Xcel Energy to pay $640 million in settlement related to Marshall Fire
In December of 2021, the Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 buildings in Colorado’s Louisville, Superior, and unincorporated Boulder County. Nearly four years later, a settlement involving Xcel Energy has been reached.
The Denver Gazette’s Michael Braithwaite reports that Xcel Energy will pay “north of $640 million to resolve all the pending litigation,” with $350 million of that to be funded by the organization’s insurance.
Xcel holds steadfast in their statement that their equipment did not cause or contribute to the fire, not admitting any wrongdoing, fault, or negligence.
Read more about the settlement here.
6 mountain communities increase lodging taxes, 2 reject the tax hike
Rachael Wright
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Sundance Film Festival details Robert Redford tributes, legacy screenings | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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Rachael Wright
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Mary Shinn
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Updated 2 hours ago
Walter Knight left for the Pacific Theater of World War II in 1943, armed with an Army medic bag instead of a rifle. He got selected for the job in part because he had some experience working with patients, transporting...
Aurora’s new councilmembers to focus on consent decree, decorum, public comment
Kyla Pearce
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Updated 2 days ago
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Appeals court reverses Fremont County judge’s sanction on DA’s office over evidence misunderstanding
Michael Karlik
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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that a Fremont County judge was wrong to reduce the severity of a criminal charge because she believed the district attorney’s office failed to turn over police reports that, in reality, did not exist....
Republicans swat down Democratic offer to end shutdown as impasse continues into 38th day
Mary Clare Jalonick
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Updated 2 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly swatted down a Democratic offer to reopen the government and extend expiring health care subsidies for a year, calling it a “nonstarter” as the partisan impasse over the shutdown continued into...
Tensions flare in Adams 14 as school board member films speakers during public comment
Nico Brambila
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Updated 1 day ago
As Nicholas Hernandez approached the podium to speak during public comment, Adams 14 School Board Director Luz “Lucy” Molina-Aguayo pulled out her cellphone and began filming. She did the same when others spoke during an Oct. 21 meeting, including former...
Judicial discipline changes moving at a slow pace
David Migoya
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Updated 2 days ago
Colorado’s judicial system is barely closer to fixing what some have called a broken process of disciplining judges a year after voters approved a new method of dealing with the issue and eight months after revelations the state fosters a...
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