Aurora police pursuing facial recognition software to find suspects, solve crimes
AURORA | Aurora Police are asking city lawmakers permission to use facial recognition software and systems to help identify suspects and solve crimes. “This is very much what we do now, just relying on human recognition,” Police Commander Chris Poppe of Aurora’s District 3 said. “We’re just going to use software to...
Turn your Flock cameras off
A Flock Safety license plate-reading camera is seen at Colfax Avenue and Franklin Street in Denver on Aug. 5, 2025. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline) The use of Flock cameras in Colorado exemplifies the dark side of government surveillance. Proponents tout their law enforcement utility, but the outsize risk they pose...
Aurora officials suggest furloughs, using recession reserve funds to fill $20M budget gap
Aurora is facing a $20 million budget shortfall in 2026, and officials plan to balance the budget with cuts, furloughs and money pulled from the city’s recession reserve fund. The city will not lay off any employees, officials said at the special budget study session with city councilmembers Tuesday...
Texas officials say Colorado residents might be able to help solve 1984 cold case...
DENVER — Authorities in Texas are still trying to figure out who carried out the 1984 murder of a young woman — now, decades later, they say Colorado residents might be able to help crack the case, according to a release from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Food festival to take place at Denver park
Taste of 9+CO will take place in Cloud 9 Park on Oct. 11. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Guests will be able to experience the culinary spirit of the Congress Park neighborhood. According to a press release, the event is modeled after the Taste of...
Denver joins Colorado cities in banning pet sales
The city and county of Denver is officially the latest city in Colorado to have a ban on pet sales after Mayor Mike Johnston signed the ordinance on Thursday.
1 killed in 4-vehicle crash, I-225 northbound reopened in Aurora: Police
A motorcyclist is dead after a crash involving four vehicles in Aurora on Friday afternoon.
No injuries, initial signs of foul play in missing elk hunter’s deaths: Coroner
Two missing elk hunters found dead this week in southern Colorado had no visible injuries or initial signs of foul play, the Conejos County coroner told Scripps News Denver Friday.
Man arrested after woman’s body found near dumpster: Arvada police
A man was arrested in connection with a suspicious death in which a woman's body was found near a dumpster in Arvada, police announced Friday.
Child ‘unknowingly’ had gun in backpack at elementary daycare in Aurora: Cherry Creek Schools
A child found a gun in their backpack on Friday morning at an elementary school daycare program in Aurora, according to Cherry Creek Schools.
