Used fireworks start two house fires in Denver suburbs

The Denver Post (Crime) 7/6 5:49A Noelle Phillips

Fireworks caused two house fires overnight after people improperly discarded them in plastic garbage bins, and two families were displaced from their homes. No people or pets were injured in the fires, according to South Metro Fire Rescue s...

Has Trump era made immigrants’ lives more difficult? Longtime Coloradans and more recent arrivals...

The Dever Post (Politics) 7/6 2:00A Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton

As a Colorado state lawmaker, Naquetta Ricks has fought hostile narratives about immigrants that they take advantage of public money, that they re largely criminals, that they belong to gangs. I m...

Safeway union ends strike as deal nears on new contract

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 7/5 6:34A Nick Coltrain

Workers at dozens of Colorado Safeway and Albertsons stores ended their strike Saturday after the union representing them announced a breakthrough in contract negotiations. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 announced on social media...

Pickup driver who died in fiery crash on I-70 hit semi-truck parked on shoulder, Colorado State...

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 7/5 5:19A Judith Kohler

A two-vehicle crash that closed part of  Interstate 70 Thursday, paralyzing holiday traffic for hours, occurred when the driver of a 2021 Ram 3000 pickup truck driving west weaved onto the shoulder and struck the rear of a parked  semi-truck, the...

Step aside department stores, the doctors want that big box

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 7/5 2:00A Aldo Svaldi

Health care providers, after years of building on the periphery where land was cheaper and easier to obtain, continue to look for ways to get closer to customers and relieve pressure on their overcrowded emergency rooms. Increasingly, that...

Missing teen last seen in Pueblo may be headed to Denver area

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 7/4 8:08A Tamara Dunn

A 15-year-old girl was last seen the evening of July 3 in the 2400 block of Alma Avenue in Pueblo. Police have concerns for the safety of Isabella Young. Officers believe she might be heading to the Denver area. Related Articles Human remains...

Colorado Air National Guard to fly over Independence Day celebrations

CBS Denver (News) 7/4 4:02A Jennifer McRae

This Fourth of July, people living in Colorado will see more than just fireworks in the sky. The Colorado Air National Guard F-16C Fighting Falcons will fly over Colorado communities in honor of...

Renck & File: Beautiful Lives Project’s Field of Dreams day shows importance of inclusion

The Dever Post (Aurora) 7/4 1:45A Troy Renck

AURORA Mother nature knew better. This event happens once a year, so how dare weather spoil it? “If it had rained, the field wouldn’t have held up. They would have canceled it,” said Chris Gaddie. “That would have been awful for so many who look...

Aurora police arrest suspect accused in deadly crime spree that left 3 dead

CBS Denver (News) 7/3 10:14A Jennifer McRae

Police in Aurora have arrested a suspect they believe went on a crime spree that resulted in the deaths of three people. Ricky Lee Roybal-Smith has been accused of stabbing and killing two people in...

I-70 closed between Loveland Pass and Silverthorne due to multi-vehicle crash, fire

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 7/3 10:02A Elizabeth Hernandez

Interstate 70 was closed in both directions between Exit 205 at Dillon and Silverthorne and Exit 216 at Loveland Pass due to a multi-vehicle crash that resulted in a fire and a possible fatality, authorities said. Related Articles At least three...

Westbound vehicles on I-70 are being made to turn around due to severe accident

The Denver Post (Transportation) 7/3 10:02A Elizabeth Hernandez

Vehicles traveling westbound on Interstate 70 out of metro Denver are being forced to turn around at the Beaver Brook exit near Floyd Hill and where U.S. 6 joins with I-70 after a fatal crash earlier this afternoon, according to the Colorado...

How Colorado’s members of Congress voted on the Trump tax bill — and what they’re saying

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 7/3 9:32A The Denver Post

Colorado s U.S. House members voted along party lines on President Donald Trump s $4.5 billion tax breaks and spending cuts bill Thursday, with all four Republicans supporting it. The bill won final passage 218-214 , with two Republicans joining...

Aurora police arrest suspect in deadly crime spree that killed 3 people

CBS Denver (News) 7/3 9:17A CBS Colorado

Aurora police have arrested a suspect in a deadly crime spree that killed 3 people.

Aurora man suspected in 3 murders over 25-hour stretch

The Denver Post (Crime) 7/3 4:21A Aldo Svaldi

The man suspected of killing a fellow Denver inmate on Monday morning is now accused of two fatal stabbings in Aurora on Sunday morning. Aurora Police said they have obtained an arrest warrant for Ricky Roybal-Smith, 38, of Aurora, who is wanted...

Proposed changes to SNAP benefits could impact Aurora community

CBS Denver (News) 7/3 2:51A CBS Colorado

The proposed changes to SNAP benefits require states to fund at least 5% of benefit costs and also tighten the rules on who is eligible to receive the benefit.