Denver’s homeless facing freezing weather quandary
The Denver City Council approved Monday two sites for cold weather shelters in the city, but initially planned to have another, much larger wintry weather shelter in the ballroom of one of its homeless hotels.
Denver man sentenced to life in prison for South Platte River Trail homicides
A Denver man will spend his life in prison after killing two people on the South Platte River Trail. A Denver District judge sentenced Tanner Fielder to life in prison without the possibility of parole Monday in connection to the 2023 deaths of 43-year-old Jeremy Hutcheson and 31-year-old Lluvia Robles-Banuelos,...
Married Denver deputies arrested, accused of assaulting man in wheelchair
Jason and Carla Gentempo have been charged with third-degree assault of an at-risk adult, a class 6 felony. The alleged victim said the two knocked him out of his wheelchair and stomped on his phone outside his apartment.
“Prolific” Serial Killer Identified in Decades-Old Colorado Murder
Authorities solve 40-year-old Colorado cold case linking Vincent Groves to Rhonda Fisher’s 1987 murder.
Progressive bid tests Democratic unity in Colorado’s First District
Colorado's First District candidate Melat Kiros (L) and Rep. Diana DeGrette (R) (Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Anna Moneymaker / Kiros for Congress) Denver progressives see an opportunity to defeat Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., in the Democratic primary in Colorado’s first district, with local and...
“I’m lucky to be here”: Hit-and-run victim urges safer streets in Aurora
After surviving a hit-and-run while crossing S. Peoria Street, Aurora resident Tom Anderson is urging the city to take stronger steps to protect pedestrians.
Power shutoffs possible Wednesday amid severe fire weather: Xcel
A combination of near-record high temperatures, a dry spell and expected high winds on Wednesday are bringing possible severe fire weather to the Front Range, putting Xcel Energy on alert for response plans.
Colorado reacts to mass shooting in Australia
Colorado officials and organizations have reacted to the news of the mass shooting in Australia at Bondi Beach.
Police seek help identifying gunman who robbed Aurora business at gunpoint
AURORA | Aurora police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man accused of robbing employees at gunpoint at a northwest Aurora business at last month. The robbery occurred about 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at an undisclosed business in the 1400 block of Iola Street, Aurora police spokesperson Joe Moylan said in a...
Reported car thefts plummet in Denver
Denver looks poised to end the year with its lowest number of reported stolen vehicles in the past six years. The big picture: The city recorded a 63% drop between 2022 — when Denver nearly led the nation in reported car thefts — and 2025, per an Axios Denver analysis from data compiled by the Denver Police Department.
