(Grand County Sheriff’s Office) Two people perished after the airplane they were in crashed near the Colorado border on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024.
By Doug McMurdo | The Times-Independent
| Feb. 7, 2024, 11:25 p.m.
| Updated: 11:36 p.m.
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Moab • Two people are dead following an aircraft crash Wednesday in a remote area near the Colorado border in Grand County, according to a social media post from the Grand County Sheriff’s office.
Deputies and EMS are on scene.
According to the sheriff’s office, the airplane was chartered and en route to Tacoma, Wash., from Grand Junction Regional Airport. The plane, a Hawker 900XP, was carrying a pilot and their second in command.
Their names will be released after relatives are notified.
There are lots of cities and towns in the Denver area that are hosting professional fireworks shows on the Fourth of July this year.
Fans watch fireworks at Coors Field to celebrate the Fourth of July after the game between the Chicago White Sox and the Colorado Rockies on July 4, 2025.
Casey Paul/MLB Photos via Getty Images
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Here are the shows taking place on July 4 in the Denver metro area:
Arvada The City of Arvada’s annual fireworks display is scheduled to take place at Stenger Soccer Complex. Date: Saturday, July 4 Time: 9:15 p.m. Location: Stenger Soccer Complex Admission: Free Link: More Info
Aurora The “4th of July Spectacular” takes place at the Aurora Municipal Center, located at 15151 E. Alameda Parkway. Date: Saturday, July 4 Time: 9:30 p.m. Location: Aurora Municipal Center Admission: Free Link: More Info
Brighton Brighton’s Fourth of July festival takes place in Carmichael Park at 650 East Southern Street. Fireworks will be set off after the band Thumpin’ performs. Date: Saturday, July 4 Time: After concert Location: Carmichael Park Admission: Free Link: More Info
Broomfield Broomfield’s Great American Picnic takes place at Broomfield County Commons Park, which is located at 13200 Sheridan Boulevard. Date: Saturday, July 4 Time: 9:15 Location: Broomfield County Commons Park Admission: Free Link: More Info
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Castle Rock The Town of Castle Rock is planning to launch their Independence Day fireworks display from Miller’s Landing. The town is hosting a Independence Day Celebration at Festival Park, and the fireworks can be viewed from there, or several other locations in town. Date: Saturday, July 4 Time: 9:30 p.m. Location: Former Acme Brick facility Admission: Free Link: More Info
Commerce City Fireworks will be set off outside Dick’s Sporting Goods Park as part of Commerce City’s 4thFEST celebration. They will be launched after the third of three rugby matches in the stadium. Date: Saturday, July 4 Time: At the conclusion of the World Rugby Nations Cup Location: Outside DICK’s Sporting Goods Park Admission: 4thFEST is free, paid tickets required to see the rugby games Link: More Info
Denver – Colorado Rockies games
Fans attending the July 4 Colorado Rockies home game at Coors Field will be treated to fireworks at the conclusion of the baseball game. There will also be fireworks for the game the night before — July 3. Date: July 3 & 4 (against the San Francisco Giants) Time: The fireworks are usually launched 20 to 30 minutes after the final out. Location: Coors Field Admission: Tickets required
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Englewood In addition to all of its residents, the city of Englewood invites residents of Littleton, Sheridan, Arapahoe County and the South Suburban Parks & Recreation to their Independence Day Celebration.
Date: Saturday, July 4
Time: 9:15 p.m.
Location: Cornerstone Park and Belleview Park Admission: Free Link: More Info
Lone Tree Lone Tree’s city fireworks display will be launched from Prairie Sky Park, and they’ll be viewable from many different locations in the city. Date: Saturday, July 4 Time: 9:30 p.m. Location: Prairie Sky Park Admission: Free Link: More Info
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Longmont
You can watch a fireworks show in Longmont at 9:30 p.m. There will also be a drone show right before then. Date: Saturday, July 4 Time: 9:30 p.m. Location: Fireworks can be viewed “from many vantage points across the city.” Admission: Free
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Louisville
The city of Louisville launches their annual fireworks show from Coal Creek Golf Course. Date: Saturday, July 4 Time: 9:30 p.m. Location: Coal Creek Golf Course Admission: Free
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Northglenn Fireworks are part of the July 4th Festival in Northglenn at E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park. Date: Saturday, July 4 Time: 9:15 p.m. Location: E.B. Rains Jr. Memorial Park Admission: Free Link: More Info
Parker Fireworks on July Fourth will be visible from many parts of the town of Parker. Date: Saturday, July 4 Time: 9:30 p.m. Location: Fireworks launch northeast of Salisbury Park, although town officials encourage watching the fireworks from other areas, too Admission: Free Link: More Info
Thornton Thornton’s fireworks display is called “Red, White & BOOM!” Fantabulous Fireworks. Date: Saturday, July 4 Time: 9:30 p.m. Location: Carpenter Park Fields Admission: Free Link:
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Westminster
Date: Saturday, July 4 Location: Westminster City Park Admission: Free Link: More Info
There are other fireworks displays taking place in the Denver area on days other than July 4, including Lafayette (June 27), Glendale (June 2), Erie (July 3) and Littleton (July 3).
DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today the team has signed defenseman Brett Kulak to a five-year contract extension through the 2030-31 season.
Kulak, 32, was originally acquired by the Avalanche in a trade with Pittsburgh on Feb. 24, 2026 and tallied three points (0g/3a) in 27 regular-season showings for Colorado over 19:08 of average time on ice per game. His 2025-26 regular season consisted of playing for the Edmonton Oilers and Penguins in addition to the Avalanche where he totaled 12 points (1g/11a) in 83 contests. Kulak was the only NHLer to skate in 83 games last season. Additionally, he dressed in his 600th career NHL contest on Nov. 15 at Carolina and notched his 100th career assist on Dec. 30 vs. Carolina.
The 6-foot-1, 192-pound defenseman was in the lineup for all 13 Stanley Cup Playoff games for the Avalanche in 2026 and chipped in five points (1g/4a) and logged 20:38 of time on ice per game. The goal was his first with the Burgundy and Blue, regular season or postseason, and it came as the overtime-winner in Game 5 of the Second Round (May 13) to send the Avalanche to the Western Conference Final. It was the third time a defenseman scored a series clinching overtime goal in Avalanche/Nordiques history and the first since Sandis Ozolinsh (Game 6 of the 1996 Conference Semifinal) did it 30 years to the date prior to Kulak’s. Additionally, Kulak’s marker was the 10th time an Avalanche/Nordiques skater sent the team to the next round with an overtime tally and the first instance since Artturi Lehkonen in Game 4 of the 2022 Western Conference Final (June 6, 2022).
A native of Edmonton, Alberta, Kulak has registered 137 points (29g/108a) in 663 career regular-season games with Colorado, Pittsburgh, Edmonton, the Montreal Canadiens and Calgary Flames from 2014-26. The last 370 of those games have come consecutively and he enters 2026-27 with the ninth-longest active “Iron Man” streak in the NHL. The left-shot defenseman has also added 29 points (4g/25a) over 111 career Stanley Cup Playoff contests and has been a member of three teams that have made it to the Stanley Cup Final (2023-24 and 2024-25 Oilers, 2020-21 Canadiens). Kulak’s 111 playoff games lead all NHL defensemen since making his postseason debut in 2020 and are second among all skaters in that span behind only Corey Perry (126).
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Originally drafted by the Flames in the fourth round (105th overall) in the 2012 NHL Draft, Kulak appeared in 136 AHL games over parts of the 2012-19 campaigns (13g/41a). He was also a member of the then-ECHL Colorado Eagles for part of 2014-15. Prior to turning pro, Kulak played for the Western Hockey League’s Vancouver Giants from 2010-14 and amassed 128 points (35g/93a) in 216 regular-season contests.