Neighborhood heroes awarded for helping Denver officer after motorcycle accident on I-25

LAFAYETTE, Colo. — Police are looking for a 25-year-old man who was last heard from on Jan. 20 after running out of gas in Lafayette. The Lafayette Police Department (LPD) said 25-year-old Ricardo Garza Jr. was last heard from via phone around 3:27 p.m. Jan. 20 after he ran out of gas in Lafayette. Police did not give out an exact location.

WELD COUNTY, Colo. — A man is facing drug and attempted murder charges after being arrested at a gas station in Weld County this week. The Greeley Police Department (GPD) said that at around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, officers from the Nunn and Ault police departments responded to the Soaring V Fuels gas station in Nunn on a report of a man who had asked staff to call 911 because he believed he was overdosing on drugs.

COLORADO, USA — Mail delivery woes have been plaguing mountain towns so much that lawmakers are getting involved, and a lawsuit is being considered. But, it's not just a mountain issue. The problems in Summit County and other mountain communities were just the first to come to light. Mail...

AURORA, Colo. — A 15-year-old girl was killed and another teen was seriously injured when the two were hit by a driver while crossing Colfax Avenue in Aurora on Wednesday night, according to the Aurora Police Department. Police said the crash happened just before 8:30 p.m. at the intersection...

DENVER — Firefighters were able to save a horse who fell through ice and into a pond on Friday afternoon. West Metro Fire Rescue (WMFR) tweeted that a horse fell through a small but deep pond in a neighborhood west of C-470 on Belleview Avenue. The horse was unable to get out of the pond by itself, WMFR said.

GREELEY, Colo. — A woman arrested after her husband's suspected fentanyl overdose death last March in Greeley pleaded guilty on Thursday. Amy Conradson pleaded guilty to multiple felony drug charges stemming from two separate cases. Some of the charges are related to an incident on March 21, 2022. That's...

GREELEY, Colo. — Greeley Police say there's a formal review in progress of an arrest that was captured in a widely-shared video. In the video, recorded by a citizen, a 50-year-old man is punched in the head and tased by officers. "I commend the citizen video," said Adam Turk,...

LOVELAND, Colo. — A suspect is in custody in connection with a carjacking and shooting earlier this month that left an 18-year-old dead and a 16-year-old injured. The Loveland Police Department announced the arrest Tuesday in connection with the Jan. 20 shooting in the area of 2500 E. 1st St. at the Brookstone Apartment Homes.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — Thanks to the quick actions of an Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) deputy, an elderly man was rescued from a burning apartment building Wednesday morning. Deputy Armando Gutierrez was one of the first responders on the scene at 1306 S. Parker Road. As he ran...

DENVER — There are parts of Colorado where kids are having a tough time walking or biking to school because they don't have sidewalks or crosswalks. A program exists that's designed to help with that exact problem, but it doesn't have enough funding and no direct source of money.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. — Crews treated 10 people and transported two people to the hospital for minor smoke inhalation after an early morning apartment fire in Arapahoe County. Early Wednesday morning, crews from South Metro Fire Rescue (SMFR), Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office (ACSO), Aurora Fire Department (AFD) and Denver...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colorado — A new wildlife crossing project is under construction along Interstate 70 west of Denver. The I-70 Genesee wildlife crossing project is one of several projects coming in advance of a $700 million update to the Floyd Hill corridor. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) said...

WELD COUNTY, Colo. — Construction is about to begin on a new roundabout in Weld County. The first phase of construction has begun on a roundabout west of Eaton at Weld County Road (WCR) 74 and WCR 33. Weld County officials said that while initial work is underway, road...

DENVER — Andy Rougeot is running for mayor with the slogan “Fight for Denver’s Future.” His current battle is with telling the truth. Rougeot made seven false statements in a recent campaign interview, ranging from obvious falsehoods about other candidates in the race to instances where he appeared genuinely confused about city issues and policies.

DENVER — Alexandra Lansing woke up around 5 a.m. Wednesday to a knock on her door – quite the wakeup call as water was rapidly flowing into the parking garage below the condominiums where she lives. "All the water was coming in like a river," said Lansing, who...

DENVER — Denver is breaking out some heavy machinery to try and get rid of all the ice that’s built up on neighborhood streets. Instead of going out with an ice pick and spending hours trying to do it yourself, the city is sending construction equipment to try and scrape it off.

DENVER — Parisi Pizzeria is a busy spot on Tennyson Street in Denver fully of locals who love the food. But recently, some folks from out of town have left less than positive reviews. Owner Christine Parisi is overwhelmed as she tries to respond to the one-star reviews calling...

EL PASO, Texas — Editor's note: All the quotes in this article were originally spoken in Spanish and translated into English. Thousands of migrants have made their way to Denver. For some, it's been a stop on the journey, and others want to call Denver home in the future. The large majority traveled through El Paso, Texas, on the journey to the Mile High City.

DENVER — The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed 175 years ago this week, ending the Mexican-American War and prompting profound changes to cultures, land and identity among peoples who suddenly found the border had crossed them. The National Archives loaned four pages of the treaty to History Colorado...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colorado — In the middle of a Colorado winter, it’s hard to imagine sleeping on the street. On one of the coldest nights of the year, teams around the state walked through cities in search of people experiencing homelessness. This annual point-in-time count helps determine how many people are in need and how much federal funding the state gets.