Denver Christkindlmarket announces its 2026 return
Grab your coat, your Christmas spirit and maybe your stretchy pants. The Denver Christkindlmarket is returning to Auraria Campus this holiday season, bringing back the cozy wooden huts, festive lights, […]
Last-ditch effort to block Amendment 87, Colorado’s graduated income tax ballot measure, is rejected...
A last ditch effort from conservatives to block Amendment 87, the graduated income tax ballot measure before Colorado voters this year, was rejected Wednesday by a Denver judge. A Republican activist filed a lawsuit against the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office in September, arguing that the initiative shouldn’t have been...
Aurora Man, 63, Beaten Bloody in Garage by Suspect With Three Pending Felony Cases
A 63-year-old Aurora homeowner needed staples in his scalp and roughly 30 stitches in his face after a man allegedly followed him into his garage and beat him without saying a word. Tom Ruszkowski says he was punched in the back of the head as soon as he walked in, then continued to be struck while he lay on the garage floor. The man accused of attacking him, 33-year-old Kendan Lubovich, is now being held without bail — and already has three other felony cases pending.
Arvada man gets 6 years for animal abuse that led to injuries, deaths of...
An Arvada man was sentenced to four years in the Colorado Department of Corrections and two years’ probation after pleading guilty to two felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty, police said.
Lakewood bomb threat involved improvised explosive device in car
A man arrested Monday in Lakewood in connection with a bomb threat allegedly had an improvised explosive device in his car, according to a Tuesday news release by Lakewood police. Hawk Douglas, 35, was a known wanted subject for several outstanding warrants when he was spotted in the area of Kipling Street and West 6th […]
About 40,000 Coloradans Lost SNAP in a Year as Food Bank of the Rockies...
About 40,000 Coloradans have lost access to SNAP food benefits in the last year as program requirements changed, Ron Meehan, government relations manager at Feeding Colorado, said at an Oct. 14 roundtable at Food Bank of the Rockies' warehouse in Aurora, Colorado Newsline reported. At the same event, the food bank said food insecurity is at a 12-year high.
Denver Public Schools piloting new gym class for students with and without disabilities
Denver Public Schools is piloting a new gym class called Peer-to-Peer PE that brings together students with and without disabilities.
I-270, US 36 bridge over I-25 will close this weekend: What to know
Drivers traveling on Interstate 270 and US 36 bridge over I-25 should prepare for eastbound lane closures this weekend.
Douglas County approves incentives for Lockheed Martin expansion
Douglas County commissioners on Tuesday approved an economic incentive package to support a planned Lockheed Martin expansion in Highlands Ranch that is expected to bring hundreds of new jobs and significant capital investment to the county. The expansion is expected to add 450 jobs over the next four years at Lockheed Martin’s campus. The project […]
Attorney in K9 bite civil rights trial says police used word ‘fart’ during SWAT...
A civil rights trial began Tuesday in the case of a man who claims he was wrongfully attacked by a police K-9 in Aurora.

















