HIT-AND-RUN VICTIM NAMED
The person killed Thursday night in a hit-and-run crash has been identified as an 18-year-old woman.
The Denver Medical examiner’s Office said in a news release that Dominique Amos died at Denver Health Medical Center.
Police said she was struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Leetsdale Drive and Quebec Street.
The medical examiner said Amos died of blunt force injuries.
Worker injured; oil site burns.
WINDSOR» A fire at an oil site on Friday night near Windsor injured a worker who was taken to a local hospital.
The fire broke out at about 8:45 p.m. at a facility near Colorado 392 and Weld County Road 21, according to the Weld County Sheriff’s office.
Further details on the worker’s injures were not released. Flames from the fire lit up the night sky and some area residents posted photos and videos on social media.
The cause of the fire, described as a industrial accident, is being investigated by Windsor Fire Department.
Man arrested in child’s death.
LAKEWOOD» Police have arrested a man on suspicion of child abuse resulting in the death of his three-month-old daughter.
Lakewood Police arrested 38-year-old Kelly Kerr on Thursday. Jail and court records don’t indicate whether Kerr has an attorney.
Authorities say they received a 911 call on July 21 reporting that Olivia Hobbs wasn’t breathing. Paramedics found the girl wasn’t responsive when they arrived at the Lakewood home and she died a few days later at a hospital.
Police say Kerr was the only person home at the time of the emergency call.
Man arrested in shooting death of 17-year-old.
A man suspected of fatally shooting a teenaged girl in Denver has been arrested.
Shamil Jefferson, 25, is being held on suspicion of first-degree murder, police said on Friday.
Officers were called Thursday evening to East 46th Avenue and Ceylon Court, in the Green Valley Ranch area, on a death investigation. The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner on Friday identified the victim as 17-yearold Zalynnda Kassogue. She died of gunshot wounds at the scene of the shooting, the coroner’s office said.
Colorado firm gets OK to expand coal mine.
U.S. officials have approved a 60million ton expansion of a southeastern Montana coal mine that serves one of the largest power plants in the western United States, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s office said Friday.
The approval will extend the life of Westmoreland Coal Company’s Rosebud Mine by 19 years and adds 10.5 square miles to the 40-square-mile strip mine, Zinke spokeswoman Heather Swift said.
The move comes as Westmoreland has seen its stock price plummet over the past year, prompting speculation the Englewood, Colorado-based company could be headed for bankruptcy. Chief Executive Officer Kevin Paprzycki stepped down last month shortly after Westmoreland reported a $107 million loss through the first three quarters of 2017. The Rosebud mine serves the 2,100-megawatt Colstrip power plant.