Man arrested after Aurora standoff faces accessory charges related to fatal stabbing
AURORA, Colo. — A man arrested Sunday night following a standoff in southeast Aurora faces charges related to a fatal stabbing last week, although the main suspect in that stabbing has not yet been arrested, a police department spokesman said. Milton Oney Euceda-Velasquez, 29, was wanted on charges of...
OPINION: Denver City Council Votes to Cease Using ‘Flock’ Surveillance Cameras
Photo: A Flock license plate-reading camera is seen at Colfax Avenue and Franklin Street in Denver on August 5, 2025. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline) This op-ed by Quentin Young appeared on Colorado Newsline on September 18, 2025. The use of Flock cameras in Colorado exemplifies the dark side of government...
Neighbors Push Back On Alameda Lane Reductions In Wash Park
Residents of the Washington Park area are voicing strong opposition to a city plan that would reduce traffic lanes on Alameda Avenue. The proposal, spearheaded by Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI), aims to reconfigure the busy corridor between Downing Street and Franklin Street. But...
Colfax Bar Will Make a Comeback Under New Owners Next Month
In June, one of the best bars in the city served its last drink. But soon, the bar at 3401 East Colfax Avenue will be pouring again when the former Middleman reopens as the Lowbeam. Helming the project, which is expected to debut on October 17, is the Make Regulars Collaborative, which already operates several top...
Attention Local Law Enforcement: It Wasn’t Denver7’s Decision
Amid all the pretty pictures of Robert Redford during an hour-long special of the actor’s life on Thursday night, the commercial break came as a jarring interruption. Over a dark photo of the Denver skyline, a serious voice intoned: “Attention Denver law enforcement, you took an oath to protect and serve. To keep...
Cranes Come Back To Cherry Creek While City Employees Get Fired
Furious Growth Has Bulldozer-Cranes In The District Again; But Citywide Sales Taxes Keep Dropping. Cherry Creek attracts major real estate investment, with developers managing to pre-lease buildings long before the projects reach completion. Six major site projects are currently underway and another eight are in the...
SWAT respond to barricade situation in Commerce City after reported shots fired
Police, SWAT operators and negotiators are in a Commerce City neighborhood after occupants barricaded themselves inside a residence following a call about shots fired.
Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences.
Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.
Denver school shooting suspect reportedly posted online about mass shootings
DENVER — A teenager suspected in a shooting attack at a suburban Denver high school that left two students in critical condition appeared fascinated with previous mass shootings — including Columbine — and expressed neo-Nazi views online, according to experts. Since December, Desmond Holly, 16, had been...
DA’s office ‘outraged’ after Douglas County judge sentences stalker to probation
Prosecutors are speaking out after a Douglas County judge decided to sentence a man convicted of assault and stalking to probation.
