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The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office sought help identifying a man suspected of damaging two banks with a softball bat earlier this month.

Lakewood police have issued a social media warning to residents about a pattern of incidents that has metro Denver residents on edge: someone asking for a ride, cash or a hotel room, then threatening property damage if the demands aren't met. Though the department didn't name a suspect, the description lines up closely with reports tied to 72-year-old Katherine “Kathy” Maurine Brown, widely known online as the “Bag Lady of Castle Rock.”

After knocking off Big 12 rival Kansas State, Colorado faces a hefty fine for how its fans celebrated the big win.

Ralphie’s run is usually one of the loudest moments of a Colorado home game, but Saturday’s version, on October 31, got away from the people holding the ropes. Before the Buffaloes took on Kansas State at Folsom Field, the school’s live mascot ran out of the gate and left her handlers scrambling to keep up. “Ralphie VII was MOVING. One of her handlers had to dive out of the way,” TNT Sports U.S. reported on X. The mascot, nicknamed Brandy, reportedly bolted out of the gate at high speed, and her

DENVER (KDVR) — Avian flu has been detected at a dairy facility in Weld County, according to testing done with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. According to the release, it's the first confirmed detection in Colorado dairy in over two years, as Colorado has implemented routine bulk milk tank surveillance testing to ensure the milk supply isn't impacted.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife enacted an emergency public fish salvage for Smith Reservoir in Lakewood Friday, effective immediately. The agency acted because seasonal drawdowns put the reservoir's fishery at risk of imminent loss. All bag and possession limits have been lifted at the reservoir. Anglers can harvest largemouth bass, black...

Nine days after the Four Corners flood, the National Weather Service is telling southwest Colorado to get ready for another one. An atmospheric river carrying moisture the Weather Prediction Center calls "extremely anomalous" arrives before sunrise Sunday, November 1, and is expected to drop 2 to 4 inches of rain on the San Juan Mountains through Monday morning before a cold front turns it to a foot or more of heavy, wet snow. Flood watches cover both sides of the Continental Divide, from Cortez

Jefferson County deputies seek a suspect partially wearing a Pikachu onesie, accused of using a bat to vandalize two area banks.

The crowd roars as Emma Morgan lines up by Ralphie’s pen to run the buffalo down Boulder’s Folsom Field, a routine she’s familiar with as a fourth-year handler. But this time, she has a new view at the front of the buffalo. Morgan watches as a CU employee counts her down, and when it reaches zero, Morgan yells “Sko Buffs” to start the run. She runs Ralphie out of her pen, tunes out the noise and focuses on her teammates and the buffalo.

Denver Water approved 2027 rates and higher drought charges Oct. 28, raising the average single-family bill about $3.24 a month as the lawn-watering ban stays on.