Aurora police and DEA collaboration leads to major drug seizures, officials say
AURORA | Aurora police and federal drug enforcement officials say collaborative efforts to stymie the flow of drugs into the city have been effective and critically important to continue. “In 2024 we modified how the Aurora Police Department operates,” Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain told reporters Monday at a...
It’s true: Denver once had the nation’s biggest Wendy’s
In our recent interview with Denver mayoral candidate Aurelio Martinez, one detail stuck out: He talked about how Denver’s 16th Street Mall once boasted the largest Wendy’s in the country. Of course, we had to know more, and Denverite reader Ryan Frazer was able to help. He dug...
Denver Gas Island Scare as Worker Pinned to Canopy, Rushed to Surgery
What started as a routine Tuesday evening at a Denver King Soopers fuel island turned into a rescue operation when a worker was pinned against the canopy ceiling near Havana Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Fire crews raced to the scene, freed the trapped employee, and handed him off to Denver Health...
Caregivers for people with disabilities brace for cuts as Colorado lawmakers balance a billion-dollar...
Casey Barrett’s tidy, two-story home on a Westminster cul-de-sac hums with the constant drone of an oxygen pump. “Most of the equipment I have is all stuff the hospital has,” Barrett said. “I feel very fortunate in having that equipment.”. Barrett’s 15-year-old daughter, Olivia, has an extremely...
Proposed Ball Arena tunnel in Denver named finalist in Elon Musk’s company competition
A proposed underground pedestrian tunnel connecting Ball Arena to a nearby light rail station is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Rollover crash briefly closes lanes of US 36 eastbound, 1 sent to hospital
A rollover crash on U.S. 36 eastbound in Westminster Wednesday morning has closed several lanes of the highway and sent one person to a hospital.
Man who attempted to kidnap 9-year-old girl in Lakewood Safeway sentenced to 6 years
A 34-year-old man was sentenced to six years in prison for the attempted abduction of a 9-year-old girl at a Lakewood Safeway last year, authorities said. Bradley Wilson, who pleaded guilty to the charge, will serve six years in the Department of Corrections followed by a mandatory three-year term of parole,...
Man Indicted in Connection With Death of Colorado Hairstylist Jax Gratton 11 Months After...
A man has been indicted in connection to the death of popular Colorado hairstylist Jax Gratton after she was found dead in 2025. Authorities found the remains of Gratton on June 6, 2025, which was nearly two months after she was last seen leaving her Denver apartment on April 15, 2025, at approximately 10 p.m. […]
Guilty verdict closes 1996 Denver murder
Jurors closed a 30-year-old cold case when they convicted a man of first-degree murder on Tuesday for the 1996 death of Terri Turachak. Ricky Dawson was 35 years old at the time of the murder, according to a news release from the Denver District Attorney’s Office. He faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison […]
Denver woman called to cancel a doctor’s appointment, but that call would save her...
DENVER — When a woman in Denver was feeling under the weather, she called to cancel a doctor's appointment, but it was a call that would save her life. For many, the calls that come into doctor's offices can feel like an afterthought. Kim Headley and Tonya Hopper have heard it all, but in December, there was a call...
