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Colorado man accused of robbing same store five times

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12 months ago

March 8, 2025

Colorado man accused of robbing same store five times

An Aurora man was arrested last week for a half dozen armed robberies of gas station convenience stores. Five of the robberies occurred at the same store.

Twenty-year-old Ross Woessner was taken into custody March 4, nine days after the most recent robbery.

Woessner held up the Shell gas station at 3385 South Tower Road five times, the Aurora Police Department stated, and the 7-Eleven at 18883 East Hampden Avenue once.

Ross Woessner following his arrest March 5.

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According to a search of online criminal records, Woessner was arrested by Denver Police in May 2023 on an aggravated robbery charge. He quickly bonded out but underwent two mental health evaluations ordered by the judge.

That charge was dropped and the case closed in September 2024.

Woessner’s first robbery in Aurora happened in July 2024, per Aurora PD — two months before Denver’s case was dropped.

While arrested on two felonies by Aurora PD, Woessner will learn the number of charges being pursued against him by 18th Judicial District prosecutors on Tuesday.

Aurora PD credited its Gang Robbery Investigative Team (GRIT) with Woessner’s arrest.

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Logan Smith is an assignment desk editor at CBS Colorado in Denver with more than 30 years of journalism experience in digital, television and print media.

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Evacuation warning issued for area near wildfire in southwest Boulder

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1 hour ago

February 28, 2026

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Evacuation warning issued for area near wildfire in southwest Boulder

Updated on: February 28, 2026 / 2:39 PM MST
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Authorities have issued an evacuation warning for homes near a wildfire that broke out in southwest Boulder on Saturday afternoon.

Mountain View Fire Rescue

Just before 1 p.m., Boulder Fire Rescue said a wildfire sparked in the southwest part of Boulder’s Chautauqua neighborhood. The Bluebell Fire is currently estimated to be approximately five acres in size, and more than 50 firefighters are working to bring it under control. Mountain View Fire Rescue is assisting Boulder firefighters with the operation.

Around 1:30, emergency officials issued an evacuation warning to the residents in the area of Chatauqua Cottages. Residents in the area should be prepared in case they need to evacuate suddenly.

Chatauqua evcuation warning area

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Officials have ordered the DFPC Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) and Type 1 helicopter to assist in firefighting efforts. Boulder Fire Rescue said the fire has a moderate rate of spread and no containment update is available at this time.

Red Flag warnings remain in place for much of the Front Range as windy and dry conditions persist.

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Two-alarm fire damages hotel in Estes Park, 1 person taken to a Colorado hospital

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February 28, 2026

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Two-alarm fire damages hotel in Estes Park, 1 person taken to a Colorado hospital

Updated on: February 27, 2026 / 10:26 PM MST
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A two-alarm fire damaged a hotel in Estes Park on Friday night. It happened at Expedition Lodge Estes Park just north of Lake Estes.

The lodge, located at 1701 North Lake Avenue on the east side of the Colorado mountain town, was evacuated after 8:30 p.m. and the fire chief said by 10 p.m. the fire was under control.

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One person was hurt and taken to a hospital.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. So far it’s not clear how much damage it caused.

A total of 25 firefighters fought the blaze.

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Warm storm delivers modest totals to Colorado’s northern mountains

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1 day ago

February 27, 2026

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Warm storm delivers modest totals to Colorado’s northern mountains

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area recorded 8.5 inches of snow through Friday morning.
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Friday morning wrapped up a warm storm across Colorado’s northern and central mountains, bringing totals of up to 10 inches of snowfall for several resorts.

Higher elevation areas of the northern mountains — particularly those in and near Summit County and closer to the Continental Divide — received the most amount of snow, with Copper, Winter Park and Breckenridge mountains seeing among the highest totals.

Meanwhile, lower base areas and valleys received rain and cloudy skies, thanks to a warmer storm with a snow line of roughly 9,000 feet.

Earlier this week, OpenSnow meteorologists predicted the storm’s snow totals would be around 5-10 inches, closely matching actual totals for the northern mountains. The central mountains all saw less than 5 inches of snow.

Here’s how much snow fell between Wednesday through Friday morning for some Western Slope mountains, according to a Friday report from OpenSnow:

Aspen Mountain: 0.5 inches

Snowmass: 0.5 inches

Copper Mountain: 10 inches

Winter Park: 9 inches

Breckenridge Ski Resort: 9 inches

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area: 8.5 inches

Keystone Resort: 8 inches

Loveland Ski Area: 7 inches

Vail Mountain: 7 inches

Steamboat Resort: 6 inches

Beaver Creek: 6 inches

Irwin: 4.5 inches

Cooper Mountain: 4 inches

Sunlight: 0.5 inches

Friday and Saturday will be dry, while Sunday will bring northern showers. The next storms are forecast to be around March 3-4 and March 6-7, both favoring the northern mountains.

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