CASTLE ROCK, Colo. A Colorado nurse practitioner and midwife has joined the fight against Colorado's abortion reversal treatment ban. Chelsea Mynyk, owner of Castle Rock Women's Health, joined the Bella Health and Wellness v. Weiser case after a judge on Monday issued an order allowing her to intervene in the lawsuit. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says abortion reversal can be dangerous and "claims regarding abortion 'reversal' treatment are not based on science and do not meet clinical standards." Senate Bill 23-190 banned such treatment, stating Colorado healthcare ..read more

Two burglary suspects were taken into custody Tuesday morning after an hours-long manhunt, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office confirmed. The two people ran from a stolen car related to burglaries at two business in Sedalia and Happy Canyon, Douglas County Sheriff's Office public information officer Dep. Cocha Heyden confirmed to Denver7. Sheriff's deputies were called to a business alarm at Sedalia Liquors off N. Highway 85 just after 3:15 a.m. Tuesday, Dep. Heyden wrote in a news release. While headed there, a deputy saw a blue Ford-250 speeding away from the Conoco at Happy Canyon and Highw ..read more

Two lanes of northbound Interstate 25 at Castle Rock Parkway were blocked for a hazmat team cleanup Thursday morning, South Metro Fire Rescue said. A diesel fuel spill started after three-car crash on northbound I-25 between Castle Rock Parkway and Happy Canyon Road during the Thursday morning commute. A hazmat team was called in to absorb the fuel, South Metro Fire Rescue said. Three people were taken to the hospital as a result of the crash, South Metro Fire Rescue said. Two of them were seriously injured and the third had minory injuries. The cleanup backed traffic up through the Town of Ca ..read more

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. One person died in a house fire in Castle Rock on Tuesday afternoon and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. Castle Rock Fire and Rescue said a person reported a house fire just before 1 p.m. When firefighters responded to the scene, which was near the intersection of Lewis Street and Sixth Street just south of the Castle Rock they learned a person was possibly trapped in the basement, where the fire was burning. 1 person dies in house fire in Castle Rock Crews arrived at 12:59 p.m. and found smoke coming out of the structure, Castle Rock Fire and Rescue said ..read more

UPDATE | 9:42 a.m. | Janaya Trujillo, Richard Trujillo Jr. and Faith Trujillo were found safely in Castle Rock, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. Two Commerce City children and their mother were reported missing from a Target store in Edgewater Saturday evening, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said in a missing person alert. The family possibly left the store in a blue 2015 Toyota RAV4 with the Colorado license plate: DKO-950, according to the CBI. Janaya is described as 5 feet 2 inches tall, 125 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She had on a black jacket, black pant ..read more

The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission voted in favor of new rules for some lawn and garden equipment Friday morning. Commissioners passed the motion unanimously, with a 8-0 vote. The move would ban gas-powered push lawn mowers and handheld landscaping tools under 25 horse power on state property. The new rules would ban the same equipment under 10 horsepower on public property across the Front Range between Castle Rock and Fort Collins. It's important to emphasize these changes will not impact homeowners on their private property. "It covers all other government property, including your ..read more

Denvers weather forecast shows potential snow totals ranging from 2 to 6 inches or more for the next big weather maker blowing through the metro starting Friday through the day Saturday, according to the latest weather models, but there remains uncertainty as to how much snow will fall in the metro. Denver's potential snow fall predictions continued to change on Thursday with Denver7 Chief Meteorologist Mike Nelson estimating between 3 to 6 inches of snow for the lower elevations along the Front Range. "A pretty decent little snow maker," said Nelson. "Over the weekend cold and next week a lit ..read more

The weekend winter storm is expected to bring heavy snow to Colorado's high country and areas south of Denver, but the metro area is under a winter storm watch for the potential of up to six inches of snow in some areas. A winter storm warning is in effect for Elbert, Central and east Douglas counties, where between five and 10 inches of snow is possible. Travel along I-25 south could become hazardous as could conditions on I-70 in the mountains. Below, you can find updates related to traffic and weather as the storm moves through. Refresh this page for the latest. If reading this in the Denve ..read more

Colorados weather forecast is looking a little uncertain for the Denver metro and Front Range area over the next 24 hours as a significant winter storm is set to dump heavy snow in the high country. In a change from Friday morning's update, the National Weather Service (NWS) in Boulder has now placed Denver under a winter storm watch starting 8 a.m. Saturday through 5 a.m. Sunday for the potential of up to 6 inches of snow. The NWS stressed there is "considerable uncertainty" around the amount of snow expected in the metro and weather forecasters continued to expect Denver to fall under the lo ..read more

A winter storm continues to blast Colorados mountains bringing treacherous travel conditions on Thursday as a cold front pushes through the eastern part of the state plunging temperatures in the Denver metro area and eastern plains. After warming into the low 50s in the metro early in the day,, the passing front was expected to drop temps up to 20 degrees in an hour, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Boulder. Temps were expected to fall into the upper 20s but with the winds it would feel as low as 10 degrees outside. "Our temps went from 48 degrees at 11 a.m. to 30 degrees by ..read more