News About Golden - April 19, 2026

Goldenites ask city for safer roads after 2 major collisions

By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript

Claire McDaniel was biking on a Sunday morning near the 2200 block of Ford Street.

McDaniel, who lives in Golden’s Eagle Ridge neighborhood and works at Colorado School of Mines as the head swim coach, vividly recalled the day.

It was Sept. 5, 2021 — the day she was hit by a car... Read more...

I-70 lanes closed near Golden after semi trailer rolls over into median

By Kaylee Harter
Denver Channel 7

A semi trailer rolled into the median on Interstate 70 Friday, closing the left and middle eastbound lanes near Golden, per Colorado State Patrol officials... Read more...

Winning $1 million Colorado Lottery ticket sold at Front Range gas station

By Katie Langford
Denver Post

Someone had a life-changing trip to a Front Range gas station this week when they purchased a winning $1 million Colorado Lottery ticket, state officials said.

The winning ticket was sold at the Loaf ‘N Jug at 102 N. Rubey Drive in Golden... Read more...

Reinventing the wheel, literally: Mines team excels at NASA competition

By Jasmine Leonas
Colorado School of Mines Newsroom

More than 6,000 years after its invention, a team of Colorado School of Mines students is working to improve on one of humanity’s most important pieces of technology – the wheel. But the design they created won’t be for Earth-based purposes... Read more...