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Man wanted in connection with Denver homicide
DENVER — A suspect has been identified in connection with the fatal shooting of a man this month in east Denver, police said on Monday. Baldemar Ortiz De La Fuente, 34, was killed in the shooting on the evening of May 4 in the area of Hale Parkway and Dahlia Street.
Castle Rock church blocked from sheltering homeless escalates legal fight
For months, two RVs have sat empty next to The Rock Church in Castle Rock. The church says each day they remain empty is a day someone in need is denied help, and the church's own religious rights are violated. "These are people in our community that we want to love, that we're commanded to love," said lead pastor at The Rock, Mike Polhemus.The church has given shelter to almost a dozen homeless people since 2018. "A godsend. It really was," said Frederick Krueger. Krueger told CBS Colorado in January that the church helped him...
Addiction treatment center in Aurora helps fill gap for recovery
In 2023, more than 1,800 Coloradans died of a drug overdose. Settlements were reached nationwide with opioid distributors to resolve claims by state and local governments that these companies contributed to the opioid epidemic. Aurora will receive millions over the next several years, and the plan is to use that money to help mitigate the effects of the opioid crisis. Region 9 Opioid Abatement Council is working to identify the best way to use those funds."We are looking at funding things such as education awareness for the youth and for adults. We're also looking to fund walk-in crisis centers, detox facilities,...
Isolated, scattered, likely: Forecast lingo explained
DENVER — Thunderstorms look impressive and massive to someone experiencing them, but on a forecasting scale, they are too small to predict the exact location where they will form. But the ingredients in the atmosphere on a given day do allow meteorologists to give an accurate probability. They call...
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