Longest tenured city manager retires from Lakewood
After nearly two decades, Lakewood City Manager Kathy Hodgson will end her career — making her the longest tenured city manager in the state. Hodgson announced her retirement Thursday after 18 years in the position and 46 years with the City of Lakewood as a whole, according to a news release from the city.
Woman sentenced for hit-and-run that killed man on shoulder of I-25
DENVER — A woman who pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from a hit-and-run that killed a man who was changing a tire will avoid prison time. Marisol Infante, 30, was sentenced to six years in community corrections Thursday after pleading guilty in February to vehicular homicide-reckless driving, court records show....
Scavenging for sport: How Trash Panda turns waste plastic into disc golf discs
Jesse Stedman has a diversion project underway in south Denver. Plastics that might have been labeled as waste and thrown into a dumpster are instead being refashioned and thrown into a disc golf basket. Stedman started playing disc golf in 2008, as a ninth grader in Northern California. Over time,...
4-wheeler driver arrested, accused of riding recklessly through streets of Aurora
A group of e-bikes, four-wheelers and off-road bikes was captured on camera disrupting traffic in Aurora.
Trucking company has history of safety violations, crashes involving brake issues
CBS Colorado is investigating a trucking company involved in a crash at a gas station in Denver's south metro area in March.
Denver Care Facility Under Fire After Video Shows Staff Standing Around While Resident Slowly...
Sharon Dutkevitch trusted The Argyle assisted living facility in Denver to care for her husband, Robert Dutkevitch. He moved into the facility in 2022, and he liked living there. Robert Dutkevitch had multiple health problems, including high blood pressure and some cognitive decline, but he also had a will to live....
Interior incentivizes more staff departures after already cutting 20% of its workforce
After shedding around 20% of its workforce in the last 15 months, the Interior Department is once again offering employees incentives to leave the agency as part of what it is calling a new “strategic initiative" to save money and better deliver services. Interior became the first major agency...
Aurora woman may lose leg, vision after 3 pit bulls attacked her
A woman might lose a leg and her vision after she was attacked by three pit bulls earlier this week, but her daughter says she is thankful her mom is still alive.
Denver’s Imperial Chinese closes after 41 years amid rising costs
DENVER — A long-standing Chinese restaurant in Denver’s Baker neighborhood has shut down unexpectedly. Imperial Chinese, at 431 South Broadway, closed after 41 years in business, taking down its website and posting a sign on its door stating rising operating costs and “ongoing economic challenges” were to blame.
Lookout Mountain’s Long-Empty Pahaska Tepee Could Land Tocabe Takeover
Denver Mountain Parks is edging toward a deal that could bring Tocabe, the Highlands' favorite known for fry bread and bison ribs, into the Pahaska Tepee at Lookout Mountain. The plan would flip the long-vacant gift shop next to the Buffalo Bill Museum into a restaurant and cultural retail hub that centers on...
