Teenage girl shot, killed in west Aurora, police say
Aurora officers responded to a shooting in the 9800 block of East Alabama Drive at about 10:20 p.m. Saturday, according to the police department.
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Denver weather: Triple-digit, near-record heat forecast Sunday, Monday
Temperatures in Denver are expected to hit 102 degrees on Sunday, just short of the city’s 103-degree heat record for Aug. 2.
Controversial mineral-access deal takes Erie’s oil and gas battle to a new level: ‘We have been fracked enough’
Voters in Erie would get the chance to overturn a controversial mineral rights deal the town hammered out with SM Energy for its oil and gas mineral rights under a new petition.
How severe drought is affecting Colorado, from record fishing restrictions to threatened power supplies
Colorado reservoirs, rivers and water recreation are affected by a potentially historic drought this summer. At Ruedi and Blue Mesa reservoirs, power generation is at risk from low water levels.
Today in History: August 2, ‘Wild Bill’ shot and killed during poker game
Frontiersman “Wild Bill” Hickok was shot and killed while playing poker at a saloon in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, by Jack McCall, who was later hanged.
Colorado man gets life in prison for fatal domestic violence shooting
A Colorado man was sentenced to life in prison for a fatally shooting a woman he abducted from a Westminster hotel in a domestic violence incident.
Colorado’s new training requirements to buy semiautomatic rifles go into effect
Senate Bill 3 requires Coloradans looking to buy rifles and shotguns with detachable magazines or gas-operated pistols to first obtain an eligibility card from a sheriff’s office and pass a course.
Will RTD cut bus rapid transit projects in Denver?
At least one Regional Transportation District service can be marked safe from the chopping block – the future home of Denver’s new bus rapid transit line.
15 fun facts about Colorado that you may not know
Think you know Colorado? As we celebrate Colorado’s 150th, we’re dusting off some lesser-known nuggets about the Centennial State.
Today in History: August 1, University of Texas at Austin tower sniper kills 14
Charles Joseph Whitman, 25, went on an armed rampage at the University of Texas in Austin that killed 14 people, most of whom were shot by Whitman while he was perched in the clock tower of the main campus building.