Inmate craftsmen at Fremont Correctional Facility’s leather shop create a piece of Colorado history
DENVER — Against the backdrop of one of Colorado’s vast mountain ranges sits a lively leather shop where, for many workers, who happen to be incarcerated, the work feels like freedom. “We're out here 40 hours a week. I mean, so while we're out here, we like to...
Denver City Council eyes lobbying regulations, restriction
Topping the agenda for the Denver City Council’s Monday’s regular meeting is a proposal that, if adopted, would amend the Denver Revised Municipal Code to increase regulation of lobbyists. This will be the second reading for Council Bill 26-0686. High-profile lobbying activity around flavored tobacco, surveillance, and
Colorado’s Abandoned Aviation Facility Is Now A Thriving Retro Shopping Hub
Sitting just 20 minutes from Denver, Colorado, Stanley Marketplace is far more than a shopping destination. The space has evolved from its roots as an industrial aviation facility to an energetic hub where people flock to shop, dine, create, commune, move, and learn all under one roof. It hosts more than 50 independent
VIDEO: Trucker catches violent road rage on dash camera, police say ‘don’t do that’
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (WKRC) - A trucker's dash camera caught an altercation between two enraged drivers that included one punching out the other's rear windshield with just his fist. According to a Facebook post from the Wheat Ridge Police Department, police were called regarding a road rage situation on June...
Aurora police investigating 3 overnight weekend shootings
Aurora police are investigating three separate shootings that occurred over the weekend, leaving one person with life-threatening injuries and two others wounded. Officers first responded shortly after 12:15 a.m. Saturday, to reports of a juvenile who arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound. Investigators determined
Gunfire Rocks Quiet Stretch Of South Tamarac Drive In Southeast Denver
A normally low-key stretch of South Tamarac Drive turned into an active crime scene as Denver police responded to a shooting in the 3300 block, where officers located one victim and began piecing together what led up to the gunfire. Police Say One Victim Was Found. In a post on...
Aurora Kidnapper Nailed As Pueblo Judge Slaps Him With 26 Years
A Pueblo judge on June 12 sentenced 29-year-old Shane McSwane to 26 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to kidnapping and related charges tied to a carjacking that started in Aurora and ended in a high-speed chase down Interstate 25. Prosecutors told the court the punishment comes as two consecutive 13-year terms,
Man dies in Denver Sheriff’s custody in Downtown Detention Center
A man in the custody of the Denver Sheriff Department died Sunday after being found unresponsive at the downtown detention center, according to officials. Sheriff’s deputies discovered the man shortly before 2 p.m. inside a housing unit at the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center, according to a Sunday afternoon news rele
E-bike rider died after riding onto I-70 in attempt to elude officers, police say
Officers were attempting to stop an e-bike rider for hazardous traffic violations when they rode onto Interstate 70, where they were struck by a driver, according to Denver Police. The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday on the eastbound side of the highway near Steele Street, police said. The e-bike rider was
Cries for help lead to rescue of man stuck nearly 24 hours in Wheat...
A man trapped at the bottom of a 15-foot construction trench in Wheat Ridge for nearly a day was rescued Saturday night.

















