Car catches fire in library parking lot after ‘mechanical problems’
DENVER (KDVR) — A car caught fire at an Aurora library, destroying two other nearby cars in the process, after the driver said he was experiencing “mechanical problems.”. On Monday afternoon, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said a man pulled into the Smoky Hill Library after his car started smoking. He went inside
Denver marred by violent start to year
Data now confirms what the public has suspected : Homicides are up in Denver. Why it matters: The city recorded 18 homicides as of Sunday — four more than this time last year, police data shows, a rise that could upend last year's historic decline in killings. State of play: A new Major Cities Chiefs Association report
2 schools put on secure status due to ‘erratic driver’ in parking lot
AURORA, Colo. — A high school and middle school in Aurora were on secure status for most of the day after a student drove "erratically and at a high rate of speed on school property" Tuesday morning, Cherry Creek School District said. The incident happened at Cherokee Trail High...
Aurora is ‘strong and getting stronger,’ mayor says in State of City speech
Aurora is “strong and getting stronger,” the city’s mayor said on Tuesday, citing successes in a new homeless navigation campus. Mayor Mike Coffman said he leaves work every Friday and goes straight to the Regional Navigation Campus, where he then sleeps in the low-barrier homeless shelter and helps serve breakfast in
Two Hospitalized After Gunfire Erupts At Busy Denver Crossroads
Gunfire near one of Denver's busiest intersections sent two people to the hospital on Tuesday, rattling the area around Federal Boulevard and Colfax Avenue and drawing a significant police response. Officers converged on the scene along the heavily traveled east-west corridor as investigators worked to piece together w
Loose cow corralled overnight at Denver park
DENVER — A cow had quite the adventure overnight after it got loose and was then corralled inside an enclosed soccer field at a Denver park before its owner was located and they were reunited. A spokesman for Lakewood Police said they received calls about the loose animal in...
Mexican national convicted on 37 counts of prepping false tax returns in Denver
A Mexican national was convicted this week in U.S. District Court of Colorado of preparing false tax returns to claim refunds her clients were not entitled to receive, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
Denver Outrage After Elderly Migrant With Impairments Left Roaming In Heat
Denver immigrant advocates say an elderly man with cognitive impairments was released from federal immigration custody early Monday and left to navigate the city on his own, in the heat, with almost nothing in his pocket. Identified by supporters only as "Javier," the man was reportedly dropped off from detention...
Colorado officially has a Taco Bell Cantina, one of only 60 in the world
One of the rarest of all Taco Bell’s is now in Colorado… The state’s first Taco Bell Cantina is open. The boozy Baja Blasts, however, are not — at least […]
Lucile’s Creole Cafe in Littleton to Close After 15 Years
Among the many strip-mall, cookie-cutter buildings that dot the restaurant landscape in Littleton, Lucile’s Creole Cafe has long stood apart. The restaurant sits in a country-estate, ranch-style home mere feet from the South Platte River. Look at it just right, and the place feels like a little slice of bucolic country

















