Man gets 12 years in prison in fatal Westminster shooting after murder conviction overturned
Juan Manuel Castorena’s first-degree murder conviction and life sentence were overturned in 2025 by the Colorado Court of Appeals.
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Aurora City Council clamps down on police department’s communications channels
The Aurora City Council corralled the city’s police force, instituting new rules that prohibit the department from publicizing booking photographs of suspects, social media posts and media releases.
Man dies after shooting involving Douglas County deputies in Franktown
A man suspected of assaulting his mother in a Douglas County home was fatally shot Sunday after he pointed a weapon at responding deputies.
Driver takes plea deal in crash that killed 17-month-old on I-25 near Loveland
Jose Salazar pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and vehicular assault in agreement that could send him to Community Corrections instead of prison. Crash involved death of 17-month-old.
Driver killed in Douglas County I-25 crash was backing up vehicle on shoulder, investigators say
Investigators say a driver killed in a crash on Interstate 25 in Douglas County was backing up vehicle on the right northbound shoulder when his vehicle was hit.
Aurora man arrested on suspicion of murder in 4-year-old godson’s beating death
Aurora police arrested a man on suspicion of murder in a 4-year-old child’s death over the weekend, the department announced Monday.
Pedestrian killed in crash with RTD train in Denver
An overnight crash with an RTD train in northeast Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood killed a pedestrian, police said Monday morning.
A volunteer group has helped Longmont police during emergencies for decades. Money trouble puts its future in question.
The Longmont Emergency Unit, founded in 1957, has struggled in recent years with finding enough funding to keep the lights on. Volunteers worry for the organization they love.
1 dead, 1 injured in Denver crash on northbound I-25
One person died and another was injured Sunday morning in an HOV lane crash on northbound Interstate 25 in Denver, police said.
Weld County GOP chairman arrested, suspected of soliciting child prostitute
The chairman of the Weld County Republicans was arrested Thursday after police say he went to a location expecting to meet with a minor for sex and was met by police.