Aurora homeless navigation campus welcomes 176 people on first day
Aurora’s homeless navigation campus opened its doors to 176 homeless people Monday two weeks after its official ribbon cutting. The navigation campus — formerly a Crowne Plaza hotel — at 15500 E. 40th Ave., has been in the works for more than a year after the city purchased the building in May 2024 for $26.5 million.
‘Worst nightmare’: Denver parents awake to hear intruder walking toward sleeping kids
A Denver family is still shaken after waking up to hear a terrifying sound – the footsteps of a stranger inside their home.
After apartment fire, experts share safety tips to remember while warming up
Cleanup is underway after flames swept through several units of a Lakewood apartment complex over the weekend.
30 displaced, pets rescued after apartment fire in Lakewood caused by unattended space heater
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KRDO) – Thirty residents were displaced and one cat was killed after a fire at an apartment complex in Lakewood on Saturday was sparked by an unattended space heater. According to West Metro Fire Rescue, at around 7 a.m. on Nov. 15, crews responded to an apartment...
Denver Takes the Top Spot for Worst Inflation in the U.S.
Can you believe Denver has beaten out Los Angeles and Chicago for inflation?
Catastrophe avoided: Fire crew rescues curious cat who crawled inside walls of Lakewood home
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — When a curious cat crawled its way into its owners' walls, a West Metro Fire crew came to the rescue!. Over the weekend, the fire department was called to a Lakewood home in the Rooney Valley neighborhood to carry out an unusual task: retrieve a kitty who did the impawssible and somehow got himself...
125 years later, Denver grapples with shame and horror of a lynching
On Sunday, around 30 people gathered in Denver to remember a young boy they had never met: Preston John Porter Jr., who was lynched in a small Colorado town exactly 125 years earlier. “We're honoring Preston Porter Jr., a 15-year-old who was beaten and lynched, accused unjustly. It happened here...
Intense Debate: Arapahoe Motorist Receives Citation for License Plates Expired Six Years Ago
This post features an OpenAI-powered summary derived from the NewsBreak users' discussions on Arapahoe driver cited for six-year-old expired license plates. Arapahoe driver cited for six-year-old expired license plates.
Pawnshop employee accused of organized crime involving over $1M stolen items
A pawnshop employee in was arrested Tuesday after investigators found some of $1 million worth of merchandise stolen from retailers around the metro area, police said.
Colorado man, 18, pleads guilty to attempted kidnapping of 15-year-old girl
Steven Housman was arrested on April 29, a day after security camera footage showed him running from the area of the school. Thornton police, at the time, said he tried to abduct the girl. The girl resisted and got away, alerting police.
