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Heading eastbound on I-70 to Denver soon? Expect traffic during these times as lane closures will be in place starting Sunday.
Between Sunday, May 19, to Friday, May 24, lane closures will be in place on eastbound Interstate 70 at milepost 256 near Lookout Mountain. According to an announcement from the Colorado Department of Transportation, single-lane and double-lane closures will be in place this week to allow construction crews to work on the Mount Vernon escape ramp.
How did Arvada Police use a facial recognition tool to help a woman off a ledge?
ARVADA, Colo. — Arvada Police pulled a woman off the edge of a parking structure bridge several stories above the driveway below. The department posted body worn camera video on social media saying that facial recognition helped officers and a co-responder help the woman. “What you don't see in...
1 person dead, another hurt after a fiery tanker truck crash west of Denver
One person died and another was hospitalized after a vehicle crashed into a tanker truck carrying fuel on Colorado’s main east-west highway near Denver on Thursday, sending up a fireball and a huge plume of black smoke, authorities said. The crash happened on the westbound Interstate 70 near Morrison,...
Man Convicted of Killing 4 People at Ex-Girlfriend's Home Near Denver
DENVER (AP) — A man was convicted Thursday of killing four people at his ex-girlfriend's home in suburban Denver in 2022 a week after she was granted a court order to keep him away from her. Joseph Mario Castorena, 22, was convicted of four counts of first-degree murder after...
Inmate dies while in Denver Sheriff Department custody
A man in custody at Denver's Downtown Detention Center died Thursday morning. His death is now being investigated by the Denver Police Department. Denver Sheriff Department deputies found the man unresponsive in a housing unit at the Downtown Detention Center — located near Civic Center Park — around 6 a.m. Thursday morning, according to a news release from the department.
Bear spotted in downtown Golden
A bear was spotted in Golden near the Colorado School of Mines on Tuesday and Wednesday. According to an X post by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the bear found food in some trash that had been left out. When CPW staff arrived, the bear was hanging out in a tree. CPW planned to haze the bear when it came down from the tree, so it would be uncomfortable around humans and not return in search of more trash. ...
Colorado awards affordable housing, down payment grants across the state
State housing officials announced over $16 million in funding that will go toward affordable housing units and $2.4 million for down payment assistance across Colorado. Members of the State Housing Board, which is part of the Department of Local Affairs’ Division of Housing and advises on housing needs, voted to approve the individual funding requests. […] The post Colorado awards affordable housing, down payment grants across the state appeared first on Colorado Newsline.
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