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1. Bicyclists found dead near Carbondale identified as Glenwood Springs man

The Garfield County Coroner’s Office has identified the man found dead alongside westbound Colorado Highway 82 near Carbondale on Sunday as 38-year-old Matthew Cox of Glenwood Springs.

Authorities responded to the scene around 10:18 a.m. Sunday after Cox was discovered down an embankment off the westbound shoulder near mile marker 10.5. He appeared to have been riding his bicycle from Carbondale to Glenwood Springs on Friday evening, according to a release from the coroner’s office.

Initial reports from the Colorado State Patrol described the case as a possible hit-and-run, but autopsy results released Monday from the coroner’s office have since clarified that no traumatic injuries were found and that the cause of death remains undetermined. His official cause and manner of death remain pending further toxicology, pathology and investigative results.

-Taylor Cramer

2.Evacuation for Rulison lifted after fire along 1-70 and US Highway 6 between West Rifle and Parachute 

UPDATE 8:09 P.M. FRIDAY, JUNE 20: The evacuation order for the Rulison area has been lifted, a Garfield County Sheriff’s Office alert states.

Highway 6 is now open in both directions between West Rifle and Parachute. Patrol cars will lead a “slow roll” through the area, according to the alert. Interstate 70 remains closed in both directions due to fire personnel.

Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 6 closed in both directions between West Rifle and Parachute due to a fire around 5:30 p.m.

-Staff report 

3. Highway 82 westbound reopens after fatal cyclist incident Carbondale  

A fatal incident involving a bicyclist temporarily closed westbound Colorado Highway 82 near Carbondale on Sunday, as Colorado State Patrol continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death.

Emergency alerts initially reported the closure at mile marker 12 near the Highway 133 intersection around 10:20 a.m. Sunday. Garfield County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Walter Stowe said the bicyclist was discovered down an embankment along the westbound shoulder, but the incident may have occurred several hours earlier.

Colorado State Patrol initially categorized the case as a hit-and-run. However, the official cause of death remains undetermined as of Sunday afternoon.

-Taylor Cramer 

4. Rulison ordered to evacuate due to fire along 1-70 and US Highway 6 between West Rifle and Parachute 

UPDATE 8:09 P.M. FRIDAY, JUNE 20: The evacuation order for the Rulison area has been lifted, a Garfield County Sheriff’s Office alert states.

Highway 6 is now open in both directions between West Rifle and Parachute. Patrol cars will lead a “slow roll” through the area, according to the alert. Interstate 70 remains closed in both directions due to fire personnel.

-Staff report

5. ‘No Kings’ protest draws thousands to Glenwood Springs’ Sayre Park 

Thousands of protesters gathered at Sayre Park in Glenwood Springs  for a “No Kings” people’s march on Saturday, joining a movement of millions as more than 2,000 other protests criticizing the Trump administration were held in all 50 states.

Coined the “No Kings” Nationwide Day of Defiance, the protests on Saturday coincided with the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army and President Trump’s 79th birthday, which were commemorated with a military parade — estimated to cost between $25 and $45 million — in Washington, D.C,. The “No Kings” theme was designed by the 50501 Movement, — which stands for 50 protests, 50 states, one movement — is an anti-Trump organization made up of working-class Americans. 

Over 40 “No Kings” protests were held across Colorado on Saturday, stretching from Fort Collins to Pagosa Springs. “No Kings” is a nationwide day of defiance,” the No Kings website states. “From city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, we’re taking action to reject authoritarianism—and show the world what democracy really looks like.”

-Julianna O’Clair