Denver CO

Denver Public Schools has carried more obligations than unrestricted assets since at least 2005 — limiting the district’s financial flexibility for nearly two decades, a Denver Gazette analysis of district audits has found. In practical terms, when the unrestricted net position is negative for a long time, it means...

Denver police are investigating a serious motorcycle crash on Saturday night.

LAKESIDE, Colorado — A vegetation fire that made smoke visible from Interstate 70 and threatened an amusement park is under control, according to firefighters. West Metro Fire Rescue shared on social media just after 6:45 p.m. Saturday that crews were on the scene of a small grass fire involving several trees off...

Denver police said Saturday they are investigating a death outdoors in the 500 block of East Colfax Avenue, after putting out a brief public alert about the case. Authorities said the Denver Office of the Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death and later make that information public. The department also...

Interstate 25 between Thornton and Mead is closed due to safety concerns on Saturday afternoon.

A quiet stretch of Larimer Street turned into an active crime scene over the weekend, and Denver police say they need the public’s help to track down the shooter. Investigators say the incident unfolded in the early morning hours of last Sunday in the 2700 block of Larimer Street, near the intersection of 27th and...

DENVER — A former employee of Intermountain Health in Colorado has pleaded guilty after she stole more than 100 prescriptions from patients being treated for significant pain. According to a plea agreement, Shelbi Wolken, 35, of Wheat Ridge was working as a case management coordinator for Intermountain Health at...

A Colorado community has been rocked by the death of a 5-year-old boy earlier this week. What came next was shocking: news that the boy's older brother, 11, is facing charges for his murder. Authorities in Arapahoe County responded to a home the evening of March 10 for the death of the 5-year-old in Centennial, a...

Two crews of firefighters from the Denver metro area left Friday to help with containment efforts on a large wildfire in South Dakota.

Something big is happening across America, and it’s reshaping the retirement landscape in ways few people could have predicted just a decade ago. Cities that once seemed like obvious places to grow old gracefully – with their hospitals, culture, and infrastructure – are now being abandoned by retirees at a striking...