White-nose syndrome arrives: Colorado bat tests positive for fatal disease
White-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that has decimated bat populations in the eastern U.S. and Canada, has been detected in Colorado for the first time.
Paramedic sentenced to prison for stealing hospital's fentanyl
A judge sentenced Christopher Pattinson, a 41-year-old paramedic employed by a Denver hospital, to three years in federal prison last week for tampering with narcotics intended for the hospital's patients.
OSHA investigating recent construction accidents
A spokesperson for the Denver office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has confirmed the agency is looking into the circumstances which led to two separate construction site accidents in the Denver metro area last week. One of the accidents killed a worker.
Pepperoni-equipped firefighters retrieve labrador
Zoe, a 7-year-old black Labrador Retriever, found herself in quite the situation Saturday morning. She became trapped under an old cement patio located beneath a wooden deck.
Regional natural gas companies agree to more than $9 million in air quality fines
The settlement with one company is notable for its plants' proximity to the Denver metro area.
Man sleeping in roadside tent injured by DUI driver
A man sleeping in a tent near a highway interchange was injured early Saturday morning when a suspected drunk driver tried to avoid a collision with another car and left the roadway, striking the man's encampment.
Young mother sentenced to 55 years in prison for murder of newborn daughter
Amy Carr agreed to reduced charges with prosecutors from the 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office on Friday. Carr then pleaded guilty to second degree murder and tampering with a deceased human body, both felonies.
11 adults arrested, 15 endangered children recovered in separate Pueblo operations
Local, state and federal authorities converged on Pueblo last week to conduct separate operations, one which sought adults wanted on warrants and the other aimed at securing juveniles who had been reported missing or endangered.
'The angel of death is coming': Littleton man sentenced for threats made to state office
A 52-year-old Littleton resident who called the Colorado Secretary of State's Office to direct threats at Jena Griswold, Colorado's top elections official, was released Monday after serving 286 days in jail following his arrest.
19-year-olds in stolen car surrender after pursuit, barricade
A Grand County neighborhood was put on a shelter-in-place alert as authorities took two 19-year-olds into custody Saturday morning.
Jeffrey Aschenbrenner sentenced to life in prison for murdering girlfriend
A 35-year-old Adams County man, Jeffrey Aschenbrenner, was sentenced last week to life behind bars for ambushing his girlfriend and her father as they moved her belongings out of the home she and Aschenbrenner shared.
Bond increased after arrestee reiterates desire to carry out mass shootings
A 19-year-old Elbert County resident who was arrested for allegedly making plans to carry out attacks against three schools and at least one church reportedly promised last week to carry out those threats if released from jail.
Colorado men caught poaching 463 pounds of salmon from Michigan river
Six men from the Denver metro area were cited and fined last month for illegally fishing 463 pounds of coho and Chinook salmon from a river in Michigan last fall.
Police: Man nicknamed 'Snatch 'Em' suspected of murder
The Commerce City Police Department on Friday identified 37-year-old Jharman Lee Smith as the suspect in the shooting death of another man last month. Smith uses the moniker "Snatch 'Em."
Alleged robber shot to death during pawn shop hold-up
A 31-year-old man was fatally shot Thursday by a Glendale pawn shop employee during an apparent robbery attempt. The alleged robber was on parole.