Evacuation order lifted after wildfire ignites northwest of Golden
Authorities went door-to-door to ensure residents would leave the area around the lower portion of Golden Gate Canyon after a wildfire ignited Saturday.
Wildfire burns 1,047 acres in southwest area of Park County
A wildfire in the southwest area of Florissant threatened nearby structures and burned close to 1,047 acres, according to an emergency alert from Park County to area residents.
Pharmacy 'resolves allegations' of unlawfully filling opioid prescriptions
A Lakewood pharmacy and its pharmacist owner, accused by federal investigators of illegally filling prescriptions with "exceptionally high opioid dosages and dangerous drug combinations" for more than six years and contributing to the opioid epidemic, recently avoided criminal prosecution.
Parent and 2 children hospitalized by snow falling from resort condo's roof
Heavy snow fell from the roof of a Purgatory Resort ski condo and struck a parent and two children. The extent of their injuries was not made public.
Stealing tow truck, causing crashes gets parolee another prison sentence
Rudy Salazar was on parole in June 2021 when he stole a tow truck and drove against oncoming traffic for five blocks in Greeley. The tow truck hit five other vehicles, the last belonging to a Greeley Police Department sergeant.
3 caught in avalanche outside Aspen Highlands ski area, 1 killed
Search and rescue teams converged Sunday for a mission near the west ridge of Highlands Peak following an avalanche.
Donald Gonzales convicted of murdering Denver man he met for sex
After deliberating for six hours, a Denver jury recently returned a guilty verdict and convicted 23-year-old Donald Gonzales of 2nd Degree Murder in the 2021 death of Gary McLaughlin.
Man killed in avalanche near Marble after two others rescued
Two men are reportedly hospitalized and one was killed after they were caught in an avalanche Friday near the town of Marble.
Bodies found in 1970 and 1992 identified using DNA, genealogy
The remains of two bodies found decades ago in Lake County and Mesa County were recently identified with the help forensic genetic genealogy that led authorities to family members.
Grand Junction man sentenced to decade in prison for sexually exploiting young girls
Federal prosecutors claimed 33-year-old Benjamin David Harbin of Grand Junction, using "Cuteboy4110" as his handle and a picture of a puppy for his profile photo, contacted more than 100 minors on Instagram. Most were young girls under the age of 12.
OSHA fines company $300,000 for safety violations after 2 workers killed at Pueblo power plant
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined a Utah-based corporation more than $300,000 for safety violations following an accident that killed two workers at the Comanche Generating Station in Pueblo last year.
GPS-led vehicles avoid Wyoming highway closures, get stuck in Colorado backcountry
After coming up short Saturday, Moffat County road crews are again digging their way to three tractor-trailers stuck on a dirt road along the Wyoming-Colorado border Sunday. These rigs are the latest in a stream of vehicles that have become stranded in Colorado in drivers' attempts to evade weather-related road closures in Wyoming.
Truck driver sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting boys on road trips
A Grand Junction truck driver who was previously sentenced to 324 years in prison for sexually assaulting children, then released when that conviction was overturned on a technicality, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison.
School district staff indicted for not reporting teacher's alleged sex assaults
Three current employees and one former employee of the Summit County School District have been indicted by a grand jury for failing to report child abuse.
First suspect sentenced in murders, burnings of bodies in southern Colorado
The first of four men who are charged in the grisly murders of five people in southern Colorado was sentenced to prison last week.