Today in History: July 2, President Garfield shot by disappointed supporter
President James A. Garfield was shot by office seeker Charles J. Guiteau (gee-TOH’) at the Washington, D.C., railroad station; Garfield died the following September.
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Southern Colorado communities reel as residents flee fast-growing Aspen Acres fire: ‘The whole sky was black’
The Aspen Acres fire burning in Pueblo and Custer counties nearly doubled in size to 47,953 acres — roughly 75 square miles — on Wednesday, becoming the state’s largest wildfire and the No. 1 firefighting priority in the nation, according to emergency managers.
How first-time candidate Melat Kiros upended Denver politics by defeating one of its biggest figures
The primary race to represent the Denver-based 1st Congressional District turned into one of the most-watched elections in the country as Melat Kiros beat Rep. Diana DeGette.
Colorado flags to fly at half-staff for soldier who died in Iraq
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ordered flags to fly at half-staff on Thursday in honor of a Fort Carson soldier who died in a training accident in Iraq.
Despite hefty dark-money spending, Colorado progressives notch big victories in statehouse primaries
Progressive statehouse candidates won in several Denver metro Democratic primary races Tuesday night, unseating two sitting lawmakers and overcoming millions in opposition spending.
Who is Melat Kiros? What to know about the 29-year-old democratic socialist who ousted U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette.
Melat Kiros pulled off a stunning win over U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for the Denver-based seat in Congress. Here’s a closer look at the Ethiopian-born Colorado candidate and what she believes.
1 killed, 2 injured in overnight Denver shootings, police say
A man shot overnight in the 4300 block of North Pecos Street in Denver’s Sunnyside neighborhood has died, police announced Wednesday morning.
73-year-old hiker seriously injured after a man attacked, robbed him in Boulder Canyon
A hiker was seriously injured after a man attacked him while he was walking back to his vehicle at a Boulder County trailhead Monday night.
As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children
The Feb. 28 attack on a primary school in southeastern Iran was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
Colorado wildfires: Gold Mountain fire near Ouray jumps 6,000 acres in size
Crews fighting the Snyder fire, which killed three firefighters on Colorado’s Western Slope, have gained the first bit of containment on the blaze.