Colorado youth driving fatalities nearly doubled in past decade, transportation officials say
The number of young people dying in crashes on Colorado’s roads has nearly doubled in the last decade, CDOT says.
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2 sentenced to prison in fatal shooting of 14-year-old boy at Lakewood house party in 2024
Philix Baca and Anthony Allen were each sentenced to 25 years in prison in the fatal shooting of Francisco “Cisco” Laqui in Lakewood.
‘At-risk’ Aurora teen reported missing, police say
Robert, a 16-year-old boy described by the Aurora Police Department as “at-risk,” was reported missing Monday.
Wyoming deputy injured in shootout near Colorado border, prompting massive response from both states
Shots fired near the Colorado-Wyoming border Monday triggered a massive response from law enforcement after a Wyoming deputy was injured. A Carbon County sheriff’s deputy first responded to reports of a man with a gun in Baggs, Wyoming.
Loveland agrees to pay couple $675k after officer fatally shot their dog in 2019
The City of Loveland has agreed to pay $675,000 to the owners of a 14-month-old dog fatally shot by a Loveland police officer in 2019.
‘No sign of braking’ before fatal DUI crash in Northglenn, affidavit says
There is no sign that the 18-year-old man accused of vehicular homicide in a drunken Northglenn crash tried to brake before hitting the house.
2 inmates who died in Colorado prison ID’d, but officials still mum about what happened
The Bent County coroner identified the two prisoners who died inside the Bent County Correctional Facility as 27-year-old Charles Gates and 59-year-old Michael Fisher.
Larimer County deputies stop modified car doing 130 mph on I-25
Larimer County, Colorado, sheriff’s deputies stopped a modified car that was going 130 mph and was outfitted with equipment commonly used in the cross-country “cannonball run.”
Denver Broncos’ Jonathon Cooper pleads not guilty in domestic violence case, intends to go to trial
Denver Broncos’ Jonathon Cooper and his girlfriend were arrested last Thursday and charged with criminal mischief as a crime of domestic violence in Douglas County.
Eastbound I-76 reopens after 6-vehicle crash that injured 2 near Commerce City
Eastbound I-76 was closed between 88th Avenue and 96th Avenue for the Monday crash, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.