State regulators delay approval of 32 new oil and gas wells near the Aurora...
State regulators voted to delay a plan to drill 32 new oil and gas wells near the Aurora Reservoir on Wednesday, after nearly a year of sustained community opposition. Colorado’s Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) voted 4-1 to postpone approving the State Sunlight/Long development plan, proposed by the...
Older adults on fixed incomes are finding homeownership in Colorado financially harder than ever
When Peggy Locke bought her 804-square-foot home in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood about 10 years ago, the monthly mortgage–including the loan payment, property taxes and homeowner’s insurance–was around $500. That amount “was perfectly doable,” said Locke, a 77-year-old retired registered nurse living on Social...
West Baton Rouge juvenile rape suspect arrested in Colorado
DENVER, Colo. — U.S. Marshals arrested a 43-year-old man in Colorado, who was wanted in two parishes. James Connolly was wanted in West Baton Rouge for first-degree rape of a child under 13 and in Livingston Parish for felony aggravated crimes against nature. Connolly was arrested in the Denver area on Dec. 9 by...
In effort to combat biases, mosque invites community into place of worship
Every Friday is the weekly Islamic day for gathering praying and learning at mosques across the world. It's no different at the Downtown Denver Islamic Center.
Serious injuries reported in crash involving cyclist, motorist in NW Denver
Few details were available, but Denver police had a block of Irving Street near W. 23rd Avenue taped off where the bicycle was in the middle of the road and a vehicle nearby appeared to be damaged.
Former Aurora council member hit with state wage judgment, thousands in fines
AURORA | The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment issued a wage-theft citation against former Aurora Councilmember Crystal Murillo, executive director of the Colorado People’s Alliance, after she failed to respond for months to claims made by a former employee. Because of Murillo’s repeated non-response, the...
Denver demolishes seized ‘junk’ RVs at cost of $1,400 each
Representatives of the Denver general services and sheriff’s departments gleefully shared with City Council members Monday videos of backhoes demolishing “junk” RVs in the city that previously contained people experiencing homelessness.
Over $10,000 in jewelry stolen from Denver metro area store
Police are hoping the public can help identify two suspects who took jewelry from a store in the Denver metro area last month.
Man accused of putting woman’s body in Adams County trash can is charged
The man accused of killing a woman and bringing her body around Adams County in a trash can has been formally charged with murder and tampering with a deceased human body, authorities say.
Colorado repeat offender freed from jail less than two weeks before allegedly killing mother...
A Colorado man is accused of killing the mother of his children then pushing her body in a shopping cart for days after allegedly violating a protection order multiple times.
