Today's News

A 21-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured Thursday afternoon after a head-on collision with a vehicle on Highway 74 in Evergreen.

A call about the accident came in at 3:51 p.m. Thursday. The accident shut down Highway 74 in the vicinity of Colorado Bear Creek Cabins.

The motorcyclist had serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to St. Anthony Hospital, according to Trooper Gary Cutler with the Colorado State Patrol. The 34-year-old female driver of the vehicle wasn’t injured.

An Alice man suspected of shooting at someone in the El Rancho area last March has had his arraignment continued to September.
Matthew Gaten, 31, was scheduled for an arraignment on Aug. 13, but it was continued to 1 p.m. Sept. 27. He will be able to enter a plea at that time.

Jefferson County is joining other Colorado jurisdictions in moving forward with litigation against manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids.

According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, opioids are a class of drugs that include heroin, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and pain relievers available legally by prescription, such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine and others. Much like other counties in Colorado and other states and communities nationwide, Jeffco is concerned about the impact of opioid addiction.