Tonight tell fox 31 is as part of going after two women in aurora fox 31 joining us live with the latest. Suspected serial rapist is off the streets thanks to the courage of a young aurora woman she fought off wouldbe attacker and calls 911 police were called to this report apartment complex yesterday afternoon the woman pulled the man just knocked on our door asked for a drink of water and try to force his wife and she managed to play free and called for help tracked the suspect they arrested 25yard ricardo he was carrying a a bag third of clastic subtilis they also found close on a large kitchen knife and debated behind a bank investigators realized the ammo and description mass the suspect to attack another woman at the same apartment complex earlier this month according to Police Police say he motioned to put her baby down and repeatedly sexually assaulted her. As she pleaded please no report says he then told her she called the police he would kill her and her son and people were
Police are investigating a shooting on colfax west of yosemite this morning, they are not telling us anything about victims or a suspect. We will let you know when we learn more. Another unseasonably warm day expected, definitely hot for midoctober that means there could be a risk of another fire. This fire started in parker on thursday, the cause, sparks from a grinder a reminder they need to be extra careful if you are working on the house. Douglas county dealt with backtoback fires the latest yesterday afternoon near inspiration drive. Several miles east of 470, the fire spread quickly through a grass area. It was put out before reaching homes. Families preparing for a major storm, moving to the western part of the us, they are prepping for the worst storm potentially in about 50 years. We take a closer look at what residents are doing to prepare and how bad the storm is supposed to get. The Pacific Northwest in for a second round of high winds and heavy rain, the remnants of a paci
Reporter on this balmy fall sunday elizabeth fire crews worked to keep up aging equipment. Working well past the traditional fire season. The fire comes at any time of the year. Reporter because of us because of that elizabeth fires are coming to voters in three weeks asking for an extension for new fire and other equipment. What we are going to ask voters to do is not raise taxes, but allow us to continue a tax initiative. Reporter the chief says his crew responded to a wildfires last week alone. I believe everyone was threatening homes at some point. Homes are being built into these areas and it is in a much freeman fire continues to rage. Homeowners grateful for firefighter efforts. I want to commend the firefighters. They did a fantastic job. Reporter in fact, down in elizabeth tonight there is a fire alert in effect until 9 pm and along much of the front range. There is a red flag warning or a high wind warning. There are also concerns over the lantern festival at the Colorado Nat
Crews are out on frying pan road fighting a wildfire. Evacuations could be possible if the fire continues to spread. Well update you if anything changes. To the north of that fire, crews spent the night keeping their eyes peeled after a fire in gypsum were destroyed. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The threat of more fires is very real as in colorado. Boulder county is under a red flag warning through this evening. The National Weather service is warning of near critical wildfire conditions. The most at risk areas are in the southern colorado mountains and valleys. Hazardous conditions are stretching up into wyoming and montana. Lets check in with belen de leon now. Our warm weather is contributing to that fire danger. It is drying out the fuels and these warm temperatures arent helping and get a handle on the fires existing. Lets take you to our maps. I want to show you where were at so far with the winds because we have stronger winds in and around the foothills a
Other cases that can use our attention. Lance hernandez denver 7. And this just in this mormer westminster former westminster bus driver has pled guilty to sex with a child. All right everybody it is that time of year again. Arapahoe ski basin will open for the season the high noon trail will be the only one open. We have all the information on ticket prices right now on thedenverchannel. Com. A basins friendly rival loveland tweeted congratulations saying they will be on the first chair sunday morning. Friday morning. Its beautiful oot there isnt it . Mike nelson has your first alert that there is a freeze warning. Freeze warning in effect as we expect temperatures in the upper 20s to around 30 degrees by early morning. Your plants come up. Your pipes if you havent turned off your Sprinkler System you may want to shut off the water inside and put an old blanket on the pipes outside. A little bit of light snow falling over the northern mountains. Picked up three to six inches of snow t