Tammy Vigil
FOX 31 Denver
Denver, CO, United States
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Broomfield teenager wows Broncos crowd, nation with National Anthem performance
DENVER -- The Denver Broncos were not the only ones taking a bow Monday night during their national appearance on Monday Night Football. A Broomfield teenager was a stand-out of another sort. Kayla Hruby dazzled the huge audience with her equally huge vocals. → Read More
Woman who survived fall from 100 feet in Denver to thank emergency responders on Tuesday
ARVADA, Colo. -- A young woman who fell 11-stories from a Denver high-rise and lived to tell about it will have a chance to thank those who helped save her life on Tuesday. → Read More
Repeal of DACA could hurt Colorado economy, critics say
DENVER -- With the repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, critics say Colorado state could lose more than the richness of diverse cultures. → Read More
Colorado rescue groups to open doors for Harvey animals
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. -- Houston is home to about a million homeless dogs and cats, and Harvey damaged many of the shelters housing them. Now Colorado rescue groups are stepping up to help - with hundreds of them headed to Colorado on Thursday. "We have approximately 800,000 to 1. → Read More
Customers left holding worthless gift cards when spa closes
ARVADA, Colo. -- Some customers of an Arvada spa that closed its doors in April are out hundreds of dollars after the spa never made good on their gift certificates. The customers of Oasis Day Spa reached out to FOX31 Problem Solvers for help. → Read More
Man heads campaign to change Denver Broncos name
DENVER -- The Denver Broncos have been around since 1960. But now, there's a push to change the team's name to better reflect its broader fan base. Michael Scanlon launched an online campaign today to gather 76,000 signatures. → Read More
Brewer halts production to can water for hurricane victims
LONGMONT, Colo. -- A Colorado brewery is making a huge delivery to hurricane evacuees in Houston. But it’s not beer. Oskar Blues Brewery completely stopped production Tuesday to can water. Beer usually runs through the Longmont company’s assembly line. But today, it’s just water. → Read More
Arvada teen helping terminally ill boy get 100,000 birthday cards
ARVADA, Colo. -- A terminally ill teenager in Arizona whose birthday is later this month has just one wish. And now an Arvada girl is doing all she can to make that wish come true. It looks a little like a lemonade stand set up outside Kayla Adler’s west Arvada home. → Read More
Denver company has created a life-saving app to reduce number of opioid related deaths.
DENVER -- A Denver company has created a life-saving app in hopes of reducing the number of opioid related deaths. In our continuing 'Dose of Reality' coverage, FOX31 problem solver Tammy Vigil gives us a look at "opi-rescue. → Read More
Buckley AFB at the forefront of alerting to missile launches worldwide
AURORA, Colo. -- If North Korea or any other country fires a missile, the United States would know within moments. That knowledge comes courtesy of the military men and women at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora. Buckley is home to the only spaced-based missile warning system in the nation. → Read More
Denver man finds racist graffiti scribbled on his condo door
DENVER -- A Denver man is incensed and confused about racial hatred that literally came to his front door. The man noticed racist graffiti scribbled on the door to his Cherry Creek North condo on Sunday night. → Read More
Colorado’s oldest cemetery feels threatened by new RTD rail line
DENVER -- A cemetery older than the state of Colorado is worried a new RTD rail line could disrupt its operations. More than 66,000 people rest in peace at Riverside Cemetery located at 5201 Brighton Blvd. in Denver. → Read More
Yellow app has parents worried about their kids’ safety
LONE TREE, Colo. -- Parents have one more thing to worry about when it comes to their kids. There's a new app that turns Snapchat into "Tinder" for teenagers. It's called Yellow. We learned about it through a Lone Tree mom who found it on her daughter's cell phone. → Read More
Classmates raise money for boy injured in hit-and-run crash
PARKER, Colo. -- An 11-year-old boy hit by a driver who took off, leaving him seriously injured in the street last week, continues to recover. And Colton Love has received a whole slew of support behind him. → Read More
Citizen group rallies to limit housing growth in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- The city of Lakewood may go the way of Boulder and Golden when it comes to limiting growth. Residents there collected thousands of signatures to force their city council to either approve a measure that limits the number of housing units, or to put it up to a vote of the people. → Read More
KOA radio host arrested for domestic violence
DENVER -- A Denver radio host was arrested for domestic violence on Sunday. KOA News Radio host Steffan Tubbs has been a regular fixture on the station's morning news show for nearly 12 years. Tubbs was arrested by Denver police at 9:50 a.m. → Read More
Police Chief sends bold message in response to Trump tweet
AURORA, Colo. -- A Colorado police chief took an opposing stand to that of our nation's commander-in-chief when it comes to transgender people. President Trump announced a ban Tuesday on transgender people serving in the military. → Read More
Woman arrested in hit-and-run; denies involvement in crash that hurt boy
PARKER, Colo. -- A woman accused of hitting a little boy with her SUV and then taking off Tuesday in Parker remains behind bars Wednesday. And the Douglas County Sheriff's Office gives a lot of credit to the public for her arrest. The accident happened about 11:50 a.m. → Read More
Sick man brings big bag of pot to ER, police confiscate it
LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- He went into the hospital feeling under the weather. But he’s probably feeling even sicker now, after Lakewood Police confiscated a trash bag he was carrying that was full of pot. And he may face criminal charges for it. We all know smoking marijuana gets you high. → Read More
Japanese beetle infestation in metro Denver devours plants
DENVER -- Metro Denver is now the home to a beetle that hails from Japan. Garden experts say we have an infestation of the Japanese beetle that feeds on more than 200 species of plants. And sadly, there is very little you can do to combat them. → Read More