A temporary nurse was arrested after deputies say she handed a synthetic‑cannabinoid‑soaked paper to an inmate at the Adams County Detention Facility.

Philip Morris’ $600 million Zyn plant near Denver has begun producing nicotine pouches while finishing work continues. Officials expect the facility to bring hundreds of jobs to Aurora.

Fort Collins police ordered residents near Mason and Mulberry to shelter in place Friday evening and closed Mason Street between Mulberry and Myrtle amid a large police response.

SWAT teams served a narcotics-related warrant at 67th and Olive in Commerce City, prompting a heavy police response and an advisory to avoid the area.

Denver is collecting ideas through March 31 for $2 million in neighborhood projects, from playgrounds to trees and crosswalks.

SB26‑134 would exempt sales tax from credit‑card swipe fees; supporters say Colorado restaurants could save roughly $26,000 a year while banks warn of legal fights.

Denver police are investigating an outdoor death in the 800 block of Sherman Street. The medical examiner will determine the cause.

Vail officials confirmed a 43-year-old visitor from Chile died after an incident in Blue Sky Basin last Saturday. Ski patrol took him to Vail Health before an airlift to Denver.

Denver’s CirrusMD has been acquired by Quantum Health, merging its chat‑first physician model with Quantum’s navigation tools to form a 20M‑member platform.

A knife dispute on an Aurora RTD bus Monday left two people in custody and two officers with minor injuries, police say.

The Capital Grille will replace the former Red Lobster at 9067 Westview Road in Lone Tree, opening later this month as the chain's second Colorado location.

Waymo says Denver's mild winter won't delay its robotaxi debut; the company is testing vehicles now while regulators prepare licensing and crash-report rules.

An employee at Las Tortugas disarmed a robbery suspect and held them until police arrived; the suspect was hospitalized and no other injuries were reported.