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Operators of Aurora assisted-living home charged with mistreating patients

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The owners of a home for at-risk adults in Aurora were indicted by a grand jury Thursday after an investigation of mistreatment of patients. James...

Arapahoe County murder prosecution botched a second time as appeals court reverses for same mistake

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Colorado's second-highest court reversed a man's felony murder conviction for the second time on Thursday after an Arapahoe County prosecutor made the same mistake that...

San Isabel Electric faces lawsuit over Aspen Acres fire in southern Colorado

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Plaintiffs allege power lines played a 'substantial' part in the fire's cause Four people have filed a complaint against the San Isabel Electric Association, claiming...

Ex-Broncos linebacker’s discrimination lawsuit returned to Colorado court

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A federal judge returned a former Broncos linebacker’s disability discrimination lawsuit to state court last month, rejecting the NFL defendants’ attempt to keep the case...

Colorado attorney general submits appeal over Letecia Stauch conviction reversal

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Federal judges’ backlogs increase in Colorado

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Divided opinions tick upward, member goes missing | Colorado Supreme Court term in review

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Man gets 38 years in prison for 2025 Denver food truck shooting

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Routt County DA’s office faces multiple investigations after it drops high-profile rape case

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Man convicted of shooting Jefferson County teen in face gets probation

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Colorado Attorney General sues HUD over changes to homeless funding

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Prosecutor plans to enter physical abuse evidence in Barry Morphew murder trial

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Barry Morphew trial pushed back to 2027

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Colorado voter intimidation lawsuit revived due to judge’s error, court rules

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Civil rights law firm sues DPS over race-based redistricting

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A civil rights law firm based out of Virginia has filed a lawsuit against Denver Public Schools, alleging Colorado’s largest school district redrew its five...

10th Circuit agrees Colorado satisfied jury award after intercepting money for restitution

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The Denver-based federal appeals court agreed last week that Colorado satisfied its obligations by not paying a man directly for violating his rights, but rather...

Parker man convicted of assaulting disabled stepdaughter

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A Parker man was sentenced Monday to 24 years to life in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting his intellectually disabled stepdaughter over a period of...

10th Circuit rebuffs government, rules against shift to mandatory immigration detention

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The Denver-based federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday against the government's broad assertion of authority to keep people in immigration custody without the opportunity to...

U.S. Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams

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Colorado–Nebraska water clash heads to U.S. Supreme Court as canal fight intensifies

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Colorado Supreme Court: Redistricting plans for 2028 election cannot proceed under state constitution

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U.S. government declines to oppose multiple challenges to immigration detention in Colorado

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Bennet, Hickenlooper to vote against Trump’s 10th Circuit nominee from Colorado

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Trump administration warns Jeffco Public Schools it will lose federal funding over transgender issue

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Denver police arrest two teenagers in connection with Russell Square Park shooting

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Cotter brothers charged on 125 counts of corpse abuse in Davis Mortuary case

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Jeffco Public Schools to pursue legal action against Department of Education

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Court snuffs out challenge to Denver’s flavored tobacco ban

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2 Jefferson County men accused of defrauding $12M in Medicaid funds

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Two Jefferson County men have been indicted on a slew of charges alleging they fraudulently obtained $12 million from Medicaid. James Andrew Heath, 33, and...

11 alleged members of Colorado car theft ring indicted

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Eleven people who authorities said were part of a large metro Denver area car theft ring that shipped stolen cars to Mexico to be used...

Missy Woods accepts plea deal, avoids trial on 102 felony counts

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The former top Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic scientist accused of altering and deleting DNA evidence in scores of criminal cases across the state for...

10th Circuit grants Boulder-Weld district’s fire chief immunity for firing union leader

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The Denver-based federal appeals court decided on Monday that the chief of a fire protection district spanning Boulder and Weld counties could not be held...