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A small SUV crashed into a Blue River Apartment building Sunday, May 7, according to the Silverthorne Police Department, breaking a gas line and prompting the evacuation of several buildings in the area. No one was seriously injured when the driver of a Nissan Murano backed into one of several apartment buildings in the complex off Adams Avenue around 8:30 p.m., Silverthorne Police Assistant Chief Rachel Dunaway said. Read more ... 

A new Silverthorne Fire Station will not break ground until early 2024, a few months later than Summit Fire & EMS leadership had previously stated, according to a spokesperson for the fire district. Back in January, Summit Fire & EMS said crews could break ground on the new station by this fall, but the fire protection district has just recently selected Denver-based Hyder Construction as the general contractor on the project.

Since Summit Fire & EMS began contracting with the Lower Blue Fire Protection District for emergency services about 12 to 15 years ago, SF&EMS Chief Travis Davis said, call volumes have increased from about 15 calls a year to between 50 and 80 calls in the past five years.

With Daylight Savings Time this weekend, Summit Fire & EMS is reminding residents that as they spring forward, they should also be replacing batteries in smoke and carbon-monoxide detectors. Read more ... 

A collision between two semitractor-trailers that closed a section of Interstate 70 for several hours Monday is believed to have been caused by one of the tractors losing its brakes, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The driver of the second truck suffered minor injuries in the crash, which occurred a little after 7 a.m.