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A courtroom decorum order is seen at DenverÕs City and County Building on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. Attorneys for Donald TrumpÕs re-election campaign and other members in conservative media requested the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit by Dominion Voting Systems worker, Eric Coomer, who says he lost his job and reputation from being targeted through a false conspiracy to rig the 2020 election. (Olivia Sun/The Colorado Sun via pool)

El Paso County parental evaluator accused of faking Ph.D. pleads guilty

April 11, 2025 at 7:09 p.m.

Shannon McShane was indicted by a state grand jury in Oct. 2024 for allegedly lying about having a doctorate in psychology from the University of Hertfordshire.

Weld County man sentenced to 156 years in prison for shooting at police in 2021

April 11, 2025 at 10:55 a.m.

Eight rounds hit a neighbor's house while Miller was firing at officers, with one bullet striking a gas line and seven others hitting the wall of a bedroom where two...

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office unveiled a memorial statue dedicated to slain K-9 officer Graffit on April 9, 2025. (Courtesy of Jefferson County Sheriff's Office)

Jefferson County sheriff unveils memorial statue for K-9 officer shot while pursuing suspect

April 9, 2025 at 5:49 p.m.

Graffit served alongside Deputy Zachary Oliver, not only as a fellow officer, but as a family member.

Woman gets prison time for 2021 shooting of 16-year-old boy in Denver

April 4, 2025 at 8:24 p.m.

A woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2021 shooting of a 16-year-old boy in Denver.

HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO - AUGUST 24: A view of the front entrance to Highlands Ranch High School on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. (Photo by Rachel Ellis/The Denver Post)

Highlands Ranch High students may have been exposed to pertussis

April 4, 2025 at 12:38 p.m.

The Douglas County Health Department alerted parents of students attending Highlands Ranch High School that their children may have been exposed to pertussis, also known as whooping cough.

73-year-old man charged in fatal hit-and-run in Aurora

April 4, 2025 at 11:21 a.m.

Michael Graham-Hyde hit a man and his dog, who were walking on the sidewalk, when he lost control while driving an SUV at a high speed traveling westbound on East...

Broomfield police found the baby great horned owl with several broken feathers near a hangar at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport on Tuesday. (Courtesy of Broomfield Police Department via X.com)

Injured baby owl rescued near Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield

April 2, 2025 at 5:26 p.m.

Broomfield Police Department's Animal Services unit found the owlet with several broken feathers.

Nebraska man gets prison time for sexual assault of Weld County juvenile

April 2, 2025 at 3:07 p.m.

Micah Rojas was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison on Friday on two counts of sexual assault of a child with a pattern of abuse.

Centennial man sentenced to 15 years for fatal drunken-driving crash in Lakewood

March 28, 2025 at 1:51 p.m.

Ilya Slavin was driving a white pickup truck east on West Colfax Avenue on June 5, 2024 when he crashed into a white Audi at the Garrison Street intersection, killing...

Man sentenced to 12 years in fatal shooting at Church’s Texas Chicken in Aurora

March 28, 2025 at 8:10 p.m.

Jontaye Acoray Tassian shot a man he reportedly didn't know during an altercation at Church's Texas Chicken at 11900 E. Colfax Ave.

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