Colorado man sentenced to 48 years in prison for shooting, killing mother

CBS Denver (News) 11/20 6:57A Jennifer McRae

An Aurora man has been sentenced to 48 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for murdering his mother inside her home in 2021. Ryan Scott Avery was convicted by a jury of second-degree...

Aurora police search for hit-and-run driver in crash with motorcycle

CBS Denver (News) 11/20 6:28A CBS Colorado

Police in Aurora are searching for a hit-and-run driver wanted in a crash with a motorcycle near Jewell and Havana.

7 recipes that will add a new twist to your Thanksgiving dinner

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 11/20 5:16A Tribune News Service

By Nicole Hvidsten, The Minnesota Star Tribune Everyone has their favorites at the Thanksgiving table, and heaven help the cook who takes one of them away. A colleague summed it up perfectly: “You can...

Former workers at Colorado eye bank say pressure, lax oversight led to errors

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 11/20 4:19A KFF Health News

By Madelyn Beck , WyoFile , and Rae Ellen Bichell , KFF Health News William Lopez remembers clearly the day in June 2017 when he says he was asked to call the spouse of a college friend who had just...

Pedestrian hospitalized in Denver hit-and-run near Acoma

The Dever Post 11/20 2:23A Lauren Penington

A hit-and-run crash in Denver s Civic Center neighborhood on Wednesday morning sent a pedestrian to the hospital with serious injuries, police said. The Denver Police Department said officers were investigating a hit-and-run crash involving a...

Motorcyclist killed in Aurora crash caused by swerving sedan, police say

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 11/19 3:27A Lauren Penington

A motorcyclist was killed in an early morning Aurora crash on Sunday after a sedan swerved into the bike s path, police said. The unidentified man was riding a stolen Harley Davidson westbound down East Jewell Avenue around 12:20 a.m. Sunday when...

Colorado weather: Icy roads, light snow along I-70 corridor; cold, windy conditions in Denver

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 11/19 2:09A Lauren Penington

Morning drivers can expect icy roads and light snow along the Interstate 70 Corridor in the mountains on Tuesday morning, National Weather Service forecasters said. Summit County and other high-elevation areas could see another 1 to 3 inches of...

Littleton police shoot allegedly armed driver during traffic stop

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 11/19 1:43A Lauren Penington

Littleton police officers shot a driver Tuesday morning after the driver allegedly got out of the car with a weapon during a traffic stop, police said. Officers pulled over the unidentified driver around 3 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of West...

4 men injured in Denver shooting near Quebec Street

The Denver Post (Crime) 11/18 2:25A Lauren Penington

Four men were shot Monday morning in Denver’s Washington Virginia Vale neighborhood, police said. Just before 6:30 a.m., the Denver Police Department said on social media that officers were investigating a shooting in the 7100 block of Leetsdale...

2 dead, 1 injured in early morning shooting at Aurora park

The Dever Post (Arapahoe County) 11/17 4:55A Lauren Penington

Two people were killed and a third was injured Sunday in an early morning shooting at an Aurora park, police said. Aurora police discovered the shooting around 2:15 a.m. Sunday when the injured victim walked into a nearby hospital with a gunshot...

Former Broncos safety Justin Simmons’ return to Denver sparks memories from those he impacted in...

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 11/17 12:45A Ryan McFadden

Despite being more than 1,400 miles away, Justin Simmons still considers Denver home. Black and red are his new uniform colors, but he continues to bleed orange and blue. Simmons football career took...

Aurora police clear officer who fatally shot Kilyn Lewis

The Dever Post 11/15 8:34A Max Levy

Aurora police announced Friday that officer Michael Dieck did not violate department policy in May when he shot and killed Kilyn Lewis, who was unarmed and holding a cellphone. Dieck was cleared by a panel that included Aurora police officers and...

Connected by kilns, these cross-cultural connections were shaped by clay

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 11/15 1:00A Ray Mark Rinaldi

Painters and sculptors are known for working in solitude. They spend long hours alone in their studios thinking, brushing, hammering, polishing — emerging only when they have something they want to...

Black Coloradans react to receiving racist text messages as part of nationwide wave

CBS Denver (News) 11/12 1:52A Gabriela Vidal

Denver resident Jirah Lawrence says she was stunned to look at her phone Wednesday night and see the text message that popped up on her screen. "Initially I was like, 'is this a joke, what's going...

A 14-year-old government whiz is representing Colorado at the 2024 National Civics Bee

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 11/12 1:00A Elizabeth Hernandez

Joseph Drexler, 14, has advice for anyone feeling frustrated or overwhelmed lately by politics, the government and their civic duty. Seek out multiple news sources to learn what s happening in your city, state and country and hear it from...