BOULDER

Sunday night power outage impacts over 7,000 residents

Due to high winds late Sunday night, Boulder experienced a large-scale power outage that impacted more than 7,000 residents.

According to a Boulder Police Department post on X at 9:29 p.m. Sunday, the power outage caused traffic lights to go out from Baseline Road to Table Mesa to University Hill and as far east as Moorhead Avenue.

The outage, which was caused by a tree in power lines, impacted 7,393 customers, according to Xcel Energy spokeswoman Michelle Aguayo.

Aguayo said crews worked to safely repair the line and restore power, with customers having service restored by 2:42 a.m. Monday.

“We appreciate our customers’ patience as our crews worked quickly to safely restore power,” said Aguayo.

BOULDER COUNTY

No injuries, no structures impacted by grassland fire

First responders put out a grassland fire Sunday near Boulder, preventing injuries and damage to structures.

According to a Boulder County Sheriff’s Office release, at 4:35 p.m. Sunday, dispatch was alerted to a 20-by-20-foot grassland fire in the area of 3700 Diagonal Highway.

Multiple agencies responded and were able to extinguish the flames by 5:02 p.m. According to the release, there was an encampment of an unhoused individual nearby, but no reported injuries.

The cause and origin remains under investigation, according to the release.

ERIE

Crews contain brush fire north of town

Mountain View Fire Rescue crews contained a brush fire north of Erie on Monday afternoon.

According to spokesman Rick Tillery, just before 12:30 p.m. Monday crews arrived on the scene of a grass fire at Colo. 52 and County Line Road. With wind gusts, the fire quickly grew to about 2 acres, Tillery said.

Erie police posted via X at 12:35 p.m. that County Line Road between Colo. 52 and Kenosha Road had been closed.

At 12:41 p.m. police wrote that the fire was 100% contained. At 1:12 p.m. the road was reopened, according to Erie police.

According to Tillery, a structure was threatened but there was no damage and no injuries. A brush rig and battalion chief from Lafayette Fire assisted on the scene.

The cause and origin of the fire remains under investigation. Tillery asked that the public take precaution when there are high winds.

Police unveil ‘The Blotter’ to inform community

Erie Police Department recently unveiled “The Blotter” (www.erieco.gov/2427/Blotter), a new tool designed to provide the community with near real-time insights into police activities.

According to Erie Police Department’s post on X, the digital platform, which refreshes every 24 hours from Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, allows residents to monitor and view reported cases across Erie.

The Blotter highlights requests for police service “but intentionally excludes non-dispatched activities, such as self-initiated patrols and educational efforts,” according to the post.

Officials said to protect residents’ privacy, locations of incidents are strategically skewed and rotate with each data refresh.

Erie officers encouraged community members to explore the new tool and to provide feedback.

For questions or concerns, police said to email policeoutreach@erieco.gov.

—Staff reports