Good Morning America Is at Pikes Peak Today…but Denver’s Left in the Dark
We’re aiming to raise $20,000 by April 26. Your support ensures Westword can continue watching out for you and our community. No paywall. Always accessible. Daily online and weekly in print. Good Morning America broadcast live from the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak at sunrise today, around 6:30 a.m....
Sheridan teachers union threatens recall of school board as strike drags on
Union leaders behind a teachers strike that began more than a week ago in Sheridan School District say they are prepared to pursue a recall of the district’s four school board members. Educators belonging to the Sheridan Education Association, along with other school staff, parents and students, have walked...
Denver Council’s $5M Homeless Push Ignites Globeville Rec Center Clash
Denver City Council spent much of the week arguing over a stack of contracts worth more than $5 million for homelessness services, while also moving forward on an agreement that would hand programming of the former Globeville Recreation Center to the Denver Dream Center. Council members sparred over oversight, reporting requirements and how to keep the small north-Denver gym focused on neighborhood needs...
13-year-old driver in custody after hit-and-run crash into home injures woman: Police
Aurora police took a 13-year-old boy into custody Friday morning after he allegedly drove a vehicle into a home and injured a woman, then fled the scene.
Bubba’s 33 Taking Over Red Lobster Space in The Shops at Northfield
From the creators of Texas Roadhouse, Bubba’s 33 is bringing its scratch-made burgers, pizzas, wings, and more to Northfield.
Man fatally shot while walking his dog appeared to be randomly targeted
DENVER — A man who was fatally shot this week in Denver's Five Points neighborhood appears to have been randomly targeted, multiple witnesses told Denver Police. Kaylen Stroter, 22, faces a first-degree murder charge related to the shooting on Thursday in the 1100 block of 32nd Street. Officers initially responded to the area for an assault. According to a probable cause statement for Stroter's...
Denver Announces Expanded Vision for East Colfax
Mayor Mike Johnston announced this week an expanded vision for East Colfax that will include retail and workforce housing alongside a rebuilt Denver Police District 6 Station. The development is timed to take advantage of the new East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line, which is expected to wrap construction along that section of Colfax this year.
After Kitchen Fire, Los Dos Potrillos Hopes to Reopen Littleton Location Soon
An early March kitchen fire temporarily shuttered the Los Dos Potrillos in Littleton, but reopening plans are underway.
Family mourns 23-year-old found dead in boyfriend’s pickup after hit-and-run crash
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Family and friends are mourning the death of a 23-year-old woman who was found dead inside her boyfriend's pickup truck during a traffic stop after the couple was involved in a hit-and-run crash. Investigators say Krista Parr was critically injured on Jan. 16 in a...
Series of violent incidents in 24-hour period rock metro Denver area
The Denver area saw a string of violent death events stretching from Thursday to early Friday morning. Denver police investigated two shootings in the downtown area, one of which was fatal. The two shootings happened roughly an hour apart and a mile from each other. Aurora police officers also fatally shot a man after he […]
