Dion's Pizza broke ground in Green Valley Ranch on a roughly 4,750‑sq‑ft restaurant slated to open this fall, with the chain planning to hire about 75 people.

Divers searched a Douglas County retention pond after a vehicle plunged into the water near Plaza Drive. Officials said the number of occupants was unknown as crews scoured the scene.

The Justice Department sued Denver on May 5, asking a federal court to strike the city’s long‑standing assault‑weapon ban. City Hall says it will defend the ordinance in court.

A Greeley man was arrested after Idaho Springs officers say they found multiple suspected homemade explosive devices in his car on I-70 near mile marker 242.

A pre-dawn Flock alert led Aurora officers to a stolen SUV; a 55-year-old was arrested and police say more than 30 grams of drugs were seized.

A bicyclist was seriously injured near Washington Park early Tuesday. Police issued a crash alert and traffic delays are expected during the investigation.

John Elway’s trust is selling the former Tavern Uptown at 1665 N Pearl after taking it in a 2025 foreclosure. The 14,295‑sq‑ft shell is listed for about $3.68M.

R&B singer SiR will headline Denver’s Juneteenth Music Festival on June 20 in Five Points. The free, daylong street festival returns with multiple stages, a parade and 100+ vendors.

Nightlife veteran Regas Christou bought a historic Five Points church and wants to convert it into an events center with weekend jazz. The interior needs major repairs and a historic easement will shape any renovation.

Original founding-era documents from the National Archives will be on view at History Colorado Center May 28–June 14. Admission is free but timed tickets are required.

A former Roxborough Intermediate teacher was sentenced to 10 years after prosecutors described a pattern of grooming, inappropriate messages and contact with students.

A 24-year-old Flagstaff man was arrested after a high-speed chase near Trout Creek Pass; deputies say two juveniles were in the car and he faces felony eluding and child-related charges.

Pigeon is a new Capitol Hill listening bar that opened in April, swapping screens for rotating records, light-up chess tabletops and hand‑mixed sodas.