Denver gang leader who posted violent rap videos sentenced to 33 years
The street gang leader who orchestrated a series of drive-by shootings across the Denver metro area and glorified the violence in YouTube rap videos was sentenced Friday to serve more than three decades in prison, according to court records and the Denver District Attorney's office. Phillip Baca Sr., 44, was...
Colorado Airport Clash Sets TikTok On Fire After ‘Hero’ Confronts Woman’s Mistreatment: ‘Standing On...
If you thought the airport was just a place for delayed flights, overpriced snacks, and awkward security checks, think again. One Colorado airport turned into the stage for an unexpected social showdown, and the internet can’t stop talking about it. A heated exchange between two men at the Denver airport has racked...
Denver police arrest Downtown Detention Center inmate accused of killing cellmate
Denver police arrested a man for allegedly assaulting and killing a fellow Downtown Detention Center inmate early on Monday morning. Rick Roybal-Smith, 38, faces a first-degree murder charge after Denver Sheriff's Office deputies found a man unresponsive in a housing unit at around 2:48 a.m., according to a Denver...
Denver’s Vegan Bakery Receives National Recognition for Wedding Cakes
“Every time I bought a cake that was vegan, it was really expensive and it also didn't taste good, so I started trying to bake from home,” says Angie Wells, founder of The Cake Bar — the only exclusively vegan brick-and-mortar bakery in Denver. She adds, “It was just a hobby, but it really took off because there was...
City worker morale plunges in Denver as layoffs loom
In a month, Denver city workers will likely start receiving layoff notices. And they still don’t know the criteria their bosses will use to determine who has to go. On Tuesday at 9 a.m., the Career Service Board will continue its already five-hour-long meeting to consider more changes to how layoffs should be handled...
Denver Delivers Largest Ever Reduction in U.S. Street Homelessness
Mayor Mike Johnston today announced Denver has delivered the largest two-year reduction in street homelessness in U.S. history, along with the lowest number of unsheltered individuals in the country among large cities participating in the annual Point-In-Time (PIT) Count. “Denver is proving that homelessness is...
CSP vehicle, highway worker hit by suspected DUI driver while working 6-car crash
A Colorado State Patrol trooper's vehicle and highway worker early Sunday morning were hit by a suspected under-the-influence driver while the trooper was responding to an earlier six-vehicle crash, according to CSP.
Four-year-old boy’s foot is severed in lawn mowing accident near Mitchell
MITCHELL, Neb. (KNOP) - A four-year-old Mitchell boy has been flown to a Denver hospital after a lawn mowing accident severed his foot. According to the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff’s Office, shortly after noon Sunday, they received a report that a four-year-old boy’s foot was severed in a lawn mower accident near...
Denver Police Department proposes education-based discipline
The Denver Police Department wants to allow officers facing disciplinary action or "lower-level" offenses to opt into educational training, rather than face punishments, a major change to its internal discipline process. Pushing the shift is Ron Thomas, the police chief, who believes a training regimen would...
Delta locks some customer accounts over security concern: What to know
A spokesperson said account credentials are occasionally reset "out of an abundance of caution."
