1. Colorado Supreme Court suspends 5th Judicial District Judge Mark Thompson for 30-day period without pay
The Colorado Supreme Court issued Aug. 29 an unpaid 30-day suspension of 5th Judicial District Judge Mark Thompson related to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct conviction in January. Thompson pleaded guilty to a Class 2 charge of disorderly conduct on Jan. 14 in exchange for the dismissal of a felony menacing charge after he threatened his stepson with an “AR-15 style rifle” in July 2021. The opinion cited Thompson’s guilty plea and his admission of breaking two judicial conduct rules.
2. Deceased paraglider identified as Front Range resident, former Naval Special Warfare Operator
The man who hit a tree and died while attempting to speed-fly — an advanced form of paragliding that involves quicker descents — from Peak 6 toward Copper Mountain on Aug. 27 has been identified as a Front Range resident.
Summit County Coroner Regan Wood identified the man as Zacharia Bolster, 26, of Arvada. His official cause of death has yet to be determined and is pending an autopsy. The coroner’s office said Bolster was a former Naval Special Warfare Operator.
His body was located in the “Sky Chutes,” and his speed wing was found tangled in a broken-off tree canopy.
At 9:38 a.m. on Aug. 27, members of Summit County Rescue Group were paged for a missing paraglider. Bolster’s flying partner had called 911 after attempting to call Bolster’s cell phone several times, the Summit County Rescue Group reported in a news release.
Speed flier dies after launching from Peak 6
A speed flier died the morning of Aug. 27 after launching from Peak 6, according to Summit County Search and Rescue.
At 10:29 a.m. on Aug. 27, four team members of the team were paged to the top of Peak 6 from the Breckenridge side to search for the speed flier that had been reported missing. Speed flying is a recreational sport of gliding down a slope or mountain. It uses a similar canopy to a paraglider, but it is much smaller in size and designed to be faster.
Simultaneously, Flight For Life’s Lifeguard 2 flew over the area and spotted the missing person’s body from the air. From there, the Lifeguard 2 team landed and hiked down to the deceased. According to Summit County Search and Rescue, the victim’s speed wing was found tangled up “with the broken-off top of a tree.”
Three members of the search and rescue team flew to the summit of Peak 6, with Lifeguard 2 carrying technical equipment and ropes to help the terrain vehicle crew evacuate the body. 4. Cancer at altitude: How does living at high altitudes affect a person's chances of getting cancer? Summit County experts think about it
Joel Wexler has made quite a few friends during his five years as a full-time resident of Keystone, but his black Labrador retriever, Gussie, is most fond of him.
She was by his side for most of his 13-year journey of frequent cancer checkups. In 2009, doctors were concerned about elevated levels of PSAs, so they monitored his health closely until he was finally diagnosed with cancer in 2021.
From the moment Wexler met Josie, about a decade ago, the pair have been inseparable. Wexler can be seen riding his fat-tire bike or cruising through the snow-covered landscape, with Josie following behind.
On days like the one when Wexler updated his will, when the threat of cancer can make life overwhelming, it's Josie who lifts his spirits the most. May Silverthorne's large excavator relocation cost thousands of dollars - and now, the city is looking for ways to make up for its losses
Thousands of dollars in costs to local municipalities and a criminal charge of reckless endangerment resulted from the overturning of a semi-trailer trailer in the Silverthorne Town of Silverthorne. For local authorities, dealing with public safety concerns and resulting oil emulsion leaks means sending a message, but the driver's company is asking that the driver's fault be understood.
Silverthorne Police Chief John Minor said the total cost of cleaning up in Silverthorne was $7,425.70. This number has been sent to the township and county emergency response authority, Summit Fire & EMS. The fire district may in turn bill the trucking company's insurance responsible for the cost, Minor said.
Sheriff Jaime Fitzsimmons reported that the Summit County Sheriff's Office did not refer the incident to Summit Fire & EMS.
The accident and the cleaning caused nearly 10 hours of delay in traffic around Exit 205 on Interstate 70 in Silverthorne, and it lasted until about 7 p.m. The accident ha ppened around 9 am that day.