Thornton affordable housing proposal receives pushback over location
A plan to develop nearly four acres of unused land into affordable housing is causing a commotion among some residents in one Colorado community.
Denver homeless families wait list for shelter now at 400: HAND
The waiting list for families to get into a homeless shelter in Denver is 400 households long, people experiencing homelessness have told Housekeys Action Network Denver, or HAND.
Boulder County students join national walkout to protest gun violence
About 125 New Vista High students walked from the school’s Boulder campus down Broadway to the Pearl Street Mall as part of a national walkout Friday to raise awareness of gun violence in schools and push for the passage of national gun safety laws. “I don’t want to die,”...
2 bodies found in Broomfield, Westminster parks in apparent suicides
Two men’s bodies were found in public parks on Friday morning in apparent, unrelated suicides. One man’s body was found on a trail in Lac Amora Park this morning by a runner, according to Broomfield police spokesperson Rachel Haslett. The other man’s body was found in a Metzger Farm Open Space parking lot on Lowell...
Large police presence near Thornton Anythink Library after shots fired report
Thornton police are asking the public to avoid the Anythink Library on Huron Street as they investigate a shooting call.
Smoke from fires in the Pacific Northwest is driving low air quality along Colorado’s...
Hazy skies across metro Denver and further north in Fort Collins and Steamboat are a result of dozens of active wildfires burning in the Pacific Northwest across Washington and Oregon as well as in Canada. “It does look like we'll be hanging on to that smoke today,” said National Weather...
Park ranger accused of stabbing hoax didn’t pass training at prior police dept.
Scripps News Denver obtained records from the City of Lafayette detailing Callum Heskett's previous employment as a Lafayette police officer and why the chief decided to cut ties with him in 2024.
DPD says officers shot 2 men, both carrying replica guns
DENVER — Denver Police released body camera video Thursday showing two separate incidents where their officers shot people carrying replica weapons. The video shows the moments leading up to both shootings. On Aug. 22, officers were called to the area of South Dahlia Street and East Warren Avenue. Two...
Pedestrian Bridge Proposed to Connect LoDo to Ball Arena
Plans for the massive redevelopment around Ball Arena are beginning to take shape, with the first detailed concept submitted to the city this week. The proposal outlines the Wynkoop Crossing Pedestrian Bridge, which will span Speer Boulevard and serve as a critical link between downtown Denver and the new 70-acre...
Fiery Plane Crash Into Business Park Leaves Two Dead
A plane crash in a Denver-area business park early Friday morning has left two dead. The Beechcraft BE35 crashed shortly after takeoff around 6:20 a.m. near Colorado’s Centennial Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. In a press conference , Douglas County Sheriff public information officer...
