A 61-year-old man told Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies the man hit him in the head with a hatchet four to five times and choked him until he passed out, according to an arrest affidavit.

Not wanting to startle the bear, the person stayed motionless as the bear huffed and popped its jaw.

Student protesters had planned to gather at La Alma-Lincoln Park in Denver as part of an “ICE Out” protest and school walkout.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation on Friday announced the agency finished reviewing the Boulder County investigation into CU student Megan Trussell’s death and determined the local response was “reasonable, substantial and supported by the available evidence.” Her family, however, said they have more questions than answers about the 18-year-old’s death.

One person was taken to the hospital after a semitrailer crashed and caught fire on eastbound I-70 in Arapahoe County on Friday afternoon, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

The church’s lead pastor, Andrew Farhat, accused the girl of lying about being raped and pressured her into recanting her allegations, the family’s lawsuit alleges.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed five teenage boys when the car drove off the road and over a cliff in Grand Junction in August.

Bear sightings and conflicts have increased dramatically this year as drought drives bears closer to humans in search of food.

“Coloradans hit by the Aspen Acres and Gold Mountain fires have shown incredible strength, but recovering from big disasters requires federal help,” Gov. Jared Polis said in a statement.

Officials believe two men died when their single-engine plane crashed in a remote area of the San Juan Mountains near Telluride on Thursday.