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Littleton police release body-camera video of officer shooting Stephen Poolson
Littleton police waited nearly five minutes before rendering aid to a 41-year-old man shot by an officer earlier this month, according to video footage released by the department Monday. → Read More
Police investigating homicide in southeast Denver
Denver police are investigating a homicide after an adult male was found dead of apparent gunshot wounds in the 2000 block of South Monaco Parkway. → Read More
‘Modern-day KKK assault’ or bitter dispute between neighbors: What’s going on at Freedom Acres Ranch? – Greeley Tribune
A review of court filings and interviews paints a more complicated picture of the situation in the small community 40 minutes east of Colorado Springs. → Read More
Aurora officers, paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s death plead not guilty as cases progress toward trial
The three Aurora police officers and two paramedics charged in Elijah McClain’s death pleaded not guilty in Adams County court Friday afternoon as the case progresses toward trial. → Read More
Colorado funeral home owners sentenced to federal prison for selling body parts without families’ permission
U.S. District Judge Christine M. Arguello sentenced Megan Hess to 20 years in prison, the maximum allowable, and gave a lesser sentence of 15 years to Hess’ mother, Shirley Koch. → Read More
3 incendiary devices recovered following murder-suicide at Jehovah’s Witnesses hall in Thornton on Christmas
Investigators recovered and disabled three incendiary devices after a married couple died in an apparent murder-suicide at a Jehovah’s Witnesses worship hall in Thornton on Christmas morning,… → Read More
2 dead in suspected murder-suicide at Jehovah’s Witnesses hall in Thornton on Christmas
A married couple is dead in a suspected murder-suicide at a Jehovah’s Witnesses hall in Thornton on Christmas morning, and a hazmat team is investigating “suspicious devices” foun… → Read More
Joyce Meskis, First Amendment advocate and pioneering owner of Tattered Cover, has died
Joyce Meskis, the pioneering bookstore owner and fierce first amendment advocate who built Tattered Cover into a regional powerhouse, died at home Thursday surrounded by her family, the store annou… → Read More
Hundreds of DIA flights delayed or canceled, stranding passengers on Christmas Eve
While Denver International Airport is looking better than it did on Thursday and Friday, there are still 152 flights cancelled Saturday and another 278 delayed as of 9:45 a.m., according to FlightA… → Read More
Arvada minister charged with scamming elderly Denver couple out of quarter-million dollars
Tilo David Lopez Jr. faces two counts of criminal exploitation of an at-risk adult. → Read More
Wine is coming to Colorado’s grocery and convenience stores beginning March 1
Coloradans will be able to begin buying wine at their local grocery and convenience stores early next year. → Read More
Club Q: The heart and soul of Colorado Springs’ LGBTQ community
A lot has changed since Club Q opened 20 years ago. But the establishment’s importance to the community has not wavered. → Read More
Aurora man who shot Rocky Mountain National Park ranger sentenced to 23.5 years in federal prison
An Aurora man received more than 23 years in federal prison for shooting and injuring a Rocky Mountain National Park ranger last year. → Read More
Colorado Parks and Wildlife director retires following investigation into alleged racist remark
Colorado Parks and Wildlife director Dan Prenzlow retired Tuesday following a third-party investigation into an alleged racist remark he made toward a Black employee at an annual conference this spring. → Read More
A 2,000-year-old coin, looted from Israel, was up for auction in Denver. Now it’s headed home.
The silver shekel, valued at $1 million, will be headed back Israel, the result of a five-year global investigation that sent authorities on an ancient coin hunt from the Mile High City to Jerusalem. → Read More
Suspect arrested on murder charges in killing of Arvada police Officer Dillon Vakoff
Arvada police on Monday announced the arrest of a 31-year-old man they allege opened fire during a family disturbance over the weekend, killing a responding officer and injuring another woman. → Read More
Records begin falling as Colorado heat wave sends temperatures into the 100s
Temperatures reached a high of 98 in Denver on Tuesday, breaking a 2-year-old record by a degree. The mercury on Wednesday and Thursday also is forecasted to reach near 100 degrees. → Read More
Colorado expands eligibility for monkeypox vaccine. Here’s who can get it now.
The vaccine had previously only been available to men who knew they were exposed, had multiple male partners or been with anonymous partner in the past two weeks. → Read More
Polis declines to say when he learned of allegations against Colorado’s emergency management director
Gov. Jared Polis said personnel matters in the state should be handled without interference from his office, marking the first public comments the Democrat has made since a Denver Post investigatio… → Read More
Colorado seeks review of workplace culture following allegations against state’s emergency management director
On Monday, the same day The Denver Post published its investigation into emergency management director Mike Willis, state officials posted a solicitation seeking vendors to conduct a “workpla… → Read More