Target range opened, thousands of acres of Colorado forest closed to sport shooting
Federal, state and local backcountry management agencies in seven Colorado counties have started to close off 94,900 acres of Colorado forest to recreation sport shooting. Instead, they are funneling shooters toward a new facility built specifically for them.
ATF, DEA seize guns, drugs in TdA gang bust in Aurora
The ATF, DEA and several other law enforcement organizations showed off the firearms and drugs seized in an undercover operation that resulted in the arrests of dozens of suspects.
Denver lays off 8.4% of city workforce
DENVER — The City of Denver eliminated 928 jobs from the general fund in mass layoffs on Monday morning in an effort to save money. 171 people lost their jobs, making up 1.6% of the workforce. The eliminated positions account for about 8.4% of the city's workforce. Another 6%...
Thousands of Denver students attend school in extreme heat zones
As many as 63% of Denver's public school students will return to class Monday in an extreme urban heat zone — where heat is trapped by heat-absorbing surfaces and structures — per a new analysis. Why it matters: The heat island effect can make some neighborhoods notably warmer...
Xcel says it needs to spend $22 billion to keep up with potential demand...
Xcel Energy has 6.2 gigawatts of generating capacity in Colorado, but the company already has pending applications from data centers seeking 5.8 GW of electricity — enough to power more than 3 million homes. In the face of this booming demand — particularly in an area of Denver and...
30 indicted after undercover Tren de Aragua investigation in Colorado
Thirty people, including several members of the Tren de Aragua gang, are facing federal drug trafficking, firearms offenses and murder-for-hire charges after a months-long undercover operation based out of Colorado.
EDITORIAL: Mushroom ‘medicine’ will kill more Colorado kids
Justice was served in the sentencing on Friday of a man who sold hallucinogens to a 15-year-old boy in Boulder last year. The teen ingested the drugs, climbed a crane at a construction site in his altered state of mind, and fell 145 feet to his death. Every parent’s nightmare.
Loveland police barred from license plate camera readers after sharing information with Border Patrol
LOVELAND, Colo. (KRDO) - Following a 9NEWS investigation, the city of Denver has decided to cut off Loveland's access to Flock license plate camera readers. The investigation found that Loveland police were sharing access to its Flock data with U.S. Border Patrol. According to our Denver news partners, Denver has...
Drivers without a valid CDL removed from service during commercial vehicle enforcement operation in...
The Thornton Police Department (TPD) highlighted results from a recent commercial vehicle enforcement operation. On August 18, police released results from a commercial vehicle enforcement effort held in Thornton, Colorado. “The most important outcome? Four drivers operating commercial vehicles without a valid CDL...
Federal agencies announce 30 Colorado indictments, including TdA gang leaders
Federal and local law enforcement agencies announced the indictments of 30 people in Colorado on Monday, including alleged leaders of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua, which a police chief described as akin to a parasite. Officials described the investigation leading to the operation as the biggest in the...