Conifer News

Two Loveland Starbucks locations are on the list of the 600 stores across the nation the company will close.

Debra Arp was given an appreciation plaque by the Jefferson County S.W.A.T. Team upon her retirement form the Arvada Police Department.

So, you're going to have a houseguest in August. Buck up, Bucko. It's just one of the joys of living along the Front Range during the Democratic National Convention.

A Conifer man was sentenced Thursday for shooting the family dog in front of his four children after the dog took food off his plate.

Editor's note: The following information comes from official police and sheriff's department incident reports.

From the Colorado State Patrol:

On May 24, 2008 at approximately 12:00 P.M., Colorado State Troopers responded to a fatal crash on South Warhawk Road south of Shadow Mountain Road in Jefferson County. A white 1982 Am Gen Jeep was northbound on S. Warhawk Road. The vehicle traveled off of the right side of the roadway and into a small ditch colliding into the embankment. The vehicle then rolled 1/4 time onto its right side, and the driver was ejected from the right side door.

The unrestrained female driver sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Jefferson County Coroner.

Alcohol or drugs are not suspected as contributing factors.

The vehicle was a contract carrier for the US Postal Service. The mail was emoved by the USPS Postal Inspector.

Next of kin have not been notified.

Yo, Dwayne. You still searching for that wallet you lost in the mid-1970s? Looks like Patricia Calhoun, the editor for our sister paper up in Denver, has finally tracked it down . via Houstoned

UPDATES ON 4'OCLOCK @ 9NEWS KUSA - Jefferson County students will start the school season nine days earlier than normal next year. via 9NEWS

Motorists who venture along the main north-south highway that runs from Denver to the New Mexico border will see a new name for it: that of a former Colorado Gov.

Sentencing has been continued until April 22 for a Conifer man who shot the family dog last year after the animal took food off of his plate. via Denver Post Economy/Real Estate

"You can never go home again" is a saying that I think about a lot. It is the title of a book by Thomas Wolfe. via Summit Daily News

A strong Pacific storm will move into Colorado late on Wednesday spreading snow over the mountains. via 9NEWS

Re: Mail theft suspects linked to several burglaries in Jeffco Jefferson County , Colorado - In December 2007 Jeffco deputies arrested two suspects for stealing hundreds of pieces of mail from residential ... via Jefferson County

Increase your bottom line by identifying dry eye in your current patients. Scot Morris, O.D., F.A.A.O., and Trisha C. Rogers, O.D. Conifer, Colo . via Optometric Management

A Conifer, Colo., man faces up to 18 months in jail and a $5,000 fine after he pleaded guilty to shooting a dog for taking food from his plate. via Daily India

Jefferson County sheriff's deputies said they have made two arrests in connection with a string of thefts from rural mail boxes in the county.

Sheriff's deputies said someone stole mail from at least 140 mailboxes in four Jefferson County mountain towns last weekend.

On December 17, 2007 at approximately 7:37 P.M., Colorado State Troopers responded to a fatal crash on Highway 74 milepost 4 in Jefferson County. A pedestrian was crossing Highway 74 from the east at the intersection with Brookline Road. A white 1990 Mazda MX6 was westbound on Highway 74 when the pedestrian walked into the path of the Mazda. The Mazda's front collided with the right side of the pedestrian.

The pedestrian has been identified as James Steele, age 65 of Evergreen, CO. Steele sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Jefferson County Coroner.

The driver of the Mazda has been identified as Nathan Meader, age 23 of Conifer, Colo. Meader sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

Alcohol or drugs are not being investigated as contributing factors.

Charges are pending, if any.

CONIFER, Colo. -- A 14-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday after a bomb scare forced the evacuation of Conifer High School Students were sent to the school's football field just after 8:30 a.m.

A 20-year-old Conifer resident was pronounced dead in Boulder County on Saturday following an early-morning crash on Colorado Highway 93.

Jason Shaw Sustained fatal injuries after the vehicle he was traveling in veered off the right side of the roadway and hit multiple posts, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

The car then vaulted off a dirt embankment, rolled and struck a power poll. Shaw, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle.

Boulder County authorities said alcohol or drugs are suspected as contributing factors to the crash. The victim's family has been notified.