Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire containment grows as Beulah residents set to return home
Colorado’s four active wildfires — the Aspen Acres fire, Gold Mountain fire, Ferris fire and Willow fire — have consumed an estimated 203,923 acres.
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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after deadly Denver assault, police say
Edgardo Jimenez-Alvarad, a 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after a Saturday assault at 1300 Larimer Street in Denver turned fatal, police said.
1 injured in boating accident on Colorado’s Chatfield Reservoir
A boating accident in Chatfield State Park sent one person to the hospital on Saturday, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Colorado Court of Appeals reverses sanction against Denver DA for pattern of discovery violations
The Colorado Court of Appeals reversed a discovery sanction against the Denver District Attorney’s Office after a judge found prosecutors violated a man’s rights two years ago when they turned over an exculpatory 911 recording just days before his trial was to begin.
Boulder County NAACP could be revived soon, organizer says
Kenneth Flowe, an organizer, said he expects the Boulder County NAACP branch to be revived within the coming weeks.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally and foreign policy hawk, dies after a brief illness
Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, has died after a “brief and sudden illness,” his office said. He was 71.
Today in History: July 12, riot erupts in New Jersey over police beating of Black taxi driver
Rioting erupted in Newark, New Jersey, over the police beating of a Black taxi driver; 26 people were killed in the five days of violence that followed.
Spending topped $67 million in key Colorado primary races. But big money didn’t always win.
More than $67 million was spent on Colorado’s primary elections, the vast majority on Democratic races as Phil Weiser and Michael Bennet battled for governor and Manny Rutinel won the CD8 primary.
Water World to reopen Sunday after evacuation; police find ‘no credible threat’
Police found “no credible threat” against Water World after evacuating the water park in north metro Denver on Saturday because of safety concerns.
Westbound U.S. 36 reopens in Westminster after fuel spill
Westbound U.S. 36 is reopened in Westminster after a fuel spill on the highway, fire officials said Saturday.