Suddenly, Colorado has a private school choice program │ Vince Bzdek
When I was a kid going to St. John’s Catholic grade school in Denver, I remember asking my mom if she and dad minded paying taxes for public schools since all her kids attended Catholic ones. We don’t mind, she told me. It’s our choice to send you to...
Lakewood burglary, murder suspect arrested
The Lakewood Police Department arrested a man in connection to the burglary-turned-homicide of an elderly woman last week. Arthur Joseph Maestas IV, 41, appeared in front of Jefferson County Judge Jennifer Melton Friday morning, rubbing his temples and looking downward at the podium. Maestas continued to shake his...
Another Denver police officer was arrested Thursday night
The Denver Police Department said Thursday that Officer Henry Soni was arrested on charges for two separate incidents. The first involves a reported sexual assault by Soni on Nov. 4. DPD said Soni was on duty at the time but was not on an active call for service. His charges are:
Julie Gonzales’s long but not impossible odds | SONDERMANN
Allow me to start with a flashback. It was Thanksgiving 2024, just over 12 months back. For the first time, our son Clarke hosted the family Thanksgiving near New York City. It is a sign of our aging when the kids start to step into the role of host and convenor. The occasion was lovely.
Strategically-placed speed cameras working in Wheat Ridge, police say
Wheat Ridge Police Department says its strategically-placed speed cameras are making an impact.
Man who went on costly rampage inside government building pleads guilty
An incident in Denver that started with a drug-induced psychotic episode and ended with the largest single-location insurance claim for the state of Colorado has earned a man 8 years in prison.
New program helps Aurora homebuyers overcome down-payment hurdle
AURORA | Aurora homebuyers have a new path to homeownership through a state-wide down-payment assistance program launched this month. The program is designed to help moderate-income residents overcome the hurdle of the upfront cost of getting a mortgage, and it will run through Oct. 31, 2026 or until the city’s...
VIDEO: Aurora Police Seek Public’s Help to Identify Suspect in Armed Robbery on Iola...
The Aurora Police Department is reaching out to the public for assistance in identifying a suspect connected to an armed robbery that occurred in northwest Aurora last month. The Aurora Police Department, in a recent post on their social media channels, including a Facebook page, shared security footage and is asking...
A Colorado Guaranteed Income Program Could Help Families, but the Costs Are High
In Colorado, full-time workers need to earn an hourly wage of at least $36.79 to afford $2,000 in monthly rent, which is below the federal fair market rate for a Denver-area two-bedroom unit. 87 percent of low-income Coloradans spend more than one-third of their pretax income on housing — a...
Artist Edward Aldrich: Wild for Colorado wildlife
As Denver set a record for the most days without snowfall, in a menagerie of paintings by Edward (Ned) Aldrich, Colorado wildlife lives forever surrounded by the white stuff. Aldrich paints owls, wolves, pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep, rabbits and other North American species in heart-warming wintry scenes widely...

















