Stowaway Marmot Takes Wild Ride to the Denver Zoo
We've all heard about animals getting stuck in vehicles and making an unexpected trip to somewhere they don't belong. One Colorado animal thought it would be a great idea to get into the wheel well of a vehicle in the Rocky Mountains of Eagle County, Colorado, and ended up in the big city of Denver.
Denver mayor backs rule change making city layoffs easier
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is backing efforts to rewrite the city’s career service rules governing layoffs to make it easier to let employees go in light of a $250 million budget deficit over the next 18 months. A panel of city officials met last Wednesday to hear comments from...
Leaders of ‘brutal’ Colorado gangs sentenced to prison
Two men who led criminal organizations responsible for two murders and dozens of shootings - including several drive-by shootings which police say injured innocent people - were recently sentenced to prison time.
Colorado colleges that serve Hispanic students get federal grants. A lawsuit may change that.
The Community College of Aurora does not turn students away. It serves immigrants with limited English knowledge, Coloradans experiencing homelessness, students pursuing careers in the trades, concurrently enrolled high schoolers and students who are the first in their family to attend college. That mission of...
‘I just feel really scared’: daughter of Aurora woman hit by stray bullet hopes...
Aliyah Smith and her sister Ariyonna were out swimming in the pool with friends last week when Aliyah checked her phone to find missed calls from her mother, Danielle. Worried, she checked her mom's location — only to find that she was at the hospital. "It really made me...
Penrose funeral home owner gets 20 years in prison for defrauding US, customers
One of the co-owners of a funeral home in Penrose accused of misspending nearly $900,000 in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds will spend 20 years in prison, a Denver federal district judge ruled Friday.
Six people in the hospital after head-on crash on Highway 93 Friday morning
Six people are in the hospital after a head-on crash on Highway 93 Friday morning, the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) told Denver7.
Denver police search for suspect in Wednesday bank robbery
The Denver Police Department is asking for assistance locating a suspect who is believed to have robbed a bank on Wednesday. The robbery took place around 12:15 p.m. in the 3600 block of East 1st Avenue, according to police. At that time, an individual passed a note to a bank...
Hearing Reveals New Details of New Year’s Shooting That Could Cost Nightclub Its Licenses
A show-cause hearing over the liquor and cabaret licenses for Orchid Denver, a nightclub at 1448 Market Street in LoDo, revealed new information about a shooting at the venue on New Year’s Day. At around 2:30 a.m. on January 1, the Denver Police Department responded to a shooting in...
Lakewood police searching for suspects accused of stealing $15,000 worth of equipment
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KKTV) - The Lakewood Police Department is asking for help finding two burglary suspects. Police said two unknown men were seen on camera at the Academy Place at 7333 West Jefferson Avenue on May 10 at 2:45 p.m. The suspects entered through an unknown access point and stole...