JeffCo Schools To Cut 139 Positions By Next School Year
Close to 140 full-time Jefferson County School District employees will be unemployed when summer arrives. Ninety of those eliminated positions will be due to vacancies and current or pending retirements, according to a Dec. 18 community update from the district. Between December 15-17, approximately 50 central...
One person killed, three others injured in southeast Denver shooting
Denver police said their initial investigation found that an argument took place following a gathering in the parking lot of a southeast Denver shopping center.
Major changes to D, H, L Light Rail lines starting Sunday
These lines had been suspended or re-routed for Phase 3 of RTD's Downtown Rail Reconstruction Project.
New Colorado law refunds families who sign up for childcare waitlists
For new parents in the Denver metro area, finding the right child care facility can be challenging and expensive. However, a new state law beginning this year can help ease some of the financial strain.
Denver fire forces evacuations, neighbors return home to smoke and relief
DENVER — Neighbors were allowed to return home early Saturday morning, following a large fire at a southeast Denver construction site. Ben Neithercut, whose home backs up to the construction site where the fire burned, said the fire was unlike anything his family had experienced before. “Last night was...
77-year-old man arrested after shooting at a Monte Vista home
A 77-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly shot a victim and then "barricaded himself" inside a Monte Vista home Saturday morning, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
Opinion: The winters I spent homeless at Union Station
It’s true that some people experiencing homelessness don’t want to come indoors, even in frigid temperatures. But they’ve got good reasons for saying “no.” Shelters are helter-skelter. They’re stinky, they’re violent, they’re filthy, they’re inconvenient … quite frankly they’re dangerous.
We Don’t Need More Highway Lanes. We Need Public Transit
Colorado has spent fifty years widening highways. Let’s try something that will actually work. In 2026, Colorado will decide how to spend tens of billions of dollars in transportation funding over the next decade. This is a real fork-in-the-road moment, one that will determine whether we keep repeating the same...
DNA Links Colorado Serial Killer to Additional Cold Case
Amazingly, DNA from a nearly 40-year-old cold case has linked a serial killer to another Colorado murder.
Aurora’s Infrastructure Boom: Road Upgrades and New Bus Transit System in the Pipeline
The city of Aurora is undergoing a substantial phase of infrastructure development in an effort to cater to both the current and future needs of its residents. As per updates from the city's official website, numerous road construction projects are underway, which could significantly affect travel within the city....
