Persons of interest photos released in 2023 deadly shooting of teen outside of Aurora...
Aurora police have released photos from new angles of two persons of interest in the 2023 deadly shooting of a 13-year-old outside an Aurora mall.
Douglas County commissioners will ask voters to pursue ‘home rule’ status, including in Aurora
This story was first published at Colorado Community Media. CASTLE ROCK | The Douglas County Board of County Commissioners will ask county voters to change the structure of the county by becoming a home-rule county. A relatively small part of Aurora is encompassed by Douglas County. Colorado Statute determines the...
Colorado has the cash, but TABOR has the access code | OPINION
Colorado’s economy boomed during the past five years, rebounding quickly from the pandemic and causing state revenue to soar. But here’s the catch — thanks to the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR), those funds couldn’t be fully tapped into. Even with a jaw-dropping $1.4 billion revenue surplus last year, the Joint...
Shocking report says Colorado families need $250,000-plus in annual income to ‘live comfortably’
Think life in Colorado feels expensive? You're not alone. A recent report from SmartAsset sought to determine how much money someone needs to make to 'live comfortably' in various places around the United States, including Denver, Colorado Springs, and Aurora in their analysis. The company looked at two different...
Colorado labor department mishandled financial reporting for 2 large programs, state auditor says
A state audit of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment criticized the agency for its financial handling of its two largest programs: the Family & Medical Leave Insurance and Unemployment Insurance. The Office of the State Auditor announced Wednesday the results of its audit on CDLE, finding it found...
The Sundance Film Festival will move to Colorado in 2027 after spending 40 years...
After a yearlong search, the Sundance Film Festival announced Thursday that its new home will be Boulder , Colorado , keeping Sundance in the mountains but moving it out of Park City , the Utah ski town that had for decades provided the premier independent film gathering its picturesque snowy backdrop. Organizers...
A man died after being hurt then neglected for a week in a Colorado...
DENVER (AP) — A 69-year-old man slowly suffocated to death in a rural Colorado jail after his ribs were broken in an altercation with a deputy and he languished in a cell for a week without medical care, according to a lawsuit announced Thursday. Michael Burch’s 2023 death was ruled a homicide. Prosecutors declined...
Colorado’s gray wolves edge closer to Denver metro area: CPW map
At least one of Colorado's gray wolves in March entered a new Denver area county and new watersheds in northern Park County.
Highland vending machine garage fills need in walkable neighborhood
DENVER — Denver is home to many walkable neighborhoods, and all that walking can work up an appetite. In the very walkable Highland neighborhood, Bill Zuercher's said it was hard to satisfy that hunger affordably. "There's always so many people around, but there's nowhere to just get a snack...
Aurora family speaks out after escaping fiery crash with Tesla driver
A family of six was trapped inside their car after a fiery crash Monday when a Tesla driver ran a red light and slammed into them at around 100 mph, police said. Aurora police said a 26-year-old man was driving that Tesla on Alameda Parkway when he ran the red light at South Buckley Road and crashed into another...