboration and cooperation as the

. >> larimer county officials say more than 120 people are on ground, so far no structures have been lost, or damage. not clear what sparked this fire. >>> and other major fire, crews from around the eastern plains were able to get this 200-acre fire under control. this is in the town of deer trail. bob higgins sent us these pictures of the crossfire there. the fire burned some corrals and was sport -- sparked by an iron grinder. no one was hurt in this one. conditions catie is in for lisa. >> a lot of very gusty winds, it is still feeling pretty nice, across the front range. let me show you where the red flag warnings are. all the areas outlined in this right being from noon until 7 o'clock just be aware. fires can spark with a gusty winds in the warm conditions. please follow any firebrands in conditions, a beautiful star to our liberty. 3 -?we are seeing gradual clearin fog was prevalent across the eastern plains, this orning, but we will start to see those guys gradually clear. rocky mount national park, a gorgeous day. 60s and 70s expected for our high temperatures in the high c

. >>> it is 6 a.m., we are on fire alert in larimer county forces dozens of people out of their homes. this fire is only 10% contain. it has burned more than 300 acres and 30 structures are now being threatened. let's go live to denver7's amanda delk is the castillo. >>reporter: we are at the community center, first respooders are sleeping before preparing toobattle the fire. it is the location for a 9 a.m. press conference where we will be able to speak with the larimer county sheriff to see what updates they have gotten overnight. it initially started at 2 -3 acres, they got the call around

you can watch that here on channel at 6:00. >>> firefighters gaining some ground on the larimer county fire that's been burning. it was sparked by lightning over the weekend. it's called the starwood fire burning near the red feather lakes area. now 50% contained. still threatening 30 homes this morning. >> and it will be windy up in this area again today. warm today, tomorrow, it does turn cooler coming up on friday. that will lead to a cloudy start to the morning on saturday. we'll clear out saturday afternoon. storm chances sunday are very small. it is monday into tuesday that we have a better chance for rain and it looks like we're really kind of taking this september thing seriously next week as we spend most of the week in coming up. >> we're not messing around. it's september on a calendar. >> is there a senior in your life that you want to honor. coming up on channel 20, we're aimed at a nonprofit helping the elderly. >> take the senior with you. why not? they can do that stuff. i know because -- >> i you're not a senior -- you're not a senior. all right. we're going over to ch

jason holden was headed east on larimer county 8-e when he was hit by a vehicle trying to pass him. holden lost control and fell into oncoming traffic with he was hit by a pickup. the driver of that vehicle stayed at the scene. if you recognize that vehicle that was in the photo or have you are asked to call colorado state patrol. >>> the veterans affairs department barely made a deadline to turn over documents to congress about the overbudget va hospital in aurora. a house veteran's affairs committee gave the agency until today to produce the papers. congresswoman mike cough man said they were handed over on a disc. he is unsure if the disc has everything on it the committee is looking for. the hospital is going to cost 1.7 billion. tr t the va conducted an internal investigation, but denied previous requests from the members of the veteran ice affairs committee to see detailed results. >>> for the first time since he took office, congress rejected a veto by president obama. they voted to override his veto of legislation allowing families of 9/11 victims to sue despite the obama ad

because of that, larimer county is taking this very seriously. ?hey've called for two single engine air tankers. one big air tanker. three type two ground crews. multiple crews that are already on the scene. again, preliminary evacuation orders are in place for 40 plus [inaudible] they've put out 40 plus calls for emergency evacuations in the mill creek subdivision. essentially, we're sitting on county road, 80c. we're just west of highway 287

. >> reporter: larimer county sheriff's deputies do have a few roads closed off, but go in, although it's recommended that they stay out for now. the fire started after noon sunday and quickly grew from 3 acres to 300 by the strong winds, dry grass, trees and shrubs. officials say they've contacted 43 people for the voluntary evacuation. there are around 30 homes in the area, some thought to be vacation properties. >> at this point we're believing we're in pretty good shape with the fire. if the weather patterns change and the number of evacuations may increase. >> reporter: there were around 60 firefighters fighting the fire sunday. that number grew to 120 on the ground today. in larimer county victoria sanchez, 9news. >> the sheriff's office ere is asking drivers to stay off the roads in the area to clear the way for emergency traffic. >>> that area of northern colorado is categorized as abnormally dry by the drought kathy joins us with more on that. >> the winds have been gusty ahead of a cool front. we're expecting a 10-degree temperature drop tomorrow and a little bit of moistur

that's not far from the colorado/wyoming border in larimer county. firefighters estimate the fire at 200 acres.

>>> it is 6 a.m., we are on fire alert in larimer county forces dozens of people out of their homes. this fire is only 10% contain. it has burned more than 300 acres and 30 structures are now being threatened. let's go live to denver7's amanda delk is the castillo. >>reporter: we are at the community center, first respooders are sleeping before preparing toobattle the fire. it is the location for a 9 a.m. press conference where we will be able to speak with the larimer county sheriff to see what updates they have gotten overnight. it initially started at 2 -3 acres, they got the call around several agencies got to that location, they found the wildfire, that was east of north county road 59 in cherokee park. several agencies responded they found the wildfire, and its a reverss 911 notification was sent and a call for evacuation for the mill creek subdivision. you know the fire is threatening several structures there. it is right now at 300 acres. it grew that size in a matter of hours yesterday afternoon. we are hoping to get more informatioo, and see if it is actually touched any of

in larimer county. roadblocks in the area were lifted at nine a.m. the fire burned a little more than 3 hundred acres. 60 percent contained roeugt now. no damage or injury reported. >> . update to a story we we have been following for years. new aurora veterans hospital in the nearly one billion dollar in additional costs. sustained during construction. today house committee voted to subpoena all records. from the va. and make them public. >> . congressman office tells the va has 3 weeks to comply. when construction began project in august. 2009. the cost was estimated at just under 583 million. with a february 2014 completion date. now expected to cost around 1.7 billion. and be complete by 2018. this place is awesome. >> . that excitement of course only increases tomorrow. >> . because of the big names singer that will take stage for a free concert. >> . >> tammy vigil live from seufbg center park. with the details on the big >> . that preconcert begins here. at 4:30. but the gates open at 3. seating is first come first serve. so arrive early. >> .

the larimer county sheriff's office is in that area - to clear the way for emergency traffic. a former el paso county sheriff and his two collegues will be in court today. terry maketa is accused of running his departments on ths intimidation. one example - accusations he and his undersheriff paula presley, pulled a multi- million dollar contract if a company didn't fire an employee he didn't like. maketa faces several charges including extortion, witness tampering, and kidnapping. presley and a former sheriff's commander juan san agustin also face charges. denver police are different death investigations this morning. one is centered around 30th and champa e second scene is about a mile away at 22nd and north washington in the five points neighborhood. police have not said whether the deaths are suspicious. in fact - they haven't said much of anything at all about these cases. we'll provide updates as soon as we have them. a sad outcome to the search for a missing hiker who vanished in grand teton national park in wyoming. during an aerial search they discovered a body that m

brought in to help fight a wildfire burning in larimer county. it only took a few hours for the starwood fire to spread to 300 acres by sunday afternoon. the fire is burning northwest of fort collins near red feather lakes. flames threaten around 30 structures - and one subdivision was their own will. crews have the fire ten percent contained. the cause is under investigation. good morning.... im corey rose here with gary this morning. marty- we're expecting some windy weather that could cause the starwood fire to spread? increasing concern over what caused saturday's earthquake in oklahoma. the quake matched the strongest-ever to hit that state. 9news reporter tarhonda thomas is here with more. tarhonda-- some are blaming this all on "fracking." that's right. the u-s geological survey released "this" map-- in march. "it" shows areas that their experts say are more prone to earthquakes-- because of fracking. and-- look-- right here... one of those high-risk areas... north-central oklahoma... right where saturday's earthquake struck. the five-poin

. >> 4 in larimer county. 4 in weld. >> . the department of agriculture reminding horse owners the vaccines have proven to be effective. symptoms of infected horses may include head facility. muscle tremors. stumbling. a lack of coordination. weak limbs and partial pa ral paralysis. >> . her doctor aired live in ten second video sequences. through snap chat. >> . ask your teenagers. they are on it. >> it's where the doctor got the idea. to shoot the short lived video and picture. that disappear after 24 hours. >> . even one year ago. ii would have said this is a little uncomfortable. to see inside the body in an operating room. i have gotten over that quickly. >> . he couldn't be happier. that he did. that's how she found him. >> it was because i watched the snap chat. and each one he performed. the surgery i was interested in. just made my interest grow more and more. >> . doctor explains what's happening. lessons on what patients go through. to get a better butt. better breasts or slimmer stomach. >> former patient had her

. >> a chilly morning in some areas, frost advisory for parts of larimer county, weld county, so we lot of areas already are. we will talk more about that chill and a mid-week warmup as well. let's check in with joel. >> we have been talking about construction all weekend long. we still got some delays eastbound along alameda, just to the east of santa fe. picked up any minute. but we will continue to watch. still seeing purple. >> arapahoe county looking for a 15-year-old young mother and are jamie leery has the story from arapahoe county and a lot of folks could help with this one, jamie. >> reporter: we are in the area where the two were last seen near quincy. we want to get to the photo. dane and his mother, jasmine tolliver. they say the two were reported missing around 10:00 last night. the sheriff's office told me it doesn't believe issue. jasmine was in a foster home with her son when she disappeared. her hair is dyed blond. last seen wearing a black shirt with pink and gray sweat pants. it is cold out, they believe the two will be seeking shelter sometime this morning. making t

in larimer county. roadblocks in the area were lifted. this fire covers 304 acres. now 60 percent cob con taeupbd. ( if you're thinking about taking a hike on hanging lake trail. saturday. think again. volunteers will spend that day doing maintenance on the popular i love that place. >> >> all right. beautiful day today. good theupg is heading into tomorrow. not much changes. which means no weather hick hiccups for the broncos game. which everybody is focused on. >> . time lapse to get you urpd way today. and a little bit gray this morning. burn off the low clouds in the fog. here comes the sunshine. and then a steady stream of high clouds. from the remnants of what was just coming and you happen spilling over the top of denver. >> . the temperatures were up again. with 90s posted in pueblo. we had 80s here to the north and east. and we had 70s in the mountains. warm 80s all the way out west. denver actually coming in at 88 degrees. so despite the clouds. the censor at the airport took off. at 6 above where we should be. your record was the same. 95 degrees from the

the fire burning in hrar larimer county. covers 350 acres. firefighters are gaining the upper hand. now the fire which investigators say sparked by lightening. is of 120 firefighters on the ground. battling the flames. several dozen homes in the area were evacuated over the weekend. we're told roadblocks are set to be lifted at nine tomorrow morning. so far. no reports of damage or injury. >> . wait until next spring to krao*euf to the summit c-dot shut the top five mile stretch down. to help protect the natural resources found near the top of >> one of the producers said two weeks ago he was up there. and there was already snow. >> oh yeah. >> . we have seen the peeks dabble with mother nature winter. >> . smart they closed the road. >> . >> relaxed enjoyed the weather. couldn't have been better here. when i came in today to put the forecast together. i told you how much i love september. you'll love this weekly until maybe one of the reasons there is still moisture in the air. and if anyone of the bigger thunder storms to the south and east throws an out flow back our way. that's

we have some fire weather watches for northwest colorado, the valley of jackson county and the foothills of larimer and boulder county for your sunday. kelly, today a tame afternoon on the way. lots of 9 and a quick jump in those temperatures. i think we will be up around the 80-degree mark by this afternoon. >> thank you. >>> cbs is getting r a three-part docuseries on the 20-year-old murder case of jonbenet ramsey. the special looks at the case using today's technology and forensics. cbs4 morning news anchor alan gionet talked with the investigator on the case. >> i hate to compare it to anything at all, but it is like an episode of csi. world-class investigators tearing into a case that needs to be solved. they want justice for jonbenet and they are not going to give like an episode of "criminal minds" because it's actually we're using behavioral analysts to actually deconstruct the crime, reverse engineer it to the type of person that committed the crime so we can come up with a comprehensive theory that actually covers all of the evidence all of the aspects of this crime. >> now, you can watch

will be back in a larimer county courtroom today. tanner flores has a status hearing this afternoon. he faces murder and kidnapping charges... for the disappearance and death of 18-year- old ashley doolittle. today- the driver of a semi truck who crashed and killed a woman in golden- will be in court. in june, police sited him with careless death. police say he was heading west on i- 70... and didn't see traffic slowing down in front of him. he slammed into three vehicles... killing 55 year old nancy courtright. the drivers of both other cars were injured. part of i-70 was closed for more than four hours. the driver from california is expected in court later today. two kids and an adult were hurt in what was supposed to be one of the safest places they could be: a daycare. no one ever expected a car to we're glad to share that all three are expected to be just fine. police were chasing a hit and run suspect yesterday afternoon... when the driver crashed right into the back of the aurora daycare. the crash happened around three at bri

crews say the fire in larimer county is also smaller than they thought -- 304 acres instead of 350. the wildfire began sunday near red feather lakes because of lightning. trash is piling up in the pike national forest -- and the forest service says it's not just because of the busy holiday weekend. they tell us it happens all the time. in the rampart range recreation area alone -- forest service crews built eight bear-proof dumpsters -- which they say they find overflowing after every weekend. the dumpsters specifically tell people to take their trash somewhere else if the whole goal is to make sure the trash doesn't attract bears -- and of course protect the surrounding environment. more people, more drivers, more traffic. there's no doubt colorado is growing. and starting january first - you need to have at least 3 people in your car to travel in the hov lane for free on the i25 and us 36 express lanes. cdot says putting more people in less cars should help cdot is expecting a tough transition for many people, used to usinth toll lanes for free with 2 people in the car. they have

larimer county coroner releasing the name of the woman found dead inside a car. 39 year-old sanchez. >> . last friday. police officers found her body in a vehicle. parked in a farmers field. sanchez was rep from north glen. back on september 18. two elementary school students. and a teacher. are recovering tonight. after they were shot on a school playground. this that happened parents rushed to the school. some not knowing if their children were safe. >> . >> the future is set for a man who patrol cadet. he will spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> . today a jury found him guilty of 13 charges. 28 year-old led troopers on a high speed chase last may. and thro*ef through a crash scene. near longmont. he hit and killed a 21 year-old cadet. and injured veteran trooper. he will receive a mandatory sentence of life. without parole. for first degree murder. charges in november. >> . fresh off the first debate. clinton is trying to win over younger voters. today her former rival joined today she talked about making college affordable. pushing her plan for free public college tuition.

clouds in larimer county but that's it. for your bus stop forecast this kids ready for school, nice temperatures in the 50s. let's check in with joel, good morning. >>> an accident in the eastbound direction of i-70. it's blocking the far left lane. take a look at the pictures from copter4. two cars involved in the accident. the white car not much left of the back end of the car. you can see the heavy police presence we have and the behind this. if you're coming from the west heading in the eastbound direction take a look at the map. you can see the delays and that solid line of red as everybody moves to single file in the eastbound direction from colfax. 6th and colfax are your best options. keep in mind you have to head in the northbound direction before i-25 to avoid the heaviest part of the traffic. taking a look across the denver metro area, an accident f along there and a stall in the southbound direction of i-25 as you get to 6th. if you're about to get in your car, turn on our partners for the latest traffic and cbs

. >>> larimer county is dealing it is 9:16 am and this is a live look from red rocks, the 11, 2001. this large group is climbing 110 steps, that is for the 110 stories at the world trade center that went down 15 years ago. hard to believe it has been that long. >> experts are trying to figure out why there are so many west larimer county has had 28 cases this year, the most in the state. this have sprayed the county a couple of times this year and researchers say warm weather and a large number of birds can need to spikes in these cases. >>> construction is underway for la's tallest building, the wilshire grand tower, workers had some fun in the air, take a look, they snapped this picture 1100 feet in the air while adding the spire. it makes me dizzy. the tower opens next year. >> i've never bungee jumped or anything like that, you see something like that and it is creepy. >> i guess if you are strapped in you feel safer. >> today eric it will be warm, we are seeing increasing cloud cover and we started the day sunny but this afternoon breezy conditions will prevail before a major c

will be back in a larimer county court room today. tanner flores has a status hearing this afternoon. he faces murder and kidnapping charges for the disappearance and death of 18-year- old ashley doolittle. she went missing on june ninth... her body was later found in flores' truck. it can be seen in broad daylight -- heroin use along the cherry creek trail... it's prompted a lot of questions -- and criticism. now -- denver parks and rec says they have a plan. if people are caught distributing, selling or consuming drugs at city parks -- police now have the ability to ban them from the area. anyone caught on a park or greenway would be suspended from that location - for 90 days. if they come back drug addiction experts are skeptical... they say...the rule means drug users will just go somewhere else -- instead of seeking help. you've heard it before -- problems on r-t-d's a-line - the train to the plane. the general manager of rtd told us weeks ago - they had no indication there would be any issues duringti opened. but records show --

. >>> despite larimer county sheriff's office recommendations to evacuate, some people refuse to leave along county road 59. the fire has burned 350 acres so far. no homes have been lost this morning. >>> this morning we're learning more about the claims to revitalize a stretch of the obtained more than 2,000 feet of water they're using for environmental services. our partners at the denver post say officials want to restore the river to conditions that trout can reproduce in. >>> nice weatherryesterday. the clouds were nice and cooler. the same scenario today. a few clouds early on and patchy fog is clearing out. back in the mid upper 80s today. pockets and highs are a few degrees above normal. we will be cooler by friday. in fact, quiie a bit cooler. we'll talk about that coming up. first today you're stepping out the door to low 60s. at about 72 degrees by 10:00 and then mid to upper 80s between about 3:00 and 4:00. skies clearing and more sunshine this afternoon and then overnight some pretty mild temperatures. baileys about ten degrees cooler in grand lake this afternoon a high of

so, today firefighters are apparently getting a better handle on the starwood wildfire in larimer county. it's about 35% contained. we now know it was lightning that sparked the flames to 350 acres near red feathers lake. i guess that's helping. we've got 35% containment. the chain itt educational campuses. just days after the u.s. department of education banned it from using new students who use federal financial aid. the company that operates vocational schools announced in a statement today that it's ending academic operations at all of its more than 130 campuses across 38 states. the company which is based in indiana said its move would have an impact hundreds of thousands of students and 8,000 employees. itt educational says it was forced to take this action after the u.s. department of education issued a ban on enrolling new students who rely on federal financial aid. >> a man's dying wish to meet peyton manning has been granted, but unfortunately he won't be able to completely fulfill his dream. you see, he has been diagnosed with terminal our nbc affiliate says manning called him

it spread to 300 acres since yesterday afternoon near red feather lakes in larimer county. crews do have it 10% contained. the sheriff's office sent voluntary evacuation notices to dozens of people living in the mill creek subdivision. >> approximately 30 structures were threatened. thankfully there been no reports of damage and no reports of injuries. >> deputies are asking that people who decide to evacuate put a towel or sheet on their house that's road. tonight at 6:30 the sheriff's office will update the community at a meeting at the livermore community church. >>> that area of colorado is considered abnormally dry by the u.s. drought monitor. higher humidity did help them today. the fire is slowly moving toward the northwest. >>> park rangers believe they found the body of a hiker from denver who went missing in grand teton national park in wyoming. during a flight last night they discovered a body matching the description of 21-year-old rene

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. >>> it only took a few hours for the starwood fire in larimer county to spread to 300 acres. the fire began this afternoon and is burning northwest fort collins near red feather lake. flames threatened around 30 structures. one subdivision was advised to evacuate. crews have the fire 10% contained. they will be work on that all evening. >> the fire will be staffed this evening in a patrol status. tomorrow morning we have additional resources coming in. and then we will continue with operations and direct suppression tomorrow morning. >> roads are still open though crews have placed roadblocks in areas so firefighters can freely access the fire. under investigation. >>> and winds certainly caused a lot of problems for firefighters along the front lines. let's bring in meteorologist becky ditchfield. the winds have died down some. >> they have. still expect it to be breezy from time to time. christine as the night goes on, right now partly cloudy skies. the storms that were impacting the front range have shifted further to the east. so now gusts up at 33 miles per hour at dove

and mayor larimer county and weld and logan as well. tomorrow there is a couple of things on the weather map we are watching. high pressure over the four corners and there is a storm system in wyoming. one of those will be winning out. we'll tell you which one. we also have the effects of tropical storm payne. the five-day forecast is very interesting. you want to stick arou that one. >> thank you, dave. >>> new developments in the murder of a young mother in westminster. police have taken the suspect 31-year-old jared strange into custody. >> friends say he is the husband of the victim, 32-year- old roxanne holkeen. >> cbs4's melissa garcia is live at that complex near 70th place and stewart street. you spoke with family members who have an emotional plea? the community's help to bury the mother of five. she was shot here two weeks ago inside of her apartment where she lived with the suspect. he has been caught, but that leaves little closure for her loved ones. >> i didn't really realize how much i loved her until she's gone. >> repor

. >>> crews in larimer county are working on a slow-moving grass fire. the dakota ridge fire is 15 akers. the sheriff's office said an initial report shows the flames started because of a blown transformer. some have been alerted to ready to leave in case of an evacuation. >>> two federal hearings happening this morning after 1200 horses removed. jamie leary has been in the courtroom since it started at 9:00 this morning. what to, you know? >> reporter: this first case involved the decision to remove horses from a specific area in which alternate between private and public. the campaign argued today that this is a deliberate effort by the blm and private landowners to eliminate wild horses. they said the numbers have fallen below the required amount because of blm's actions. it also is against blm's decision for land owners to call the agency and have horses removed if ey private land. the grazing association says this is a good way to manage the population. the american wild horse preservation campaign has a different opinion. >> we're in court today to

from vail to boulder county and into larimer county, that's how close, and that's how close the cold air is as well. big old low pressure system with its counterclockwise flow. and they're see something snow. a lot of times when these front comes through, they push the air ahead of them downslope. those are chinook winds or warming winds. tattoo why we got so warm today into the mid to upper 80s. the cold front on its heels, just about to come through, we're already seeing the gusty wins. and we'll cool it down by as much as 20 degrees. we're under the influence of a warm front today. that's why we had some nice temperatures around here. showers and thunderstorms into the great lakes region, and a few scattered over t a red flag warning until 8:00 tonight. the metro area down to trinidad, and is a freeze warning. it was a watch yesterday. now it is a freeze warning for the san luis valley. 10:00 pm tonight to 9:00 am tomorrow. and here it is, winter weather advisory from midnight tonight to 9:00 am tomorrow. it could drop 2-5 inches of snow. look west and you'll see that sunshine aro

boulder county and larimer county be on the guard tomorrow, if a fire were to start we will have this conditions that will cause it to spread. quickly. tonight warmer than we were last night, a lot of 40s and 50s should show up tonight and 40s in the higher elevations and near 60 in grand junction. warmer overnight. tomorrow very warm and 90s on the eastern plains, 91 or so with denver flirting with a record high 70s in the higher elevations and near 90 on the western slope. the five-day forecast for denver is quite a roller coaster ride, up near a record tomorrow, very dry and very windy, fire danger a big concern. cold front come through late sunday or early monday tom and not suspected to the 70s, 60s by tuesday, staying cool for the week and it looks very hopeful for some rain but the storm chances are pretty low and i think the big deal will be the temperature as it carries us right into the upcoming weekend. bottom line, a cool stretch of weather is on the way after summer's last stand tomorrow.>> look at those 40s for the lows.>>> thanks for watching cbs4 news and mazda saturda

that accident happened yesterday near the entrance to carter lake in larimer county. the driver of a white sedan or small suv bumped 43-year-old jason holden, causing him to fall off his bike and into the oncoming lane. holden was hit by another car and died. the cyclists who is beautiful but dangerous. >> we're given a 12-inch shoulder. so it doesn't allow much room to stay on the side of the road. and we have to ride that white line or just to the left. >> investigators searching for the first driver who did leave the scene. the second driver stayed and has not been cited. >>> a scathing report demands for a criminal investigation. the internal wauchl dog for the report saying the disastrous v.a. hospital project in aurora is the result of gross mismanagement. the massive project at least four years behind schedule, and it will end up costing nearly $1.7 billion, triple the initial estimate. a report shaz a new retired senior official knew the project was overbudget but didn't congress. the report doesn't address a possible criminal investigation, and coffman will k

crews expect a good day on the fire lines in larimer county. hello. the fire started afternoon yesterday. it started as two to three acres but quickly grew to 300 acres in about three hours. is then the teng about 30 structures. so far the fire is staying out of the trees. >>> primary-care of the fire is the surface, the brush and there was occasional torching of trees. it did not have an active crown run of any significance yesterday. >> there are 120 firefighter os seen that have crews hopefully -- hopefully, they will be able to get moreta as long as the forecast holds. as for the cause of the fire, investigators are headed to the scene, but there were storms in the area. fire danger is a real concern. >> reporter: it is and it is windy in some areas. on the western slope, we have winds around 20, close to 30 miles an hour. we have gusty winds almost at 40 miles an hour so it is humidity levels are very low. here in denver 14%. we have very low humidity in parts of the state and because of that we have red flag warning and very dry conditions. you

a community meeting being held tonight for people affected by the starwood fire burning in larimer county more than 120 firefighters are battling the flames. of already scored some 300 acres. authorities updated the situation today still just 10 percent contained the fire was discovered yesterday afternoon. first only covered a few acres with a quickly spread voluntary evacuation nurses were sent out to people in nearby subdivisions. if the weather patterns change in a becomes harder, in the fire does move, the number of evacuations may increase. at this point, were not anticipating that. no definitive word on what sparked the fire come the sheriff's office believe is a saturday night. tonight's public meeting begins at 630 at livermore clearly church the drivers park and rtd dirt on our 25 and broadway station now have to find a new place to leave their cars. just north of mississippi is permanently close because of construction on the property. can still find parking in the paved lot's of the station, which have around 1,000 spaces. happening tomorrow come in they will close the top 5 m

. >> reporter: the larimer county sher permits in his county, showing a dramatic increase. gun owners say it's likely he'll never have to draw his weapon but having it is peace of mind. >> it's better to have a gun bureau of investigation showing some similar trends. through july of this year, they are reporting more than 40,000 applications for the conceal and carry. halfway through this year, 2016, already their conceal and carry permits have surpassed 2015's total number. >>> new developments from grand junction. there's been a mistri jones accused in the killing of a mother who grew up on the front range and lived a double life as an escort. jones was one of her clients. the jury was deadlocked and said they would not reach a unanimous verdict. >>> firefighters are hoping families learn a valuable lesson after crews rescued a 5-year-old girl hiding in her closet during near kipling and morrison in lakewood. >> reporter: a hospital spokesperson was not able to tell us the condition due to privacy reasons but she is being treated here at swedish medical center for smoke i