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[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Grand Lake, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] Lucas Ackerman, 33, was arrested under suspicion of DUI after the vehicle he was driving hit pedestrians on Highway 34 following a Fourth of July fireworks show in Grand Lake, according to Fox 31 in Denver. Ackerman, a female and an unspecified number of children left… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Interstate 80, Cheyenne, WY” marker=”no” z=”14″] Stephanie Gustafson of Carpenter, Wyoming was killed in a three-vehicle accident on the eastern edge of Cheyenne, according to K2TV in Casper. The accident, which happened just before 11 a.m., closed I-80 in both directions for about four hours. A tractor-trailer driven by James Black… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Denver, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] Three members of the Denver Broncos organization have been arrested for drunken driving within a seven-week span, including two team executives, according to The Denver Post. On July 6, director of player personnel, Matt Russell, became the third member of the Broncos to be charged with a… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Boulder, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] A motorist suspected of road rage will not be charged in an accident that injured a Boulder cyclist because of lack of evidence, according to The Denver Post. Richie Cunningham, a professional triathlete, and three other professional triathletes were riding together when Shepherd Wolfe passed them in… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Interstate 35, Hinckley, MN” marker=”no” z=”14″] A Wyoming man was arrested by Minnesota State Patrol on June 26 for suspicion of killing a fellow Wyoming resident in a June 17 hit and run accident, according to the Forest Lake Times. Trevor Langlois, a 24-year-old Army veteran, had pulled over and was… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Cheyenne, WY” marker=”no” z=”14″] The site that would come to be known as Cheyenne, Wyoming was first established on July 5, 1867. Many flocked to the area early on due to the fact that it was along the path of the then under construction Union Pacific Railroad. Cheyenne’s early rapid population… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Colorado Springs, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] According to KGWN, an older woman was killed when the car she was driving was struck by a car drag racing on a public street in Colorado Springs, Colorado on June 23. The race driver who struck the woman also died. The driver of the car… read more
A writer for the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle believes that the state should institute a primary seat belt law and raise the fine for violators. The reason why is that according to a Governors Highway Safety Report, although seat belt use in the U.S. is at 86 percent, it drops to 76 percent in states that do… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Fort Collins, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] Fort Collins, Colorado was originally a military outpost for the U.S. Army established in 1864. In 1866, the area got its first school and church, and the following year, the fort was decommissioned. Fort Collins is the fourth largest city in Colorado with a population of… read more
Tomorrow is the Fourth of July, and like many people in the United States, you may be planning to spend the day celebrating with your family and/or friends. The Fourth is a wonderful holiday that celebrates the founding of this country with food, fireworks and festivities. Inevitably, as with any major holiday, the Fourth of… read more
