Injured man lifted out of construction site trench after nearly a day trapped in it
An unidentified man was rescued Saturday night from a trench at a Wheat Ridge construction site after a passerby heard his cries for help.
2 Colorado inmates dead, 1 injured; all state prison visitations suspended
The Colorado Department of Corrections suspended visitations at all facilities statewide Sunday after two inmates were killed and another injured in an incident late Saturday in southern Colorado.
Wyoming man imprisoned for sexually assaulting girl at Colorado water park
A 19-year-old Cheyenne man was sentenced Thursday to 22 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for sexually assaulting a young girl at a Littleton water park last summer.
Colorado police dog smelled "absolutely criminal" after failed attempt to apprehend skunk
A Longmont police K9 was recently cited for malodorous conduct following a late night encounter with a backyard skunk.
Two Colorado smoke shops shut down for selling restricted products to minors
A smoke shop in Denver and another in Fort Collins were both ordered to cease operations this month by city and state regulators.
100-year prison sentence for undocumented immigrant who fled toward U.S.-Mexico border after Colorado verdict
A 42-year-old man who cut off his ankle monitor and left Colorado hours before he was scheduled to be sentenced for sexual assault received last week the prison term he had tried to avoid.
Fire destroys log cabin in Colorado mountains
A log cabin known to locals in the Aspen community as Grant's Cabin burned to the ground Saturday after catching fire.
Former Colorado public defender sentenced in child sexual assault case
A Colorado Springs man who used to represent attorney-less defendants in court recently became a defendant himself, and lost his case. Thomas Cushing was convicted in March of sexually assaulting a child. Thursday, a judge ordered him to serve 10 years in state prison and register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
Texas accountant indicted for allegedly defrauding two Colorado companies
A Texas-based corporate accountant was recently indicted by a Denver federal grand jury for allegedly shifting more than $3 million to her personal accounts while handling transactions on behalf of two Colorado companies.
Colorado man awarded $50,000 after being banned from public agency's social media
The Colorado State Patrol recently agreed to settle a civil complaint filed on behalf of a man who criticized the agency on one of its social media platforms.
Colorado tourism railroad postpones summer operations due to drought conditions, wildfire concern
The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TS), originally scheduled to open its 2026 season on Saturday, announced earlier this week that it will postpone operations due to severe drought conditions and elevated wildfire danger across the region.
Child murder case against Colorado man, dropped after DA's interview, to be retried
The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that a criminal case against a man charged with murder in the death of a 10-month-old baby should be retried.
4 found dead in Colorado home
Officers from the Thornton Police Department found four people dead inside a home Friday evening after a relative told police there were no responses coming from the people inside.
One person dead following semi rollover on Colorado interstate
A tractor-trailer traveling eastbound on Interstate 70 rolled over early Saturday morning near the Kipling Street interchange, killing one person and injuring others.
"He basically set up a murder room": Colorado man gets nearly century behind bars after torturing woman
A woman who was chained to a table and survived a brutal attack in 2021 told a courtroom Thursday she didn't think she would live through the night.