Former bus aide sentenced to prison for abusing non-verbal children with autism
A former bus aide with Littleton Public Schools, who was convicted of abusing children with autism, was sentenced Wednesday in Arapahoe County Court.
114 cats rescued from ‘uninhabitable’ Arvada home
More than 100 cats were rescued from an Arvada home over the past week after the homeowners were arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty, police said. Arvada officers responded to reports of “potential animal cruelty” at a home in the 8300 block of Sheridan Court on March 11, according to the police department. One...
It’s true: Denver once had the nation’s biggest Wendy’s
In our recent interview with Denver mayoral candidate Aurelio Martinez, one detail stuck out: He talked about how Denver’s 16th Street Mall once boasted the largest Wendy’s in the country. Of course, we had to know more, and Denverite reader Ryan Frazer was able to help. He dug...
Denver Police looking for missing 14-year-old
DENVER — The Denver Police Department is looking for a teen who's been missing since the beginning of March. Ariiss Muniz, 14, was last seen walking in the area of South Navajo Street and West Jewell Avenue at about 7 a.m. on March 2, DPD said. She's described as...
Denver Gas Island Scare as Worker Pinned to Canopy, Rushed to Surgery
What started as a routine Tuesday evening at a Denver King Soopers fuel island turned into a rescue operation when a worker was pinned against the canopy ceiling near Havana Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Fire crews raced to the scene, freed the trapped employee, and handed him off to Denver Health...
Proposed Ball Arena tunnel in Denver named finalist in Elon Musk’s company competition
A proposed underground pedestrian tunnel connecting Ball Arena to a nearby light rail station is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Plane makes emergency landing in field near Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield area
A small plane made an emergency landing in a field near Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in the Broomfield area on Tuesday morning. North Metro Fire Rescue District crews responded about 10:30 a.m. to a field near the airport’s runway for a report that a plane was making an emergency landing, according to a post...
Rollover crash briefly closes lanes of US 36 eastbound, 1 sent to hospital
A rollover crash on U.S. 36 eastbound in Westminster Wednesday morning has closed several lanes of the highway and sent one person to a hospital.
1 injured in Denver house fire, explosion
Denver fire officials are investigating an early morning house fire and explosion that sent one person to a hospital.
Man who attempted to kidnap 9-year-old girl in Lakewood Safeway sentenced to 6 years
A 34-year-old man was sentenced to six years in prison for the attempted abduction of a 9-year-old girl at a Lakewood Safeway last year, authorities said. Bradley Wilson, who pleaded guilty to the charge, will serve six years in the Department of Corrections followed by a mandatory three-year term of parole,...

















