Downtown Denver’s office vacancy rate grows to 38.2% as tenants reimagine the workplace
While many Denver office tenants went remote or fled to Cherry Creek or the ’burbs in recent years, law firm Ballard Spahr did the opposite. It stayed downtown, though it swapped out its old headquarters for a newer spot a block away at 1800 Larimer in August. “It was...
Dozens of Windshields, Windows Smashed in Downtown Denver
When Jerome Síbulo left church choir rehearsal on a Wednesday night, he found his vehicle’s back windshield completely shattered. The director of music and arts ministry had parked his car just outside of Trinity United Methodist Church, at Broadway and East 18th Avenue, when someone hurled a large rock into the...
FBI arrests Colorado bank robbery book author for bank robbery
It’s a story that writes itself; in fact, it was one he had already written. Charles Martinez, 48, a man who documented his experience as a bank robber and member of a prison gang in the book “The Life of an Outlaw,” was arrested by the FBI on Jan. 8 in connection with a Denver […]
Commerce City Water District Hauls Denver Into Court Over ‘Forever Chemical’ Mess
Commerce City’s main water utility has taken Denver to federal court, accusing the city’s fire‑training site of repeatedly leaking PFAS, the notorious “forever chemicals,” into the soil and groundwater that feed the district’s wells. The South Adams County Water and Sanitation District says the contamination has...
Colorado’s Most Famous Cinnamon Roll Is So Iconic, People Make Pilgrimages For It
Some places make breakfast plans for you before you even finish the thought. Whenever you’re craving a morning that feels like a win before noon, Duffeyroll Bakery Cafe has a way of stepping in and taking over, gladly. Looking for the perfect breakfast stop that turns an ordinary day...
Family said accused arsonist “sees and hears things … has mental condition”
The 38-year-old Aurora man jailed for investigation of arson for allegedly setting a five-alarm fire in Denver in early January "sees and hears things ... he has a mental condition," according to his sister.
Two dogs sustain life-threatening injuries from coyote attacks in Denver metro
Pet owners in the Denver-metro city of Lafayette have been urged to exercise caution after two small dogs were attacked by coyotes over the last two days. According to the local police department, the dogs sustained life-threatening injuries. One encounter took place in a yard on Shoshone Trail and the other in a...
Texas man convicted of assaulting two women in Highlands Ranch
A Texas man was found guilty Wednesday of assaulting two women in the bathroom of a Highlands Ranch home in 2024. Zebediah Scales, 39, was convicted on four assault counts for beating up his girlfriend and her friend in the bathroom of his girlfriend’s home after accusing her of cheating on him on Nov. 2, […]
Smart Shopper: Denver grocery costs hit 36‑week low as two chains drop prices
Here is the latest Denver7 Smart Shopper Price Check on nine supermarket staples from four retailers as of January 21, 2026.
Powerful Arctic Cold Front Rips Through Southeast Wyoming and Northern Colorado, Slamming Temperatures and...
WYOMING & COLORADO — A fast-moving Arctic cold front surged south through Cheyenne, Wyoming, and northern Colorado on Tuesday, causing temperatures to plunge into the teens within minutes while north winds gusted between 40 and 50 mph, producing dangerous wind chills and rapidly deteriorating conditions. The frontal...
