Matt Renoux

Ohio

Reporter at KUSA-TV (Denver, CO)

Reporter for 9News in Denver.

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Female fire chief makes history in Chaffee County, Colorado

1 month ago | 9news.com | Matt Renoux

BUENA VISTA, Colo. — Kyra Jones has become the first female fire chief in Chaffee County, marking a significant milestone in a profession where women account for only about 6% of fire chiefs nationwide. Jones, who has served as a firefighter in the district for more than a decade, officially took on the role about a month ago after serving as the interim chief. In the nearly 50-year history of Buena Vista's fire department, she is the first woman to reach this position.
Construction on Vail Pass to cause traffic disruptions

1 month ago | 9news.com | Matt Renoux

GENESEE, Colo. — Construction work on Vail Pass along Interstate 70 has begun this week, bringing what officials say will be big impacts for Colorado mountain drivers this summer. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is focusing on making this stretch of I-70 safer, but the project will result in closures and delays. Early phases include minor delays as crews continue work on a new eastbound bridge.
Idaho Springs announces major housing expansion at historic Golddigger Stadium

2 months ago | 9news.com | Matt Renoux

IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. — A mountain community just west of the Denver metro area is addressing a housing shortage with a new apartment complex built on the site of a former high school stadium. A 120-unit apartment complex is under construction on the site of the former Golddigger Stadium near Interstate 70. The development, one of the largest in the city’s history, aims to alleviate pressures on local employers struggling to attract workers due to limited housing.
Viviendas asequibles cobran impulso con nuevos apartamentos en las montañas de Colorado

2 months ago | 9news.com | Matt Renoux

SILVERTHORNE, Colo. — Silverthorne ha lanzado su mayor iniciativa de vivienda para trabajadores hasta la fecha con la apertura de Smith Ranch Apartments. El complejo de 135 unidades de alquiler para personas de ingresos mixtos fue diseñado para ayudar a los trabajadores locales a vivir en la comunidad donde trabajan.
Affordable housing gets boost with new apartments in Colorado mountains

2 months ago | 9news.com | Matt Renoux

SILVERTHORNE, Colo. — Silverthorne has launched its largest workforce housing initiative to date with the opening of the Smith Ranch Apartments. The 135-unit mixed-income rental complex was designed to help local workers live in the community where they work. Located in the heart of Silverthorne, the development offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with rents ranging from $600 to $3,000 monthly, adjusted to tenants’ income levels.
'So much talent': 3 U.S. women's soccer players at Olympics learned the game in Colorado

Jul 31, 2024 | 9news.com | Matt Renoux

PARIS, France — The U.S. women’s soccer team is playing well at the 2024 Olympics, and Colorado has a lot of cheer about with several players from the Centennial state competing in Paris. The towns of Golden, Littleton and Windsor are represented, thanks to the women who grew up playing soccer in Colorado. They are now some of the best soccer players on the planet. "The strengths that we have in this team. The individuals are incredible," said Lindsey Horan, team captain.
Filmmaker tells story of his father, a WWII hero and Olympic medalist

Jul 30, 2024 | abc10.com | Matt Renoux

PARIS, France — The beaches of Malibu, California, and Normandy, France, might be thousands of miles apart, but for Los Angeles filmmaker Dan Halperin, they've never been closer – thanks to his father. "Finally at this stage of life, [this] is the most important in type of telling story, of wanting to sustain my dad‘s legacy," he said. Buck grew up sailing and was part of the Navy Scouts and Raiders, which was an early version of the Navy Seals.
How Team USA shooting athletes use new tech to improve their target scores

Jul 29, 2024 | 9news.com | Matt Renoux

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — At the USA Shooting range at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, air rifle coach Pete Durben is looking at how athletes are standing to improve their target scores on the range. "He’s swaying forward when the shot goes off," said Durben. "I’m thinking that’s not the greatest thing." The shooting team has been using a force platform that when an athletes is standing on it, can sense the amount of weight a person is putting on specific areas of their feet.
How Team USA security keeps athletes safe at Paris Olympics

Jul 27, 2024 | kgw.com | Matt Renoux

PARIS, France — With the opening of the Summer Olympics comes a difficult security situation, as Paris turns iconic landmarks into venues that can be tough to keep secure for people going to the games and the athletes taking part in them. The opening ceremony was only the first real security test, as tends of thousands of people lined the Seine River while athletes floated down the river to the Trocadero and Eiffel Tower.
Paris is looking to make the 2024 Olympics the most sustainable in history

Jul 27, 2024 | 9news.com | Matt Renoux

PARIS, France — 2024 Etienne Thobois said the plan for the Summer Olympics has been for Paris to host unlike any other while also reducing the global impact of on the “Whether it’s the concept of constructing as little as possible or the transport concept for everything, the venues be accessible through public transport," Thobois said.