Denver, CO
Denver organization holding special giveaway providing discounted and free trees for Earth Day
If you’re looking for a new tree for your home this Earth Day, The Park People wants to help you out.
A Denver nonprofit that works with communities to plant trees and improve parks is having a special giveaway, providing trees for free and at a discount.
All week long, crews have been working to unload trees for the big event on Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. It’s a fundraiser to help support efforts to equitably distribute Denver’s urban forest.
The organization says trees offer many benefits, including spending more time outside and improving our mental and physical health.
Executive Director Kim Yuan-Farrell says the nonprofit’s focus is helping those in areas where trees are lacking.
“Low-canopy neighborhoods, areas where they really don’t have much tree cover. And a lot of them have paved surfaces. They heat up during the summer, and that can mean some significant health impacts for residents in those neighborhoods,” she said.
If you’d like to pick up a tree, there are two locations: City Park Greenhouse and Sloan’s Lake Park. The trees cost $50 to $80, which are normally priced are around $250. The Park People will also offer free trees.
To learn more, visit the nonprofit’s official website.
Denver, CO
Pedestrian fatally hit by Frontier airplane departing Denver for Los Angeles, flight canceled after
Posted:
Updated:
DENVER (AP) — A Frontier Airlines plane hit a pedestrian on the runway of the Denver International Airport during takeoff, airport authorities said, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate.
The plane, on route from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport, “reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff at DEN at approximately 11:19 p.m. on Friday,” the airport’s official X account wrote.
Neither the airport nor the airline has disclosed the pedestrian’s condition.
“We’re stopping on the runway,” the pilot tells the control tower according to the site ATC.com. “We just hit somebody. We have an engine fire.”
The pilot tells the air traffic controller they have “231 souls” on board and that and “individual was walking across the runway.”
The air traffic controller responds that they are “rolling the trucks now” before the pilot tells the tower they “have smoke in the aircraft. We are going to evacuate on the runway.”
Frontier Airlines said in a statement flight 4345 was the one involved in the collision and that “smoke was reported in the cabin and the pilots aborted takeoff.” It was not clear whether the smoke was linked to the crash with the pedestrian.
“The Airbus A321 was carrying 224 passengers and seven crew members,” the airline said. “We are investigating this incident and gathering more information in coordination with the airport and other safety authorities.”
Passengers were then evacuated via slides and the emergency crew bused them to the terminal.
Denver Airport said the National Transportation Safety Board had been notified and that runway 17L, where the incident took place, will remain closed while an investigation is conducted.
-
Indiana3 minutes agoWhy Caitlin Clark went back to Indiana Fever locker room in season opener
-
Iowa9 minutes agoOpinion: Marathon legislative shutdown shouldn’t be repeated
-
Kansas15 minutes agoDetroit Tigers bested by Kansas City 5-1; Witt hits inside-the-park homer for Royals
-
Kentucky21 minutes agoKentucky Lottery Cash Ball, Pick 3 Evening winning numbers for May 9, 2026
-
Louisiana27 minutes agoOfficials say Louisiana’s black bear bounty could boost hunting this year
-
Maine33 minutes agoMeet Maine’s newest hot pitcher: Gorham’s Hunter Finck
-
Maryland39 minutes agoMaryland Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for May 9, 2026
-
Michigan45 minutes ago
Michigan Lottery Daily 3, Daily 4 results for May 9, 2026