Colorado
More than 800 flights at DIA canceled Thursday as winter storm slams Colorado
As a major winter storm sets into Colorado Thursday, more than 800 flights at Denver International Airport were canceled by 6:30 a.m., according to airline tracking site FlightAware.
The storm, which forecasters at the National Weather Service in Denver expected to last until Friday morning, could drop up to 18 inches in the Denver area. Snowfall rates will likely worsen throughout the day Thursday.
At DIA, 802 flights have been canceled, almost evenly spread between arrivals and departures. There are also 35 delayed flights.
Nearly half of the canceled flights, 316, are through Southwest Airlines. That accounts for 51% of their Denver traffic.
Regional airline SkyWest has canceled 199 flights, or 75% of their Denver traffic.
Frontier Airlines has canceled 91% of their Denver flights with 124 cancellations. United Airlines has canceled 78 flights, accounting for 12% of their Denver traffic.
Other airlines with significant cancellations include CommuteAir and Mesa Airlines, with 30 and 29 canceled flights, and Volaris and AeroMéxico have canceled all of their Denver flights.
American Airlines, Air Canada, Lufthansa, Alaska Airlines and British Airways all have several canceled flights as well.
Southwest and United airlines issued travel warnings ahead of the storm and are allowing some customers to rebook their flights.
United customers who purchased their tickets on or before Sunday and are set to travel Wednesday, Thursday or Friday can reschedule their trip through March 19 with no fee or fare difference.
Southwest customers can rebook or travel standby within two weeks of their original travel date without additional charges, according to the alert.
The United States Postal Service is offering a reward for information on the person who robbed a Denver mail carrier this weekend.
According to the USPS Inspection Service, a man approached the letter carrier around 9:45 am.n. on Friday near Roslyn Street and 8th Place. Officials said he was around 5’5″ and was wearing a black mast, black jacket, blue jeans and black shoes. The USPS says a possible firearm was tucked in his belt.
They are offering a $150,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the robbery.
The USPS encouraged anyone with information on the case to contact their inspection service at 1-877-876-2455 or make a report online.
DENVER — Authorities issued a Medina Alert Sunday following a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a motorist.
Police said the driver of a gold 2008 BMW X3 SUV struck another vehicle at the intersection of Sheridan Boulevard and W. 17th Avenue in Denver around 4:37 p.m. Saturday.
The crash left the driver of the victim vehicle with serious bodily injuries, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
CBI
The BMW driver fled following the crash, traveling northbound on Sheridan Boulevard, CBI said in a bulletin.
The gold BMW X3, with Colorado license plate ECB F17, sustained heavy damage on the driver’s side from the collision.
If seen, call 911 or the Denver Police Department at 720-913-2000.
This was the second hit-and-run crash and Medina Alert in Denver on Saturday.
Earlier Saturday, a pedestrian in a crosswalk was seriously injured after being struck by a 2010 white Toyota Corolla, Colorado license plate EDM U42, at the intersection of Federal Boulevard and W. Kentucky Avenue.
The driver of the Corolla left the scene—heading northbound on Federal Boulevard.
No arrests have been announced.
A Medina Alert honors the memory of Jose Medina, a 21-year-old valet driver who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in 2011.
A taxi driver witnessed the event, followed the driver, and gave the police the license plate number, leading to the capture and arrest of the suspect.
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