Exclusive: Mayor vows to finish Vibrant Denver bond projects in 6 years
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston pledged Tuesday to complete the 58 projects in the $950 million Vibrant Denver bond package in six years — well short of the typical 10-year runway. Why it matters: The first-term mayor is amplifying the stakes before ballots begin to land in mailboxes Friday in an effort to gain support...
Aurora residents prepare to lose two library branches
AURORA, Colo. — Bao Tran watched his two daughters stack toy blocks in the back corner of the Chambers Plaza Library, located on Chambers Road and East Colfax Avenue in Aurora. Since the building reopened in the fall of 2022, Tran and his two daughters, 14 and 13, have been regulars..
Copper wire crooks hit Commerce City; Police seeing uptick in crime
It's a bold and costly crime wave sweeping through Commerce City: Thieves are targeting copper wiring in broad daylight.
Oct. 7, 2025: Grammy-winning Christian rapper Lecrae on growing up in Denver and growing...
Oct. 7, 2025: Grammy-winning Christian rapper Lecrae on growing up in Denver and growing in faith. Grammy-winning rapper Lecrae reflects on faith, music, life and growing up in Colorado. Ahead of his concert in Denver October 16 at the Ogden Theater, we re-share Chandra's conversation with Grammy-winning Christian...
Colorado trial over coerced prison labor begins in Denver
A trial began Tuesday in a class-action lawsuit alleging Colorado is failing to comply with a 2018 constitutional amendment that banned involuntary labor in state prisons. The case, Mortis v. Polis, was brought in Denver District Court by progressive legal advocates on behalf of two inmates who say the Colorado...
Civil trial begins for former Denver officer accused of hurting bystanders during shooting
A jury was seated and opening statements were made in the trial of former Denver police officer Brandon Ramos in Denver civil court.
Roybal-Smith denied bail in connection with Aurora double homicide
A man accused of fatally stabbing two men over 100 times in Aurora in late June was denied bail by an Adams County Judge Tuesday afternoon. Ricky Roybal-Smith, 38, was arrested by Denver police in connection with a hit-and-run crash while under the influence of drugs on June 29. Investigators later named him the...
CPW investigating suspected moose poaching
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is investigating a suspected poaching of a moose near Deer Creek.
Wheat Ridge family searching for answers after daughter’s “suspicious” death
A crowd gathered this past weekend at a vigil for Consuela "Connie" Chaves after the 27-year-old mother of three was found dead last week. Police say she died after allegedly falling out of a moving vehicle around 3 a.m.
Denver police looking for aggravated assault suspects
Denver police are looking for four individuals accused of being involved in an aggravated assault incident in the 1700 block of Blake Street last month.
