Eastbound I-70 closed near Palisade due to crash
As of 12:37 p.m., eastbound lanes between Horizon Drive near Clifton and Cameo were closed, CDOT said.
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1 killed, 1 injured in Aurora crash with stolen motorcycle
A late-night crash in Aurora near East Iliff Avenue and South Idalia Street involving a stolen motorcycle killed a man and sent a woman to the hospital, police said.
Grand jury to investigate fatal Aurora police shooting of Rajon Belt-Stubblefield
A Colorado grand jury will investigate whether an Aurora police officer should be charged for fatally shooting Rajon Belt-Stubblefield after he evaded a traffic stop.
Denver man sentenced to 22 years for child sex trafficking in Larimer County
Ivan Gandara of Denver was sentenced to 22 years in a Colorado prison for child sex trafficking, Larimer County officials said.
Warning of ‘chaos in our system,’ judge signals willingness to block deportation of Boulder firebomber’s family
Senior U.S. District Judge John Kane indicated in court that he would have the authority to intervene should the federal government re-arrest the ex-wife and children of Mohamed Soliman, the 46-year-old man who killed one woman and burned 13 others in the June 1 attack on Boulder’s popular pedestrian mall.
Colorado family killed in suspected murder-suicide identified
Colorado officials identified the family killed in a suspected murder-suicide in Thornton last week as David, May and Asher Nelimark.
Former Colorado public defender sentenced to 10 years to life for child sex abuse
Former Colorado public defender Thomas Cushing was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of sex assault on a child involving a pattern of abuse.
Denver shifts some sheriff discipline away from independent investigation, oversight
The Denver Sheriff Department is shifting some deputy disciplinary matters away from independent investigation and instead will handle them in-house.
Aurora man killed victim after fight over stolen bicycle, police say
Aurora police arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 48-year-old man at an apartment complex early Tuesday morning.
Jeffco man gets decades in prison for kidnapping, attempted murder of roommate
Jimmy Ray Smith, was sentenced to 32 years in prison after a Jefferson County jury found him guilty of attempted murder for abducting and torturing his roommate.