Phil Atchue pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 48 years after the July 2025 killing of his common-law wife in Aurora.

Weld County republished its cold‑case file and renewed a public plea for tips in the 1985 death of UNC student Denise Davenport.

A Keenesburg officer is charged after an Interstate 25 crash that troopers described as "actively roadraging." The March 11 court date has small‑town chiefs weighing staffing and trust.

The family of Rajon Belt‑Stubblefield filed two notices of claim and plans to seek at least $20 million after body‑worn camera footage of his fatal Aurora police shooting. Attorneys say the filings are a pre‑suit step toward accountability.

A Durango‑area man was convicted after prosecutors say he sent more than 80 graphic emails threatening to kill a law‑enforcement officer while awaiting sentencing in a related case.

Denver police arrested a suspect Feb. 21 in connection with two January attacks near South Grant Street. Investigators say surveillance and forensic links led to the arrest.

Denver police posted Monday seeking help locating John Albert Strandburg, 54, wanted in a fentanyl distribution case tied to a fatal overdose.

A house fire on Empire Drive in Franktown drew mutual aid from several nearby departments; the family escaped and crews worked to contain the blaze.

An Adams County jury convicted Kelynn Lewis in the 2024 Aurora apartment shooting that killed Vatrice Lashae Little; sentencing is scheduled for May 15, 2026.

Denver police are investigating an outdoor death in the 300 block of West Ellsworth Avenue; the medical examiner will determine cause and identity.

Denver police are investigating a reported stabbing in the 9700 block of East Iliff Avenue. One person was hospitalized and is expected to survive; detectives say the probe is ongoing.

DEA Rocky Mountain leader David Olesky frames victims — from a Cedar Run grandmother to families bereaved by fentanyl — at the center of federal drug enforcement in a new column.

Colorado State Patrol troopers are searching for a driver who allegedly fled a westbound I-70 crash near Idaho Springs with a dog, leaving a 41-year-old passenger seriously injured. Troopers say the car struck a rock wall before the driver walked away.