Denver attempted murder convictions reversed over wrong instruction
A Denver judge repeatedly provided an incorrect instruction to the jury in an attempted murder trial, prompting Colorado’s second-highest court to reverse the defendant’s convictions on Thursday. Prosecutors charged Efren Anthony Martinez with two counts of first-degree murder, assault, and related offenses after he struck and seriously injured two people with a hatchet after a […]
Colorado students ride to school on buses that later power buildings and the grid
Jeffco expects about $560,000 in fuel and routine maintenance savings.
Another security breach at DIA airfield, five months after deadly incident
Denver International Airport officials say a man was found trespassing on the north side of the airfield on Saturday at about 2:30 p.m
Denver, CO Snow This Week: First Major Mountain Snowfall Expected Oct 15-16
Snow favors elevations above 10,000 feet, with freezing temperatures possible across the plains Friday.
The Denver area didn’t conserve enough water this summer. Now it’s taking more from...
Denver Water is pulling more water from rivers, creeks and communities in Grand County to refill its reservoirs after a record-hot summer, sparking pushback from some western Coloradans. Denver Water’s reservoirs — the water storage for 1.5 million people — are far lower than normal for this time of the...
Person trespasses onto DIA airfield, detained by Denver police
A person breached Denver International Airport's airfield on Saturday just five months after a deadly runway incident, according to airport officials.
Larimer, Weld DAs Not Informed About Johnstown Officer Arriving To Work Drunk
The Larimer and Weld counties’ district attorneys were not informed by the Johnstown Police Department that an officer had been terminated for showing up drunk to the job, the Larimer district attorney’s office says. According to the Loveland Reporter Herald, former Johnstown police sergeant William Ward was terminated from the department July 20, after a preliminary breath test showed he had a blood alcohol content of 0.107 on May 28 when he reported to work, according to Ward’s disciplinary ac
Rain and Mountain Snow Return to Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins as Colorado Storm...
DENVER — Relief is on the way for Colorado after Denver reached 85 degrees on Sunday, marking the 10th straight October day above 80 degrees. That ties the record for the longest such streak. A large storm system is now expected to bring rain to the Front Range and snow to the mountains from Tuesday evening through Thursday afternoon. Models are in better agreement on a favorable track that brings a good dose of moisture to much of the state.
Front Range ballot: Issue 7A increases sales tax for passenger rail
Voters in the Front Range Passenger Rail District will decide in November whether to create a sales and use tax and let the district borrow to build and run passenger rail from Fort Collins to Pueblo. Ballot Issue 7A, referred by the district board, would establish a new 0.333% sales and use tax in order […]
Denver nears 90 degrees in October, a first in more than 150 years
"It feels like August for the first week of October."
