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Aspen Acres fire: Rye residents scheduled to return home

Updated 3 hours ago

Residents in the town of Rye are planning for a return home Thursday after officials announced a scheduled change in evacuation status. The mandatory evacuation...

Denver suspends license of nightclub where 9 shot, 1 died

Updated 4 hours ago

Denver officials have suspended the license of a nightclub where nine people suffered gunshot wounds, of which one person died, after an early morning incident...

GEO officer who allegedly shot protester in foot charged with first-degree assault

Updated 4 hours ago

17th Judicial District Attorney Brian Mason announced two charges — first-degree assault and attempted first-degree assault — against the GEO employee who allegedly shot a...

Turn around, don’t drown as monsoon moisture raises flash-flood danger, CDOT says

Updated 6 hours ago

A debris flow closed Interstate 70 in both directions between Silt and New Castle on Monday evening after torrential rain and hail overwhelmed dry ground...

Castle Rock to review use of Flock license plate readers

Updated 6 hours ago

Denver DA clears officer in April fatal shooting

Updated 6 hours ago

DOTI plans to close 11th Avenue in Cap Hill to car traffic

Updated 1 day ago

Colorado ranked 5th in U.S. in aggressive or careless driving crashes, State Patrol says

Updated 1 day ago

Grieving mother of first Veo e-bike fatality in Denver speaks out

Updated 2 days ago

Deadly Denver nightclub shooting tied to earlier dispute, police say

Updated 2 days ago

More Aspen Acres fire evacuations lifted in Custer County

Updated 2 days ago

Employee of Aurora ICE detention facility arrested, accused of shooting protester

Updated 5 days ago

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run in Denver alley

Updated 5 days ago

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

Updated 6 days ago

3 rescued from Arapahoe County missile silo charged with trespassing

Updated 6 days ago

Three people who climbed into an underground missile silo in Arapahoe County were charged with criminal trespassing, the sheriff’s office said Thursday. Arapahoe County Sheriff's...

Two teens arrested in connection with fatal Denver shooting

Updated 6 days ago

Denver police on Wednesday announced that two juveniles were arrested in connection with a fatal shooting last month. The two teens, aged 14 and 12,...

El Paso County deputy charged with unlawful sexual conduct

Updated 7 days ago

An El Paso County Sheriff's deputy was arrested on Tuesday night in unincorporated El Paso County and charged with unlawful sexual conduct, according to a...

Aspen Acres fire nears 100,000-acre mark

Updated 1 week ago

The Aspen Acres fire in Pueblo and Custer counties continued slow growth, according to officials on Wednesday, nearing the 100,000-acre burned mark. Colorado's seventh-largest fire...

Douglas County to replace Flock cameras with $22.8 million Axon system

Updated 1 week ago

Bodycam footage shows Denver police shoot man who charged officer with knife

Updated 1 week ago

3,000 evacuees remain displaced from Aspen Acres fire as incident command changes hands

Updated 1 week ago

Man facing murder charge after wife found dead in Denver

Updated 1 week ago

Denver police investigating fatal shooting

Updated 1 week ago

Off-duty JeffCo deputy arrested, charged with DUI Sunday

Updated 1 week ago

Phased reentry planned Monday for 'many' Beulah evacuees, officials say

Updated 2 weeks ago

Warmer, drier forecasts spell more fire threats for southern Colorado

Updated 2 weeks ago

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

Updated 2 weeks ago

Homicides up in Denver while other crime falls, police data show

Updated 2 weeks ago

Rock Creek fire 50% contained on Cheyenne Mountain as dry conditions improve

Updated 2 weeks ago

Favorable conditions aided firefighters in reaching 50% containment of the Rock Creek fire on Thursday after it began burning on Cheyenne Mountain Tuesday evening. Crews...

Aurora police traffic enforcement campaign reduces crashes by 86%, officials say

Updated 2 weeks ago

An Aurora Police Department enforcement campaign resulted in an 86% reduction in crashes at a problematic intersection. A study done by the APD traffic department,...

Colorado wildfire roundup: New fires reported in Elbert, Las Animas and Huerfano counties

Updated 2 weeks ago

Thousands of firefighters continue to battle several large wildfires in Colorado, forcing some residents in a growing number of counties across the state to find...