18 bodies found in hidden room at Pueblo mortuary identified, Colorado officials say
Colorado officials identified 18 people whose remains were left in a back room of Pueblo’s Davis Mortuary for over a decade.
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Former Lakewood police officer had affairs with women he arrested, witnesses, affidavit says
Former Lakewood Officer Christopher Gearhart, charged with misconduct and cybercrimes, told investigators he had affairs with women he met on duty.
Berthoud firefighter injured in head-on crash with wrong-way driver on I-25 in Denver
A Berthoud Fire Protection District lieutenant was seriously injured in a head-on crash on Interstate 25 on his way to work Sunday, according to a GoFundMe page.
I-25 reopens after wrong-way crash south of Denver
Southbound Interstate 25 was closed in Douglas County early Wednesday morning after a wrong-way driver crashed into oncoming traffic.
1 dead, 2 injured in suspected DUI crash that shut down U.S. 85 in Commerce City
U.S. 85 reopened after it was closed in both directions for hours in Commerce City after one person died in a suspected DUI crash involving five vehicles.
Aurora man gets decades in prison for killing woman who was protecting her cousin
Kelynn Lewis of Aurora was sentenced to 57 years in prison last week for a deadly shooting after he found out he was not the biological father of one of his children.
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.
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.