Denver firefighters rush to burning apartment before dawn Friday
Denver firefighters rushed to a burning apartment at a complex in the area of Yosemite and Hampden early Friday morning.
Community groups address safety, drug activity concerns in downtown Denver
Residents and business owners say certain downtown Denver blocks have become unsafe with crowds gathering and drug use observed.
A night in the Denver jail costs taxpayers $164, public defenders try to keep...
Being incarcerated in the Denver jails costs $164 per night, and many of those beds are taken up by homeless people, the leader of Denver’s public defender office said Wednesday.
Why economists say Colorado’s economy is on the brink of a recession
DU Professor Mac Clouse said Denver and Boulder County’s label as sanctuary designations in the eyes of the Federal Government only makes the outlook tougher.
Arapahoe County approves 20-well oil and gas project near Aurora
AURORA | Arapahoe County has conditionally approved an oil-and-gas-drilling project just east of Aurora calling for 20 wells on a gravel pad on State Land Board property. The tentative OK from commissioners goes to Crestone Peak Resources Operating LLC, doing business as Civitas, to build and operate the State...
Crews clean up U-Haul crash spilling fuel on I-25
Northbound Interstate 25 was reopened on Thursday morning after a U-Haul spilled fuel on the interstate following a crash.
Federal Theatre’s opening inspires Chicano pride, northsider nostalgia
On Sept. 19, crowds gathered outside the Federal Theatre and gazed up at a glowing marquee for the first time in decades. The Sunnyside landmark, which had sat vacant for years, reopened with a free show from local bands Los Mocochetes and iZCALLi, drawing in Denver’s northsiders and the Chicano community in...
Helicopter on Colfax? It’s just the police chiefs’ convention
You can see anything on Colfax Avenue, including a Eurocopter AS-350 AStar single-turboshaft helicopter. The chopper, operated by the Kansas Highway Patrol, made a splashy landing near Colfax and Speer during rush hour on Wednesday evening, shutting down the road and catching a lot of bewildered looks. The helicopter...
Denver mom returns from school drop off to house on fire
A Denver mom came back from dropping her daughter off at school to her house on fire.
Colorado advocates raise concerns over police use of first responder drones
As more Colorado police departments adopt the use of drones as a first responder tool, some community groups are raising concerns about privacy and equity.
