SWAT responds to possible hostage situation in north Denver
Personnel from the Adams County Sheriff's Office closed the 6500 block of Perry Street in north Denver Saturday morning while they conducted negotiations with someone inside a home there.
Private landowner resolves trail dispute, sells part of popular Colorado 14er
The U.S. Forest Service and a nonprofit combined to purchase 300 acres of private land on 14,000-foot Colorado mountain, the Forest Service announced Monday.
Clean energy car wipes out power to neighborhood
A battery-powered Tesla crashed into a utility box Saturday afternoon, killing power to the area surrounding a fast food restaurant in Fort Lupton.
Avalanche equipment permanently installed on Colorado's Red Mountain Pass
The Colorado road known as the Million Dollar Highway received an upgrade in five new, permanent avalanche-triggering mechanisms.
Five Colorado men arrested for targeting teen girls in sex-for-drugs schemes
Five men in their 20's have been jailed on allegations they dealt drugs to juvenile girls as young as 12 years old, often exchanging sex acts for the contraband.
I-70 closed as vehicles struggle to climb steep hill west of Denver
Trucks failing to gain traction on the snow-covered lanes of Interstate 70 west of Denver clogged traffic to the point that highway officials closed the highway Friday night.
Woman arrested for mailing drug-laiden letters to Colorado inmate
A 27-year-old Greeley woman, Monica Moreno, was arrested Thursday on accusations she sent mail to a Weld County Jail inmate that was soaked in drugs.
Four first responders struck by alleged DUI driver
The westbound lanes of Interstate 76 were closed Thursday night and a driver taken into custody after a vehicle veered into a crash scene and hit two police officers and two firefighters.
Several Colorado highways closed due to blizzard conditions on mountain passes
Highways over Rabbit Ears, Muddy, and Berthoud passes were completely closed as of 10:40 a.m. Sunday due to slick, snow-covered roadways and limited visibility.
Shoplifting suspect allegedly kills his wife while fleeing police
A 39-year-old man was jailed on a homicide charge after he and a woman both jumped into the driver's seat of a car while trying to avoid arrest for shoplifting.
Parties reach deal to preserve 100,000 acres for native bighorn herd
A wildlife conservation group recently agreed to pay a Colorado rancher to move his domestic sheep out of the high country in order to free up the territory for a herd of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep.
Armed felon who broke into Children's Hospital seeking treatment sentenced to prison
Jeremy Lavon Tate, 29, entered an employee entrance at the hospital with a fully automatic handgun to get treatment for a minor finger injury.
Employee fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccination sues Colorado company
A project manager who was fired by Newmont Mining Corporation when he missed a deadline for getting a COVID-19 vaccination has filed a lawsuit against it for religious discrimination.
Turkeys traveling from Hayden to Denver for governor's pardon
Two turkeys are being driven from a ranch in northwestern Colorado to the state's capital city. They will be guests at the Governor's Mansion for the night.
Arkansas River re-opened near Salida after removal of deadly diversion dam
Colorado Parks and Wildlife on Thursday lifted a closure of the Arkansas River north of Salida following a month-long closure to remove a diversion dam that posed a risk to rafters and kayakers for years.