Aurora CO

Aurora Fire Rescue responded to a vegetation fire on Wednesday afternoon caused by people cooking in a homeless encampment, according to an AFR alert. Firefighters received a call about the fire, which started in an open space near 2200 N. Himalaya Road, just south of I-70 near KeHE Distributors, around 12:30 p.m....

AURORA | Seven people were displaced Friday afternoon after a fast-moving yard-and-house fire in east Aurora spread to a neighboring home, authorities said. Aurora 911 received multiple calls at about 3:30 p.m. reporting a house and yard in the 16000 block of East Asbury Avenue were on fire. “As crews...

From the outdoor-centric hubs of the Front Range to the high-traffic malls of the Denver metro area, here are five major retail chains closing doors or scaling back in Colorado this April. 1. Eddie Bauer: The Total Brand Exit. In a major blow to Colorado’s outdoor identity, Eddie Bauer is...

A man who was shot and killed Tuesday in Denver has been identified. Police responded at about 11:43 a.m. to the 12400 block of East 42nd Avenue near the Interstate 70 exit at Peoria Street on reports of a shooting. There, police found a man suffering from a gunshot wound lying next to a running […]

One day after DIA's general counsel filed a federal lawsuit against the city and three of Mayor Mike Johnston's appointees -- alleging unethical and potentially illegal behavior, and claiming they were plotting to oust airport CEO Phil Washington -- one of the appointees, City Attorney Miko Brown, responded by saying...

Jake Norris, the founding master distiller behind Stranahan’s Whiskey and Laws Whiskey House, is returning to the Colorado whiskey scene with a new venture called The Curated Barrel Project. The limited series of eight quarterly barrel-finished bourbon releases will debut on April 2, 2026, with bottles available...

Denver ranks ninth in the U.S. for cities with the most industrial space under construction, according to a report by Commercial Search. Amazon is building a 3.5 million-square-foot facility in Loveland, accounting for nearly half of the 7.9 million square feet of space expected to be delivered in 2026. The project...

What began as a late-night outing at the Ultra Lounge on East Hampden Avenue ended in a fatal assault for 47-year-old Neal Jones, who was beaten to death outside the club in the early hours of March 1, according to Denver police. Officers arrived at the parking lot just after 2 a.m. and found Jones gravely injured....

Former STEM School Highlands Ranch teacher Tera Johnson‑Swartz, 45, has been ordered to spend 14 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to sexually exploiting a child, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Johnson‑Swartz was arrested in February 2025 and originally faced...

Investigators believe 15-year-old Xavier Dominguez knew his killer and had a conversation with them before he was shot on Lima Street in late February.