DENVER (KDVR) — Snow will continue to fall over the Front Range and foothills Thursday, impacting travel through Friday morning in the Denver weather forecast.
Weather today: Snow all day long
This snow will stick around through the rest of Thursday with lasting travel impacts. Temperatures will hover right above the freezing mark with a brisk wind at 10-20 mph.
Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on March 14
Winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories will remain in effect through 6 a.m. on Friday. The map includes snowstorm totals.
Weather tonight: Snow tapers off
The snow will start to taper off Thursday night with lower snowfall rates after sunset. Lows stay in the upper 20s with winds slowing as well.
Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on March 14
Looking ahead: Clearing and warming over the weekend
The snow will end on Friday in the Front Range at around sunrise with gradual clearing into the mid-afternoon. Highs will be cool in the low 40s, but some melting will begin.
The weekend looks comfortable with more sunshine in the forecast as highs make it into the upper 40s on Saturday and Sunday.
Pinpoint Weather 7-day forecast on March 14
Denver kicks off the next week with just above-average highs in the upper 50s and sunny skies on Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday continue the mainly sunny skies with comfy highs in the low 60s.
Broncos designate Wilson as post-June 1 release, hit record dead cap charge
DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Broncos are ready to take the hit — make that a $53 million punch in the gut.
On Wednesday, the Denver Broncos officially released Russell Wilson with a post-June 1 designation. With this move, the Broncos will spread Wilson’s $85 million dead cap as $53 million in 2024 and $32 million in 2025.
The $53 million dead cap charge will represent the largest in NFL history. It accounts for 20.52% of Denver’s adjusted salary cap in 2024.
“The decision will be driven by what’s in the best interest of this football team winning games,” owner and CEO Greg Penner said in January at the end of the 2023 season. “We know we have a lot of work to do to get to where we want to be. This offseason is going to be a busy one.”
Broncos carrying $69M dead cap this season
So far this offseason, Denver has restructured the contracts of defensive lineman Zach Allen and left guard Ben Powers, which have yielded an extra $20 million in cap space for 2024. In addition, they traded wide receiver Jerry Jeudy and released Pro Bowl safety Justin Simmons.
At the NFL Combine, general manager George Paton said the Broncos would be “strategic” this offseason.
Counting Wilson’s figure, the Broncos will carry around $69 million of dead cap this season, according to Spotrac.
Wilson agreed to a one-year, league minimum contract of $1.21 million with the Pittsburgh Steelers. This figure and any bonuses achieved for Willson in 2024 will be subtracted from the Broncos dead cap figure in 2025.
The Broncos will host Pittsburgh at Empower Field at Mile High during the 2024 season.
On Feb. 2 at around 7:30 p.m., the Brighton Police Department was called to the intersection of South 18th Avenue and East Bridge Street for reports of a hit-and-run crash.
A 19-year-old woman, identified as Thalia Morrison, was hit while she was crossing the street by a driver who ran a red light.
“It was in a blink of an eye,” Morrison said. “I just remember I smiled at my friend and he turned around and said he just heard a thud.”
She suffered severe injuries that required multiple surgeries.
Morrison is recovering from three broken ribs, a punctured lung and surgery on her collarbone, leg, pelvis and stomach.
A Brighton woman is speaking out after surviving a horrific hit-and-run crash. Police are still looking for the person responsible.
Her family has set up a GoFundMe to help with medical costs.
Police said the suspect was driving a stolen 2007 red Honda Civic, which was found in a parking lot near the crash site.
Police have released surveillance video of the suspect running away from the scene of a hit-and-run at the intersection of South 18th Avenue and East Bridge Street in Brighton.
The suspect allegedly fled the scene on foot heading north on North 19th Avenue.
Brighton police are looking for the suspect who is described as:
Middle-aged
Hispanic man
Last seen wearing gray basketball shorts, black shirt and black hat
Although the video is short and the man’s identity is vague, Morrison’s family and police hope someone knows something about the incident and will come forward to help find the driver.
Anyone who has information on the suspect or may have witnessed the crash is asked to call the Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867. Tipsters can remain anonymous and still be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.
DENVER (KDVR) — A family living in their car is looking for a permanent place to call home, but a past eviction is making it challenging.
In Denver, 1 in 3 households is paying more than a third of their income toward housing, according to the city’s website.
Leticia Dela Rosa and her husband told FOX31 they are currently living out of their car with their dog, Cash, after being evicted in 2022.
“This is the first time for me to be in this situation,” Dela Rosa said. “It’s just been so hard. I’ve made mistakes in my past, which I don’t feel like it should be held over my head, especially because I’m getting assistance. You’re going to be guaranteed rent every month, and they don’t look at that part of it.”
Past evictions can block some rental applications
With some help from the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Dela Rosa said they’re receiving rental assistance, but with an eviction on their record, the application process has been challenging.
“We get down to the question, ‘Have you ever been evicted from a place within the last seven years?’ And unfortunately, the answer is yes. Some of the applications don’t even let you proceed after that,” Dela Rosa said.
It is a challenge many Coloradans are facing. A report from Colorado Housing Connects shows evictions are already trending higher than last year.
According to a report from Colorado Housing Connects, evictions are trending higher than in 2023. (Courtesy: Colorado Housing Connects)
“I hope it doesn’t last too much longer, but I’m losing hope,” Dela Rosa said. “I’m just hoping someone gives me a chance to have a place to call home.”
“A foot of snow. I’m not looking forward to it, but we do the best we can,” Dela Rosa said. “We have each other and our dog likes to cuddle, so he provides good warmth, and we just try to get by.”
DENVER (KDVR) — Only a handful of months after announcing his intent to not run for reelection, U.S. Representative Ken Buck has announced his intent to resign from the House by March 22.
In a brief message sent Tuesday morning, the Republican from Windsor said his terms in office were “an honor.”
“It has been an honor to serve the people of Colorado’s 4th District in Congress for the past 9 years. I want to thank them for their support and encouragement throughout the years. Today, I am announcing that I will depart Congress at the end of next week,” Buck wrote in his release. “I look forward to staying involved in our political process, as well as spending more time in Colorado and with my family.”
Buck has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since November 2014 and is currently assigned to the House Judiciary Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee.
Buck has previously discussed fractures in the Republican party that impacted his decision, telling MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” that he’s been “disappointed with our inability in Congress to deal with major issues,” and said the Republican Party has continued to “rely on the Jan. 6 narrative and the political prisoners from Jan. 6,” among other divisions.
Two weeks ago, Buck introduced a resolution that calls on the Cabinet to remove President Joe Biden through the 25th Amendment, citing Biden’s mental and physical health.
DENVER (KDVR) — As Coloradans brace for another round of possible snow, experts are keeping a close eye on the heightened risk for landslides.
This is the time of year that landslides are more likely to occur, according to experts, because of the snowmelt paired with frequent spring rainstorms.
Hydrologist Thomas Bellinger, an adjunct professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at Metropolitan State University of Denver, said the water from the snowpack could do the most damage, especially if it continues to thaw and freeze again.
“When water freezes, it expands, so it might create a large fissure, or it might spread the rocks a little bit. Then, if it melts again, it’ll be water that’s still trapped in the rock, but if it freezes again, that back-and-forth motion will tend to weaken the rocks or potentially weaken the soil underneath the rocks and cause it to break away,” Bellinger said.
Drivers, keep watch for these signs of landslides
Last week, Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon was closed for a few hours as crews worked to clear debris from a rockslide. Bellinger said constant precipitation come springtime can create instability in the soil.
“It might make the soil more muddy and less able to hold the material on top of it, and as that happens, it can act as a lubricant and essentially that slope will tend to fail,” Bellinger said.
The hazard is not always visible at first glance — a reminder of the dangers that can lie beneath the surface.
“If you are traveling along the highway, I know I tend to look up at the rocks after a big rainstorm, because that’s when they tend to fall,” Bellinger said. “Or you might see rocks on the road, and that’s a road that you might want to keep your eyes open just in case.”
For the latest anticipated travel impacts and current road conditions, Colorado travel officials recommend checking COtrip.org.
DENVER (KDVR) — Denver Mayor Mike Johnston was in the Overland Park neighborhood off South Santa Fe Drive on Monday where a new micro-community officially opened.
The new community, known as La Paz, is part of Johnston’s “All in Mile High” initiative, which was announced a couple of weeks ago as part of Johnston’s 2024 goals and is the long-term name for the House1000 initiative.
The micro-community will be home to a stretch of 60 tiny homes. Some 95 unhoused people from a select encampment off Colfax will be moved on Tuesday, with 60 of them moving into the La Paz community.
However, neighbors who live in the Overland Park neighborhood have voiced their concerns.
FOX31’s Courtney Fromm was at the micro-community where an alley separated neighbors from the tiny homes.
Johnston was at the community on Monday and addressed safety concerns. He said the community will be gated, secured and staffed 24/7 to help with any conflicts and situations.
Fromm asked Johnston about possible drug use on the property and was told that residents would only be kicked out of the community if they were caught with guns and weapons or if they were dealing drugs.
“It means we do not screen up front to say, ‘Have you gone through a drug rehab program? Have you already gone through a workforce training program? Have you already completed mental health services?’ What we know is it’s very hard to receive those services if you’re living in a tent every night and not sure if you are going to freeze to death or get attacked in the middle of the night,” said Johnston.
The goal of the community is to offer all sorts of services and stability with the end goal of getting people into permanent housing.
DENVER (KDVR) — Almost a week after the Broncos announced the release of quarterback Russell Wilson, the football star has announced plans to join the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“Obviously the financial part of this is a significant component,” owner and chief executive officer Greg Penner said in January. “But that’s not what will drive the decision. The decision will be driven on what’s the best interest of this football team winning games.”
Wilson’s new team was announced only a day after the Broncos announced they were trading wide receiver Jerry Jeudy to the Cleveland Browns for the fifth and sixth-round draft picks.
This is a developing story. More information will be added as FOX31 learns about Wilson’s salary, plans and additional details.
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche forward Logan O’Connor will undergo hip surgery this week and miss the rest of the season, coach Jared Bednar said Sunday.
O’Connor has missed six games since the All-Star break all related to the injury. He had 13 goals and 12 assists in 57 games this season. Bednar said there’s no timeline on O’Connor’s return or if he will be ready for training camp next season.
“Just depends on what they go in and find and what they end up doing,” explained Bednar, whose team begins a four-game trip Tuesday in Calgary.
The Avalanche made a bevy of moves at the trade deadline in an effort to bolster their depth. They acquired defenseman Sean Walker from Philadelphia and center Casey Mittelstadt from Buffalo. Then, they added forward Brandon Duhaime from Minnesota and center Yakov Trenin from Nashville. They also got back Valeri Nichushkin, who missed about two months after receiving care through the player assistance program. He scored the OT winner against Minnesota on Friday.
Bednar said Sunday after practice that forward Zach Parise is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. The team also is currently dealing with a bout of sickness that’s running through the locker room, which has affected Artturi Lehkonen, Ross Colton and Jack Johnson.
Bednar addressed the possibility of a return by captain Gabriel Landeskog this season, saying the team has a potential date in mind — sometime in the playoff range — and will firmly stick to that. Landeskog had cartilage replacement surgery on his right knee in May and is missing a second straight season. The Swedish standout hasn’t played since the Stanley Cup clincher at Tampa Bay on June 26, 2022.
“He has a timeline that says, ’You’re not coming back before this date. Doesn’t matter how good you feel,’” Bednar explained. “We’re sticking to that. It’s his career. So we’re not going to play with that regardless of where we’re at in a playoff series. So that’s No. 1.
“He will not come back before that date, and then he’s got to get himself to the point, hopefully, that he can come back. We don’t have clarity on that.”
DENVER (KDVR) — An adult man died in a shooting in Fort Collins late Saturday night, according to police. The investigation was ongoing and no one was in custody for the shooting as of Sunday morning.
Fort Collins police said 911 received a call around 11:15 p.m. that someone had been shot at the apartments in the 700 block of Mangold Lane.
Officers arrived and found an adult man suffering from a gunshot wound. Lifesaving efforts were attempted, but the victim was ultimately pronounced dead.
According to detectives, this was believed to be a gang-related shooting.
However, details on why that is believed to be the case were not released to prevent retaliation for the incident.
Anyone with information who has not already talked with police was asked to contact Detective Corporal Julia Chenoweth at 970-416-2645.
ELIZABETH, Colo. (KDVR) — Elizabeth School District officials say they are not leaving any stone unturned when it comes to filling the more than 50 vacancies they have throughout the district.
On Saturday, school officials held a job fair. It’s one way the district is looking to fill the open jobs.
About 60 people came out. Ten were even hired on the spot — five teachers and five paraprofessionals. Another eight people signed up to be substitute teachers.
Rural districts in general have difficulties with attracting and retaining staff, especially when nearby districts can pay more. Elizabeth School District is taking a multi-layer approach when it comes to recruiting and retaining its teachers.
“Teaching in the metro area is very different than teaching in rural Colorado,” said Dan Snowberger, superintendent of Elizabeth School District. “Something we’re trying to highlight as a school district here in Elizabeth.”
He says part of the approach is not only thinking outside of the box but also outside of the traditional pay scale.
“Our school funding formula is really outdated and school districts really aren’t funded at the same level as our metro district colleagues,” he said “So, rural school districts have to do something different to reward teachers for their contributions.”
The district recently changed its compensation system: No longer do teachers have to wait a year to get a small pay increase.
“Teachers now are able to advance on the salary system based upon contributions or leadership based on their own personal development,” said Snowberger.
On the old teacher salary schedule educators starting would make around $40,000. On the new schedule, they will receive a minimum bump of $3,000.
Every year for the first five years, if teachers stay within the district they will get a $1,000 annual increase in pay.
Substitute teachers also needed in Colorado’s rural districts
“I’m looking at potentially substitute teaching,” said Sarah.
She was one of the dozens of job seekers who came out Saturday morning. She also has a middle school child in the district.
“I thought it was a good opportunity to just kind of check out how I can contribute to my community a little bit,” she said. “I’m in a situation where I had availability so I thought there’s an opportunity where I can come in and help and see what education looks like.”
Amber Sorg, who will become principal of Singing Hills Elementary this coming school year, said she has worked in larger districts before but prefers a smaller setting.
“I think it’s a good way to be a part of a family. I think when you’re in a large district like I’ve been in you sort of feel like a number,” she said. “I definitely think in a small town you get to be a part of a community. Not just a number but they really know you in a small town. “
Administrators haven’t had a particularly easy time finding teachers, but say the last few years have been more difficult than ever.
“There’s been fewer and fewer educators and fewer and fewer young people going into the profession,” said Tony Vruggink, principal at Legacy Academy. “So, it’s good to see the interest in knowing that it’s not so hard to find educators anymore. People are willing to come in and work In the field with kids, and learn and be a part of the team.”
All teachers in the Elizabeth Schoo District will get the $3,000 bump in pay by next school year. Some will get more depending on various factors.
To view a full list of the vacancies available for registration or application go to the Elizabeth School District’s website.
The move will be made official on March 13th, 2PM MT.
Jeudy, 24, had been with the Broncos since being drafted as the 15th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. He is in the final year of his contract. He was set to play on the fifth-year option with a $12.987 million guaranteed contract.
With the trade, the Broncos will not add any dead cap, clearing up almost $13 million of salary space.
Jeudy finished 2023 with 54 receptions, 758 yards and two touchdowns.
With the trade, the Broncos will receive the Browns’ fifth and sixth-round draft picks or the No. 135 and No. 202 overall picks.
The Broncos have made several other changes to the roster during the offseason.
DENVER (KDVR) — It sounds like a perfect tradeoff: free ice cream in exchange for your new or gently-used socks.
Sam Rose, founder and “cream executive officer” of Denver’s RoseBud Ice Cream, is holding a sock drive later this month to collect socks for Denver’s homeless and migrant populations. Socks collected will be donated to the Richard T. Castro Human Services Center to help keep people warm.
“(Socks are) typically the most under-donated piece of apparel at donation drives. So we’re just going to set up a booth, have people come in and donate clean or lightly-used socks, and in exchange for their socks, they get some free ice cream,” Rose told FOX31.
He hopes to collect hundreds of pairs of socks. As an added incentive, Rose said all donors will be entered into a raffle to win an entire month’s worth of free RoseBud Ice Cream.
The sock drive will be held Saturday, March 30, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Leever’s Locavore on 38th Avenue in Denver.
DENVER (KDVR) — Sunshine and a warming trend move into Denver’s weather just in time for the weekend.
Weather tonight: Clearing, chilly
Lingering snow showers will end Friday evening from north to south. This will be followed by clearing clouds and chilly temperatures falling to a low of around 20 degrees.
Weather tomorrow: Sunny, seasonal
Sunshine returns to the forecast Saturday. This will help temperatures climb to the low-to-mid 50s, which is right in line with normal for this time of year.
Looking ahead: Warmer end to the weekend, next chance for showers
On Sunday, sunshine and an uptick in a southwesterly breeze will keep a warming trend going. Highs will climb to the low-to-mid-60s, which is about 10 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year.
On Monday, a weak system will bring the chance for snow to the high country. This will push in a few more clouds in the Denver area, but westerly flow will aid in keeping temperatures about 10 degrees above average.
The next big change moves in Tuesday night into Wednesday. A cold front will move across the state not only dropping temperatures, but bringing in the next chance for rain and snow.
DENVER (KDVR) — The debate over fentanyl penalties was back at the Colorado Capitol this week.
A bill before a House committee on Wednesday would have made having any amount of fentanyl a felony. If this debate sounds familiar, it is — two years ago, Colorado passed a law to lower the threshold for felony fentanyl possession from 4 grams to 1 gram.
But some say that is still not enough and want a felony charge for having any amount of the deadly drug. The Republican-led bill was sponsored by state Rep. Mike Lynch, of Larimer and Weld counties, and state Sen. Byron Pelton, of the far northeast plains.
Right now, people caught with more than 1 gram of fentanyl can argue that they did not know it was in the drug, but the bill would also eliminate that clause.
Fentanyl penalties in Colorado up for debate
The debate continues about punishing people for having fentanyl versus getting them into treatment programs. Progressives at the Capitol favor treatment, but others say punishment needs to be increased.
Nonetheless, the fentanyl crisis is still having an impact in Colorado, and it is getting worse.
Preliminary data from the state shows 948 people died from fentanyl overdoses last year, an increase from 2022. Federal agents also seized the equivalent of 2.61 million fentanyl pills in Colorado — about 940 pounds worth of the drug that can be deadly in just a few milligrams.
But lawmakers this week rejected tougher laws around fentanyl possession. The bill failed in the House Judiciary committee in an 8-3 vote along party lines.
DENVER (KDVR) — Super Tuesday essentially solidified what many in the U.S. hoped would not happen: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump facing off again in 2024.
Numerous polls show a majority of Americans do not want to see a 2020 rematch. This week on “Colorado Point of View,” Republican and Democratic analysts say it could lead to lower voter turnout.
Republican analyst Michael Fields said the scenario reminds him of 2016, “when you had Hillary and Trump that people didn’t want either. When people aren’t excited about either candidate, you do see lower turnout potentially.”
Still, Fields said important issues will likely drive people out to vote.
“You also have historic times in terms of what’s happening with the economy, foreign policy, immigration. I think some of the issues might drive people out,” Fields said.
Democratic analyst Andy Boian agreed but added: “I think that is immigration. It’s the economy and it’s choice. I think those issues will drive the voters, but lower voter turnout is probably expected.”
Watch the full conversation on “Colorado Point of View” on Sunday at 7:30 a.m. on Colorado’s Very Own Channel 2.
AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — A fearless Aurora veteran plans to jump from an airplane at age 75 to pay tribute to local Marines and help raise money for a Colorado veterans memorial.
And what is Paula Sarlls doing to prepare for the jump?
“I pray a lot,” she joked.
It will not be the first jump for Sarlls. She also went skydiving 12 years ago.
“Anybody can do it. It’s not hard. You just gotta make that first little inch out of the plane,” she told FOX31.
Golden veterans memorial needs repairs
Sarlls is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, having served from 1967 to 1971. And she wants to honor a group of other Colorado Marine Corps veterans who mean the world to her, like Iwo Jima survivors Jim Blane and Don Whipple.
“Don Whipple is the veteran who inspired me to skydive. And he did it when he was 90, and I thought, well, now I can do it when I’m 90. But I don’t want to wait that long,” Sarlls joked.
She isn’t jumping just for fun. She’s doing it as a fundraiser for a veterans memorial in Golden. Sarlls is President of the USMC Memorial Foundation, and they’re in the middle of a costly renovation and expansion project.
Visitors to the memorial at Colfax Avenue and U.S. 6 will notice that there are crumbling walls and cracks in the concrete.
“And we just thought this would be a great way to maybe raise some funds and help us maybe maintain the memorial, and you know, raise some more money for the remodel project,” Sarlls said.
Paula Sarlls, 75, Aurora, first jumped out of an airplane 12 years ago. The U.S. Marine Corps veteran plans to do it again this month to raise money for the USMC Memorial in Golden, Colo. (Photo courtesy Paula Sarlls)
The plan to revamp the memorial is ambitious. When the project is finished, they’re planning for an Honor Plaza, a big new entry arch crowned with the Marine Corps emblem, a walk of valor and a memorial wall. They intend for it to be a gathering place to honor and remember the service and sacrifice of Coloradans who donned the uniform.
And if it takes jumping out of an airplane to jumpstart donations, Sarlls is more than willing — especially if it works out like it did the first time she went skydiving.
“They just made it so easy and so nice, it was spectacular,” she said.
DENVER (KDVR) — A new bill under consideration at the Colorado Capitol would override local housing density rules to allow more housing near transportation hubs.
Colorado’s affordable housing shortage has been a main legislative priority during the 2024 session, with legislators and Gov. Jared Polis sharing ideas for how they would like to solve the issue. The ideas have included allowing for more accessory dwelling units or even strengthening protections for construction workers so homeowners have fewer legal options to remedy defects.
Colorado House Bill 1313, Housing in Transit-Oriented Communities, was introduced in February. The Transportation, Housing and Local Government committee was scheduled to debate the matter on Wednesday afternoon. As presented, the bill would rezone areas near transit hubs to create denser, more walkable neighborhoods.
State Rep. Iman Jodeh, a prime sponsor of the bill and a Democrat representing Arapahoe County, spoke about the measure during a press conference on Wednesday.
“We want to encourage local communities to build more housing near transit, and we think that is a solution that can cut the cost of living and create more walkable neighborhoods,” she said.
Denser housing would be required by Colorado transit areas
As introduced, the bill would essentially force about 30 Colorado municipalities mostly along the Front Range to rezone housing areas near transit hubs. These areas would be called “transit-oriented communities.”
The definition in the bill requires these municipalities to have a local government entirely within a metropolitan planning organization, have a population of over 4,000 people and contain at least 75 acres of certain transit-related areas, like a commuter rail service. The proposed “denser” housing could mean more multifamily housing units, like townhomes, duplexes or apartment buildings with up to 10 floors.
The bill also has some strict timelines. By July 31, the Department of Local Affairs would be required to publish a map designating transit areas that would be used to calculate overall housing opportunity goals, and by Dec. 31, publish models and guidance to assist communities in meeting those goals.
Additionally, the bill requires a transit-oriented community to submit a progress report to the department every three years. There would also be monetary incentives from the state for the rezoning, and as currently written, the bill would appropriate $35 million to fund those incentives.
DENVER (KDVR) — Clouds will increase throughout the day on Wednesday with mild temperatures, however, a change is coming. Rain and snow arrive Thursday into Friday in the Denver weather forecast.
Weather today: Building clouds
Clouds will slowly increase on Wednesday with a small chance for a mountain snow shower and an evening sprinkle along the plains.
Highs on Wednesday will be above average in the upper 50s.
Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on March 6 (KDVR)
Weather tonight: Cloudy skies
Clouds continue to increase through Wednesday night with mild lows that dip into the lower 30s.
Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on March 6
Looking ahead: Rain and snow before a weekend warmup
Thursday has cloudy skies and cooler temperatures in the upper 40s.
Snow will arrive after noon on Thursday in the mountains and foothills, with rain showers in the Front Range in the early evening.
Denver will see a swap to snow overnight and into Friday morning. Snow will then taper off into early Friday afternoon with minimal accumulation in the metro. Denver could see an inch or two, but some of that accumulation will melt.
Pinpoint Weather: Winter weather watch on March 8
The foothills have a winter storm watch in effect and could see 3-11 inches of accumulation.
The Palmer Divide could see 2-4 inches of snow.
The morning commute on Friday could be slick in spots.
Highs in the upper 30s on Friday will also allow for some partial melting.
Pinpoint Weather 7-day forecast for Denver on March 6
More melting continues over the weekend with mostly sunny skies on Saturday as highs hit the low 50s.
Sunday is even warmer with temperatures in the low 60s with mainly sunny skies. Don’t forget to turn your clocks forward on Sunday morning.
The abundant sunshine sticks around for the start of next week with highs staying in the lower 60s.
DENVER (KDVR) — A bill that would make it harder for homeowners to sue construction companies for defects was introduced to the Colorado Senate on Tuesday.
Senate Bill 106, or the Right to Remedy Construction Defectsbill, was presented to the Senate’s Local Government and Housing Committee on Tuesday, introduced by Democrat senators Rachel Zenzinger, who represents Adams and Jefferson counties, and James Coleman, who represents Denver.
The measure, as currently constructed, would create several new procedures for bringing a lawsuit for a construction defect. First, it would allow a construction worker to remedy any claims made against them before being truly sued. The construction company would be allowed to solve the issue by doing work to remedy the defect or hiring someone else to perform the work.
The measure would prevent anyone from seeking damages for a construction company that fails to comply with building codes or industry standards unless the failure results in:
Actual damage to real or personal property;
Actual loss of the use of real or personal property;
Bodily injury or wrongful death; or
A risk of bodily injury or death to, or a threat to the life, health, or safety of, the occupants
Additionally, the actual property damage must be the result of a building code violation and cause an imminent risk of injury or death or threat to life, health, or safety.
The bill has sponsors from both parties and supporters say it will make the process cheaper and easier for home builders, which would help create more housing, faster. That’s something state leaders have pushed for, including Gov. Jared Polis.
In December, the governor laid out a “road map” to making housing more affordable that included measures like reducing regulations and removing red tape to allow for further development.
However, bill opposition members say this would lead to bad construction and would harm consumers.
