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Denver, CO

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BOULDER, Colo. — The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Red Flag Warning for the Denver metro area and plains of southeast Colorado. The Red Flag Warning will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday for the Denver metro area, Palmer Divide and Lincoln County.

Red Flag Warning issued for Denver area Thursday

Federal Heights, CO

DENVER — Colorado's largest theme and water parks are gearing up for the summer with the hiring of thousands of workers. Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park is looking for 1,500 people this season and Water World Colorado aims to hire more than 1,000 employees. Elitch Gardens. Elitch Gardens...

Elitch Gardens, Water World look to fill 2,500 positions for summer

Black Hawk, CO

BLACK HAWK, Colo. — The largest casino heist in Colorado history happened as the clocks sprung forward earlier this month. Investigators said early the morning Daylight Saving Time began, a cashier walked out of the Monarch Casino with $500,000 in cash. At 12:45 in the morning on March 12,...

Black Hawk casino heist is largest in Colorado history

DENVER — Winter weather returned to Colorado on Monday morning. A winter weather system is bringing snow to much of northeastern Colorado as well as snow showers to the Front Range on Monday morning. The biggest snow impacts are on the northeastern Colorado plains, where the National Weather Service...

Snowy Colorado: Snow to impact Front Range Monday

DENVER — The Constellation Ice Cream kiosk in Denver's Central Park will reopen for the summer season under a new name. The Constellation will open as "Little Man Ice Cream Central Park" on Friday, March 31. The head-turning ice cream shop in Central Park’s Eastbridge Town Center opened four...

Denver scoop shop reopening as Little Man Ice Cream

Keenesburg, CO

KEENESBURG, Colo. — Dozens of animals from Puerto Rico's only zoo are coming to Colorado. The zoo is permanently closing, and several animals there will be transferred to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg. Puerto Rico's zoo has been closed to the public since 2017, after hurricanes Irma and...

Colorado sanctuary to take in animals from Puerto Rico zoo

DENVER — Have you ever wondered what happens to those car tires you replace every few years?. It's something you should think about considering around 200 million tires are discarded in the United States every year. They often pile up to become ecological hazards. Now, two University of Colorado...

How used tires could be used as building materials

Aurora, CO

AURORA, Colo. — Aurora City Council members voted 9-to-1 Monday night to ban TikTok from being downloaded to city-owned devices. The ban also extended to personal devices that access city networks. The resolution bans any websites or apps developed by ByteDance, which is the parent company of TikTok. TikTok...

Aurora bans TikTok from city-owned devices

Fort Collins, CO

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A wildfire near Fort Collins earlier this month damaged an outbuilding and outhouses associated with the U.S. Forest Service’s historic Arrowhead Lodge. The Arrowhead Fire started March 19 and burned 15 acres in the Poudre Canyon west of Fort Collins. The fire remains under...

Outhouses, outbuildings damaged in Poudre Canyon wildfire

AURORA, Colo. — In October, the City of Aurora said it would work with UCHealth to hire employees for its Crisis Response Team, which went for more than a month without full-time clinicians. "The main thing that we missed was just the manpower," said Courtney Tassin, the crisis intervention...

Aurora's partnership with UCHealth adds six clinicians for city's crisis prevention programs

Lakewood, CO

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — From active shooter training to a search for overflow parking, an email obtained by 9NEWS reveals how Casa Bonita managers are communicating with the city and preparing for large crowds when the iconic restaurant reopens in May. Monday marked the restaurant’s 49th anniversary. The Mexican restaurant...

Email from Casa Bonita manager details safety, crowd control plans for reopening

BLACK HAWK, Colo. — A little-known state law enforcement agency is now looking into the biggest case it has ever investigated. Agents with the Colorado Division of Gaming arrested a cashier at the Monarch Casino in Black Hawk, alleging she stole half a million dollars in cash earlier this month.

A little-known state agency is in charge of investigating casino heists in Colorado

DENVER — Eric Clapton will return to the Centennial State later this year. The guitar icon announced Monday a limited series of concert dates across North America in September. The five concerts in Denver, Pittsburgh, Toronto, St. Louis and Minneapolis will be Clapton’s only North American dates for 2023....

Eric Clapton announces Denver concert

Sheridan, CO

SHERIDAN, Colo — The loud clank of a skateboard hitting plywood at Curbside skatepark in Sheridan is always coupled with an audible response. "Goodness dude, those look so good!" owner Michael Penhale said as he witnessed the progress of one of the younger skaters. "You make me want to...

Skatepark waives entry fee for East High students on spring break

Loveland, CO

LOVELAND, Colo. — Classes at Loveland High School were canceled for the rest of Wednesday after an unfounded threat caused a "disruption in the schedule," the school said. In a note to families, the Thompson School District school said a Safe2Tell tip was filed Wednesday morning that "suggested that there was a safety threat at the LHS campus." The Loveland Police Department said they responded to the report just after 8 a.m.

Loveland High School classes canceled after unfounded threat

Florida State

DENVER — 9Wants to Know has found that 55% of all mayoral campaign spending so far this election cycle has been on consultants and staffing. Candidates have spent $379,282.36 so far on consultants. That is one-third of all spending by candidates captured in this data. At least a quarter...

Denver mayoral candidates pay consultants thousands of dollars, some of it from tax funds

DENVER — Families spent a night of their spring break talking about gun violence in Denver. New Hope Baptist Church off Colorado Boulevard was filled with concerned parents, kids and community members nearly a week after a student shot two administrators inside East High School (EHS). The purpose of...

Concerned families, community leaders fill Denver church for meeting on gun violence

DENVER — Two younger male lions who were born at Denver Zoo will be moving on to other institutions at the beginning of April, the zoo said Sunday. Tatu was born at the zoo on July 25, 2019, to mom Neliah and dad Tobias. Oskar and his sister Araali were born a few months later, on April 23, 2020, to mom Kamara and, again, Tobias.

This is your last chance to see these 2 lions at Denver Zoo

DENVER — A woman was struck and killed while in a crosswalk by a driver who ran a red light and then left the scene, according to the Denver Police Department. The crash happened at the intersection of West 10th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard in southwest Denver, DPD said in a tweet. According to police, the victim, an adult woman, was crossing Sheridan Boulevard in the crosswalk when she was hit by the driver of a red Audi sedan that was traveling northbound.

Woman in crosswalk struck and killed in hit-and-run crash

DENVER — Red Rocks Amphitheatre opens for a busy spring and summer concert season on Friday and five more concerts have been added to the calendar. Skrillex, Boygenius, Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, Madeon, and Liquid Stranger have booked dates at the legendary Colorado music venue. General ticket sales...

5 concerts added to this summer's Red Rocks calendar

Greeley, CO

GREELEY, Colo. — Inside Greeley Central High School, student Adriana Herrera has found her focus. "No, I didn’t think I would like the school this much," Herrera, a Junior who moved to the United States from Mexico in 2014, said. Today, she’s organizing a cultural day of celebration....

To find students who've stopped coming to class, one Greeley school knocks on doors

DENVER — Metro Denver Crime Stoppers has increased the reward to $20,000 for any information that leads to an arrest for a 2020 homicide cold case. Denver Police (DPD) said Zackary Smith was shot and killed just before 4 a.m. on Sept. 10, 2020, in the area of the 1700 blocks of North Quebec Street and North Quince Street.

$20,000 reward offered in 2020 cold case that killed local musician

Boulder, CO

BOULDER, Colo. — Police and fire crews are investigating after a man was found dead in a burning home in Boulder Wednesday afternoon, the Boulder Fire Department said. Crews were first called to the fire at 2850 Dartmouth Ave. at around 12:40 p.m. Wednesday. Firefighters removed a man from the basement of the home, and he was pronounced dead, the fire department said. His name has not yet been released.

Man found dead in burning home in Boulder

Arizona State

WILMINGTON, Del. — President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn his nomination, a setback for the administration that comes after Denver International Airport CEO Phillip Washington appeared to lack enough support in the closely divided Senate. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg confirmed Washington’s withdrawal...

DIA's Phil Washington withdraws nomination to lead FAA

DENVER — Denver School Board Vice President Auon’tai Anderson faces the possibility of a second censure in his four years in office. Anderson disclosed on the Brother Jeff Show on Wednesday that he expects a reprimand from School Board President Xóchitl Gaytán for allegedly violating board policy for, among other things, discussing a confidential meeting following the recent shooting at East High School. His comments concerning the content of an executive session came during a Monday interview on Next with Kyle Clark.

Denver school board member reprimanded over comments following shooting

AURORA, Colo. — Aurora police investigators continued working Monday to identify a suspect in the shooting death of a teenage boy outside the Town Center at Aurora mall. The victim, who has not been publicly identified, was 13 years old, according to family members. He was shot Saturday evening...

'An almost a perfect storm': Aurora PD chief discusses surge in youth violence

New Jersey State

PHOENIX — A new owner, new coach, new quarterback and possibly a new stadium. Could it soon be time for the Broncos to update their uniforms?. Denver Broncos president Damani Leech said Tuesday the team is conducting surveys with fan groups on a potential new uniform design. At the...

Broncos exploring adding a new helmet this season

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Hundreds of flights canceled, delayed at Denver airport

DENVER — More than 600 flights have been canceled and delayed at Denver International Airport (DIA) while sub-zero temperatures hover over the Rocky Mountain region. As...

Hundreds of flights canceled, delayed at Denver airport

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