Why 5,000 people risked “Oh My God Road” to see Lillian Gish in a...
Lillian Gish’s Triumphant Return to Central City’s Stage. In 1927, Central City Opera House shut its doors, one more victim of hard times. But three bold Denver women had other plans. Ida Kruse McFarlane, an English professor whose father-in-law once owned the opera house, joined forces with Anne...
DPS parent calls for stricter gun safety protocols at East High School
School safety is the topic of discussion again at East High School in Denver, after a student brought a gun into the building and a vestibule project was put on hold.
Participant in Colorado rock-throwing spree seeks reduced prison sentence
DENVER - One of the three men convicted in the killing of 20-year-old Alexa Bartell during a spree of rock-throwing attacks in Jefferson County more than two years ago asked the judge to reduce his prison sentence this month. Nicholas "Mitch" Karol-Chik was sentenced in May to 45 years in...
Colorado AG responds to deadly Aurora police shooting
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser says Aurora residents deserve accountability and independent oversight following last month's deadly police shooting that killed 37-year-old Rajon Belt-Stubblefield.
Man shot wife, waited at least an hour to call 911, affidavit says
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A man now accused of fatally shooting his wife inside their Centennial home initially said he was clearing his gun when it accidentally fired, striking her in the chest, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by 9NEWS. David O’Grady, 36, faces charges of domestic violence and...
Advocates launch campaign to fully fund Colorado’s universal school meals program
Parents, educators and anti-hunger advocates gathered at a community farm in Lakewood on Tuesday to launch a campaign in support of two Colorado ballot measures that would fully fund a voter-approved universal school meals program. Propositions LL and MM would shore up funding for the Healthy School Meals For All...
Denver to open another homeless shelter for families for winter
The City of Denver will open an additional congregate shelter for families so that no children will be sleeping outside or in cars during winter. Last week, Housekeys Action Network Denver, or HAND, a homeless advocacy group, said families regularly have been unable to obtain shelter. According to HAND, families...
Aurora police chief faces backlash over ‘facts’ in shooting investigation of Black man
AURORA | As the public awaits the body camera footage and investigation details of the officer-involved shooting of a Black man, there has been a public outcry from the community about how the police department handled the initial attempts at transparency. “I think the community is more outraged, not because...
Colorado teen’s senior pictures go viral with hundreds of thousands of likes
A cross-country runner at Arapahoe High School is experiencing celebrity status after his senior pictures went viral on Instagram.
Safeway closing 10 stores in Colorado, including 4 in Denver metro area
Safeway is closing 10 stores in Colorado before the end of the year, including four stores in the Denver metro area.