This Denver mom once feared losing everything. At Women’s Bean Project, she found stability...
When Brittany Persichitte walked through the doors of Women’s Bean Project in April 2023, she carried things no résumé could explain: fear, determination, and the hope that this time she would build a different life. “In my past, there was a lot of drug addiction,” she said...
Polis, Johnston help unveil mural to the West to kick off Stock Show
The 120th iteration of the National Western Stock Show kicked off Saturday morning by debuting a mural paying tribute to the American West. Unveiled in the second floor of the newly-opened Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Livestock Center, the mural, created by local artist Thomas “Detour” Evans, depicts Colorado’s geography,...
Denver business frustrated as power remains out a week after Leetsdale apartment fire
DENVER (KDVR) — A real estate agency on the same block as a massive Denver apartment fire last week says they’re frustrated as power has not been restored almost a week later. Ann Lampert Realty on Forest Street is located right next to the unfinished apartment building that...
ICE shooting in Minnesota sparks protests across Colorado
DENVER — The fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis has set off protests and vigils across the country and around Colorado amid growing public anger over aggressive ICE operations. Friday night, a crowd carrying signs with messages criticizing ICE and the federal government's...
Colorado man says gas companies should reimburse drivers who bought tainted gas
Lance Strait is one of hundreds of people whose car was damaged after putting gas at a King Soopers gas station in Parker earlier this week.
Police seek man accused of exposing himself at Aurora apartment complexes
Investigators are asking the public for information on a suspect accused of exposing himself and touching women at apartment complexes in Aurora.
EDITORIAL: Don’t backtrack on Aurora’s big strides
Aurora already has been down the well-beaten path toward urban despair. Crime, both serious and petty, proliferated in some neighborhoods in the not-too-distant past. The city’s streets teemed with chronically homeless substance abusers, who littered public spaces with their tent camps and their very public use of...
Denver Police Launch EmpowHER Academy to Encourage Women in Law Enforcement
The Denver Police Department has recently initiated an innovative approach to recruit more women into its ranks. The department's social media post announced the EmpowHER Police Academy, a no-cost program tailored specifically for women interested in pursuing a law enforcement career. Scheduled to run on consecutive...
Former CO Paramedic Appeals Conviction in Ketamine Death
A former Aurora firefighter-paramedic is asking the Colorado Court of Appeals to overturn his conviction for criminally negligent homicide in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. Jeremy Cooper, a former Aurora Fire Rescue lieutenant, was convicted for administering a fatal dose of ketamine to McClain, a 23-year-old...
Denver, Aurora target youth tobacco sales, mile-high city ban began Jan. 1
Denver began enforcing this month a ban on flavored tobacco in the city, and Aurora also is considering regulations on tobacco vapes, hookahs and hemp. Aurora will discuss a proposed ordinance during its study session Jan. 12. The legislation is sponsored by Stephanie Hancock and Ruben Medina, who are on opposite...
