Denver opens its first college student residence for those facing homelessness
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | During her first semester at Chicago’s Malcolm X College, Nikya Harrell had had enough. It was winter, and she was cold. She was bouncing to and from family members’ houses and sometimes could only afford one meal a week.
Small town chosen to help connect electric grids with $1.2 billion investment
In an effort to lower electricity costs and prevent power outages, a high-capacity substation east of Pueblo will source more energy by combining the eastern and western electric grids.
Denver Man Gets 32 Years in Girlfriend’s Death; Body Found in Stairwell
Innis Lee Collins, 42, was sentenced to 32 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the 2022 death of Namantha Noller Rice, his 19-year-old girlfriend. Rice was found dead in the stairwell of an apartment building near East 16th Avenue and Broadway on April 23, 2022. Collins entered his plea in
‘World’s slowest escape’: Officer helps wandering tortoise return home in Littleton
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office on Friday shared body-camera footage of a daring escape by a suspect from late August, and it required some bystander assistance.
2 injured after Friday morning shooting in Five Points neighborhood
Two people were taken to the hospital after a Friday morning shooting in Denver's Five Points neighborhood.
These Colorado Starbucks Stores Are Closing
Starbucks says approximately 250 North American coffeehouses will close this week.
Family reeling after Aurora mother killed in e-bike accident
An Aurora family is grieving after Stephanie Maraggos was hit and killed while riding an e-bicycle, leaving behind her art and her family's memories of her.
Denver was once hit with a 15-foot-tall wave after a dam broke
On August 3, 1933, the failure of a nearby dam sent a wall of water crashing toward Denver, eventually hitting downtown blocks with a wave estimated to be about 15 feet tall. The sudden flood would ultimately result in two deaths and widespread damage. Located along Cherry Creek and about 30 miles south of downtown […]
Northglenn Police warning of odometer rollback scams
The Northglenn Police Department is warning car buyers to be wary of mileage in potential sales.
Coffee company moves HQ from Denver to Kentucky
Bad Ass Coffee has relocated its headquarters from Denver. The company announced on Tuesday it has moved its main corporate office to Lexington, Ky., in an effort to push further into the East Coast market. “The company relocated its headquarters to Lexington, Kentucky, along with adding a distribution center to the re
