Metro Denver has seen reservoirs empty and lawns turn brown this summer as cities impose strict outdoor watering restrictions on residents. Denver Water says it’s not saving as much water as hoped.
A pedestrian was fatally struck on Interstate 25 in Denver early Saturday morning after exiting a stalled vehicle on the highway, police said.
Triple-digit heat is forecast for Denver this weekend, with afternoon highs set to break records on Saturday and tie them on Sunday, according to NWS.
An illegal burn was reported under the bridge at 70th Avenue and Interstate 25 early Saturday morning, according to Adams County Fire Rescue.
Another firefighter caught in a wildfire on Colorado’s Western Slope last month has died from his injuries, bringing the death toll to four.
Colorado is home to several inventions, including Jolly Ranchers, the Denver boot (AKA car boot), tampons, teddy bears, cheeseburgers and snap-button shirts or pearl snaps.
Lawyers for Chantal Alejandra Morales Rojas, the Ecuadorian woman detained by ICE at Denver International Airport this week, have filed a habeas corpus petition challenging her arrest and confinement at the immigration detention facility in Aurora.
Adams County District Judge Jeffrey Ruff sentenced Lumumba Sayers Sr. to 51 years in prison for shooting and killing 28-year-old Malcolm Watson Sr. at a birthday pool party for Watson’s 5-year-old son in Commerce City’s Pioneer Park on Aug. 10, 2024.
Denver Police arrested the driver in a fatal crash Friday after his passenger died.
Shimon Blau, a Denver doctor, qualified for the November ballot Friday as an independent candidate for the 1st Congressional District to take on Democratic nominee Melat Kiros, a democratic socialist.