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Third person arrested in alleged child abuse death in Aurora

Updated 9 hours ago

A third person has been arrested in connection with a 4-year-old boy who died after allegedly being abused, Aurora police said Friday. The boy, Alexander...

Data shows Colorado car thefts down from last year

Updated 12 hours ago

Data released Thursday by the Colorado Department of Public Safety shows auto thefts are down statewide compared to last year. Thefts were down 36% this...

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

Updated 14 hours ago

Denver police have arrested two teenagers in connection with a drive-by shooting that killed two people at Russell Square Park in April. Dazirius Wilford, 18,...

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

Updated 1 day ago

The authorities on Thursday arrested former Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter and his brother, Chris, and charged them with 125 counts of corpse abuse. The...

Aurora police officer who fatally shot Rashaud Johnson justified in use of deadly force, DA finds

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Vehicle owner fatally shot after confronting break-in suspects, DPD says

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Denver DA clears officer in fatal April shooting

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Barry Morphew trial pushed back to 2027

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

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Federal agents arrest ex-New York Mayor Eric Adams’s former chief of staff

Updated 3 days ago

11 alleged members of Colorado car theft ring indicted

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

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Municipal sentencing bill in Denver moves forward

Updated 4 days ago

Ex-Jeffco Public Schools security guard arrested, accused of child sexual abuse

Updated 4 days ago

Man arrested in connection with shooting near City Park

Updated 7 days ago

Denver police on Friday announced that a man had been arrested in connection with a shooting earlier this month. Joseph Michael Eugene York, 35, was...

Ex-Jeffco school psychologist sentenced after conviction for child sex assault

Updated 1 week ago

A former psychologist who worked for high schools in Jeffco Public Schools was sentenced to at least five years in prison after his conviction for...

Colorado Springs woman jailed after triple-fatal crash in Idaho

Updated 1 week ago

Two of the three victims, motorcycle riders, were from the Larimer County Sheriff's Office A Colorado Springs driver has been arrested on suspicion of three...

Man arrested in connection with Aurora fatal alleyway shooting of 25-year-old

Updated 1 week ago

A man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a fatal Aurora shooting that took place 10 days prior. Carlos Zarco, 50, faces a second-degree murder...

New evidence shows man accused of starting Alexander Mountain fire could not have started it, prosecutors say

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Woman sentenced to 6 years for vehicular homicide in Littleton woman's death

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Denver police release Adams County, state trooper body cam footage from shooting

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Boulder Main Library evacuated, bomb squad called after suspicious package

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Denver sex offender who fled trial captured

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Witnesses lift BMW off woman dragged by hit-and-run driver in downtown Denver

Updated 2 weeks ago

Multiple arrests as FBI disrupts 'planned attacks' targeting White House UFC show, director says

Updated 2 weeks ago

Boulder police officer arrested on suspicion of domestic violence

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Cherry Creek bridal studio owner apologizes as she heads for prison

Updated 2 weeks ago

Road rage drivers stop in traffic on I-70 in Wheat Ridge to fight, video shows

Updated 2 weeks ago

Denver man flees trial ahead of conviction for child prostitution charges

Updated 2 weeks ago

A sex offender convicted of child prostitution charges fled his trial ahead of the guilty verdict and is now on the run from authorities. Carl...

Broncos' Jonathon Cooper accused of choking ex, slamming her into wall

Updated 2 weeks ago

Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper was arrested Thursday night about a week after facing separate charges of domestic violence. The Parker Police Department arrested Cooper at 6:17...

Boulder police arrest attempted arson suspect

Updated 2 weeks ago

Boulder police on Wednesday arrested a suspect in connection with an apparent attempted arson. The incident happened at about 6 p.m. Wednesday at an apartment...

2 dead inmates ID'd as Colorado Department of Corrections lifts most visitation restrictions

Updated 3 weeks ago

The Colorado Department of Corrections lifted visitation restrictions Monday at all facilities except the Bent County Correctional Facility, the site of a weekend "incident" in...