Construction to begin at site of historic Aurora fire
Construction is set to begin again at the corner of East Colfax Avenue and Peoria Street, nearly two years after a five-alarm fire burned at the site for five days.
A submarine once sank in a Colorado lake found at 9,000 feet of elevation
The Rocky Mountains of Colorado may not be the first place you would expect to find a submarine - but that's exactly what sat at the bottom of Missouri Lake for nearly 50 years. In 1898, Rufus T. Owens (of Central City) built a submarine and called it the Nautilus, according to Atlas Obscura . He and some friends...
2 fatal shootings overnight Friday in Denver metro: police
The Denver Police Department responded to two shootings overnight Friday in the Denver metro area.
Environmentalists sue Colorado over oil and gas operations near Denver
The Center for Biological Diversity and 350 Colorado sued Gov. Jared Polis’s administration for failing to ensure two oil and gas facilities in the Denver metro area are complying with state and federal clean air laws. Both facilities are considered major sources of air pollution and collectively release thousands...
JonBenet Ramsey’s dad presses for new law in decades-long hunt for daughter’s killer
New petition would align Colorado state law with federal act ensuring victims' families can request cold case reviews when investigators fail to solve crimes.
Aurora parents may be responsible if teens ride dirt bikes on city streets
Minors under the age of 18 who ride off-highway vehicles such as dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) around the city may cost their parents a $250 fine if a new city law passes.
Family demands answers after woman’s death in the Jefferson County jail
GOLDEN, Colo. — A 37-year-old woman died in her cell at the Jefferson County jail on Aug. 27, nearly three weeks after her arrest on burglary and criminal trespassing charges, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and family members. Sasha Chavez was found unresponsive in her cell in...
Plenty of homes on the market, but Denver sales stay flat
Despite having plenty of homes on the market in metro Denver, home sellers and their real estate agents are holding tight to their price expectations, failing to gain the attention of homebuyers, realtor analysts are saying after reviewing the latest numbers. The median-priced detached home in metropolitan Denver was...
‘We’ve never given up’: Sister of baby missing since 1986 still looking for answers
A Colorado family of a missing baby is hopeful a new image shared at CrimeCon in Denver will help bring answers they’ve never gotten.
Man sentenced in connection with 2023 fatal shooting
EDGEWATER, Colo — A man was sentenced to decades in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges related to a 2023 homicide in Edgewater. On Sept. 3, Kyle Valdez, 31, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree assault. He was sentenced to 43 years for the murder charge and 16 years for the...
