Denver’s homicide rate falls by 48% in 2025
Denver leaders are celebrating the city recording near-record low homicide rates this year, marking only the third time rates have been this low in 35 years.
Denver homicides fell 48% in 2025, among city’s lowest totals since 1990
Denver reported a nearly 50% drop in homicides last year, one of the city's lowest totals in decades, according to data released Thursday.
Colorado Front Range Braces for Strong Mountain Wave Winds With Gusts Up to 75...
COLORADO – Strong mountain wave winds are expected to develop again overnight, impacting notoriously windy areas along Colorado’s Front Range, with wind gusts potentially reaching up to 75 miles per hour, according to the latest forecast information. Meteorologists say the strongest winds are likely to occur...
Wheat Ridge Police Department To Grow Speed Cam Program In 2026
Following the successful rollout of the Wheat Ridge Police Department’s automated speed camera program, the department expects to add additional cameras throughout the community in January of 2026. So far, speed cameras outside of Wheat Ridge High School and Anderson Park have acted as a successful deterrent, showing...
Target is expanding in Colorado: Here’s where new stores are expected
Have you been longing to go for a Target run, only to have no Target to run to? That could be changing soon.
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...
