Denver E-Scooter Deaths Hit Record High in 2025
Fifteen people have died while riding standing electric scooters in Denver since the rentable devices hit the Mile High City in 2018. More than half of those deaths occurred just last year. The city recorded eight deaths of standing e-scooter riders in 2025, according to the Department of Transportation &...
The Town In Colorado Where $1,500 A Month Covers Rent, Groceries, And Utilities
Pueblo, Colorado stands as a financial oasis in a state where your wallet typically gets thinner faster than the air at 14,000 feet. While your friends in Denver are choosing between paying rent or enjoying avocado toast this month, Puebloans are somehow managing to cover housing, groceries, AND utilities with what...
Vision Zero: As Denver doubles down, the fatalities keep climbing
A decade ago, Denver became one of many U.S. cities to adopt a bold, new model of traffic safety — one that envisioned an end to the hundreds of serious injuries and dozens of fatalities that plague the streets each year. Fast forward to today, and Denver streets and intersections show a widening array of […]
Denver restaurateurs opening Odd Rabbit sushi in Boulder this spring
Christopher and Ariana Teigland, the married duo behind Denver’s Glo Noodle House, are bringing culinary inspiration to Boulder this spring with a new sushi eatery, Odd Rabbit, a “traditionally non-traditional” sushi restaurant set to open at 5845 Arapahoe Ave., just a few blocks from where the couple first met while...
Arapahoe County, CO – Homicide Investigation: Woman Found East of Denver
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Arapahoe County, CO – Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a homicide after a woman’s body was discovered Monday morning in a remote area east of the Denver metro region, authorities confirmed. According to...
Traffic Cameras Slow Wheat Ridge Speeders
Wheat Ridge police have declared a traffic camera program a success after eight months and plan to expand it in the new year. In April, solar-powered automated speed camera trailers were placed at West 32nd Avenue and Independence Court (Wheat Ridge High School) and West 44th Avenue and Field Street (Anderson Park).
$3.3 million lottery ticket sold at Broomfield King Soopers
A Coloradan won $3.3 million in the most recent lottery drawing on Monday.
Erie police officer leaves department after Facebook comment that appears to condone shooting ICE...
The Erie police officer apparently investigated for a Facebook comment that appeared to condone shooting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the head is no longer employed with the Erie Police Department, according to a Tuesday news release. The officer, Haili Shimko, was accused of posting a comment that...
Wheat Ridge Meats Finds Its Footing Under New Name
Three months after opening, Wheat Ridge Meats owner Jeff Prah is still working to carve out the business’s own identity. The shop at 5650 W. 29th Ave. opened in October as Wheat Ridge Poultry & Meats, the same name that had graced the location since 1942. But when the former owner, Jessica Bobitsky, sold the business...
Officials: Jeffco saw largest increase in homelessness in metro last year
While Denver officials boasted a decrease in homelessness over the past few years, Jefferson County has seen the highest increase in the metro area. Jeffco saw a 27% increase in homelessness from 2024 to 2025 — the largest increase within the metro, according to Kerry Wrenick, regional homeless coordinator for the...
