Colorado high school football: How CHSAANow Top 10 teams fared in Week 6

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 9/30 3:04P Matt Schubert

Class 5A 1. Cherry Creek (5-1) won at Cherokee Trail, 34-7 . Tailback Jordan Herron topped 100 yards for the fourth straight game, running for 109 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries, while the defense shut out the Cougars in the first three...

Law enforcement reviewing bomb threat, potential connection to Robin Niceta

CBS Denver (News) 9/30 2:14P Brian Maass

Multiple sources have confirmed to CBS News Colorado that law enforcement investigators -- including the FBI -- are reexamining a phony bomb threat that occurred in January 2022. Robin Niceta -- the...

Colorado Springs officer’s use of deadly force was justified in police shooting, review says

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 9/30 12:00P Kieran Nicholson

A Colorado Springs police officer who fatally shot a man who was armed with a knife was justified in using deadly force, according to a review of the police shooting. On Dec. 8, 2021, Officer Jacob Kelly shot Michael Anthony Pantoja who was armed...

Aurora police search for possible more sexual assault victims of Leopoldo Zapata-Valdenegro

CBS Denver (News) 9/30 11:37A CBS Colorado

Police in Aurora are searching for possible more victims connected to a pattern of abuse by suspect Leopoldo Zapata-Valdenegro.

Aurora man accused of sexually assaulting multiple children

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 9/30 10:41A Kieran Nicholson

An Aurora man has been arrested on suspicion of multiple counts of child sex assault, and investigators suspect there may be more victims. Leopoldo Zapata-Valdenegro, 64, was arrested on Sept. 21 on multiple counts of sexual assault on a child by...

Parker youth athletic trainer suspected of child sex assault

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 9/30 9:59A Kieran Nicholson

Parker police arrested a man who trains young athletes in the south metro area on suspicion of child sex assault. Aaron Carrado, 48, has been arrested for investigation of four counts of sexual assault of a child by a person in a position of...

Aurora police search for possible more sexual assault victims of Leopoldo Zapata-Valdenegro

CBS Denver (News) 9/30 9:57A Jennifer McRae

Police in Aurora are searching for possible more victims connected to a pattern of abuse by suspect Leopoldo Zapata-Valdenegro. Zapata-Valdenegro, 64, was arrested on Sept. 21 on suspicion of multiple...

Suspect arrested in connection to fatal Lakewood hit-and-run

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 9/30 8:45A Kieran Nicholson

A suspect has been arrested for a hit-and-run crash in Lakewood that killed a pedestrian. Irene Lonnie Martinez, 55, of Aurora, was arrested early Friday morning in Aurora, Lakewood police said in a news release. Just before 7 p.m. Thursday a...

Broncos bargains, Festival of Scarecrows and more free and cheap offers for October

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 9/30 8:36A Laura Daily and Bryan K. Chavez

Broncos bargains 2022 The Mile High City is always rooting for a Broncos football victory. However, there s a little more hunger in the collective cheer of fans because of the tasty deals offered...

Irene Lonnie Martinez accused of leaving deadly crash scene in Lakewood

CBS Denver (News) 9/30 7:18A CBSColorado.com Staff

A woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Thursday night in Lakewood, and on Friday, police arrested suspect Irene Lonnie Martinez, 55, of Aurora, who is accused of leaving the scene. LAKEWOOD...

Man using walker struck by car after falling into street in Wheat Ridge

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 9/30 4:54A Jacob Factor

A 56-year-old man who uses a walker is in critical condition after he was hit by car when he tripped and fell into the street while walking along Kipling Street in Wheat Ridge Thursday night, the Wheat Ridge Police Department said. Man in...

New Denver coffee shop is on a mission to support workers with disabilities

The Denver Post (Top Stories) 9/30 2:00A Tiney Ricciardi

When customers patronize a new coffee shop in East Denver, their money not only supports the nonprofit that runs it, but also training programs that help locals with intellectual and developmental...

Hit-and-run driver kills pedestrian on Colfax Avenue in Lakewood

The Denver Post (Crime) 9/29 5:10P Kieran Nicholson

A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Lakewood, and police are asking for the public s help in locating the suspect and the vehicle. Just before 7 p.m. Thursday, a driver heading west on West Colfax Avenue near Kendall Street hit the...

Fort Collins police officer cleared of criminal wrongdoing in shooting of armed man

The Denver Post (Crime) 9/29 4:54P Kieran Nicholson

A Fort Collins police officer was justified in his use of force, shooting an armed man who was pointing a shotgun at him, according to the Larimer County District Attorney s Office. Officer Phillip Selgren shot 18-year-old Michael Steven Wayne...

Mystique Sade Wadena charged in 12-year-old daughter's death from fentanyl

CBS Denver (News) 9/29 1:34P Jennifer McRae

A mother has been charged in connection with her daughter's fentanyl-related death. Mystique Sade Wadena has been charged with child abuse resulting in death and distribution of a controlled...